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03/09/2008 03:50 #43590

chinese massage
Category: potpourri
One of my co-workers and I are testing out various forms of massage to find what style and place we like best, with the best price of course. So we tried this Chinese massage at the 'Chinese Health Center'. I sign-in and then I'm taken to my room. My room happens to be directly off the office area. No hallway, just a door leading directly into the lobby and a second door leading to another room.
My masseuse speaks like 5 words of English. Four of which were, "Clothes you take off". I'm thinking, ok, where is the changing curtain, but there is none. Just drop trou there in the middle of the room with two doors leading to other clients that aren't locked. So I'm trying to maintain some level of modesty while magically changing while holding a towel up.

I jump on the rickety table and she begins with a nice gentle glide of her oily hands over my shoulders. I thought the oil smelled like baby powder and ass but with the amount of incense in that place, who knows. Not 2 minutes in someone comes barging in from the other room apparently asking for some oil or something. I'm like, "Helloooooooooo, client on the table for Pete's sake!" They get what they want and leave. I can hear the music from the other room but I don't get any of my own.

Then my masseuse starts hitting me ye old karate chop style. My poor face was getting squished down into the face hole so far I thought she might break my neck! She finally pauses and I think relief is in sight. Then she starts slapping me like sumo wrestler all across my shoulders and down my back! I was thinking, "Shit lady I only have one kidney could you try not to damage it". She stops and pinches my neck for what seems like 5 minutes, then moves down to my legs.

This is when the party really gets started. She begins violently rubbing my legs lengthwise. Thankfully with the oil she was only able to rub off one layer of skin and not 7. Next thing I know she starts shaking me. My entire body was being whipped side to side and I thought for sure I was going to slide right off the side and onto the floor.

Next my dear masseuse gets to my feet. She started punching them and grinding her knuckles into the soles. I had to interject for fear of passing out in pain because of my right foot. So she eased up and it actually felt nice until she cranked my ankle in a weird way. Ding-ding, time to flip over. I wondered if I could tolerate the abuse on my front side. It's much softer than the back and surely cannot tolerate the same abuse.

She starts with my face. Pinching it and squishing it, I almost yelped when she grabbed my eyebrows. It felt like she was trying to pull them right off my face. Had she been a little stronger she just might have. She's very gentle on my arms which contradicts everything she had done up to that point. Then she yanks the towel up and starts pushing on my guts! I began chanting in my mind, "Please don't karate chop me here". She didn't. She moved on to the legs again and began bending and twisting them in yoga like ways.

Lastly she yells at me to, "sit". I held the towel and sat up. I thought it was over and maybe she would give me a little privacy this time to get dressed. Nope. She jumps up on the table with me! I thought for sure that thing was going to crack the way it was groaning. She takes another towel and starts again with the violent rubbing. My chest is being heaved into my knees and I can feel the burn on my back. To wrap it all up she gives me a final beating.

metalpeter - 03/09/08 13:08
I have Heard of th Karate chops and heard that some stuff can be kinda rough but that sounds a little crazy. But I guess the question is how did you feal when it was over with and you left. I can admit I have never gone to any legit or legit with happy ending places or just brothels. I don't think I have ever been to a spa. I have heard of weird things with warming rocks so hopefully you next place works out better. I wonder if there are different kinds of Chinese Massage. Oh and luck guy and luck (e:imk2) also.
ajay - 03/09/08 12:27
But did you get a happy ending?


(e:imk2) : what else did you expect? ;-)
imk2 - 03/09/08 12:15
yeah, i had an experience with chinese massage in china, except that he was massaging my boobs and crotch.
paul - 03/09/08 12:11
But how did it feel afterwards?
soma - 03/09/08 07:55
Wow, Are you a closet masachist and didnt tell us? Did you at least feel relaxed or less tension after the work over and work out? No happy ending? No free egg roll w/ the combo?.. sheesh.. it sounds like you didnt enjoy. I do know that sometimes after deep pain or such one can feel a break thru unto the other side sometimes.. weather it me a barrier of physical spiritual emotional or otherwise boundary.. I do hope you got what you wished for that adventure..

Hope you are well

Namaste'
Curt-Soma

03/04/2008 14:24 #43552

creepy dude in the grocery store
Category: potpourri
I had to run to the market this morning for a few programming things. Suddenly this older (maybe 50) Qatari man approaches me and says, "Mademoiselle, mumble, mumble, mumble". I look around to see if he is in fact directing the comment at me, which he is because the only other person in the isle was a man. So being the polite, although partially deaf, person that I am I say, "Pardon me?" He again mumbles something which sounds like Arabic. So I try my best to say in Arabic, that I in fact do not really speak it. So he mumbles again and holds this box of custard in my face. I'm thinking MAYBE he's trying to ask me a cooking question? It's my nature to want to help people. So I attempt to communicate and ask what he needs help with. Then he starts saying, "Friend, friend, friend".

