Thursday, January 22, 2009

Mandi Bunga or Floral Bath

I read in a magazine once that floral bath is good for you as it can refresh your mind and body. I’ve heard of it before but have never tried it before. Well, I have tried it at the spa but they don’t really use a lot of flowers. I’m curious and interested to try it myself.
D-I-Y at home experiment.

I found so many websites with different techniques to prepare for mandi bunga. Some are a bit OTT. I’m actually looking for a simple, easy and straight forward technique. Something I can easily do myself at home. I heard it’s good, especially few months before getting married to get good aura.

HOW?
1.Select flowers that are fully bloom. 7 types of flowers such as roses (white and red), jasmine, lilies, purple orchid. You may also choose other types of flowers with nice scent and represent the colours of rainbow.
2. Add kaffir lime leaves( daun limau purut) and pomelo (daun limau bali)if possible.
3.Soak the flower under the sun for about 3 to 4 hours in a glass container. (optional)
4. Soak the flowers in ur tub for 15mins and then jump in to enjoy the bath for another 15 minutes.
5. Take a cold shower to rinse off

Wallaaa...there you go... D-I-Y mandi bunga....

I think I want to try it this weekend...

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Energised @ Energy Day Spa Mont Kiara

I desperately wanted to try a spa in Jakarta but the schedule of my trip was too packed that we didn’t have time for a pampering session. Both my mum and I planned to go to a spa there (we even found the ‘area’ where the good spas are at) but unfortunately, we were too busy shopping that we just couldn’t fit it in our tight schedule. Well, perhaps next time.

So when I came back the first thing on my mind was to spend some time at the spa.
I decided to go back to Energy Day Spa in Mont Kiara. I consider myself a regular there cuz I’ve been there more than 3 times now within 6 months. I really love it there.

I called to make an appointment for a full body spa but unfortunately, their steam room and bath is not working so they can only do body scrub and massage. That’s fine, better than nothing, right?

The body scrub was really good. Sea salt scrub and my body feels silky smooth after the scrub. The body massage was also really good. I was really tired and I fell asleep. By the time I got up from the sleep it was almost over. I wish they do 2 hours or 3 hours massage, that would have been fantastic!

I went for the massage on Tuesday and it’s Thursday today. I already feel like going back for another round of massage. I love the place, it's really cozy and the view is nice overlooking the pool of the apartment next to the spa.
Joe prefers the Ampang branch. Well, it's bigger there and also nice there with nice view but I personally feel that the therapist in Mont Kiara is better.

Anyways,
I’m addicted to this. I want a job doing this everyday. That would be perfect..

After spa, we had dinner at the restaurant downstairs called Bijou. I love the food there so much. Be sure to try the grilled prawns starter and also try their Seabass. It’s really to die for…

I love this…