Bald Adventures Ep 2

In the past 3 weeks, I've had varied reactions to my shaven head from members of the public.

Most of these come in the form of blatant stares from the group I fondly call the "Oldies but Goodies". Then there are the "furtive lookers" who look away when I catch them staring and I smile at them. And let's not leave out the ladies who check me out from head to foot, and then double-check the female sign, when we meet at the entrance of the public toilets. Happily, there are also those who will ask me if I'd participated in Hair for Hope and we'd chat about that and the CCF.

Tonight, it was something new. I was at the Yong Tau Fu stall at Koufu. While waiting for my order to cook in that mesh thingy, I noticed that the Aunty was looking at me contemplatively. By now, I’d gotten used to stares, so I just smiled at her.

Then she spoke, asked me if I go dragon-boating. I laughed and said I haven’t had time to do do so. Aunty explained that she asked because I do stuff for charity (I assumed she was referring to Hair for Hope!), and she wondered if I’d tried dragon-boating for charity. We chatted a little about that as she prepared my order and collected payment.

So.... if you have ever seen me walking around with a "wondering" look on my face, half-smiling, and laughing to myself from time to time, just remeber that it's not always because I'm WEIRD. Sometimes, it's because I've just had an interestung encounter like the one at the Yong Tau Foo stall. :D