I went for a hardcore "urut tradisional" today. Done by a 50+ year old Indonesian woman who is married to a Malay. In her house in Gombak.
I paid RM60, but the session lasted no more than 20 minutes. But it was 20 minutes of exquisite pain. "Banyak angin, banyak angin," she kept saying, as I writhed in agony.
I told her I work out in the gym, and as such have all sorts of soreness in my muscles. I asked her if she knew WTF a gym was, and she said her husband too "angkat besi" in a gym. When he stopped, she said, his tummy bloated out and he grew fat.
She doesn't appear to me to stick to a standard procedure. She basically attacks all the parts that produce pain, working them over again and again, and give the unproblematic parts minimal attention. It was obvious she knew what she was doing, and from the way she rubbed you knew she did so with intent, instead of blindly working on them. This is no "wellness massage",
the sort rich tai tais get themselves at Sri Hartamas with scented candles burning and relaxing music. This is therapeutic massage, and it is calculated to induce pain.
She said the session was short because "ini tak boleh paksa", and that I may come back in 3 days if I wish for more.
During the massage one is essentially naked, and she touches everything except the penis and the testicles (but she comes really, really close to them). I felt a little squirmish at the beginning.
I feel so strange now.
lol... to be honest, the rate there isnt so expensive ... that is if u take up in a package... works up to be around rm60 for 1 full hour massage...
ps: i just couldnt understand why sri hartamas must always be related to the word "rich"... if u say desa hartamas and mont kiara, i do agree, but not sri hartamas.... since most of the residents there slaved through their lives to own that house starting from 20 years ago... just a thought, no flaming intentions