1 76 16215! XD

Would any of you be able to decipher the meaning behind the numbers? XD
Just a quick explanation, if you haven't(or, if you do, skip to the next paragraph).
Basically, for the 1st time, I tried number76 (Starhill Gallery branch) on 16th February 2015! See, do the numbers make sense now?
Well, I thought the two numbers, 76 would have really given it off, cause I think by now, number76 would have gained quite a lot of publicity, with so many... people, in a way, swearing by it(in a good way).
Well, at least, enough publicity for me to know about it, (as I believe in ignorance is bliss~~ :p)

I really have no idea when did number76 started but I first heard of it by word of mouth from a friend, back in 2013 and the deal clincher was the fact that it is heavily influenced by Japan but not in a crazy way. If you are imagining the crazy Harajuku hairstyles, I wouldn't say you are wrong, but erm.. perhaps the 'lookbook' feature in number76 website would provide a better idea of the styles they do.

Ok, enough with introduction and on with the experience!

Let's start with the booking process, shall we? In view of Chinese New Year approaching soon when I made the booking, I actually made my booking 2 weeks in advance, through a phone. And being forgetful, I called once to reschedule and another time to reconfirm. Well, suffice to say, there are really patient with me and all, which made me really comfortable.

Then on the day itself, I was terribly late due to other CNY errands. However, instead of cancelling my appointment and asking me to reschedule, what they did instead was to slot me in the next available session. Being only 3 days away from CNY, I would say that it was a very win-win situation la. XD

So, the stylist I got was Xuan, who is really super duper nice and accommodating to my request. Basically, what I requested for is a manageable hairstyle and maybe some fringe, that will make me look younger(Audit has an effect of making people look older than they actually are :p). On my part, because I don't really like to get my hair washed by others and I am not going for their special treatments and stuffs, I just ask her to skip the hairwashing part, lol. Again, she accommodated my request. Then, off she goes, snip snip snip~ and she nailed it! I was really going for a haircut where the change is subtle, like really really subtle, as good as not cutting but there is still a noticeable difference. And that is what Xuan gave me. :)

There you have it, a full-blown words post. Again. Regarding my experience in number76. And of course, I will most likely be a repeat customer and I fully intend to have Xuan's approach to my hair again too! XD

Kris Kringle/Secret Santa/etc etc activity in office!!!

As usual, a super duper delayed post! XD ( I will never learn) This is supposed to be a Christmas-y post but now is already February, where people are either in Valentines' mood or Chinese New Year mood. I seriously live in my own pace.

Anyway, back to the story, in the month leading to Christmas 2014, a few of workplace friends and myself organised a gift-exchange activity where each week, we would buy gift(within a price range, gradually escalating each week) for the name of the person name we drawn from the 'lot'. There are two types involved, where one person will buy for the same person for the whole month, while the other type is the one that every week the receive would be changed.

So, here is my part:

The friend that I got was a girl, so in a particular order, I bought chocolate cookies which are like kinda healthy(cause she likes to keep fit and all), a Nivea body lotion(cause I also find her pretty sexy :p), a packet of Hershey's chocolates with special Christmas-y flavours(cause she always gives me food in office :p) and finally, a pendrive(for her to store her dramas and movies la)!

Being the cheap me, I wrap the presents from the colour papers in office and I tend to put a note on the 'wrapping paper'. Perhaps I injected a bit too much of myself that I blew my cover!! Lolololol. Part of the fun and excitement during the whole time is actually to guess who gotten who's name and perhaps drop a hint or two regarding what you like.

So, on the other spectrum, where I am on the receiving end:

I guess I was pretty lucky in the sense that my name was under the second type, because different friends would pick my name each week. So, before I gush further regarding what I got, allow a picture to speak a thousand words to you :

For the first week, I got the green cup with a Santa on it, which is on the far right of the picture. And trust me, I have really been using the cup at work. Why have it and not use it, right? Whereas for the second week, it was a pair of Totoro figurines! And ain't they cute and adorable??!! Lol! Excited much due to their cuteness.

