Fantastic foot massage today. From a dude (Yikes)

I opted for another foot massage today. When I walked in and pointed to my feet the proprietor asked "reflexology", I said "No. Thai foot massage" hoping to not see the stick (Please, no more sitck, not today). She asked me to have a seat and said it would be a few minutes. I took a seat and she got on the phone and began calling people, her list of stand-by massage therapists.

While in route to the massage parlor I saw someone walking down the street in the Thai version of a berka. It may have been a dude, I'm not sure. The entire body wrapped up. How can this be I thought, it's so damn hot out.

While seated in the massage parlor I had to request the fan be turned on. Why are they not hot?

I  waited for my foot massage, maybe five minutes. Someone drove up on a motorcycle and parked on the sidewalk directly in front of the the massage parlor. The dude got off the motorcycle and came inside. This was my massage therapist for the day. Yikes. A dude, no stick in hand. Happy not to see the stick, unhappy to have a dude as a massage therapist for the day.

I got a very therapeutic foot massage, one of the best I've had during my stay so far. I fell asleep during the massage. He started with the bad leg. I did not know how gentle he was being until he moved over to the good leg and gave that leg the rough treatment. Each therapist is intimidated at the sight of my leg. I've learned I need to instruct them (most of them) it's okay to give a deep tissue massage on the bad leg. That's what it needs.

Towards the end of the massage, when I woke up, the proprietor was kidding me about having fallen asleep while in the chair. I think they were all having a little laugh (at my expense) while I was asleep. Hay, guess what. I'll be back. If I  get the dude a second time there will not be a third.

So sayeth the Chip...