"massage"

(wednesday, april 4th)

today i had an experience entitled a massage.....after (again) numerous failed attempts at finding someone who could both perform a massage and document it in english, i gave up.......my back has been bad ona nd off for 4 countries......in 3 of the 4 i tried to get help......without success.......by today, my left side was getting so bad that my arm was numb and my hip felt wrong.....i decided that i didn't care about documentation, i needed my muscles sorted out......so i booked a massage...

now, it came toa grand total of 7$ (including tip), so i really shouldn't complain.....as a massage, being touch, generally feels good or leaves you feeling good, whether it happens to be good or not....

the experience started by the practitioner yelling at me to take my shirt off while sating at me.....why are you staring at me? am i in the wrong place? meanhwile she's yelling at me in hungarian.....finally, she actions for me to remove my clothing.....something i was prepared to do anyway.....so i did it......with her staring at me........and climbed onto the table......now, might i say, this was not a relaxing way to start......in fact, i became quite worried about letting this person touch me....pretty much the opposite of relaxed......and then......she forcefully pulls down my pants.....and yes, i was wearing a belt......and yes, i have hips.....and yes, it was forceful......so there i am......lying ass-en-l'air......vulnerable to the whims of this obviously disgruntled worker....

for the next half hour, she kneaded my back....it was neither good nor very bad......it was neither strong enough to ease my muscles nor gentle enough to relax me.....indeed, it was the strangest massage i have ever had.....and i was actually glad when it was over and i was able to pull up my pants and go on my merry way.......