Monday, September 28, 2009

In Thailand, Fish Swim...and Give Quality Pedicures Too

-Dinner for breakfast?
-Good evening or good morning?


If you are asking yourselves these questions, then you are suffering from a serious case of jet lag and must occupy yourself with activities which will be sure to awaken every cell in your body. Let's stop over in Thailand to recuperate ourselves.

How privileged we are to be in the safe hands of Uncle Jamie, Aunt Bonnie, cousins Kit and Alex, the lovely zookeepers of 4 dogs, 2 cats, and George, the hornbill!

For lunch, we feasted on tangy pomelo salad, fried sea bass with tamarind sauce, and pad thai at an authentic Thai restaurant - cannot get any better than this for me. Weighed down by the itis, Aunt Bonnie takes us to Phunnee Massage to take advantage of the 4 person for 3 person price deal at the fish spa. Yes, the picture will prove it: after rinsing our feet, we dunked them in the fish tank and in no time, approximately 100 fish called Gara Fish, aka Dr. Fish, went hunting for our dead skin cells. Feels like immersing your feet in a bottle of champagne! Made me think: if fish can provide good skin for the people then business can rethink their bottom-line mentality and be good citizens for the people. Too much of a stretch? Hey, at least we can give props to Mother Nature and her symbiotic relationships.

Stay tuned for meeting with the director of Jaab Design Company and Sister Louise from the Fatima Center, two examplary social businesses in Bangkok...

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