Of the Humorous Barber
Alright,so day two of my trip to Taiwan began with a bright sunny day.With that,you start to question what the teachers taught you in the past,and if they were true at all.I thought the Northern Hemisphere is supposed to experience winter in December?It certainly wasnt the case here in Taiwan this morning as i woke up in a puddle of sweat.However,after a brief rain in the morning,the wind started to pick and you could feel the chilly weather starting to build.Talk about the unpredictability of the weather.It's truly uncertain.

As promised,my aunt brought me to a steak restaurant called "Wang2 Ping3".It's supposingly the best steak restaurant in Taiwan.Anyway,the main meal was fifty Singapore dollars.So i shall leave it as that.The appetitizer was great,with some raw vegetables which i gobbled down.Then it was the corn soup in bread,that was fabulous.The steak itself came as a shock,since it was pretty huge and still attached to a piece of bone from the cow.But the waitress(Kindly)explained that only six pieces of such meat can be found on each cow.So if the restaurant sells sixty of those steaks a day,that means ten cows were slaughtered.You do the math.Anyway,the waitress was kind enough to ask us if we were satisfied with the service and food.Also,she explains how we should eat each and every single dish in front of us,which i thought was great compared to the waitors in Singapore.They have easier jobs:Serve the food.That same waitress even started a conversation about babies with another customers there.Haha.To me,it was a rare sight indeed.
After that we got to "Blockbuster" to rent some Dvds,and i rented Cold Mountain,Big Fish and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(For my mother).Then it was the trip to the funniest barber i have ever met.

I recognised the place once my aunt parked the car outside the place.It wasnt like an ordinary barbershop,with a proper look to it and stuff.It was more like an ordinary apartment at the first floor,with a sign saying that it is a barbershop.The interior was like going into somebody's house,with the mirrors and the chairs the only difference.The couple had two dogs running about everywhere.Im not too sure of the name of its breed,but its pretty common.So i washed my hair,which was the best part of it all.I love to have my hair washed by the barber.I dont know why,but i guess i just love the way they massage your sculp and that strong jet of water hitting your head.You shouldve seen the smile on my face,really.After some brief instructions from my aunt,the barber took the scissors and comb and started waving it above my head.He didnt look like a barber at all to be honest.He is in his fourties,close to fifties.His hair is white,with them tied up to a pigtail.His wife looked ordinary,and nothing much can be described about her.Housewife,perhaps.I had my fingers crossed,and with the "Just left him cut" attitude in my mind i just allowed him to do his thing.I had my eyes closed most of the time.Not because i was scared to see those hair falling to the floor,but its just because i was tired and i had nothing to do.However,this old lady(In her forties)who was there as well saw how the barber was cutting my hair and started asking some questions regarding his technique.That conversation was so funny i kept laughing(The barber obviously knew the lady.Probably some old customer).

Woman,"What are you doing to his hair?Ive never seen that technique before."
Barber,"Just cutting for fun."
Me,"What?Cutting for fun?"
Barber,"Had to say that.Or else she wouldnt understand."
Woman,"But you dont seem to be cutting anything!Just waving it at the tips of his hair."
Barber,"Then what are these black things on the floor?Grass?"
Woman,"Woah,are you cutting your own fingers?"
Barber,"Am i suicidal?"
Woman,"Its just that i havent seen it before."
Barber,"Teenagers like it nowadays,thats why im cutting it."
Woman,"Then why do you give me this LKK(Old and out of style)hairstyle?"
Barber,"I can cut this for you,but you would be the kind of person whom people will point and call you a mad woman when you walk on the streets."
Woman,"Why?"
Barber,"Because his hair is very straight.This technique helps to make straight hair a wavy feeling.If i do this on your naturally curled hair you will look like a mad woman who got her head chewed by a mad dog."
Woman,"Then i will wear a helmet."
Barber,"Then why cut in the first place???How about this.I will shave you bald and you will wear a helmet.Free of charge."

The exact words of the barber had me laughing my head off.It was really funny,the way he said it anyway.The hair was forty bucks,and i paid it for my aunt who initially insisted.Im not quite used to the hairstyle yet,and its really different from my previous hair.But i guess i will get used to it sooner or later.Alright,its getting late.Later.

Song of the Moment---St Patrick's Day by John Mayer