Read the Starait Times Article on JUly 29, 2001:
Traditional masseur goes online to serve clients
> by Reme Ahmad>
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> YOU might want to call Pak Raja the Cyber Massage> Man.
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> With his skullcap, goatee and thick glasses, the> 64-year-old looks out of place in front of a> computer.
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> But this former naval officer runs a website> that advertises his traditional massage services> provided at his home and allows surfers to send in> questions about their health.
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> The questions posted on his website are mostly> from men who have problems like erectile dysfunction> or premature ejaculation.>
> ''I have to give short answers although
> sometimes their problems are complex. It's easie> for them to come and see me for discussions,'' says> Pak Raja who gets an average of 20 e-mail messages day.
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> The answers are typed in by his son, Mr Raja> Kamaruddin, 37, and e-mailed to the sender of the> query, with the same conclusion: Come treat your> problems at the centre.
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> While Pak Raja's peers still advertise their> services in the newspapers, his son gave the masseur> the idea of putting his name on the Internet and> helped him to create the website three years ago.
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> ''My generation doesn't need the Internet, but> people want things done fast now. So today, they can> get me directly by e-mail,'' says the navy retiree> whose real name is Haji Raja Ahmad.
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> Appointments can be made via e-mail, though he> says most people would still call to confirm dates.
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> About 20 per cent of his clients today use the> Internet to make appointments.
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> Beside the computer is a fax machine. Both are> located in the main massage room on the top floor of> his double-storey terrace house in Cheras in eastern> Kuala Lumpur.
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> To save time covering the same ground over and> over again in his e-mail messages, Pak Raja plans to> post answers to some of the most frequently asked> questions on the website.
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> ''We are thinking of putting up 50 frequently> asked questions and the answers. That will make it> easier for people to identify their sickness before> making appointments for the massages and> treatment,'' he says.
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> But since sex is not a subject discussed openly> by Malay Muslims, Pak Raja uses polite code words to> describe the problems faced by the men to The Sunday
> Times, and how he would go about solving them.
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> The services he provides are in demand.
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> After all, up to 1.68 million Malaysian men above> the age of 40 may have some degree of erectile> dysfunction, according to a study by the Malaysian> Urological Association.
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> The problem could be caused by old age, disease,> or the use of certain drugs as part of medication.
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> Treatment includes the use of devices under the> supervision of urologists and drugs like Viagra, it> said.
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> But Pak Raja believes in the traditional way,> with a little help from the Internet.
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> He says men who are ''weak in inner power''> cannot give ''spiritual food'' to their wives.
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> The masseur said he learnt his skills in> treating men with sexual problems during his visits> to Medan, Indonesia, while working in the Navy.
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> He declined to say how much he charges, but added> that the fees ''do not come to thousands''.
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> He also declined to give details of what exactly> he does to improve performance, saying that that was
> a client's privilege.
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> ''I adjust their blood veins. Just like a water> pipe, sometimes things can get clogged,'' he said,> smiling.

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