Sei Moh
SEI v. wash
sa' (wash)
MOH n. hair
pom (hair)
Everyone loves sei moh! This is Kuching, Hokkien-speaking gentlemen's most favourite pastime. No, this is NOT done home. It has to be done in a properly licensed premise.
And no, you cannot get your wife to do it for you, sei moh has to be done by someone else, even if it means somebody else's wife.
And yes, there is some art, skills and kang-hu involved. If you do not know what this involved, I suggest you visit one of our Kuching sei-moh salons.
Here is some guide:-
(1) 25 minutes of therapeutic hairwashing involving the use of menthylated shampoo (cooling effect) and scalp massage. Price: RM15-RM20
(2) 25 minutes of upperbody massage - ie shoulders, all the way down to butt crack but STOPS there. Price: included in package (1)
In addition to this:
(3) Ear waxing - 40 minutes of TLC on your ear, involving some titillating/tingling sensation as they poke through your noobs, leaving them feeling refreshed and invigorated. Price: RM20. Warning: Are you medically insured? Risk of rupturing ear membrane is part of the hazard or fun, depending on your general outlook in life.
(4) Facial massage - 40 minutes of applying skin firming sensual oils/cream on face and neck. Price: RM20-RM30. You will be asked for the price you are willing to pay for your vanity. I suggest going for the higher price option. Usually the more expensive chemicals are tested on animal first. Whereas the least expensive ones are first tested on you!
(5) Facial tweezer and squeezing treatment - this, I won't recommend as it's mighty painful. We are men. We are pain adverse, unlike women, who have no appreciation of noxious stimulation in the pursuit of beauty. Price: Don't know, not worth bothering.
(6) And sometimes, if you're lucky, you get to hear interesting conversations in the therapy room between the patrons and the masseurs. Price: Priceless.
And finally, sei-moh doesn't mean you need to have hair. Even baldies are welcome. The service is then called SEI TAU (wash head!).
Authors:
Jeremy-C, Patron saint of Sei Tau.
Sisuahlai, Patron saint of Sei Moh.
P/s: Aunty, now I blog asking people to go for your higher price options, next time JC and I go, can give discount or not? Don't want extras, just discount.
sa' (wash)
MOH n. hair
pom (hair)
Everyone loves sei moh! This is Kuching, Hokkien-speaking gentlemen's most favourite pastime. No, this is NOT done home. It has to be done in a properly licensed premise.
And no, you cannot get your wife to do it for you, sei moh has to be done by someone else, even if it means somebody else's wife.
And yes, there is some art, skills and kang-hu involved. If you do not know what this involved, I suggest you visit one of our Kuching sei-moh salons.
Here is some guide:-
(1) 25 minutes of therapeutic hairwashing involving the use of menthylated shampoo (cooling effect) and scalp massage. Price: RM15-RM20
(2) 25 minutes of upperbody massage - ie shoulders, all the way down to butt crack but STOPS there. Price: included in package (1)
In addition to this:
(3) Ear waxing - 40 minutes of TLC on your ear, involving some titillating/tingling sensation as they poke through your noobs, leaving them feeling refreshed and invigorated. Price: RM20. Warning: Are you medically insured? Risk of rupturing ear membrane is part of the hazard or fun, depending on your general outlook in life.
(4) Facial massage - 40 minutes of applying skin firming sensual oils/cream on face and neck. Price: RM20-RM30. You will be asked for the price you are willing to pay for your vanity. I suggest going for the higher price option. Usually the more expensive chemicals are tested on animal first. Whereas the least expensive ones are first tested on you!
(5) Facial tweezer and squeezing treatment - this, I won't recommend as it's mighty painful. We are men. We are pain adverse, unlike women, who have no appreciation of noxious stimulation in the pursuit of beauty. Price: Don't know, not worth bothering.
(6) And sometimes, if you're lucky, you get to hear interesting conversations in the therapy room between the patrons and the masseurs. Price: Priceless.
And finally, sei-moh doesn't mean you need to have hair. Even baldies are welcome. The service is then called SEI TAU (wash head!).
Authors:
Jeremy-C, Patron saint of Sei Tau.
Sisuahlai, Patron saint of Sei Moh.
P/s: Aunty, now I blog asking people to go for your higher price options, next time JC and I go, can give discount or not? Don't want extras, just discount.
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7 Comments:
wah i miss sei moh & sei tau leh!
As they say - "there's more to Kuching than kolo mee, sarawak laksa and ugly cat statues!"
Hmmmm I may decide to use that in my banner ... so don't steal, steal hor?
muahahaha...you finally found that god-forsaken email!!
hehe, hopefully more bloggers will go sei-tau and sei-moh from now on...and we get comission...hehe
Glad that you are happy for me to include you in the authorship of this article. I don't want to sound as if I know "too much" about Kuching.
After writing this article, I suddenly found my tau very chior. How ar?
sisuahlai : i hear head n shoulders shampoo not bar wor...prolly shold get one on your way home later....muahaha
as for me, i'll go sei-tau on the way home from work :)
wah liao.... got anikuan type of blog. keep up the good work. will go for sei mo and sei tau when in kuching...
Isn't sei moh also referring washing the hair 'down there' ?
Got such service meh?
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