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I drove over to get my long awaited haircut.  I had my hair in a ponytail, but the hairdresser gave my scrunchie back to me.  She didn’t speak a lot of English, so I was trying to tell her in Mandarin Chinese that I was donating the hair and it needed to be in a ponytail.  She understood - I just had so much hair that she cut it in chunks, then wrapped the rubber band around them, and then wrapped them in newspaper (very meticulous).  She asked me if I wanted the same haircut she was sporting, but I said no.  She asked me what I wanted, and I wasn’t sure (I’m not very helpful, am I).  I just knew I can’t work with a style that requires lots of maintenance, and I don’t want my eyes or neck to be all bothered.  So she said she’ll just give me something that she decides, and I said sure.  I figure a well-trained/skilled hairdresser will be able to incorporate your face shape, hair texture and tendencies, and current trends to determine a suitable hair style.  And goodness, I don’t even know what kind of face shape I have (square? oval?).  I never had a fashionable hair style so I figure this can’t go too wrong.  She had to spray water (as always) but then she also used the hairdryer and cut some more (I have a lot of hair).  But I have to say that during the process I was uneasy because it looked like I was going to have a ball of a haircut, even though I could tell that she was doing a good job.   The unveiling:

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By the end, I kind of like it.  Still, after awhile, it sort of reminded me of those “fobby” Asian guys with their long hair.  Oh well, it’s like a unisex look (we’re all part female and male *ahem*).  I’m not disappointed; it’s a fresh look for me (this is the shortest I’ve had my hair I think, from longest to shortest).  And it’ll grow out.  My parents told me that maybe wearing earrings (my one and only non-hurting snap-on earrings) would help, but I also had to change into a better shirt (versus a T-shirt).  Thus unfortunately for me I now have to pay a bit more attention to what I’m wearing to come across as a female instead of a male.  What am I going to do when I play sports?  Another caveat for me is that I get a lot of comments that I look more like my dad than my mom, which isn’t a terrible thing, but with short hair, I’m just afraid I would look TOO much like him, since we both have thick black hair.  I know I won’t be going bald soon :-D