Feb 24, 2010 04:37 PM
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Do you wish to look like one of those models walking down the ramp? Or flaunt around in your swim-suits smartly doing some bold skin show? Or wanna just have a heavenly experience to get away all your fatigue, tensions and worries oust from your body once and forever? Take a spree to the nearest Spa or Salon to rejuvenate your dead self and cells too.
To experiment with this new exotica, I too plunged myself into last Saturday afternoon to experience the worth of this place. The Thai Spa in Kolkata has its exclusive outlets at reputed malls like City Center, Mani Square & South City Mall. As I am fortunate to be located near both, Mani Square and City Center, I could easily slip in at any one of them; I chose City Center which happened to be my second home by now.
Entering the place gave me a tease to my senses; it was dimly lit all over; spick and span that you can walk bare feet; silence pervading over the place, even the staffs attending their customers spoke in whispers maintaining the silence decorum in the premises. The floor manager was smartly dressed and graciously mannered to attend her customers who usually came from upper social strata of the society. She was not too smiling, nor indifferent to us; rather, she gave the customers the catalog for them to go through and later on, helped them to go for the best packages which the Spa offers. Overall, she had an air as the manager which you can’t afford to bypass or look down upon – her oomph factor would not let you do so.
At Thai, you cannot afford to have a sitting without a prior appointment, especially during weekends. The slots get filled easily as their services are really commendable. They sold out ample of services; right from foot massage/foot spa to full-body massage. Even, they had shorter massages catering to shoulder massage, neck massage, head massage, full body dry massage and full-body oil massage with aromatic and herbal oils. I opted for full body dry massage as I was little apprehensive of spending too much on the first place. Thai Spa massages are comparatively expensive than other salons and spas. The dry massage costed me 1k for 1hr whereas; the oil massage would cost me 2k for 2hrs along with a shower. However, I stuck with the dry massage in order to be assured of the service given before going for the expensive one.
The masseuses at Thai were all extremely well trained professionals brought down from Indonesia. At least, my masseuse was one such Indonesian and did not understand local language or English. I was made to wear a wrap around kinda costume as the dry massage was giving over the clothes. I was given a small cabin with neatly made low bed with dim lights and candles lit up, enough for seeing clearly what was happening around me. The room was full of intoxicating aromas (maybe herbal oils and aromatic candles). My masseuse appeared all set to give me a lifetime experience which I badly wanted to have. She did a short prayer before she attended me and I was amazed to see her respect to her work. She was an extremely sweet lady and in no-time we struck an amazing chemistry. Though language stood a bar between us but then reaching out with heart can never fail you; and once again I was blessed to have an experience of sharing such a warm feeling with a foreigner.
The experience of having a proper massage is beyond words. What I appreciate was their professionalism to their task. They actually gave a thorough massage to those parts of the body where fatigue and tensions accumulate and thereby, released the fatigue out of your system. Right from giving a head massage to the last finger of your toe they missed nothing to make you feel refreshed. All you have to do is lie down and sleep, and they take care of removing your worldly worries before you get back home. After I had a gala 1 hr revitalizing myself, I also received some goodies to take back home – a magazine and a CD on Thai Spa.
