Whole Lot of Nakedness

This is a weekend of new experience.

First, there's the breakthrough in swimming that I am ecstatic about. Then there's the concert where I'd fear for my life. And today, for the first time ever, I'd see some of my closest girl friends in their total naked glory during our first visit to a Korean Spa (I mean, why else would we walk around naked?)

After filling our tummy with food at Galleria in K-town, us five girls drive to Century Spa on Crenshaw and Olympic. In Korean spa, everyone walk around butt naked and all the massage tables are in one room; this is the first time for four of us. I always thought it'd be really weird to see my girl friends naked or being naked and be seen by my girl friends, especially since I know some of these girls before we reached puberty. After locker room and shower, only wearing our birthday suits, we go into the jacuzzi while waiting for our turns to be massage. Strangely, it is not weird at all. When I see my girl friends without clothes, there's no weirdness or anything about it. It's as if I am seeing them with their regular t-shirt and jeans, except it's "there's __inser_name__ and she's naked. Ok, whatever." Maybe I've matured and less bashful now or maybe I am just desensitized by all the nakedness in the gym locker room.

We've requested the Marine Layer Treatment, which is a complete-from head to toe-treatment. It includes milk scrub, exfoliate, facial, hair wash, oil massage, and a few others. I thought milk scrub will be luxurious. Instead, the Korean lady use some sort of grainy glove and RUB EVERY INCHES of my body with it. I thought my skin is going to fall off and I am going to bleed all over the massage table. All the treatments after that are more soothing and gentler.

If you want to get the most bang for your money (in term of treatments), Korean Spa is definitely the way to go. However, I prefer typical American/European Spa. The amenities in American spa (such as Four Seasons, Glen Ivy, Burke Williams, etc) are usually very luxurious and massage are perform in rooms with soothing music and dim light. Usually after a visit to those American Spa, I feel like a million bucks. They charge twice or more than Korean spa, but I think it's totally worth it.