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Published: February 25th 2007
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After all the romantic views of the Angkor temples, I decided to have time on my own in Bangkok and do the things a girl loves most - shopping and massage!
Last year I was at the Wat Po Thai massage school for the General massage course which works on the whole body. This time I went back specifically to learn the Foot massage technique. This course is also 5 days at the famous Wat Pho massage school. It's a great way to meet people and learn a new skill. There was a group of around 20 in our class - from Thailand, Japan, Bolivia, Israel, France, England and Scotland - an international group, but all with a love for the Thai tradition.
Wat Pho is a particularly good place to learn Thai massage as it is steeped in the history of the tradition.
Wat Pho houses ancient texts on massage written in Pali and Sanskrit - these were in danger of being destroyed when Thailand was invaded in the past. In the 19th century King Rama V had these translated by royal doctors, and the Wat Pho traditional medical school was then set up in the 1960s. The
It's good to give..
but Adzoo and I agree that sometimes it's better to receive! current course material which has detailed diagrams and instructions was written by a monk at the monestary.
Apart from rubbing feet, I hit the shops and markets to find the luxuries and styles that you just don't get in Saigon. It was a great time to shop as all the big shopping malls around Siam had fantastic sales for Chinese New Year. Another favourite of mine was the material market in Chinatown - so colourful and so many bargains!
So now I head back to Ho Chi Minh with full bags, and ready to tackle feet of any shape and size..
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khin gibbons
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Hi Sof!
Sof, Wo! I can't wait to have one and learn a bit from you. Were you away in thiland for 5 days for this course? It's so lovely to know you are having all that experiences really. Are you both thinking of staying on? or come back and settle? I think of yoy a lot as I've been doing new things and suppose moving on in my life too. Email me? talk to me? Love khin