Kartini Asia - An oasis in Town

If you close your eyes, or train them away from the large poster overhead featuring Dawn Zulueta�s, er, back, you can almost forget that you�re in Town Center. The garden is quiet and calm, the ceiling fan in the gazebo rotates lazily overhead, and drops of water from the fountain trickle merrily into the landscaped […]

Escape the Suburbs at Kartini Spa

The going rate for a home service massage is around 250 bucks. So why on earth am I now shelling out almost thrice that amount for a massage? The answer, a take on the classic “location, location, location,” is “ambiance, ambiance, ambiance.” After all, being a massage virgin (I have steadfastly refused to try a […]

Tryin’ out a foot spa at Sawasdee Siam

The Phase 3 branch of Sawasdee Siam, featured here, is no longer operating. But the branch in Phase 1, near Bacolod Chicken House, still seems to be open.

I’ve always been rather proud of my feet. Most Pinoys like to commemorate visits to foreign lands and new places with pictures of themselves standing next to sign […]

What puts the Aaaaaahhh in Aesthetic Science

One of the first things my students said to me when I started teaching in January was, “Maam, hihintayin naming magkatagihawat kayo.“ (To the non-Filipino speaking folks out there, that means, as only high school kids can say it, “We’re just waiting for your face to break out in pimples.”) True enough, a few weeks […]

Mandarine Reflexology Foot & Body Spaaaaaahhh…

While we’re on the topic of all things Chinese, avail yourself of centuries worth of their healing wisdom with a reflexology foot massage from Mandarine. One of our more popular posts, we’ve sent quite a lot of people over to their doors already!