Madlodies♫

//Wednesday, January 21, 2009 1:24 AM

Gone too soon....

I was very shocked to hear that. Right at the moment when I saw the sms, I did not want to believe that it was true. But then the second sms came, his sister explained to me about all that had happened. “He kept losing weight and we asked him to quit his job and rest at home, he did eventually but he was very stubborn and refused to see the doctor. He fainted one day at home and just leave us like that.” I cannot help but felt a sudden surge of grief and sadness. I stood still in silence. I told myself that I should accept the fact that he was already gone.

Very few of the hairstylist I have ever went to in my entire life, did actually made me feel assured and confident when I step out of the salon. But this guy, he was just different. He made me look beautiful every time. More than that, he was like a friend to me. He was very gentle, very professional, very friendly. He always talked to me like he was talking to his little sister because he would tried his best to have me understand every step he was working on my hair. I always felt comfortable and confident to let him cut my hair. He told me that girls should keep their crown area light and fluffy, no straight line parting because that will look very 老气. He knew his colour theory very well. He mixed and matched the dye which suits me perfectly and he definitely knew how to washes and blows your hair to the very standard you could ever asked for. His wonderful skills at layering was simply incredible… He was very detailed and was able to control the thickness and volume of your hair so that every strand sits perfectly on your head. He got a bag, inside contains a row full of scissors which he always tucked it handsomely at his waist. He said that these scissors were his life and a pair of it cost up to 500 bucks. He taught me how should I part my hair so I will look like those Japanese girls in the magazines. And there was once when he suggested I should cut bob for a fresh look but I kept wanting to have long hair. Later then, I remembered he did curls for me. He encouraged and convinced me that I will look great instead though I was really unsure. He said “Alright, why not I do it for you today and I will not charge you a single cent but you cannot tell your friend ok?” And the next thing I knew was that I actually loved the results…He was one such guy who created magic, not only for me but for many other people too.

He wanted me to help him create a personal portfolio website. He had so many photographs, like a stack of it. He liked red, white and black and he loved designs which are sleek and simple. He liked to go to Japan where he will also visit his sister over there. He took time and shared with me about how great he thinks that Japanese are, their work ethics and philosophy in life which we should really learn from them.

One thing I really like about him was whenever he finished a specific cut on my hair, he would always used his fingers to gently brushes the locks around so as to ensure that the cut gave a great shape to my face. Every time when he did this, he looked amazingly charming and really dashing…

It has been nearly 3 years since anyone cut my hair except him. It was so sad to see him getting thinner and lost so much weight when I saw him the last time. He became quieter and seems distracted, I knew something must be bothering him. Now I know that it must be the pain that he was trying to put up with, it must have not been easy for him.

I should have told him that he was the greatest hairstylist I have ever met. Sometimes I do take a sneak peek at him whenever I passed by Wisma Icon but I cannot do this anymore. My hair is very long now because since August I have been waiting for Alvin to come back and cut my hair, however he is no longer with us, it's just not possible anymore …

Goodbye Alvin, we all will miss you very much....