Okay then. Um....I'm just going to excuse myself from your presence and you have a really great day. So I mosey on my way, trying to finish my list as quickly as possible because I have more important things to be doing that grocery shopping for programs at this point. Well, 30 seconds later my little friend turns the corner and rolls his cart right over to me. "Friend, friend....you, me, friend, friend". I admit I was probably looking at him like he was an asylum escapee. Then he makes a telephone gesture and says, "mobile, you, friend, friend" and winks at me. At this point I realized this dude was trying to pick me up! EWE!

He was probably mumbling in case any moral police were around.

joshua - 03/05/08 13:56
Sex and the City Sharia-style. If it weren't for the likely death threats this would make a great SNL sketch.
metalpeter - 03/04/08 18:47
Good luck trying to figure it out, but I'm guessing you are right (is it just me or do you have the luck of much older guys hitting on you). But maybe he wanted to give you what he had then when you liked it he would sell you more, who knows. It is allways possible that the market has really looney people like that right aid (yes I do shop there sometimes) not that I know many of them but sometimes there is some real whack job in there.
james - 03/04/08 14:39
You should do a Doha version of Sex and the City, minus the unrealistic life style and likely jail time.

02/26/2008 14:53 #43469

destination me
Category: potpourri
Before I die I really want my picture taken with this sign!

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dimartiste - 03/02/08 19:58
That is so priceless! Amazing. Glad to find you well and in good humor. Little miss fly girl. You ever think about sending this photo into those credit card places; you know such and such $ dollar amount and then you hit them with the priceless moment! I could of had a V8.
metalpeter - 02/26/08 18:57
Does anyone remember the mom joke about the airport, just kidding even if I knew it I wouldn't say it. I think that should be your next international trip. The reason I say that is what if the place changes its name. I can't believe there is an airport with your name. To me it is so uncommon I wonder what the odds of that happening to anyone is. On a side note If there is ever a ladycroft Airport then you know you have really made it, or at least won a boat load of cash to pay a place to change its name.
jbeatty - 02/26/08 15:09
A perfectly good excuse to go to Indonesia.
mrmike - 02/26/08 15:00
With the perfect caption "Hi, I'm Timika, Fly Me"

02/23/2008 13:51 #43436

my italian lover
Category: potpourri
Thanks for the love (e:Lettuce)! Much appreciated :)

I'm spending the night with my Italian lover, Disaronno. Amen!

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I promised photos from my adventure up North. I don't have time to make a worthwhile post of it so I'll give you a teaser photo. Enjoy.

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james - 02/23/08 16:16
Is that second picture of some sort of desert dog? Such a strange looking bread.
leetee - 02/23/08 15:56
You're welcome!

Have fun with your date tonight! :O)

03/03/2008 15:32 #43540

random bits
Category: potpourri
I'm trying to organize my photos into folders so I can clean them up post my painting project and exploration of the north of Qatar. Meanwhile, here are a few bits-n-bobs that don't fit any category.


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One of my staff had a Valentine program to watch a sappy movie and decorate heart cookies. This was mine. Tre GAG.


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People spend an ass load of money on weddings here. It's typical to have around 500+ guests. Anyway, I couldn't go to this one, but pitched in on a group gift for a co-worker. These were the wedding favors. 1 GB jump drives, with leather embossed casings.


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I miss my pooch :(


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What the hell happened that I looked like this less than 3 years ago??? Seriously must get back to 'normal' self! Minus the short hair. I had just chopped mine off to donate to Lock of Love when this pic was taken.
leetee - 03/11/08 07:38
Speaking of MinPins, apparently, our soon to be new neighbours have one. I will not miss our soon to be former neighbour's dog Daisey's early morning barks, but she was a cute lil mix breed. I look forward to meeting the new neighbour dog. :)
ladycroft - 03/11/08 03:26
She's a miniature pincher lib.
hodown - 03/04/08 15:48
Your cookie was so cute!

And those wedding gifts are sweet!
libertad - 03/03/08 18:50
Is that a Basenji?
metalpeter - 03/03/08 18:38
I do like that cookie. I'm glad you explained what that was cause it looked kinda like some type of crop or paddle. In terms of what happend? Here is my thoery that when someone works on improving them sleves parts of them get better but in so doing other things change and they change so that can effect other things. In my case for example if I became mr supersocial and went out to bars every night that would be a social improvement but health wise I would get sick all the time I would be tired and tell people at work to go fuck themsleves. I also think that to make progress in one way sometimes leads to a downside someplace else. Or maybe I'm just a little down cause I'm listening to 30 seconds... It does do that sometimes, as much as I like them. I have faith that you can get back to where you want to be.
paul - 03/03/08 16:43
A 1gb jump drive in a leather case. That is the craziest wedding favor ever.