The Spa and the gym. of Mai Khao Dream Natai beach, Phang Nga, Thailand

If a resort can hire more staff like the manager of this spa, it would have so much free word-of-mouth promo.  As I passed by the spa, the manager came to greet and invited me to take photos inside and even got us a brief tour of this spa house by showing a nice view from 3rd floor to the resort.  The manager also recommended their off season spa treatment at just THB950 for 90 minutes and very frank by telling that they needed to keep up with some business in any way, though I told her I was leaving an hour.  She expected people to spread the word for her and so as my appreciative gesture, I need to thank her and post about the spa of this resort.  Most of her, I didn't feel any pushing.

Pure Dining, Pure Fitness, Soho, Central HK

After I sat down and looked at the menu, I hesitated if I should simply order just a drink. The menu emphasized on the calorie, low fat/sodium...etc. on each item. Can't say it's not right as it's a subsidiary restaurant of a fitness center. Hope it's not another True fitness cafe. Turned out it's a little better than True fitness. If the veggie is a bit more chilled in the Caesar's salad and if the pizza dough can be more tender but crispy, though some low fat salad dressing and low fat sausage were used, these 2 dishes can be more appealing.

Chuan Spa, Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Been to the renowned Chuan Spa in HK. They chose Langham Place Hotel in Mongkok and also let it run by Langham. Langham was first managed by its parent group from UK and for sure well run by their parent management. However, it has been changed to another management with new mangers from a country which I can't say here as any comments would be defamatory under their country's tradition. Well, under such new management, some tiny things like gargle, water and even music were cut off. After my friend's furious complaints, such things have been restored but the cleaning is still not in full services. Then my friend is really frustrated and claimed that if it's not a quiet place better than the other gym houses, he wouldn't consider it. I simply told him it will be even quieter. Later on, it will go darker as they need to cut off the electricity; so if he wants a dim place, that's it. Anyway, the decoration and facilities are yet very nice.

1. the swimming pool is on the 42nd floor of the hotel rooftop and with a veiw to its sister commercial bldg. 2. the rinsing corridor before you enter the pool.

3/4. The swimming pool is with some underwater music but was once cut off on the reason that it is too lousy for their guests. When asked if they were avoiding paying music copyright royalty, they of course denied it but then claimed the music volume is not consistent. Don't they know even iTunes has an auto-volume control?

5/6. the jacuzzi - my friend told me he didn't wanna go in as it's not cleaned enough and he even found some dirt on the wall.

7. the reception. 8. the Spa is with some Chinese decoration.

9. the meditation room. 10. the meditation room is with a view to western Kowloon area.

California Fitness or "professional" dancing school

Don't know what kind of this California Fitness is - teaching XXX pole dance! Most of gym houses play a lot of outdated techno music or diva dance pop. That really makes me lose my appetite of going there for years. Now that gym houses go to pole dance. What else can they solicit for business in the next step?