Sunday, July 13, 2008


So I meant to blog this yesterday but I kinda forgot..no worries, I'll make it up today! I was lazing around in the sofa looking at my dry hair..I'd been wanting to change it for some time but still unable to make up my mind on whether I wanted to do rebonding or curl it. But at the very least, I knew I wanted to at least trim it - so I told my mom, and after doing a bit of driving practice (mom wants me to learn the road to my brother's school so I can fetch him if he misses the bus..ah well) we went to the salon I usually go to in SS2..no idea what it's called, but it's pink. My mom doesn't like it because she thinks they overcharge..I really wouldn't know, need to go compare prices :P


She dropped me there, and I talked to the stylist, who coincidentally has the same name as my aunt, and is also my aunt's regular hairdresser. I asked her what the difference between curls and rebonding was (I mean, obviously I know, but what are the pros and cons). So she said, if want easier to manage, then rebonding, if want sexier then curls. (I guess those that have seen me on MSN know what I picked :P) But yes, for those who don't, I picked rebonding..mainly because my hair is already dry enough, and I don't feel confident enough for curls just yet..if it come out not like what I expected then die :P But at least with rebonding you know what you'll get.


So the stylist told me it'd take about 3 hours..meaning I'm definitely going to miss tennis for today. I called my mom, and she was shocked at first (she thought I wanted to curl :P) but eventually agreed. I asked the stylist how much and she said RM199 for the rebonding + RM 50 for the treatment (is that expensive? I seriously have no idea) and my mom was like, '...I'm going to take this out of your allowance okay.' No choice la :P Do only lo.


So she trimmed my hair, cut off a few inches - it originally fell to the small of my back, now I think it's just below my shoulders..and her (trainee? Partner?) started doing the rebonding stuff. (Was a bit nervous because she couldn't speak English properly and seemed a bit inexperienced..) I think most of you have had rebonding done, so I won't go into too much detail..it involved a lot of horrible-smelling cream, washing, blowdrying, rinse and repeat. Anyway, I was sitting there for three hours..actually more like four..read my way through one issue of myc!, some other magazine, and a 老夫子 book..needless to say I finished with about an hour to spare, and was bored to death watching her blowdry/apply cream.


When everything was done, the stylist came back and showed me my hair from the back with a mirror..it actually looked pretty nice :) All straight and shiny now instead of being wavy dead grass (as my dad likes to put it so eloquently) I actually don't mind it being wavy, but it is nice to have soft hair for once. The only thing is the stylist said I had to use the L'Oreal shampoo for the first two months to help the hair retain the chemicals or something..I dunno la, but the shampoo cost like 70 bucks. :S Naturally, mom wasn't very pleased about that..oh well.


The shampoo looks like that, if I'm not mistaken. RM70!!

The whole ride home she was going, "Got any difference meh? I think your hair become coarser lo.. I thought you straighten should be all same length one? How come layer? Should all same length mar.." I was like...you spent RM319 (yeah, that's how much it cost all up) and then come and complain that there's no change..when in fact there is a huge change - my hair's all straight now, it's shinier, and I've had my hair cut too. I was so mad..but since she paid for my hairdo and actually let me do it in the first place..no choice la..hold my tongue..but I was fuming all the way back. And then my brother also said the same thing!! 'Got difference meh?' I really felt like strangling both of them. Way to boost my self-esteem, man.



But thank goodness when my dad came out and examined my hair, he was like, "Quite nice la, now more shining..at least better than before." And when I showed my friends (and you guys) they said it was nicer than the old hairstyle, at least (my old hairstyle got so kesian anot wor..) and Matthew liked it too, so it's all good :P After I went and bathed (wore my hair in a shower cap..I hate shower caps but oh well) they (meaning my mom) -finally- said 'Okay la, looks quite nice la..worth it la.' :P I feel vindicated.

Personally I feel it's quite nice..I mean, it's smooth, really easy to take care of and it makes me look more mature :P My best friend's been wanting to do it for ages but her mom's against straightened hair..quite funny because I also used to be really against straightened hair - I actually vowed that I would never do it, but that was back in the day where straightened hair was all the rage, and it wasn't rebonded hair either - it was really -straightened- hair, which made your hair look even more dry and lifeless than before. Rebonding is clearly different though, and I like my new hair :)

Like all good haircuts, you need before and after pics! I don't really have one that showed the full length of my old hair, so try to remember la..

Before! (Please ignore the cacated facial expressions)





My dad's office in Miri..where I went when I was absent from Malaysian Studies that one time.








Random webcam pics (Yeah, I know they're small..bear with me :X)

After!




It looks longer than previously, but seriously it's not - I had at least an inch cut off!


And this is the back view! (Damn it's hard to take pics with a webcam that can't extend more than half a metre from the back of your CPU)

And no, I will not be dyeing my hair..at most I'll get it highlighted. :P

Night people, and happy journeys to those going on the Malacca trip - I can't go, got dental appointment. :( Have fun!

P.S. To Stephanie..this is crapping skills :P