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Spa and Massage Gift for Mother?s Day
2008-05-04 18:10:00 In case you need a gentle reminder, take note that Mother ’s Day will fall on 11th, Sunday 2008 this year. If you work or live near a shopping mall, then it’s time to make a trip to pick up a gift for mother. Ideal Mother’s Day gift can include flowers, jewelery, cooking or baking ware, dresses, ... More About: Massage , Gift
Relaxation Massage & Spa, Bangkok: Thailand
2008-04-27 17:20:00 I would not have come across this small but friendly spa boutique in Bangkok if I did not have a bad experience with another local spa. (See earlier article) Relaxation Massage & Spa is a small spa boutique located on the 6th level of Big C Complex in Bangkok. The spa is located on ... More About: Thailand
Bad, Naughty Spa
2008-04-19 06:59:00 Thailand is well-known around the world for it’s polite people and good customer service standards. Spa and massage services are extremely popular among locals and tourists alike and there seems to be a small or large massage facility in every street in Bangkok offering the ever popular foot massage or Thai body massage. Spa business is ...
Sivara Spa, Bangkok
2008-04-14 13:10:00 Sivara Spa is a luxury chain spa exclusive to Amari Hotels and Resorts in various parts of Thailand (Bangkok , Koh Chang, Krabi, Patttaya, Phuket, Samui, Trang) On my last trip to Bangkok, I stayed at the Amari Watergate and Sivara Spa is tucked away on the 8th floor of the hotel and facing the swimming pool ...
Spa Promotion Search Directory, Singapore
2008-04-09 05:10:00 Here’s something interesting for fellow spa enthusiasts in a bargain hunting mood … a spa promotion online search directory. This is how it works - supposing you are in the mood for a spa or massage session, and you jolly well know that spa establishments run promotions all the time - you look up on ... More About: Singapore , Promotion , Search , Directory
Surprise? Study pours cold water on drinking eight glasses a day
2008-04-04 16:05:00 WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Drinking enough to quench your thirst is sufficient for the body’s needs, and there is no evidence to support the common advice to drink eight glasses of water a day, according to a new study. “Just drink when you are thirsty,” was the advice from a study published Thursday in the Journal ... More About: Health , Study , Cold , Water
Amari Watergate, Bangkok:Thailand
2008-03-31 14:09:00 Bangkok has always been a popular holiday destination for tourists from all over the world. Bangkok is the ideal holiday city because it has great shopping bargains, wonderful food, excellent nightlife, pleasant people, fascinating culture and history, awe-inspiring temples and palaces, great massages and many more enticing features. Tourists from all over Asia tend to make ... More About: Thailand , Bangkok , Watergate
Massage Chair = Personal Live-in Masseuse?
2008-03-26 16:26:00 A personal home massage chair has suddenly become a vogue item to have at home. A few years ago, some people would have purchased a massage chair at home because they may be suffering from back pain, neck pain, buttock pain, headaches, and even leg pain and stress and hence would want a chair to release ... More About: Personal , Massage , Live , Chair
Stay Motivated At Work!
2008-03-22 16:00:00 I’m sure everyone of us had faced this before - going to work everyday and wishing we’re on holiday somewhere else! Yes, I face the same rut too; getting up every morning to go to work but in reality wishing I was on a spa holiday somewhere else, especially so when work is hectic and ... More About: Massage , Work , Stay
Massage and Back Pain Relief
2008-03-18 02:26:00 Back pain is a very common ailment for moms, gardeners, blue-collar workers, weekend sports warriors and sedentary office workers. Most back pain sufferers have tried traditional pain relief like muscle rub creams, muscle relaxant pills, chiropractors, and even physical therapy. If your pain is still nagging you, massage should be something you are willing to ... More About: Massage , Pain , Pain relief , Back , Back Pain
Introduction to Pilates
2008-03-13 09:06:00 You may have noticed the increasing popularity of Pilates in your gyms and in popular media. In fact, one of the reasons behind Pilates popularity of late is that many Hollywood celebrities have embraced the exercise and hey…what’s good for the celebrities is good for us as well…isn’t it Pilates was created by Joseph ... More About: Fitness , Introduction
Yoga at Home
2008-03-07 17:33:00 I do Yoga regularly and try to practise at least twice a week at the gym. I spend another two days practising Yoga on my own at home because I find that I am spending too much time running back and forth to the gym and that Yoga is basically something you can practise alone ... More About: Home
The Garden Spa, Bishan
2008-02-29 14:47:00 As a keen spa enthusiast, I was surprised to find out that my older sister, a modern cosmopolitan working mother in Singapore, had never been to a spa or a massage! This is so unacceptable … and I felt that it was my personal mission to let her experience the wonders of what a spa ... More About: Garden
Apple iPhone and Spa and Massage
2008-02-22 04:37:00 What has the Apple iPhone to do with a spa and massage blog? None really… except that I just gotten myself an Apple iPhone and I am so proud of it and want to tell the whole world about it! The iPhone is amazing in functionality, ease of use and features. I am still amazed by ... More About: Massage , Iphone , Technical , Apple iphone
A fishy spa!
2008-02-15 13:59:00 You are probably used to a spa and massage by a human therapist. Have you ever had a spa and massage rendered by a fish…or to be exact, hundreds of fishes?? There is a very new kind of spa, which originated from Turkey, where a kind of fresh water fish, commonly known as a doctor ...
