It seldom happens now because they are always busy at work, yesterday though, Josef and his girlfriend Jovy took me to Mont Albo in Timog Avenue in Quezon City, a spa and massage facility that offers several massage therapies including body scrub. The three of us availed of the Hilot, a Filipino healing method practiced for thousands of years. It is a total body massage characterized by slow deliberate strokes to remove blockages by using virgin coconut oil. It was a very relaxing one hour therapy. The three of us also availed of the additional Bentosa, a therapy used by placing suction glass cups at one’s back to remove energy blockages. Josef practically went to sleep when the therapist did that because we could hear his gentle snore while waiting for ten minutes before they remove the suction glasses and resume massage of the arms and legs. I used to have foot massages before (another way to unwind and relax) in the nearby beauty salon but it has become quite expensive so I only go there when I need to rest and enjoy the quiet times.
We had an early dinner at Papa John’s in Tomas Morato before going home. I told Josef that we used to live in that area back when he wasn’t born yet. The quiet neighborhood in the early eighties has now become a busy avenue of several high-end restaurants and eateries. It was my first time to sample Papa John’s cheese and bacon pizza and its crispy onion rings, better than what we usually order at Burgoo’s. Such a lovely day to spend it with them. I wish that next time we do this, my daughter and son-in-law and of course my darling baby Nate could join us.
The weather here for the past two or three weeks was a good 20 degrees Celsius. It is colder at night and windy in the early morning and late noon. The coldest morning so far in Metro Manila was at 17.5 degrees Celsius early Saturday while Baguio City was at its coldest at 8.1 degrees Celsius last Sunday. Most days it’s cloudy, a perfect time to catch up on gardening and do a little weeding too. It’s a lovely time too to read. I’ve done six books since the start of the year and I planned to read around 50 books till the end of December. I really hope I could do it since I neglected reading last year, read a measly 20 titles, I guess.
I am listening to Richard Clayderman and Ernesto Cortazar while writing this blog. It’s a lovely day 🙂
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