For the past six years, Hajar Agil has seen a steady stream of people almost every time, usually from morning to late hour. Some come to her present residence in Bedok; other occasions, she travels around Singapore to view them.
Hajar is a massage therapist, and she has one goal in mind – to “fix ” her clients with her “magic hands”, as her granddaughter Farhanah Khailani describes them.
Then in her eighties, Hajar is very much sought after by consumers, who come to her through word of mouth, from mates, friends, friends of friends, and extended family.
But Hajar does n’t work alone. Helping her is her whole home: Four years of treatment professionals, including her child Halijah Tahir and daughter Farhanah.
The home specialises in Javanese and Malay treatment, and Farhanah recalled that as a child, she may lay beside her mother and see her job. These make up some of her earliest thoughts, she told CNA Women.
“We support people feel better. Whether it ’s a neck sprain, an injured shoulder, or prenatal and postnatal care, you name it, we know how to approach it and ‘fix ’ the problem, ” said the 35-year-old. “My whole family, including my aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, knows at least the basic methods – it ’s like coming from a whole community of First-Aiders.
“Of course, we also know when we cannot ‘fix ’ something, ” she added. “If it ’s serious, like an injury that involves a great loss of blood, we usually encourage our customers to seek medical help from a physician. ”