Krabi

Spent last weekend at Krabi and went for body massage by the same masseur for 2 consecutive days. The far end of the Krabi beach is lined with several massage shops each occupying a large open sided attap hut with wooden flooring and lined with 2 long neat rows of mattresses. Each shop also provides the customer with a deck chair to relax at the shady beach before and after the massage as well as free pineapples and coffee.

I settled for this middle-age motherly looking masseur. As I laid downward on the mattress I became totally relaxed as the massage progressed. The masseurs chit chatted softly amongst themselves in melodious Thai whispers whilst the light cool sea breeze touched my bare body like silk. When massaging my leg the masseur let it rest on her lap. In an instance I imagined myself as a baby amongst a few other babies being put to sleep by their mothers whilst they engaged in soft housewife chatter. The world was so safe, so secure, so serene.