Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Bad haircut: An analysis

Definition
A bad haircut is a visible mark of failure on your hair that put you in misery, devastation and deep regret.

An illustration
I rarely change my hair, but when I do, my hair sucks!
Two days ago, I entrusted my hair to my sister -  a high school student who is really passionate about beatifying. It's not that I am too mean to go to the hairdresser's but I totally have faith in her and wanna give her a chance to practice her skill. She promised me a stunning refreshing look in the kawaii style often seen in Japanese manga. How could I say "no"? T_T
After working with my hair for a while, she said: "You know what, sis? Often, when an unprofessional hairdresser messed up with his customer's hair, he would look really awkward and bewildered, but a pro will simply go on without saying a word".
"Is there any chance that you've just made an inerasable mistake?", I asked skeptically.
"Not really", she shrugged.
When it was done, I looked at myself in the mirror: "Not bad".

The "true color" of the haircut didn't really show until the next day when I went to class. Well, you know, sometimes, you are not the one who makes the right judgement about yourself, especially about your look. Entering the class, I expected the class to turn around and look at me then ask me where I've got this beautiful haircut. But no one seemed to give a shit about my presence, let alone my hair. When I seated myself, there was a voice: "Oh, you have a haircut? Why?"
That moment my heart broke a little. My close friend finally arrived but when she came up to me, this is what she said: "This hairdo is not as good as your previous one".

I came home upset and angry.
"Nobody likes my new hair. They say it's a failure. It's all your fault!", I shouted at my sister.
She, with her eyes sticking to the computer screen, replied: "Then you can have your hair cut again".
That afternoon, I went to the hairdresser's and here's what I got: "Truth be told, I can do nothing to fix your hair. The only way is to wait until it grows longer".
I almost burst to tears. With such crappy hair, I can't meet anybody. Everyone will laugh at me.
Returning home, I locked myself in and started sobbing. Nothing wrecks me as a bad haircut does. It's like having an unsuccessful plastic surgery and you ended up looking like a monster.

The effect of a bad haircut
Of course it turns you into a laughable, ridiculous creature in people's eyes. Your image degrades and as a result, you feel less confident, you don't want to go out often.
The situation can be worse if you are having a crush on someone and trying so hard to get his attention. Boom! Now you just want to stay well clear of that special someone or if you happen to run into him, you wish there were a crack on the ground so that you could sink into the earth.

On the bright side...
Take this chance to filter your friendlist on Facebook, seriously! Just selfie and put it up as your profile pic. That way, you can piss off unwanted followers and fake friends. Cool, huh? ;)
I intended to straighten my hair right after I had my hair cut. So a plus point of having this bad haircut is that I can postpone straightening my hair (because obviously, my hair is now way too short to straighten). My family is pro-classic and worships natural beauty, so in such a family, straightening your hair is like losing your first kiss(?!?) I mean it has to happen eventually but it is a big moment for me and I am not quite ready for it.

So much rambling for a trivial incident. I rest my case and cross my fingers hoping that my hair will grow as fast as possible.