Straps

These 2 are no ordinary straps. They are made use of Chinese acupuncture (中醫針灸), a topic I fall head-over-feet-ly these days. When worn on specific parts of the body, it is said that certain discomfort or symptoms of disease could be relieved without any side effects as we used to face during medication.

I bought these little things out of curiosity a few years ago. They were highly recommended by a friend of mine who used to have special interest in alternative healings, and who, by twist of fate, became my latest working partner in the magazine.

Time has changed. We are no longer partner now because to our disappointment the magazine has been folded lately. Losing a job may not be a bad thing, losing an opportunity to work closely with a talented and beautiful person, however, is surely a pain waiting for one to heal.

Pain. It is something we tend to avoid or run away from. However, pain is part of life, part of being human, as are office politics, relationships, love and hate; those make up life and make it whole.

I still remember they were not a bargain. Each cost more than $100, and they were rare stuff- not easy to be found in common dispensary. The light-brown strap, which is for PMS & menstrual problem, was a gift from my friend. After trying on it, I then bought the green strap. They look very similar, but are different in the degree of treating the specific symptoms they separately target. The green one, looking surprisingly stylish when wearing on the palm, is for curing/lessening the pain and irritation caused by headache. It is also said to be able to lift one’s spirit.

The 2 straps look like fashion, and fashion doesn’t last, and so my fancy for them soon diminished and they ended up idling in my corset for years.

Though they are comfortable, they will definitely leave you dark spots after removing it from your skin, as if someone had hit and punched you in your face! It is a good idea that I take a snap shot next time to show you how it looks like (I am not wearing it right now).