Something Fishy.....

We returned from Langkawi the day after Christmas. We spent a day or so relaxing, opening gifts and playing X-Box. Since the big boys had just 10 days left here, though, we didn't want to waste much time...there was still much to see and we wanted to give them the full experience. Plus there were just a few things Phil had yet to see because we frankly saved them so we could get the maximum entertainment value. For us. One of these little excursions was the Fish Spa.


At the Fish Spa, there are three long tanks set up that are filled with a whole bunch of very benign looking guppyish fish. They swim around looking, well, benign. The truth is, these little critters are suckers for dead skin. Literally. According to Ancient Asian Lore; as in, 'We figured this out last year, we think on a Tuesday;' there is great value in sticking your feet in the water amongst these little cuties and letting them eat the dead skin off your feet. (Personally, I am of the opinion that the greatest value is to the people who charge the 30 bucks a pop to partake, but whatever.) It serves as an exfoliation, massage, and soul cleansing experience. For us, it was a spectator sport.


The boys are extremely ticklish, especially Matt. Since I stuck my feet in the very same water last summer, I knew how tickly this little endeavor is. We armed ourselves with the camera, promised the boys a good time and took them to the Spa. It was hilarious. At first, neither of them could keep their feet inside the water for more than a couple minutes. They giggled and laughed and had all the people in the room laughing right along with them.



They managed, finally, to keep the ol' size 13's in the water for the requisite half hour. Requisite because we pre-paid for the experience. They conceded that it felt pretty good - a little weird, but not intolerable. They pulled their freshly exfoliated feet out of the water and we headed back out. It was quite the experience for both of them; one we all agreed ya just can't find in the States...