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Wednesday, April 20, 2005
A Cut Above Academy

If you've been nice enough to want to pay attention to how my hair's been doing, you would think that a hair cut would be a good idea.

After hearing about Mun Teng's visit to A Cut Above Academy for doing rebonding for only Rm120.. I decided to check out the place myself. It's unbelievably cheap ..even compared to your shop-lot-in-residential-area hair salon.

Get this: Hair treatment for RM45? Hair cut plus wash plus blow dry = RM10.

I was praying fervently that my hair would not be butchered and I would come out crying the mantra, "H-h-ai-*choke*-ir G-r-*sniffle*-owwws.."

Mum and I made an appointment at the A Cut Above Academy(situated above A Cut Above Hair Salon in Sunway Pyramid). Mum wanted to colour her hair; it's high time.

I've always felt that A Cut Above is this extremely posh place that ridicules the presence of penniless students like yours truly. I know it's normal but just a hair cut without wash and without a blow dry would cost you RM70. Just a cut. I understand, they are upmarket. Of course they have the right to overcharge.

But are you ready to allow their students to practice on your hair? That is the question. I was. Well, hair grows. And how bad can they be? Oh, by the way, if you're only there for a cut, it's RM3.

To get to the Academy, you have to make your way through the posh salon with their beautiful stylists and equally beautiful clients and go up this artsy fartsy looking staircase that leads to this extremely noisy place.

Upon reaching the area, you are greeted by a poofy-but-nice man who would asks you for your details and guide you through a large room full of youngish looking folks primming hairs on mannequins. The tools of trade of a hairstylist is seen strewn all over the area. "WAYS TO PERM SHORT HAIR. NUMBER 1. CENTRE SECTION. REFER TO DIAGRAM! *diagram of a head is shown*" is scribbled on a large piece of mahjong paper propped up against an easel.

A mirage of colours greet your eyes as you enter the main area. The flurry of activities done by the students is seen in a buzz of colours. I'm referring to their hair. These people have the coolest looking heads in the whole of Malaysia. Where do they go once they step out into the real word? Do they have their own bars and shopping malls to go to?

It is surprisingly a very multiracial academy. The receptionist could be of Indian heritage, but he looks mixed. The group supervisor is this really cool Malay lady who struts around checking on each student whose attempting the hair of a client and taking over if it doesn't really please her. And of course you get your good dose of lala extremities. I'll get to these lala extremities soon. You know how we always laugh at the lalas we see hovering around Sg.Wang/Bukit Bintang? These lala extremities are in a class of their own. I am telling you...*pounds chest* R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

The trainee hairstylists go crazy with their mannequins. They beautify the poor mannequins' faces with highlighter and marker pen and smudge and tone and OH, then you have made up mannequin faces. On top of their lockers are rows and rows of mannequins. I thought I saw Michael Jackson looking down on me. SERIOUSLY. The nose, the hair, the cheekbones. Freaky.

As I was having my treatment, I was watching this young Malay(another one of those uber funky types) trainee wrapping a mannequin's hair in pieces of aluminium foils. She was practising her colouring skills and when she completed the entire head, she lifted the head off the stand and pumped it in the air and screamed in delight, "YESSS!!!!! SYABAS!!!!! I DID IT!!!" She jumps around the room high-fiving everyone before skipping over to the cd player to change to a celebratory-esque song. She did a mini jig with the mannequin head, aluminium foils shaking along.

The group supervisor came over to my seat and complimented the trainee on her blow drying skills. "Yes, I love your blow dry, girl, give me five!" and the supervisor and trainee high fived each other on top of my head.

I love the atmosphere.

The fashion that the trainee stylists carry off was so extremely lala it became a fashion statement of its own. In a good way too. One unforgettable one would be this very voluptuous stylist(she's not fat, she has beautiful curves, you'll like her.) who wore NICE stilettos with ...*builds tension*.... BLACK leggings. I know, so beautiful. She has khaki shorts on that ends halfway down her tighs and she has on a slinky black top with ruffles on the front. Have I not mentioned her hair? She dyed a halo of blond around her head. She leaves the crown and the ends in its original colour. Another guy has blond and brown vertical stripes(parallel to his neck) on his skinhead. A buff looking stylist with green hair whizzes by and gets punched on the arm by the cool supervisor. Crazy uber funky mannequin head pumping trainee is always seen washing her own hair and blow drying it in front of the mirror.

There was this cute nerdish stylist strutting about, they call him, "Aaron Hong Kong Star." All I can say is that, Thank God For Mirrors. When you are having a hair cut, mirrors are fun for sight-seeing. Haha.

Now if I was an aspiring film maker and I wanted a theme, a Malaysian theme, I'd make this my piece. The legions of hairstylists climbing up the fashion strata. The tension of a competition. Striving to be the best. Oh the funky fashion I could showcase. Manipulating each other to achieve their own dreams. The neutral group advisor would be a mentor to all. The difficult lives which are the reasons behind each dream. Lala-ness would be celebrated all over once my hair styling academy show hits the local cinemas. Like how Sepet eyes are now.(Waves a "Proud To Be Sepet" banner around). I'm quite sure the cuter vcd sellers around are now looked at in a different light.

A society of different social status can be formed in the world of hairstylists. The famous yet mysterious creative director sits in her executive chair spinning around in a dark room.(*lights dim*). She plots plans to sieve through the very best in the hair fashion world. She grooms her chosen stylists into becoming the brightest gems and monopolises the best of L'oreal hair shows and turn herself into a legendary fashion icon.

See la, when I'm free I'll get to it. Need to find a video camera first.

