My Feet Should Be Killing Me But ...

Category: Randomly

If the magnitude 6.7 Taiwan earthquake disrupted internet activities as noted in neighborly sites (meaning regional Asian) these past few days, I didn't notice it. For me, it was the usual suffering with dial-up courtesy of my oftentimes regretfully crappy internet provider that became a little bit more, so I'm used to it.

As I speak, my connectivity is still tantamount to a drunken crawl, like 3 tablespoons per minute, which is just as well. Because now is a great time as any to pick up one's bearings after all that holiday mad-rush which one would find literally painful to the shoulders and feet.

Which is why Luisa, our faithful home helper and companion, who has magical hands for the good of achy feet, is a God-send this morning. With Vicks VapoRub and light but deft fingers, she majorly relaxed what felt like knots at my lower extremities with her touch. In theory, I think that she's got it all quack-doctorly in how she perceives these aches and pains to come about. 'Ma'am, it's all 'lamig' (chill)' concentrated on your feet!'. Whatever, she and her magical hands are the perfect antidote for an over-tired, over-partied, and over-eaten holiday reveler and I told her that. Which is good because the smile that brought about secures that I will be getting just as much relief for post New Year merry-making shoulders and feet.