Happy Ending, Alright

Been complaining for the past few months about my aching back - how it's been killing me to the bones! I'm not joking. Pfft* Ah frack, what to do... I'm gettin' old. How I wish I was back in New York, when Qi Gong massage places were so easy to find. Hmm, as far as I could remember, the best Qi Gong I've experienced was close to Psyop. around the corner of Essex, maybe? Lower East Side, Baby. Man, those were the days.... At $48 per hour, the room was totally shady, but boy, was I enjoying the hard core massages MIMI usually does.....

I recently found this other place that outbest the NY pad. I was hesitant at first because clean and nicely decorated massage places could simply be a rip off or a payment for luxurious pampering. Hell no, that's definitely not what I was looking for. I want a proper MASSAGE... and a real one, too!

So, they seated me close to a man-made stream, with sounds of birds chirping from a peaceful audio recording. As I waited for her to arrive, I checked out the surrounding of the space. Funny enough, I spotted an old spitting cannister old Ah Mas used to have. I was tempted to leave a memorable spitting souvenir in there but I was nice that day. Hah....

She introduced herself as Nina and suggested that I relax my body with my belly on the floor. She then did a smooth opening massage on my back for a minute as a warm-up, slowly increasing into huge steps on my lower back. Clinging onto a hanging batik cloth, she stepped her way on every location points, slowly pushing through the tensed sections of my muscles. As she headed towards the most crucial spot, I suddenly heard a loud CRACK on my shoulder blade... Then she slid her way towards my lower back, another CRACK follows. Crack after crack, it was definitely not painful at all but rather, a sigh of relief as my bones loosen up... "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH".... LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! O wait.... this is just the beginning. I could feel as though she was kneading a dough behind me, smuthering me with dry lotion and loosening each and every tangled muscle. Her movements were like kungfu-taichi-yoga all combined, moving you to a certain posture, pausing for a few seconds to acknowledge the pose, then move on to the next. It was my first experience where someone literally folds you into an unusual knot that was surprisingly great! Posture after posture, I felt like my body had achieved a good stretch. Never have I experienced stretches as well defined as this. At one point, she literally took both my legs (bear in mind, I was still lying on my tummy), and pulled me upwards, away from my body. At that point, I wish I had met her when I was younger as I'd like her to elongate my body with the pullings. Her best pose was pulling my arms towards the back, while supporting my back with her knees. She then wrapped her arms around mine, still with her knees supporting my spine, she wheeled me like a steering wheel around to a point where I started laughing.

But all in all, an hour is definitely not enough for a sigh of relief. And yes, Nina really is a pro. She has proven to me that she has alot of experience with her hands. She not only hits the right spot but the fact that the massage was damn KUAT, just gave me the right OOh and Ahhs.... No doubts, just compliments. It was an AMAZINGLY AMAZING HAPPY ENDING, I tell you.

Check it out. http://www.sfthaimassage.com/

Bay 2 Breakers

All I can say is.... HELLO NAKED PEOPLE! FLAUNT THOSE BOOBS and BALLS! LET YOUR PACKAGE HANG!

The walk was not as bad as I thought and the weather was surprisingly nice that day. Alot of them were complaining about how hot it was but growing up in Malaysia, I barely sweat or thirsty for that matter. Joanita and I walked 5 out of 7 miles this time and we got bored. So, we decided to take the bus back home. A pat on the back for BEE JIN TAN, at least! As for the costumes, it's more of a let down to me and the only ONE that stood out was the Blue-Bearded man. O well, another weekend of NONSENSE.

It has ARRIVED!

At last, the long awaited ONE has arrived. Last I heard, it was set to sail across the pacific ocean. Malang tidak berbau, I waited for 3 months, yet not a single news from Mr. Postman for its arrival. Hu Imm even predicted that it had been stolen by the pirates or eaten by hungry sharks. But NOOOO, my friends.... they were all wrong. The little brown bag has safely touched down, in the land of San Francisco.....

The package - my most... precious.... and beloved.... K-U-I-H K-A-P-E-K....


Already lost its triangular shape and crushed into cereal pieces, the yummy crumbs still taste like freshly baked kuih kapek Ah Ma used to make. As I stood at my kitchen counter, I scooped the crumbs with a spoon and chowed them down within minutes. No complaints.... just sighing with disbelief that it has finally arrived. Indeed, it was a satisfaction to be hold.

I thank my lovely Ah Mei for her annual shipment of kuih kapeks. It was a long wait but definitely a good one. The remains shall disappear into my greedy mouth within a few weeks, just you wait. Muahahahaha!

Zuni Cafe

Mechanchanny and I wanted to have a nice dinner together last week. Not familiar with San Francisco, I asked Dav for good restaurant recommendations. His first question as soon as I popped out the subject was "You going on a hot date?" Hah! You damn right I am, but not with my MAN.... *SIGH*.... But anyways, he first recommended Serpentine. Then he went goo goo gaa gaa about Zuni Cafe. So, after an hour of discussion, we decided to go for Zuni.
Inspired by French and Italian cuisine, this fusion restaurant comes with a few staple dishes, one would be their famous roasted chicken in which you'd have to wait for at least an hour prior to order. I also found out that this place was listed in the "100 Things to Eat & Drink before You Die" in The Big Eat SF.

The restaurant was a medium triangle-shaped pad, just like the Flat Iron Building in NY. The ambiance was warm and cosy, lit with dim lights all over. As we enter the restaurant, I could hear bustling sounds of utensils and waiters walking around with trays of oozing delicacies, fresh from their famous brick oven. The place was obviously packed with well dressed business crowd at the bar and quieter ones, enjoying their food on the second loft. Dav suggested sitting close to the big oven but unfortunately, they sat us at the second loft of the restaurant, obscure from the happening site.
But man, all I gotta say is, the food was A-MM-MA-ZING-LY-D-LI-CIOUS! I ordered a grilled salmon. It was plainly rubbed with butter and salt and lightly grilled in the oven, then, served with baby carrots and zucchinis. The texture of the salmon was just perfect and I could feel the moisture of the fish as I bite into it. Believe it or not, I'm still thinking about my first bite up til today. Never have I had such great fish in my whole entire life. This was definitely a memorable meal for me.

Cupid Luna

Was going through old pics, found a few cute pictures I took of Baby Luna when I was back in New York. Can't help but to post these up. She's sooooooooo cute!
One of my all-time favorite picture-perfect babies, and I'm not joking. A mixture of Italian and Japanese blood, she has the cutest feature I've ever seen. Her eyes are just like Baby Cupid's. When I first saw her, she was soooo shy but warmed up to us in no time. She can even speak in three different languages now too. I really miss her dearly.

O LADIDAS...

LADIDA.... Me first blog posting. Should this be a special HELLO-post? Eh.... I'll just make it SUPER short, fair enough?


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