getting on the Dodgers bandwagon

 I haven't been a big baseball fan for a long while. And I definitely have never been a Dodgers fan.

 

But I am making an exception for the time being, at least as long as the Dodgers are still alive in the post season.

 

The current Dodgers playoff run is the main sports story in LA right now. A good number of my clients and friends are Dodgers fan.

  

So I have decided to jump on the Dodgers bandwagon.



Murals

I met up with my friend Brian this morning for coffee. We had coffee at a café in the arts district. The name of the district speaks for itself. It's an artsy colorful place.

 

 

My white striped black shirt and black shorts stood out in contrast to the colorful and curvy images on the wall.   

 

Brian

From a distance and from a certain angle, Brian actually did look like he was part of the mural. He blended in.

 

 If you like murals and you are in LA, go check out the arts district. There are plenty of murals for anyone to see.

I wasn't in an artsy mood this morning when I got dressed. This black outfit is sort of my equivalent to a black business suit. I was thinking about business and not about fun. I didn't have any fun clients scheduled for today, so I chose to wear what I wore.

san pedro

 I was in San Pedro last Thursday. I never had a client before who lived in San Pedro. San Pedro is the name of the area around the port of Los Angeles.

 

 

 

I hadn't been in San Pedro in quite a while. The port of LA is the major industry there. Away from the harbor, there are residential neighborhoods. The neighborhood where my client lives is a working class neighborhood. The area has quite a different feel about it than other parts of LA.

 

I wore a simple black outfit. When I meet a client for the first time, I like to keep things basic and lowkey. I also wanted to look athletic and professional. That is why I chose the outfit that I did.

 

 

A friend of mine referred me to the client. She was there to introduce me to the client, who is her friend. She and I spent some time around the harbor after the massage session.

The smell of industrial sea water was surprisingly invigorating. I enjoyed my time there. I will definitely visit the area in the future for some sight seeing. My job has taken me to places that I otherwise would not go to. I "discovered" a new place to explore in LA.

Vincent Thomas Bridge

new friend

Just hanging out in the city with a new friend. 

 

 

It was a workday for me. But I had time to hang out in the morning with my friend.

 

What to wear?

 

I picked an outfit that was both casual for socializing and professionally appropriate for my job. I think I pulled it off.

 

cool pastels

And now the tale of my latest adventure in modeling.

 

Sorry, this was no where near as exciting as my recent massage therapy adventure (please read my previous post).

Here I was, doing my best impromptu runway strut. We got lucky that this makeshift runway was set up. We showed up at the right place and at the right time.

 

This colorful pastel shirt is the latest creation from Meagan. It goes well with a shorter shorts like the one that I had on. I don't recommend wearing baggy cargo shorts or long basketball shorts with it.

tantric yoga

More tales of my adventures in massage therapy...

 

My clients come in all different shapes, sizes, occupations, and whatever else you can imagine.

 

One of my clients is a yoga instructor. More specifically, he practices tantric yoga. I have been working on him for a several months now.

Kind of odd you might think: a yoga instructor needing massage therapy. You would think that he gets all the therapy that he might need and want from yoga itself. Whatever the case, I am happy to have him as a client.

All of our previous sessions have been done at his home. But the other day, he wanted me to come to his studio instead.

 

I definitely got the chance to see tantric yoga in action. It is an interesting concept. Looked like it was a lot of fun.

 

He tried to convince me to sign up for one of his classes.

I was just a spectator this time. Maybe I will take him up on his offer in the future.

 

Also, watching the tantric yoga session gave me an idea. Maybe I should start offering tantric massages as part of my repertoire of services. Then again, that might not be such a good idea. I feel a bit dirty just thinking about it.

 

 

I went from witnessing tantric yoga to babysitting another client's child. Sort of, about the babysitting, I had to wait for the stay-at-home parent to put her kid to nap before working on her. It was quite a contrasting experience.

 

I'm Bad

Are you a fan of Michael Jackson's music?

 

One of my clients is. In fact, during a few of our sessions, she played the Michael Jackson soundtrack on her stereo while I massaged her. I had to listen to the stuff while I worked on her. No matter. I moved my fingers to the beat of "I'm Bad" and whatever else was playing.

For most of my clients, massage time is quiet time. But sometimes the stereo is on, softly playing some easy listening radio station.

 

Anyway, I have this Michael Jackson t-shirt stored away in my closet. Although I'm not a Jackson fan, I kept it because it has a cool retro kind of look.

 

 

I found the right occasion to wear the t-shirt. I wore it the other day to a session with the client who is the Michael Jackson fan. By the way, this client lives in a very nice apartment overlooking a pedestrian mall in Santa Monica.

 

 

She got a kick out of it. She loved that I wore the shirt during our session. That was what really mattered to me, a happy customer.

 

 

 

I covered up the shirt after I left her place. I didn't want other people to think that I was an actual Michael Jackson fan.