Snapping back to reality, the hair cut plus treatment plus wash came to RM55. My mum did colouring and treatment which came up to RM144. They are still not that skillfull in coating your hair with the treatment cream and colouring solution, they take too long to cover every strand. Blow drying is also very time consuming. But if I'm already paying peanuts, I shouldn't be complaning. The only lousy bit is the very lengthy period they take to get our hairs done.

Now, for some compulsory camwhoring: (Don't tell me I look stupid because I will cry.)


Kwo Kuang said he was dissapointed in me because I got a fringe.


I got myself a fringe that could be swept to the side and will not get the china doll inspired type because it is over used and I will cry during the first few days. He said he is disappointed because I succumbed to the trend. Is this a trend? Don't know lah. Just as long as my split ends are gone. 





Now, now, it's only RM3 for the hair cut. Plus wash and blow is RM10. Don't know what you think, but hey, I like to miang-up now and then, so, let me be:D Don't flame k! Very saddening one. ;(

Jayelle's back and neck ached at 4:13:05 pm
  

janie
April 22, 2005   03:46 AM PDT
 
i see. i am in bangsar but i have been practicing in uk for 4 years. I am a fortune baby too! i hardly know anyone close to my age whois in SGI!
Name
April 22, 2005   01:31 AM PDT
 
andrea: ahaha it's the fringe I tell yea..

Fer: yeah..but don't know how I'm gonna blow dry this style myself all the time. guess I'll just look like a shaggy lion any other day:) In the words of a friend of mine today.

Justin: ahahaha..thanks. fab huh?:P

janie: hey there! yeah..SGI..fortune baby means those born into the religion right? Yeah.. My dad's name is Arthur Lai..he used to be very active..but recently he had to do duty..guardhouse duty..:) SubangJaya..chapter 8. I think. heard of Allan Lam? He's our chapter leader.

chien:lol. thanks for driving me nuts until I decided to do the chop! luv ya babes. btw i so screwed my trials up. so. screwed.

c: side swept! i know.. i'll get pimples soon..wahahha. but there's always concealer and tea tree oil right?

kimberlycun: cheap!! i know! go pay them a visit lar. Erm..i didn't see them do.. but the supervisor is very observant, friendly and professional. My friend did rebonding there.. the outcome was pretty good..!
kimberlycun
April 22, 2005   12:40 AM PDT
 
omg thats great hair for less than RM15!!!! unbelievable... *gasp* so did u see how they do the rebonding? can trust ah?
c
April 22, 2005   12:05 AM PDT
 
waahh.. nah.. i like that kinda fringe! hehehe..

looks nice your hair!:D blaah.. so cheap summore!
chien
April 21, 2005   06:54 PM PDT
 
hey babes, nice cut! no more nagging from now yea?
janie
April 21, 2005   05:13 PM PDT
 
Hey, was surfing thru and discovered u are an SGI member too! Great! Are u a fortune baby? Which district?
JuZtiN
April 21, 2005   04:48 AM PDT
 
Wah nice hair cut leh!! Look fab gal!! Hair looks so bouncy n "kembang-ed"..Haha..Nice....
FeR
April 21, 2005   01:24 AM PDT
 
looks nice la!! suits you - hair looks more bouncy? *hehe* has more volume now. nice nice!
andrea
April 21, 2005   12:53 AM PDT
 
hey..u look so young!! i mean younger la. heh. im lookin forward for a haircut too :)
Jayelle
April 20, 2005   10:16 PM PDT
 
slinky: aww! thanks!!:D
Jayelle
April 20, 2005   10:14 PM PDT
 
fiona: i know...cheaper than a mamak barber..:D thanks..!

expectation: haha .. thanks ..no offence taken. it was my own words anyway.

sush: softens doesn't it?

meldee: lol, need u to send me the chatlog..seem to have lost it!!
hahaha thanks*hugs* i did treatment too...:D i needed to do treatment..!! yesyes we go together.

natasha: hey! thanks for dropping by.. i wrote it in the entry..it's in Sunway Pyramid.

freaky fri: oookay! thanks:)

sHee: Cut+wash+blow=Rm10.:) cut only is Rm3. hehehe.. yeah. quite good:) nah, just the pyramid branch.
Slinky
April 20, 2005   10:13 PM PDT
 
Hey I think you looooook GREAT in that new hairdo of yourS!
sHee
April 20, 2005   07:52 PM PDT
 
serious shit....wash + blow dry = RM10??? gosh....gonno go there then on my next trip. is this offered in other branches as well??
freaky fri
April 20, 2005   06:48 PM PDT
 
Oh my! You look gorgeous! Super! Your hair looks like those in the advert! Beautiful!!! I love it! SUPER! You just look GREAT! Fabulous!!! I just love it!!!!!! SUPER!
natasha
April 20, 2005   06:32 PM PDT
 
hey jolene...my first time visiting your blog...nice blog u hav...btw... whr is this A Cut Above Academy?
mELdEe
April 20, 2005   06:04 PM PDT
 
ahhaha the idea sounds great!! eh, mana kita punya neverending chronicles of mat?

hahah ohh man..tension la reading through your observations to your final haircut. IT'S DAMN NIIIICE!!! serious!! *envy, envy* your hair's so shiny whiny now. Yippee!! next time you go, i ikut, ya? ;D
Sush
April 20, 2005   05:54 PM PDT
 
hahaha. girl, good that you got the side swept fringe. ;)
expectation
April 20, 2005   05:54 PM PDT
 
u look damn good. much better than your super long mane that didn't look that healthy cause it was so dry it looked like those lidi brooms. no offence but hey! your hair really look much better now ;)
][ _ * fii0Na . ` ][
April 20, 2005   05:52 PM PDT
 
3 dollars only? OMfG! ahaha. nice hair btw,.. ehhe im the first to comment =D
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