Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts

Friday, May 18, 2012

Dee, Bwa Bwei

"Are your family still traditional Chinese?"
Kalimat itu terlontar dari salah salah teman keturunan Filipina. Kalimat sederhana tapi membuat Dee tertegun sebentar, "Apa itu chinese tradisional? Apa Dee termasuk? Apa yang menjadikan seseorang itu tradisional atau modern?", memang dasar tukang pikir, kelamaan mikirin jawaban di otak daripada menjawabnya.

"Hmm.. What you mean with the traditional means for? I don't know when the chinese be called as traditional or modern", kalimat itu terucap dan dalam hati masih berpikir, gimana sih seseorang dikatakan masih tradisional atau modern??

"Traditional chinese usually know about the tradition, do you know BWA BWEI?, I wanna to try it"

"Yes, I know bwa bwei", kemudian terjadi perbincangan panjang lainnya, tapi potongan percakapannya cukup sampai disini aja yah.

Kembali soal traditional chinese atau modern chinese, menurut Dee pribadi, Dee juga tidak tahu kapan seseorang disebutkan traditional chinese, atau modern chinese. Modern chinese katanya diidentikkan dengan orang Cina yang sudah tidak memegang tradisi, udah tidak tahu tradisi apapun tentang kebudayaan Cina, dan sudah menanggalkan atribut yang berhubungan dengan chinese tetapi dia masih keturunan chinese. Sedangkan traditional chinese diidentikkan dengan keturunan chinese yang masih memegang kebudayaan chinese, mengerti dan selalu mengamalkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dalam berbagai aspek kehidupan.

Menurut Dee pribadi, analagi itu tidak sepenuhnya tepat tapi ada benarnya. Dee sendiri keturunan Chinese, tahu beberapa budaya Chinese, tapi tidak melakukan budaya chinese, jadi termasuk dalam kategori yang mana? Bingung juga kalo akan dikategorikan. Menurut Dee kembali, bila seseorang keturunan Chinese dan tidak tahu sama sekali kebudayaan dan apapun yang berhubungan dengan chinese, s/he is not a chinese anymore. Soal masih keturunan dan berperawakan chinese, kita menjadi manusia seutuhnya bukan dari perawakan, tapi karena isi otak. Sorry buat yang tersinggung, just my opinion. CMIIW.

Ngomongin soal Bwa Bwei (擲筊), ini merupakan salah satu tradisi chinese sebagai ramalan sederhana, untuk menanyakan kepada dewa apakah kebijakan atau keputusan yang akan diambil nanti tepat atau tidak. Pertanyaan biasanya tentang keluarga, keuangan, kesehatan, karir dan love. Biasanya orang tua akan melakukan bwa bwei ketika anaknya akan menikah, bertanya kepada para dewa apakah calon menantunya sudah tepat atau belum, apakah pacar anaknya akan menjadi suaminya atau tidak, apa sakit yang diderita akan sembuh atau tidak, apakah keputusan yang diambil merugikan atau tidak. Berbagai pertanyaan bisa ditanyakan, sesuai dengan keinginan kita.

Bwa Bwei dilakukan dengan melempar bwei, bwei terbuat dari kayu berbentuk bulan sabit biasanya berwarna merah atau cokelat. Kedua bwei ditempelkan di dada dengan sikap anjali, kemudian berdoa atau menyatakan niat dalam hati, setelah itu bwei dilemparkan untuk mengetahui apakah dewa akan menyetujui atau tidak.

Bwa Bwei (擲筊)

Selain itu, bwa bwei sering digunakan setelah melakukan Tiew Wen Chiam, yaitu  fortune sticks yang biasa di-shake hingga satu buah stick keluar dan berdasarkan simbol atau nomor pada stick, kemudian akan diambil satu ramalan/renungan dari rak ramalan, dan dikonsultasikan pada seorang 'guru/sifu' tentang ramalan tersebut. Biasanya setelah mendengar nasehat atau arahan dari sifu, dilanjutkan dengan Bwa Bwei untuk menanyakan atau meminta izin kepada para dewa apakah itu patut dilakukan, atau benar adanya.

