{"id":313,"date":"2015-06-23T10:06:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T15:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/phnom-penh-cambodia-2015\/?p=313"},"modified":"2015-06-23T10:19:34","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T15:19:34","slug":"knock-knock-is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house-or-in-the-fish-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/phnom-penh-cambodia-2015\/2015\/06\/23\/knock-knock-is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house-or-in-the-fish-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Knock knock, is there a \u201cdoctor\u201d in the house or in the fish tank?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Everyone likes a good massage! One time, my cousin from Seattle suggested me that I should get my feet wet in Cambodia, literally. He told me I should go find a fish tank at the local market in Siem Reap and dip my feet, so the fishes can \u201ceat\u201d it. I don\u2019t know if he was talking about fishes or piranhas, but according to him, these fishes eat the dead cells living in your foot. He said it feels more like a massage and you are getting the benefit for your feet. I was totally up for it, because the word \u201cmassage\u201d excites me enough. Once I arrived to the night market of Siem Reap, they were variety of local markets offering fish massage in front of the booth. I saw a foreign lady with a French or Swedish accent chilling on the fish tank like it is no tomorrow. \u00a0She seemed so relaxed while a school of fishes nibbling her feet. I was excited to take the opportunity that I immediately slapped the two dollars to the owner’s hand. The moment I almost placed my feet in, those fishes look extremely hungry. I was nervous and fearful that I started with my pinky toe. One of the fish bites my toe, and I was hopping my butt off the bench. I was truly scared now. I dipped my feet one or two seconds at the time. My \u201cgood\u201d friends with an East-Asian accent grabbed my knees and held down my leg against the bottom of the tank. Next thing I know, they were swarm of fishes nibbling my hairy ankle and feet as if it was a Chinese buffet. I know for sure, my Cambodian flesh was not in the menu, so I jumped out again and shook all crazy. My two \u201cgood\u201d friends were laughing their butt off. My \u201cgood\u201d friends were so generous that they recorded me while I was freaking out. Then she asked the owner to take a quick photo of me with her and her friend. I\u2019m like \u201cH\u201d to the \u201cNO\u201d. I grabbed the side pole tight like a teddy bear, because I\u2019m scare she might dumped me to the fish tank. After 30 seconds of \u201ctug-of-war,\u201d she finally dragged me to sit next to her by the fish tank and I was fidgeting my body while the owner was taking a picture of us. He told me to hold still and I told him to take the photo faster! They all laughed. It was not a cool experience, but it was fun experience overall. The two ladies said a farewell to me formally in the Cambodian bow. Now, I was alone sitting in the tank by myself and trying to man up. It took me 15 minutes to get used to it, and I was started to feel the massage. Just to let know, I am extremely ticklish, but I\u2019m glad I manage to resist the tickles from the fishes nibble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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