Slimming Massage

Rose came over the house together with her sister last night. She has been my home service massage therapist for many months now. As I comfortably positioned myself in bed for my usual one-hour massage, she asked me something.

Rose: Mam, gusto mong mag try ng bago naming massage?
Me: Ano yun?
Rose: Slimming massage.
Me: Rose, bakit mo ako inaalok nyan? Sa malamang di mo inalok si Mama at si Orie nyan dahil payat na sila. Talagang ako pa ang naisip mo ano? Kung si Orie ang minassage mo, baka buto na lang sya pagkatapos.
Rose: Baka gusto mong sumubok. Bago lang to. Nung Monday lang kami nagsimula.
Me: Eh magkano naman to?
Rose: Php 700.
Me: Sige sa susunod ta-try ko. (My usual massage only cost me Php 250 so I was hesitant to shell out Php 450 more.)
Rose: Mam, wag mo na lang banggitin sa iba pero sa yo Php 500 na lang.
Me: Ok sige. Try ko na nga ngayon. (Eh di bumigay din ako.)

So while Rose was vigorously scrubbing me with lotion with beads (it felt more like a body scrub routine than a slimming massage), she explained that this massage can be done weekly and is suitable for people with cellulite. (Do I look like one big blob of cellulite?)

The slimming massage was good for an hour and a half. All I wanted to do after the massage was fall asleep. I was quite happy with the service. I haven’t had a body scrub in months and this was a good one. Not that I don’t scrub myself while I take a bath daily but I usually have a scrub to even out my skin tone. That’s how vain I can get.

I had a good laugh tonight. I’m not really too conscious of my weight. I’ve always been on the round side and I’m perfectly A-OK with that. Love your body. I love mine.