Ah! Here’s my explanation for the silence on the blog front:
Guess who got their Streamyx account suspended for not paying their phone bill? *sheepish grin* Amazing how quickly TM reacts when we don’t pay our bills but how slowly they react otherwise.
Anyway, I happened to be around Pavilion Shopping Centre last night and I remembered sis telling me about her experience at Kenko Fish Spa. Kenko Fish Spa, for the uninitiated, is a place where you can go and feed your dead skin cells to Garra Rufa fish or “doctor fish”. The experience is, in a word - unique. In 2 words, it is unique & ticklish!
Kenko Fish Spa (Its actually called Kenko Foot Reflexology and Fish Spa) is located at the Pavilion Shopping Centre on the 5th Floor. Head for the GSC Cinema and you’ll see it. Its not in the main building you see but sort of in an annexe.
It costs RM38 for a 30 minute session. First of all, wash your feet thoroughly. No lotions, no medications, no open wounds allowed. You don’t want to kill the fishies! Then, head for the pool area. There are 2 pools, the outer ring with larger fishes and the inner ring with smaller fishes in warm water.
I started with the inner ring and OMG! Did you see the feeding frenzy up there?! Yep! That’s my feet (actually there are 2 sets of feet) and those are the garra rufa fish going nuts nibbling away at the dead skin on my feet. I did not even know I had that much dead skin!! The sensation is ticklish and quite geli but you get used to it after a while. Its not painful, but you definitely feel the fish pecking away at your skin.
After a spell, I headed over to where the larger fish were. Maybe they were full - fed by so many people, but my feet “tak laku” lah… so I headed back to the smaller tank purely for ego purposes you understand. How can my feet be so unpopular?! 
After 30 minutes of feeding the fishes, ta-da! Feet as smooth as a baby’s bottom! You can’t put your fingers in the water - pity because I’d have liked to have smooth hands too. The people at the counter said there is a new treatment for the whole body. Your whole body fed to the fishes? *shudder* And yet… I’m intrigued…
The fish spa is supposed to be good for those with skin problems like eczema and psoriasis. Apparently, it helps the skin condition because the fish clear away the dead skin and allow new skin to grow. Its not cheap but its definitely worth the experience so I’ll be back to feed more fish. And that whole body thing is really calling out to me…
Have a good weekend, all!
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Wahahaha…eh, you do realise that more fish at your feet = the MORE DEAD SKIN you have?
Didn’t know about the whole body bit, but I’m intrigued too…which reminds me, it’s about time to go back there and have another go! heehee…
Lucky these fishes don’t provide facial. Kalau tidak, those facial spas can bungkus liao
If for whole body, the crevices how?
You just paid 38 bucks to feed fish!
Man, I gotta try this out when I’m back. Bet my dry calloused feet will be very the laku
Eh, I have ezcema… I wanna try it out if it will help!
I love it!! Not the suspended phone service of course, but the fish treatment! Would definitely try it when visit KL next time!
You should sign up for autobilling…heh heh…that’s what I did with my phone bill. But streamyx I still go online to pay.
As for the fish feeding on dead skin, I’m game! I have tons of dead skin to feed them! Come!! I saw it in Singapore too, but daren’t try, but you know, you have convinced me totally!
Hehe.. can’t believe that you forgot to pay your bill, PB.. you so organised and all.
Those fishies look ticklish. Wanted to try but was thinking I’m so ticklish, I’d probably fall into the pool from my laughter.
Beetrice: Yep! I wanted them to eat ‘em all! Must get my RM38 worth ma
Pablo: Hmm.. next on their cards perhaps?
Tummythoz: I’ll let you know once I try it! LOL…
Tine: Yes I know… felt silly but hey its one of those things you gotta do!
Rinnah: Apparently it does so let us know yes?
Andie: Do try it! Its quite an experience.
Giddy Tigress: I don’t like the idea of auto billing because I can’t check my bills but maybe I should or the next thing to be cut will be my electricity!
Cheesey: I USED to be organized. Not anymore unfortunately
They are worth trying la… take TM and see hehe….
Do u know how much it cost in Singapore? pls reply asap ^^
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