Taking Care Of The Hair

I have to wash my hair every morning before I step out of the house. I used to air-dry it.

Now that I have really long hair, it's quite irritating to have wet hair hang loose for half a day in office air-conditioning before it dries flat after lunch. FLAT! The hair is permed and it dries flat. HOW CAN?! Curls should be looose and bouncy with plenty of volume!!! But I can't achieve that look without hauling out the hair dryer and training it on the wet locks for a good 30 minutes. I don't have that sort of patience.

Many mornings, I never have time to blow the hair dry before I get to work. Alright, I never bother to learn how to blow my hair dry.

Sometimes, on peculiar days, I only have time for a very quick shower (no washing of hair) and I gotta be out of the house within 15 minutes.

On those days, it's called a bad hair day. I have to knot the hair into a tight bun. That's when it'd be ideal to have the limp and oily hair washed sometime in the afternoon.

If I want something done, I go to the hair salon. I have my usual 2 places where I pop in during the weekends. But it isn't anywhere near the office. I need a convenient quick-fix during the weekdays.

So that's what I did. I went out and found an unassuming hair salon near the office to grab a quick hair wash. For a mere S$18, service is efficient and decent. Even if I round it up to S$20 for the small tip to the girl who does my hair, it's so adequate that I end up popping in up to 3 times a week at this little shop for a wash and blow. For that small tip, she gives me a very good neck rub. I get to take forty winks too.

That's how I usually spend my lunch hour. :)