It Is All In Your Mind

It Is All In Your Mind

 

It was Angkor Wat town Siem Reap, Cambodia. Amazing place. Extremely friendly people.

I returned to my hotel after rather exhausting trip to millennium old temple complex. As I was walking by hotel reception, a young pretty and petit girl asked me, "Sir, full body massage?"

Having heard not so good things about body massage in South East Asia, I smiled and said, "No. Thank you."

"Sir, it is complimentary from the hotel. Please don't miss this experience" she continued.

I said rather firmly, "Miss. Thanks but no thanks. I rather take hot bath in petal cover tub in my room."

She was insistent & continued, "Sir, you are my first customer today. Hotel pays me per customer I serve. Please!!"

I could not say no to that innocent face.

She took me to the massage room. There was a mattress on the floor covered with glow white sheets.  Cambodian soft music; hardly audible volume was playing. Refreshing incenses candle was burning in the corner.  She gave me loose fitting gown to slip into.

As I lay on the mattress, she started her work. The ambience and her soft hand were magical. The hour long massage is another story. 

Towards end of the session, she took my head in her lap and started massaging my scalp.

"Did I do something wrong?" She asked, "Why are you crying?"

I did not answer. I simply got up, gave her rather good tip and started walking out.

Bewildered look on her face compelled me to tell her,

"As you were massaging my scalp, I remembered the massage that my late mother did when I was a small child”

It is all in your mind!!