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Kuala Lumpur: Fish Reflexology
Posted by daveb on January 3rd, 2009
Asia was always going to hold some weird experiences for us, by I didn’t expect that they were going to involve fish and toes.
After our visit to the KL Menara Tower, as part of a promotion we were both given a voucher for a reduced price treatment at the local health spa. Oh goody I thought, I could do with a relaxing back massage. However, it turns out the treatment on offer was to be an altogether more bizarre experience. When the female promoter mentioned fish reflexology, Dave looked rather reluctant, having witnessed this experience on TV. Completely confused, I asked her to explain further. ‘Yes, in this treatment you put your feet in a special aquarium and the fish nibble the dead skin, making your feet all nice’. What?! As gross as it sounded, I convinced Dave we had to try this Asian inspired experience.
The next day we apprehensively approached the counter at the beauty spa. The male attendant couldn’t understand my concerns. ‘It doesn’t hurt’, he reassured me, ‘it just tickles a bit’. An information leaflet raved about all the benefits of foot eating fish, claiming one could expect improvements in circulation and general health as well as cleaner feet.
Our turn came around. Dave made me go first, claiming that he wanted to take photos. It took me a while to muster the inclination to put my feet in a pond full of ravenous fish (are we sure they weren’t pirhanas, they were pretty keen?) and when they began nibbling away it freaked me out too much, so that I squealed and withdrew my pinkies. A few attempts later and I managed to relax into the experience, which felt like little scrathces. Dave on the other hand didn’t manage more than 10 seconds at a time and gave up after a few minutes, reporting that it was way too ticklish for him. I’m not sure if there was much improvement in the condition of my feet, after 16 months of wearing open sandals in hot dry climates, I think it would take an ocean full of fish to sort out my feet. But it was certainly worth a go, if just to hear Dave’s laughter on the videos.
Here are the links to the videos (below), even if you’re pushed for time it’s worth watching parts one and two with the volume turned up…
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Comment from Andrew Ames
Time: January 4, 2009, 9:07 pm
So what really gets to the intrepid traveller, – is it the endless touts, the attempted thefts, the near miss with poisonous snakes, the inability to communicate, the poor company, the scummy hotels, the, the inedible grub……. No it can finally be revealed that any intrepid traveller will crumble into uncontrollable fits by the mention of a couple of overactive, hungry sticklebacks!
You make us laugh!
Comment from ritesh beria
Time: January 5, 2009, 1:40 pm
i would like to start a fish reflexology spa in inida.
how can i go about it. do you offer a tie up.
regards,
ritesh beria
Comment from Claire
Time: January 8, 2009, 6:00 am
Hi Andy – Glad to provide some amusement ;o) Those fish were seriously keen. And wow, you have a good memory for the ‘bad’things that have happened to us on our travels!
Ritesh – sorry, you misunderstand. We don’t own a fish spa, we just visited one. But good luck with your venture!
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