Comments on: Massages & Virgin Coconut Oils

By: Mary-Ann Evangelista

Mary-Ann Evangelista — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:59:56 +0000

Grabee! Nakakatawang experience talaga! I had to read it to my husband again. He was laughing, too. Salamat for sharing.
When we went back home before, we never had a chance to try spa
massages at all. But, we got lucky our cousin was a massage therapist. So, after gala, she gave us free massages. Aside from her skills, it was thanks also to her Omega stuff mixed with this green oil thing. Very relaxing! nakakamiss…

By: Myra P.

Myra P. — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:50:39 +0000

oops, forgot to mention that this place is open 24 hours!

By: Myra P.

Myra P. — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:46:05 +0000

Hi sandy and chinachix, the name of the Korean Spa is La Sema and it’s on Malugay street in Makati. I don’t have their phone number or exact address with me now but will post it as soon as I do. If you can’t wait, drive by and check out the place yourself. It’s located in a small compound with lots of parking, restos and believe it or not, a driving range on the upper floor. The whole area over the parking is netted. It’s actually quite cool :)

Hopefully, all the massages will be available by now; some weren’t when i went because they were newly opened. Try to go on off-hours during the week bec, as one of the therapists there told me, it gets so packed that it looks like an el shaddai rally. I think she was exaggerating, lol, but you get my drift.

And, consider yourself warned: the Koreans walk around buck naked. In the common areas, we were given pink top-and-tee sets, but in the ladies area… Man, I saw all shapes and sizes, hehe. Like true pinays, we wore bathing suits in the suana and jacuzzi.

By: Chinachix

Chinachix — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:23:17 +0000

Myra P.

What is the name and location of the Korean spa?

By: sandy

sandy — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:43:35 +0000

Myra P. what’s the name of this Korean spa in Makati?

By: Myra P.

Myra P. — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:07:23 +0000

MM, no need to leave the Phils for the best massages!

The best I ever had was at Mandala in Boracay, hands down! I had a papaya-pineapple body polish that included: your own beautiful and QUIET cabana, a foot bath/scrub, fresh warm papaya/pineapple mush slathered allover, a banana leaf wrap ala suman, a facial while you’re wrapped up, a flower bath (just like MM’s) with a lovely kalamansi slush drink, an exceptional whole body massage, and a hot cup of tea on your veranda post-massage. We left the place limp as over-cooked noodles, but glowing from the fruit wrap. The experience was extremely world-class. The only bummer was having to get on a bumpy tricycle to go back to our resort… The 2.5+hr service was totally worth the $99… Check out http://www.mandalaspa.com.

In Makati, there’s a new Korean spa that’s delicously insane, with aromatherapy saunas, “flavored” jacuzzis, an ice room, small caves for sleeping, all the types of massages you want… I couldnt belive it when i heard about it, but i went with my sister and ended up staying for almost 7 hours (you can stay for up to 10 hours). And their food (in a resto inside the spa), is really yummy and authentic, and cheap too!

By: goodtimer

goodtimer — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:33:11 +0000

soo funny, i had to send this article to my spa-addicted girlfriends.

By: MRJP

MRJP — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:53:46 +0000

Hehehe….. you made me laugh, MM. Thanks! :)

By: CecileJ

CecileJ — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:57:32 +0000

Heeheehee! I can see you with your mga tuhod poking out of bougainvillea and kalachuchi strewn water and with a scowl on you face! They should adjust naman the treatments for males and put in more macho stuff in the water…like seaweeds or something?

By: Mila

Mila — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:09:04 +0000

I’ve had the massage at San Benito several times, their VCO oils are very nice, I love those bottles (accidentally smashed on one my kitchen floor two years ago, full of oil. I mourned the loss of the oil more than the damage to my kitchen tiles!!!!). Cooking or using VCO can be a matter of taste. It tends to leave a “macaroon” flavor to everything, so use sparingly. There are a few cookbooks that use VCO in lieu of regular cooking oil. I think it’s best used in foods that have a local flair to it, and mixed with local vinegars, makes a good vinaigrette.

Salt scrubs are good skin exfoliants, but not everyone likes them. My worst massage experience took place in Bali, not the Four Seasons, and likewise had one of the best massage/spa experiences in another spa in Ubud/Bali. With yogurt, and yes, MM, the flowers in the bath experience. I kind of like a bath filled with rose petals.