Friday night girly night
January 31, 2010
Friday was TGIF at the office. The last Friday of each month, they have a gathering to celebrate all of the birthdays for the month, they have snacks (KFC, pizza, fruit, cakes), beer and soda.
After TGIF, Mike & Jean (from the Singapore office), Julie, Cheryl and I went to have manicures and pedicures. We stopped in this little salon. Mike, Julie & Jean had manicures. Cheryl had a pedicure and I needed to have my nails filled and one nail repaired that I broke just before leaving the US. Manicures were 88 RMB (about $13.50 US), Pedicures were 168 RMB (about $26 US) and my gel fill (instead of acrylics) was 350 RMB (about $50 US). I was shocked that it was THAT expensive, considering I pay $30 at home to have my nails taken off and redone. But, they were going on 4 weeks -- so I needed to have them done. EVERYTHING was done by hand, all filing, trimming, buffing, everything. No dremmel tools here! The fill looks OK, but I'm not overly happy with it - so I will be having them redone once I get home.
After that, we stopped at Johnny Moo's for dinner (the exact concept of Johnny Rockets - burgers, milkshakes, fries). It was a very good burger - the fries were yummy, but I tried to limit myself to only a few! They also had fountain diet coke which was delish!
Finally we went back to Blind Persons Massage for another hour long foot massage. Oh -- it's like HEAVEN!! They start with a 10 minute shoulder massage while your feet are soaking in hot water. Then you sit back in a very comfortable recliner, put your feet up and they massage your feet for 50 minutes! It is the BEST!
And, you can't beat 65 RMB for an hour -- which is about $10. I could have sat there all night, I was like putty after they were finished! It's so funny there, but all of the employees have numbers - so they don't go by names, when you call for an appointment ... you ask for your person's number! I had 66 when Ken, Cheryl and I went last weekend. Friday night I had 26. He was good, but I liked 66 better. Julie and Ken have their favorites that they always use: 36, 37, 10.
We got back to the hotel about 10pm and I crashed -- after a looooong foot massage I was so relaxed and ready for bed. Saturday - shopping day ... gotta rest up!
After TGIF, Mike & Jean (from the Singapore office), Julie, Cheryl and I went to have manicures and pedicures. We stopped in this little salon. Mike, Julie & Jean had manicures. Cheryl had a pedicure and I needed to have my nails filled and one nail repaired that I broke just before leaving the US. Manicures were 88 RMB (about $13.50 US), Pedicures were 168 RMB (about $26 US) and my gel fill (instead of acrylics) was 350 RMB (about $50 US). I was shocked that it was THAT expensive, considering I pay $30 at home to have my nails taken off and redone. But, they were going on 4 weeks -- so I needed to have them done. EVERYTHING was done by hand, all filing, trimming, buffing, everything. No dremmel tools here! The fill looks OK, but I'm not overly happy with it - so I will be having them redone once I get home.
After that, we stopped at Johnny Moo's for dinner (the exact concept of Johnny Rockets - burgers, milkshakes, fries). It was a very good burger - the fries were yummy, but I tried to limit myself to only a few! They also had fountain diet coke which was delish!
Finally we went back to Blind Persons Massage for another hour long foot massage. Oh -- it's like HEAVEN!! They start with a 10 minute shoulder massage while your feet are soaking in hot water. Then you sit back in a very comfortable recliner, put your feet up and they massage your feet for 50 minutes! It is the BEST!
And, you can't beat 65 RMB for an hour -- which is about $10. I could have sat there all night, I was like putty after they were finished! It's so funny there, but all of the employees have numbers - so they don't go by names, when you call for an appointment ... you ask for your person's number! I had 66 when Ken, Cheryl and I went last weekend. Friday night I had 26. He was good, but I liked 66 better. Julie and Ken have their favorites that they always use: 36, 37, 10.We got back to the hotel about 10pm and I crashed -- after a looooong foot massage I was so relaxed and ready for bed. Saturday - shopping day ... gotta rest up!
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