freaky fishies

today, i was planning to go to Harbour Front, to go to Mt Faber and get nice, scenic pictures. but noooo it was TOO DAMN HOT. seriously, its like walking out into a desert, with super strong rays slowly burning my skin as i walk :p

so there was a change of plans, and me and kas went to bugis instead.

...and we had our bits of our feet eaten by fish.

heard of the fish spa thingy? it was mentioned in the newspapers not too long ago, where you let fish eat away the dead skin on your feet. kas really really wanted to try it, and asked me to try with her. so... it took some ...persistent asking before i reluctantly agreed...

we had to soak our feet in a lil container of water for 2 minutes, then wipe them clean.. then lower it into the deadly tank of fishies... which are about 1 to 2 cm long :P SHUT UP I KNOW I'M BRAVE.

it seriously didnt help when i saw a skeleton... -just the skeleton- .. of a fish floating around in the tank... it was pecked CLEAN of any flesh :p. its like i'm about to sacrifice my feet to feed some miniature piranhas.. >_> in the end, after tons of insane laughter, and kas trying to force my feet in...

my feet went in.

OH THE PAIN BEYOND PAIN!!

(nah i'm crapping XD) it was VERY ticklish.. it feels like pins and needles when you dont get enough blood to your feet or something. like its kinda numb? i spend a good 5 minutes laughing and giggling... cuz the fish dont exactly latch on to your feet and chew away. it latches on, and swims up a length of your feet, nibbling on its way >_> so imagine how it feels when it does that at the sole of your feet, or in between your toes!! occasionally, i had a lot of giggles... but after 10 minute, i got used to the idea of having fish eat my feet ... and was able to take an interest into watching them nibble my skin away. har har har. and the skeleton? from what i observed, these fish peck away VERY little skin at a time.. cuz there was a dead fish floating around..and after half an hour of pecking at the dead fish, it still looked whole to me.

after 15 minutes, it starts feeling nice.. and you kinda dont wanna get out your feet out of the tub XD kas had a fun time filming my squeamishness. but overall , it was a fun and interesting experience.

the results? well... the fish didnt exactly get to eat the soles of my feet much, i've got my dead skin there still.. but the upper part of my feet has visibly improved, at least where there are brown patches of skin due to wearing shoes to work daily. soooo, for those who wanna try, its a small little shop in Bugis Street, good luck finding it because its nicely hidden at one corner and we only found it cuz we were lost. XD its 12 bucks for half an hour, but no one's watching the clock.

me and kas are gonna drag aarthi there sometime soon, just to watch her squeal etc... maybe tramatise her abit too.. then when alex comes, it'll be his turn. buwahahahaha. i'd include some pics, but all the pictures were taken on kas's cam. perhaps i'll upload them later when i get hold of them ;)