Kungekudala, ndenza i-massage yokuqeshwa kwiklabhu yam yezempilo, iziko elinexabiso eliphezulu kunye ne-cranky, emva kwexesha-i-70's legend ye-tennis njengesithethi sayo. Khange ndijonge isini se-massage ye-massage. Njengendoda ethe tye, ndicinge ngandlela ithile-okanye mhlawumbi ndinethemba nje-lokuba umntu owamkela iindwendwe uza kundinika umabhinqa. Ukukhetha kwam ngokwesondo, kwavela, yayiyindawo yenqanaba: Ukuzivocavoca kwam kunika kuphela i-masseurs yamadoda.
Ndakufumanisa oku xa ndandihamba ndingena kwigumbi lokuthanjiswa elincinci, elikhanyisiweyo, apho ndadibana noHans, into ende eyakhiwe kakuhle eyayibonakala ngathi uneziphatho zesikhumba ukuze azisebenzise ngeempelaveki. Akukho ngxaki, bendicinga, ukuzama ukugcina ndiqinisekile. UHans wayebonakala elungile ngokwaneleyo, kwaye xa wayelayita amakhandlela kwaye eqala i-Enya CD (ngaba umbutho wokuthambisa ufuna ukuba onke amalungu asebenzise umculo ofanayo?), Ndaye ndaqala ukukhukuliseka ndaya kweso silwanyana sikhululekileyo sokwenza umyalezo.
Unyango lwe-Massage, kanye emva kokuzonwabisa kweklabhu yelizwe, iye yaba yi-Starbucks yehlabathi lomzimba. Kuqikelelwa ukuba izigidi ezingama-35 zaseMelika zichitha malunga ne- $ 3 yezigidigidi ngonyaka kutyelelo lweengcali zokuthambisa, zizonke zizigidi ezingama-75 zokundwendwela minyaka le. Kum, kuye kwalingana nokuhamba ngenqwelomoya okanye iimviwo zonyango: Ndithembele kuyo, kodwa ndiqhele ukufuna ukuba inkqubo iphele ngokukhawuleza, kwaye andinakukhathazwa yincoko engenamsebenzi. UHans, nangona kunjalo, wayethetha ngokungaqhelekanga ngendoda eyayiphila ngokubandakanya ukuhlikihla inyama ze. Ndenze konke okusemandleni ukuba ndingamhoyi, kodwa imibuzo ibisiza. Ingaba wenzani ukuphila? Ngaba uyazolula emva kokuzilolonga? Ngaba uyazi ukuba bangqine kangakanani abaxhwili bakho?
Ndimbambe iimpendulo-ndingumbhali kunye nomhlekisi, ngesiqhelo; Bendingazi ukuba ndinabaqweqeshi-ndinethemba lokuba uburharha bam buza kumfaka isidambisi kulwazi lwakhe. Ayenzanga, kwaye uqhubeke encokola njengoko exolela indlela yakhe enyuka emathangeni am, iminwe yakhe idanisa ngendlela eyingozi kufutshane nomhlaba ongagunyaziswanga akukho mntu. Ndabekwa ngokukhululeka xa wayefudukela emagxeni am, ekhuselekile kude neendawo ezisemngciphekweni ezisemazantsi. Ekugqibeleni wandicela ukuba ndijike.
I-flip-over ihlala inamaqhinga, ngakumbi xa yonke into eyahlulahlula kukuvezwa ngokupheleleyo irag ubungakanani beposikhadi. Kodwa ngomxube wobuxhakaxhaka kunye netayile ye-origami, ndikwazile ukujika ngokutyibilikayo. Ngoku uHans wayesebenza kwicala lam elingaphambili, ke wakwazi ukuthetha nam ngqo. Bendingasakwazi ukwenza ngathi andimva. Ndabuthathaka, kwaye uHans wayebonakala ekuqonda oku.
Ke, ngaba ukhe wamodela? UHans wabuza ngokungakhathali, endiphulula isifuba.
Uh, hayi, ndatsho, ndayeka. Hayi ncma. Hayi ncma? Kutheni impendulo yam ishiye kuvulekile ithuba lokuba, ewe, ndenze umsebenzi wokuncedisa kwiphulo lokuprinta likaTommy Hilfiger, andiqinisekanga.
Owu. Ewe, kuya kufuneka ucinge ngayo, waphendula uHans.
Ewe, ewe, ndiza kujonga kuloo nto, nditshilo, ndizibuza ngokuvakalayo ukuba umsebenzi wosuku ozimeleyo uza kundenza ndingafaneleki ekuqokeleleni izibonelelo zokungaphangeli.
Kwaye ke kungenxa yokuba ndiye ndafunda umthetho obalulekileyo wokuthambisa: Ungaze uxoxe ngokudilizwa kwakho, ngaphandle kokuba ufuna ingcebiso ngamakhondo endoda ethambisa ioyile yeJuniper efudumeleyo kwi-midsection yakho. Emva kwempendulo engacacanga evela kuHans kunye nomzuzu wokuthula ungonwabanga, izinto zabonakala zibuyele emgceni, kwaye wafudukela kwi-quads zam. Uye emva koko wabhengeza ukuba uzakuqhubela entloko nasentanyeni. Kulungile, bendicinga, ndivala amehlo am.
