Glad you liked the massage. And it's good for you, too. How I miss being in China and getting my regular foot massage (I never did care for the other types of massage). By the time they were through pounding and pressing my feet, I was sore but feeling great. As soon as the Olympics are over, think I'll head back to Hong Kong and then into China for a good, long foot massage.

Thank you Mr. Challenger for this blog. It's always wonderful to hear about how people are able to turn their misfortunes around and make the best out what they have. It gives people a new-found sense of hope to hear of what other people are able to do even with their lack of resources. It makes myself appreciate everything alot more now. The more fortunate people should learn to not take everything for granted, even such simple things as seeing and hearing.

Blind Massage Therapists are awesome. They have the
heightened ability to assess trouble spots and administer
effective treatment.

Massage therapy is probably the profession of choice for many blind and physically disabled people in China. When I lived in China, I used to regularly go to them for massages. They were truly the best, and the prices they charged were unbelievably low: $1.5/hour for a "regular" session at their massage clinic, and for $20, you could get a "senior" massage therapist to come to your house to give you an one-hour massage. Of course that was a couple of years ago, but event today, the prices are still very cheap and the massages equally good. Look those people up next time when you are in China. You won't be disappointed!

Thanks for the blog. The world will be a much better place if people can interact at a personal level.

Do you know what is amazing to me about you "patriotic" americans and commentators?? Everytime you guys are outshined, out played or simply out done there always seems to be an excuse..always..i understand your concerns about the chinese' ages but why dont you write about all the american athletes both past and present that has lived and thrived on performance enhancment drugs for years gone and most likely years to come? They have robbed many athletes of medals and robbed them of hearing their national anthem while their flags rise in front of the world. i can speak because i am Jamaican and we see it at every event. The same way that you think that officials are being paid off by the Chinese and they are disgracing the sport it is the exact same way we have felt about you guys for decadessss...check your records, from Flo Jo to Justin Gaitlin "your prized gold medal winners"
We as jamaicans have always been very good sprinters and many of them have been in the shadows of your "drugged up" athletes e.g The Honourabe Merlene Ottey- our bronze queen, thanks to your honest athletes.But, this olympics will be different, i am not sure if you all have run out of money or if you are just scared but do you notice how mediocre the american sprinters performances now are? if you haven't noticed, we sure have..time has finally caught up with you all and you are paying the price- your track athletes has blended in with the pack and is just as mediocre as the man in last place. Finally we will rise and we will break records and the world will see what real natural talent and hard work looks like...Also, why is it that when you all are commentating on an event that your focus is always on the american and not on the best performers?? An american will come 5th in the finals of an event and the emphasis is placed on that runner rather than the winner- regardless of their country of origin?? We understand that you all are Americancs and you love your own but please exercise some professionalism and look beyond your ethnocentric behaviour and commentate on the event...not your athlete

best regards and see you in the finals