Affordable massage at Bintan, Indonesia
2008-02-12 03:48:00 Bintan Island is the perfect getaway from busy Singapore if you want to take a quick break fast, cheaply and economically. Just 45 minutes by fast ferry from Singapore, you go from the hustle and bustle of a busy city to the peace and quiet of a blue water and clear sand tropical island. However, landing ... More About: Indonesia , Massage
Celebrating Chinese New Year
2008-02-06 11:14:00 Chinese New Year is celebrated on 7 and 8 February 2008 by Chinese all over the world. CNY is the most important festival in the Chinese calendar and Chinese families all over the world will celebrate by making efforts to sit down together for a Reunion Dinner on CNY eve as much as the Western ... More About: Chinese , Chinese New Year
Guest writers and reviewers welcomed!
2008-01-29 12:44:00 Are you a Spa and Massage enthusiast too? Do you have your independent opinion on what makes a good spa or massage? Love to write but too lazy to start a website or blog? Guess what? I am looking for fellow spa and massage enthusiasts to help write articles on fitness, massage therapies, holistic lifetyle, alternate ... More About: Writers , Guest
Spa at Marina Square, Singapore
2008-01-21 11:18:00 I recently enjoyed a 1 for 1 spa treatment offered through a HSBC credit card promotion. I had booked a 60 minutes Swedish massage with this spa located at Marina Square , a large shopping mall in Singapore . I had two different kind of treatment vouchers from HSBC for this spa. Initially, I wanted to use both ...
Traditional Cure for Stiff Muscle
2008-01-14 14:31:00 I don’t exactly know when it happened but I realized that my left shoulder was painful whenever I worked out at the gym. It wasn’t a obvious pain that I am physically aware of all the time but a sublime sort of pain which was only obvious when I worked out on certain gym equipments ... More About: Pain relief , Muscle , Cure , Traditional
Amazing Yoga Postures Life-like Illustrations
2008-01-08 11:55:00 Once in a while, you come across things that simply take your breath away. It could be a scene from a movie, a piece of rousing music, a child’s painting, a nicely-setup food presentation or a funny busker on the road. This fully illustrated book on how the different body muscles and skeletal work with various ... More About: Life , Yoga , Amazing , Illustrations , Stration
6-star spa treatment in Fullerton Hotel, Singapore
2008-01-04 15:00:00 Fullerton Hotel is one of the grandest hotels in downtown Singapore . It was formerly the General Post Office, a grand and imposing British colonial-era building, before it was retrofitted to become a hotel. It is now a swanky 6-star hotel right smack in the middle of CBD and by the Singapore River and hosts daily ... More About: Treatment , Star
Have a Happy 2008!
2008-01-01 03:43:00 This is the start of a new year - 2008 . I wish everyone a happy and fulfilling year ahead. To my regular readers, thanks for the words of encouragement and the show of support. To new readers, welcome, and I hope to share more quality articles with you in the months ahead. Have a good 2008 ahead ... More About: Happy
Spa Gone Wrong - How would you have reacted?
2007-12-27 02:07:00 This letter appeared in the Forums Page of a major newspaper, The Straits Time, in Singapore on 27 December 2007. If you are female, would you have reacted the same way the letter-writer did or would the incident be acceptable to you? Do give your comments and feedback so that we know how females ... More About: Wrong
Christmas Greetings
2007-12-26 02:04:00 It’s the time of the year where festive cheers are in the air permanently wherever you go in the streets with Christmas music, Christmas trees, artificial snow, decorations and fake Santas romping about. May I wish all readers a very Merry Christmas! For those of you who have never been to Asia before, well, let me ... More About: Christmas greetings
Conversation with a Chinese Massage Therapist
2007-12-23 15:00:00 I met Liu Lu when I went for a foot massage in a small shop near my house. Liu Lu was my assigned foot massage therapist and it was soon obvious that she was a notch better than most local foot massage therapists I had experienced in Singapore. I struck up a conversation with her… Liu Lu ... More About: Massage , Chinese , Therapist , Conversation , Reflexology
Spa treatment in Phuket Island
2007-12-15 14:26:00 I recently returned home from Phuket after a business trip. I last visited Phuket 10 or more years ago. This time around, Phuket appears to be very quiet. Usually by year end, this popular island resort off Andaman Seas, Thailand should be packed with tourists from Europe, US and Asia. I can only presume ... More About: Treatment , Island
Winners for SPAASIA Crystal Awards 2007
2007-12-10 08:58:00 Ths prestigious SPAASIA Crystal Award was held at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel, Manila, Philippines, between October 3 to 5, 2007. At the end of the 3 day event, the fourth SpaAsia Crystal Awards were handed out to deserving Asia-based spas and spa organisations. The award winners were measured and tested by impartial judges, industry peers and readers of SpaAsia magazine. The prestigious Best Awards were given out to: BEST HOTEL SPA Spa at Four Seasons Hotel ... More About: Winners
Hot Stone Massage - What is it?
2007-12-06 17:49:00 A relatively new type of massage therapy that is gaining fast popularity is Hot Stone Massage . Although it looks like a relatively modern massage technique that is designed to cash in on the popularity of fancy massage methods, hot stone massage practitioners will tell you that this form of massage has been in practice for ...
Personal Trainers - are they neccessary?
More articles from this author:2007-11-27 17:28:00 As a new gym goer, I was recently introduced to the concept of personal trainers (also known as personal fitness trainers) in a gym. I have read about personal trainers and how all the rich and famous must have one but this was really my first contact with personal trainers up close and ... More About: Personal , Trainers 1, 2 |
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