I’d been feeling tight and low energy, so after my last client of the day yesterday, I went to my next door office neighbor and received an acupuncture treatmeant. Following that, I went downstairs, where Nicky picked me up and we whooshed off to the Kabuki Springs for an evening of soaking. We found practically princess parking, and got there before the evening rush, so we were ensconced in the hot waters before it got too crowded and they started keeping people waiting.
Nicky had never been to the baths before and was nervous a bit, but I reassured him that he’d be just fine, and that we wouldn’t be the biggest guys there – and we were right. There were bears and big guys a-plenty, including a couple of guys I had gone out with a few times. I normally stay in the waters for a few hours, but after the acupuncture, my energy was a bit disrupted, and I only stayed for 90 minutes, then retired to the lounge area in the locker room to read Organic Spa Magazine while I waited for Nicky to finish taking the waters.
About an hour later, Nicky emerged from the baths, feeling relaxed and better. We dressed and headed over to Chilli Cha Cha for dinner. Another place he’d never been, so I ordered for us, and ordered Crispy Tofu w/peanut sauce, Mun Tod (fried sweet potatoes) w/sweet chili sauce, Green Papaya Salad w/Prawns (spicy), Combination Seafood Hot and Sour Soup (extra spicy), and Woo Sen Pad Thai. I really wanted spicy food to complete the sweating process and help cleanse our systems. And boy, when I said spicy, they took that to heart. I love spicy food, but the soup was almost too spicy – I had to ask for extra napkins in order to wipe my nose! We ordered fresh coconut juice halfway through the meal to help with the heat of the food, and it definitely helped. Yet, we ate it all, and were satisfied.
Finally, we came home and watched the Olympic figure skating ice dance competition. I wished the Americans had taken the gold, but the Canadians performance was beautiful and graceful (although not as technically difficult) and I am glad they won, too.
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