Thursday 23 July 2009

Massages, Makan, & Manicures

Today is the Baker’s birthday!! Give it up! To celebrate, a few of us planned a day of beauty. We booked the Weekday Spa Tea at Vila Manja in the Equitorial Hotel. However, rescheduled meetings and a sickness meant only the Baker and I could make it for the big day!

We luxuriated under the heat of our thirty minute hot stone therapy followed by a sixty minute signature Vila Mana oil massage. The spa gets a big thumbs up on its treatments, a thumbs down on their cd machine breaking and forcing us to relax to the sound of the air conditioning unit, a thumbs down for serving me water in a styrofoam cup, and a thumbs up for their ginger tea (served in a suitable ceramic cup). I think that equals a fist.


Our booking included lunch at the Etoile Bistro salad buffet following our treatments. The buffet included some very nice bread, soup, lots o’ delicious salads, fish, cold cuts and fruit.


It also included a selection of several desserts.

Think I forgot the fruit…


The lycee-jelly concoction didn’t get a very high rating from us, but the others were winners.

After a little makan (malay for “eat”) we decided we required immediate manicure/pedicure attention. We called on the fine people at the Pretty Finger salon next to the Starhill Galary.

If someone is wondering what to get the Baker for her birthday might I suggest a magazine subscription. Baker girl was reading old news as if it was hot of the presses. For example:
“The leads from Slumdog Millionaire are dating!” (News in Feb 2009)
“Nicole Richie is having her second child?” (News in Feb 2009)
“Michael Jackson died???!!!” (Maybe I’m exaggerating…but maybe I am not)

Slough away, Sir!

Check out our darling digits!


As we sauntered home, we stumbled upon the perfect picture spot! How lucky is that?


The baker insisted she was photographed out, so I flew solo in this shot at "perfection" in front of the Pavilion's new RM8,000,000 fountain (expensive in dollars, pounds, and euros).



At any rate, it was Beauty-full Birthday!


2 comments:

Matt (E's little bro) said...

Can you please help get my sister a blog so she can share what is going on over there?

merbear said...

She thinks she's above technology...literally. She insists that mobile phone signals and internet connections don't reach her in her 26th floor apartment.