Monday, April 2, 2012

Humble barbershop versus swanky hair salon

Does that come in shocking pink as well?

Which one would you prefer, guys? I can still remember when I was a lot younger, my dad used to take my brothers and I to the town every now and then to get our hair trimmed. My dad used to be in the navy so having a long hairdo in our schooldays was a definite no-no. Sometimes to a Malay barbershop and sometimes to an Indian barbershop - they're all rather good but I find the Malay barbers a tad gentler most of the time.

When my dad was posted to the HQ in Kuala Lumpur and budget was tight, he would take us to this elderly gentleman who would cut our hair at his makeshift barbershop a stone's throw away from our flat. Well, you could hardly call it a shop, more like a chair under a tree really.. Come to think of it, the outdoor experience was not so bad after all - well shaded, breezy and cheap!

Nowadays even the humblest of Malaysian barbershops have stepped up their game by including a quick neck and shoulder massage at the end of every session! But the best part for me must be the hair washing in any respectable hair salon - love it when they massage the shampoo into your hair. Give them some complements and they will massage for a bit longer, hehe ;)

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