A NEW job designation called “back-scratching therapist” has emerged in China’s south-eastern city of Shenzhen, Sin Chew Daily reported.
Clients are billed 300 yuan (RM180) per hour. They can choose from two types of services offered: “scratching” or “tickling”.
“Scratching” involves gentle gestures to help clients relax and fall asleep.
As for “tickling”, the more distinct sensation is meant to help people release their stress and emotions.
The business was started by a 32-year-old man who was inspired by the childhood memory of his father rubbing his back to help him sleep.
Now, his two shops in Shenzhen could generate more than 100,000 yuan (RM59,800) in total monthly revenue.
Both locations have already recouped their initial investments, taking only about two months to break even, he said.
> A woman in Anhui, China, blocked an elevator door with a chair to enjoy its air conditioning, preventing other residents from using the lift, China Press reported.
Dressed in a T-shirt and slippers, the woman was seen scrolling through her phone while sitting on the chair.
Other residents, who thought that the lift was out, had to take the stairs to get to their homes.
After discovering the situation, some of the residents reported it to their property management, but the woman was unfazed.
She finally moved after the police were called.
CCTV footage of her inconsiderate act sparked public outrage.
> A social media post by a woman seeking help from medical professionals to interpret her spinal X-rays led to a fake doctor demanding nude images of her, China Press reported.
The woman, who is from Beijing, was contacted by a supposed doctor who offered her a free consultation.
The impersonator claimed he needed to evaluate her overall posture and instructed her to take a topless photo of herself.
However, the woman was quick to lodge report about the suspicious social media account.
The dubious “doctor” has since been apprehended by the police.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
