Yesterday, I
accompanied my dad in going to a local barbershop to have his hair cut. It was
interesting for me since that the first time ever that I saw my dad having a
haircut, let alone accompany him. I mean, I see him go home and then report
that he had his hair done, but never really came to seeing him have it done in
person, until now.
In this
small barbershop, I was able to see men playing chess outside the shop and was
kind of surprised when I entered the shop because apparently, women rarely go
there. Although there was this young lady watching as a kid was having a
haircut, I'm not sure though if the kid was hers or she was just an older
sister bringing a 3 year old boy in the shop.
So, there I
was, looking at 3 men having their haircut and I thought to myself, cutting
hair seems fun and the barbers are fun too! They talk animatedly towards their
customers and laugh and agree with whatever their customers seem to talk about.
And boy, these men know when something's wrong with their haircut. I thought
they just wait and see what will unfold of their haircut, boy I was wrong.
The photo
above is something I just got from Google. I think it best describes the man
who cut the hair of my dad, except that the barber actually did not have hair.
Haha. I have a couple of guy friends who prefers to have their hair done in
salons, but on a side note, these guy friends are not straight, so makes me
want to ask if straight men going to barber shops and gay or bi men prefer
salons? I'm sure it's not always the case. Maybe I just have few straight guy
friends who prefer salons really. And maybe these straight friends are more
into straight activities. HAHA. Does that even exist? *note the HAHA there :)
Anyways, the
barber shop trip was faster than I anticipated, compared to women having their
haircuts really. My dad seemed happy about his haircut plus he got a 5-minute
massage which he seemed to have liked. Which is always a good thing. My dad
said he really liked that one specific bald barber do his hair because he's
good at it and since his other favorite barber died already. I'm thinking we
really have that person whom we trust our hairs too. Won't you agree?
Too much for
this barber trip. Got to make me some tea. Good night!
