Hair - Straight or curly?

Last year........November 2008

Wife: I haven't cut my hair one year already! Now long already, hor?
Hubs: (Pulls wife's hair) Yah, long already. Go and do something, lor.
Wife: Was super short last year remember? Scared to do anything so just let it grow.
Hubs: Yah. You want to go hairdresser? I send you.
Wife: Ok, let me call. See she got slot or not.
Hubs: What you gonna do?
Wife: Dunno. Feel like rebonding.
Hubs: (Silent)
Wife: Why? You want me to perm, right?
Hubs: Up to you, lah. But you look better when perm.
Wife: Hmmm.....
Hubs: You decide, lor. But you look better when hair wild wild.
Wife: Why? You don't like it when I rebond last time issit?
Hubs: (Shakes head) Not nice.
Wife: Haven't decide yet.
Hubs: But like I say, up to you. You like, okay.


At the hair salon

Hairstylist: (Pulls hair upwards) Actually, longer then rebond better. I scared will 'qiao qi lai' (curl up). (Points to shoulder area)
Wife: So cannot rebond?
Hairstylist: Can. Can. But still the ends might not look so nice.
Wife: (Sigh) Actually, my 'ah lau' (fond term for hubby) wants me to perm.
Hairstylist: (Eyes perk up, very enthusiastic now) Then perm lah! I think you perm look nicer, leh! (continues to fondle hair) I give you big, big curls. Very nice one!
Wife: You think so? I very scary one, leh. Every time perm already, next day will straighten.
Hairstylist: Yah. Very nice one. Your hubby sure like one.


Back home

Kids: Yucks! Mum, you look funny with permed hair!
Hubs: Wah! Very nice! Very nice! I like it.


Two days later

Hubs: Wah! Your curls still very nice. Last time you will wash straight already.
Wife: Yah. Quite easy. Just add that blue bottle of serum I bought to the ends. Not allowed to comb anyway.
Hubs: I like the smell.


Two months later

Hubs: Wah! Nice! Nice! Still got curls. Not ugly like last time you perm. This is the longest you tahan (tolerate) the perm.


Four months later

Wife: My hair like not so curly already.
Hubs: Still got curl what.
Wife: Hmmm.... Yah lah. Ok, save money. Don't do anything. Just let it grow longer.


Six months later

Wife: Ay, really feel like doing something to my hair.
Hubs: What you want to do?
Wife: Feel like rebonding.
Kids: Eww, mum! You gonna rebond? Used to your hair already. Now you straighten will look weird!
Hubs: Ok, if you want......or maybe.....how about you perm again?
Wife: You really don't like rebonded hair, right?
Hubs: No. But go ahead if that's what you want.

I'm not sure what this thing is with ladies who like their hair ramrod straight and neat. Methinks it's a reflection of how they would like their lives organised.
What's this thing then about men and raving wild hair?

I'm torn between both. Straight or curly. I see it as decent or wild. I'm both. Can't decide.
And thus, my hair once again, remains uncut for the last 6 months. Such trivial decisions that plague my life.