Umbuzo olandelayo wandikhuphela ngaphandle-ibhalansi kwakhona. Ungathanda ukukhululwa? UHans ubuzile-inyani.
Um, andiqinisekanga. Yintoni leyo? Ndangxama, ndinethemba lokuba ukukhutshwa kwakuyindlela yakudala awayezolinganisa ngayo i-chakra yam okanye alungelelanise amandla am amabi.
Ewe, abanye abathengi bathanda ukuphulula amalungu esini njengenxalenye yokuthanjiswa kwabo, waphendula ngokuzola uHans ngokungathi wayefunda ngokuvakalayo ebhokisini amanqaku emidlalo yexesha eliphakathi leYankees-Tigers.
Ukuphulula amaphambili-huh. Kwakulixesha elinzima kunye namanenekazi, ukuqiniseka. Kodwa nangona kunjalo, ndandingakulungelanga ukuya kweli nqanaba.
Ewe uphulula amalungu esini, watsho uHans. Ngaba oko kunomdla kuwe?
Ewe, ewe, hayi kakhulu, ndatsho. Kodwa enkosi ngesibonelelo, ndiyacinga.
Engoyiki ukwala kwam, uHans waqhubeka ngokungathi akwenzekanga nto. Kodwa ingqondo yam yayibaleka. Ngaba ikhona into endiyenzileyo ukukhuthaza lo mnikelo, okanye ngaba ibiyinxalenye nje yephakheji yesiqhelo enikwe bonke abathengi abangamadoda (njengohlobo olugqwethekileyo lwasimahla sangaphantsi komntu esinokugqwala irusi)? Ngaba waphula umthetho? Kwaye ngoku ndinyanzelekile ukuba ndimnike incam enkulu? Ndididekile, kwaye ngesiquphe andikhululekanga kwaphela.
I-massage yaqhubeka enye imizuzu eyi-10. Ukugqitywa kwayo, ndaphuma ngokukhawuleza, ndibulela uHans phantsi komoya wam. Ndithathe ishawa ende ndacinga ngokhetho lwam. Ndingakhalaza kubaphathi, ndiyibuyise imali yam kwaye, ngokunokwenzeka, ndifumane amanqaku asisiseko sokuzivocavoca njengentlawulo yengozi yam (iiCliff Bar zasimahla zobomi bonke?). Kodwa emva koko uHans unokugxothwa okanye ahlaziswe ngokomsebenzi. Oko kwabonakala kungqwabalala. Ndikhethe ukungathethi nto.
Ukufika kwam ekhaya, ndakhangela indawo yeWebhsayithi yeBhodi yesiQinisekiso seLizwe yoNyango lokuSebenza kunye noMzimba (i-NCBTMB), engenzi nzuzo enjongo yayo ikukukhuthaza imigangatho ephezulu yokuziqhelanisa nokuziphatha kunye nokuziqhelanisa nokwenza umthambo. Uphando lwam alukhange lukhankanye ukukhutshwa njengomgangatho wangoku okanye inkqubo ecetyiswayo. Kuyabonakala ukuba uHans wayengazisebenzisi iincwadi.
Kwaye ngelixa ukukhutshwa okanye ukuphela kokonwaba kuyinto eqhelekileyo kwiimbombo ezithile zomhlaba wokuthambisa (ii-parlors zaseAsia zidume ngokukhethekileyo), umntu akalindelanga ngokubanzi kumgangatho ophezulu waseManhattan. Mhlawumbi, njengoko unyango lwe-massage luhamba phambili, kunzima nje kwiiarhente ezihlawuliswe ngokulawula iinkqubo zazo ukugcina iliso elibukhali.
Ekugqibeleni, umnikelo kaHans waziva ekhukhumala kwaye ejonge- kodwa ndiyazi ukuba loo nto ayinangqondo kuba, ukuba ibingumfazi othandekayo, ngendijongane nokhetho olunzima. Kwaye ngobulungisa kuHans, kufanele ukuba ndivume ukuba ndiwele kwinkampu ethe tye kodwa eyintombazana: amadoda athi, ngelixa aqinisekile ngobungqingili bethu, atsaleleke kuyilo lwangoku lwekhulu leminyaka, i-opera kunye nebhulukhwe engaphambili. Ukuba sisebenzisa igama elithi ibhulukhwe engaphambili, bubungqina bokuziphatha gwenxa ngokwesini ekubonakala ngathi sikukhupha. Inxalenye yokuqwalaselwa kwendoda engafunekiyo lixabiso esilibhatalayo ngokuba li-gay ngokwaneleyo. Ke, ngelixa umnikelo kaHans wawucengceleza, wandishiya ndifuna ukuzifaka kwi-Dockers ecoliweyo ngelixa ndiphithizela imiphanda yeSchlitz efudumeleyo kwindawo yezemidlalo.
Ndisesejimini, kwaye ndisaqhubeka nokubona uHans, ejinga emnyango wegumbi lokuthambisa. Asidibani ngamehlo, nangona ndicinga ukuba ndiyayiva ilitha lakhe elibandayo. Kukunyaniseka kwam kwindawo yokuzivocavoca endinyanzela ukuba ndijongane nemeko yethu engathandekiyo-ukukhululwa kwe-massage ye-massage kunye nomthengi owayesakuba sisimo sezulu esingonwabisiyo sokuphela okungonwabisiyo.