Moving on to the third week, this friend of mine gotten me a Laneigh basic trial-kit out of her 'sayang-ness' for me, and as it was not available in Malaysia, she had to ship it over from... somewhere else. I had not yet began using it cause I do want to treasure it properly (and I have been leaving it in office, instead of bringing it back home :( )

And the finale! This friend is one of the most bugger-ish asshole but all the same, he is damn nice de XD So, what I had gotten as the Christmas presents are the tin of Garrett popcorns(which I had been craving for... a year plus, I guess) and the badges of two characters from Assassination Classroom. First thing first, I am not very sure which variant of popcorn did my friend got for me, but I would take it that it is Macadamia Caramel Crisp because each individual pieces of popcorn and macadamia was thoroughly coated with caramel. Which cause a little havoc in the office because although I am cheap, I ain't selfish or stingy to share yo!

Well, that's that, lol, for the Kris Kringle activity! Fun time with fun people! ^_^

#shearmadnessmalaysia!

Pardon the lack of a creative title, but there you go, SHEAR MADNESS is here in Malaysia!! And no, it is not a matter of wrong spelling, but a matter of puns! You geddit? You geddit? ^_^

To be honest, I have not heard of Shear Madness before it was brought to Malaysia, but being an ardent perfoming arts supporter and stand-up comedy fan, I am definitely not missing this one! Furthermore, with names like.. Gardner and Wife, Phoon Chi Ho, Qahar Aqilah, Marina Tan, Junji Delfino, Na'a Murad and Alfred Loh, what could go wrong??!!

So, Shear Madness, how do I words it? Well, let's start off with Gardner and Wife, the production house. They have always been bringing in world-class acts and performances to the Malaysian audience which I am shamefully never a part of until now(due to $$$$-constraints ;_;). But after yesterday, I realised that their performance is worth every penny and cent, and hell, an experience is worth much more than what needs to be paid! (Hint : I am going for round 2 and 3 and......(if I can find kaki to go with la XD))

A retro hair-saloon!!!

 

A bit of Shear Madness storyline:
It started on a normal day, in the hairdressing saloon. A few unconnected individuals but in every aspect, connected to Isabel Fernandez, came together, either by appointment or coincidence and then! Isabel Fernandez was discovered dead! Who did it?? Who so brutally killed her with a pair of shears(we are Malaysians, parang would be better la)?

Now, the beauty of Shear Madness is not exactly in the storyline, but in the execution of the play. From this point on, I fully disclaimed that other that laughter and madness, your experience would have no similarity with mine. XD
The one that I watched had a fair bit of sexual innuendos and satire on politics, so it was really entertaining for me. Or perhaps, even things not meant to have an innuendo also become one for me like the part where Tommy(played by Qahar Aqilah, as a fairly... queer hairdresser) said that Chanel(played by Marina Tan, as a beautician, with super Ah Lian pattern) had a very, very, very close relationship with Isabel Fernandez by doing scissoring motion with his hands, completely naturally. XD
Oh! The poem(s), how melodious it sounded to my ears, because the words were very well-linked to the 'writer' of the poem. And there was a super short reference to Poetry Slam! ^_^

In this opening night(yesterday!), Phoon Chi Ho and Alfred Loh played Inspector and Sergeant, respectively, which eliminated them from the suspects list. OF THE NIGHT. However, I am not ruling out that in other shows, Inspector and Sergeant roles would be played by others, as in the list of suspects, there are also The Contractor and The Student, to be played by Chi Ho and Alfred, respectively. Just a quick note, the Inspector seems to act as the moderator when the time is right. XD

Oh! Oh! Here comes my favourite part of the whole thing, which is, THEY BROKE DOWN THE FOURTH WALL! When things like this happen, I am definitely excited and happy because, the audience then becomes part of the show (reminds me of Corporal Punishment). In this case, things were taken a step further where the audience gets to steer the direction of the murder!! How it goes, I am leaving it up to you to experience it yourself. =P

In short, ie. tl;dr, I am definitely watching it again and perhaps, I can get the outcome I finally wanted. *hinthint*winkwink.