Shiatsu massage- Indonesian style

Because of all the stress of not having water, and because I love massages I went Tuesday after school to a place that performs shiatsu massage. It is a form of Japanese massage (originating from the Chinese).The oriental goal of any traditional Chinese medicine (and its Japanese counterparts) is basically to bring about a balance of forces (yin and yang) in the body, and thus to help the body to heal itself. This is accomplished by reestablishing the flow of Qi (Chi). In more modern English, we are more inclined to say that Shiatsu is used to create a general sense of well being and relaxation. It is useful in bringing relief caused by certain conditions that range from generally poor health, or stress, to specific injuries. Sounds great! First thing, the young lady spoke NO ENGLISH, and my bahasa still remains quite limited. Second she held up a pair of shiny yellow satin clown pantaloons for me to put on. I quickly vetoed that idea. All was going well until she "greased" my back, climbed up, hung an a railing and proceeded to use me like a slip-and-slide. She kept gliding back and forth and I couldn't help but laugh. I wasn't laughing though, when she next jumped up and down on my back a few times. Then I thought I was a human trampoline. I quickly learned the Bahasa word for hurt - SAKIT - I used it quite a bit. However, when all was done, I did feel sooooo much better. Now I can face waterless Cirebon again.