I never know what to get as a gift for friends that have everything. I was faced with this situation recently, and decided to get creative and do something different. A Starbucks card, a box of candy, or another lunch at a fancy restaurant was not what I was looking for. I came up with a spa day and lunch, on Convoy Street.
I rounded up 5 friends of the birthday girl, to help celebrate. We started the day with a one hour reflexology/massage at Happy Buddha, on Convoy St. This is one of the oldest reflexology businesses in the area. Reflexology is a Chinese practice, done for thousands of years, which uses pressure points in the feet to relieve stress and pain. At the end of the hour, several of us had actually fallen into a deep sleep. The massages are all done by big, burly men, who push and knead you and put you in a happy place. A glass of water or tea at the end of the session is offered, with the advice to continue drinking more water than usual for the rest of the day.
After our massages, we walked a few steps across the shopping mall to Jasmine, our go to restaurant for dim sum. We had a feast of little plates of pork baos, shu mai, pot stickers, sesame balls, pork ribs, fried shrimp and more. Grand total for the 5 of us was $60! Lots of fun, lots of laughs, and very happy feet when we left Happy Buddha. It's a great way to celebrate a birthday, or just spend time with friends. A birthday lunch is great, but this was a memory we won't soon forget.
Monday, January 16, 2017
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