Wen Chiam, fortune stick

Pertanyaan dari Bwa Bwei biasanya berupa Yes No Question dengan jawaban iya atau tidak. Bila kedua bwei tertutup artinya permintaan tidak disetujui/ditotal dianggap sebagai No. Bila kedua bwei terbuka diartikan sebagai dewa tertawa terhadap permintaan atau pertanyaan Anda. Untuk keputusan yang disetujui, bwei harus satu terbuka dan satu tertutup. Dengan teori probabilitas, kemungkinan jawaban Yes atau No adalah 50:50, so just your luck~! :)

No

Laughing

Yes

Boleh percaya atau tidak, tetapi ini adalah satu satu tradisi chinese yang sudah ada sejak dahulu. So, ingin mengetahui peruntungan Anda sekarang? Bwa Bwei mungkin bisa menjadi pilihan, try your luck with bwa bwei.




Sunday, November 8, 2009

Beautiful n health spa

Feeling drained due to hard work that saps your mind and energy? Perhaps it's time to pamper yourself with a spa treatment.

Spa is an abbreviation of solus per aqua, which means health by or through water. However, it has developed to include massage and other salon and body care treatments.

While in 15th century Egypt the spa was part of the world of doctors and medicine, the modern spa is synonymous with the beauty parlor and provides body and health care in great comfort. Spas offer holistic treatments that cover body massages, body scrubs, whitening masks, aroma therapy, milk baths and music.

Spa treatments usually take between one and a half and two hours for massage, body scrub, bathing and soaking in refreshing spices. Spa treatments have a lot of benefi ts as they smoothen, tighten, whiten and nourish the skin, relax the muscles and detoxify the body.

The spa in modern times is an oasis for women and men who crave beauty and health. Spa treatments are not exclusively for high-income earners but are also coveted by many middle income earners, although most may fi nd them beyond their budget. Spa treatments have indeed become a new lifestyle.

Many spas have mushroomed in the country's major cities, including one established by the Martha Tilaar Group, which operate many branches through a subsidiary, PT Cantika Puspa Pesona (CPP). The company now owns 68 spa centers both in Indonesia and abroad, such as in Greece, Japan and Ukraine, franchised or owned by the company under the name Salon & Day Spa.

To appear beautiful, attractive and fresh is the dream of every woman and this is the platform on which Martha Tilaar's business is based. It is able to harmoniously unite physical and inner beauty using the ancient Javanese practice of combining physical treatment with meditation and bio energy, which encompasses aroma and other therapies.

The Martha Tilaar Group offers various spa treatments, such as body scrub malih warni (change of skin color), Dewi Sri Spa, Sekar Sari Spa and Dara Putih aromatic milk spa.

"Apart from offering physical beauty, our spas also make the body fresh and more relaxed with aroma therapy," said one of the therapists.

Personalized service and a comfortable atmosphere are also offered by Reggia Spa Sanctuary, which is located in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. It understands the unique and different needs of every individual and strives to meet their demands.

It specializes in the medical spa. It is very similar to most spas except that the therapists have basic medical knowledge. It is a solution for physical care using a non-surgical method and the world's premium brands, sophisticated technology and fi ve-star service to ensure customer satisfaction.

Unlike in the US and Europe, the medical spa concept is not very common in Indonesia.

"Supervision by professional doctors is required to monitor a customer's condition during and after treatment to see the progress of the treatment and to provide solutions should there be problems," said one of the doctors at such a medical spa.

Beauty treatment ala salon and a la hospital is nowadays inseparable in some spas. It is part of today's lifestyle. This is also provided by Susan Waine, which specializes in obesity, which all women in the world fear.

Susan Waine provides the most effective service and solution for obesity. If you want to slim down in areas around the stomach, thighs and arms, Susan Waine has the solution. It has a sophisticated analyzing machine made in Italy that can precisely analyze the physical care required by a customer.

Supported by a computerized system and renowned French and Italian products, Susan Waine provides slimming solutions without pain, or drastic loss of excessive fat or fl uid. Clients do not have to live on excessive or rigid diets that can have a negative effect on their health.

A professional trainer will personally guide you during your fi tness hours using the latest equipment so that there is no risk of pain or sprain. Susan Waine also has various classes, such as aerobics, yoga, tai chi, Pilates, hip hop, salsa and gymnastics for pregnant women. After a class, a customer is pampered with sauna and steam facilities.

As a one-stop treatment center, Susan Waine provides the most complete services for customers in Jakarta. After a workout, clients do not have to go home with wet hair because Susan Waine has a beauty and hair salon as well. Through the hands of a professional therapist using renowned French brands, the customer is once again fresh and in high spirits.


Contributor : Burhanudin Abe, The Jakarta Post