(Pixs
of models for illustration only)
Chow
Kah cuts a grilled prawn into halves and transfers one piece to Jessica’s
plate. “Darling, you know any hair loss products you can recommend to me?”
“Thanks,
honey.” Seated beside Chow Kah, Jessica runs her fingers through her hair. “Why?” She
pours more beer into his willybecher.
Across
the round table, Hussein and Wati are engrossed in a tete-a-tete and chewing on grilled food.
Jessica,
Wati, Chow Kah, Hussein and I are sitting at Mongolian BBQ at Tengkat Tong
Shin, KL. Situated outside a 7-Eleven
store, the stall is decorated with colourful lanterns.
Chow
Kah lifts his mug and takes a big swallow. “I’m losing my hair.” He puts the
willybecher down. “Yesterday, I noticed lots of hair sticking to the soap I
used. At this rate, I’ll be bald pretty soon.”
Smiling,
Jessica turns sideways to look at Chow Kah’s forehead. “Honey, why are you so
hung up on hair? A bald man can still look sexy other things being equal.”
Wati
suddenly tosses her gaze from Hussein to Chow Kah. “Don’t be conscious of lack
of hair. There’re a few pros with being bald. A bald man looks tidier as there
is no sticky hair plastered to the head on a hot day or after he has played
sports.” She spears a grilled squid and sinks her teeth into it.
I
flit my gaze across the faces of the two bomb shells. “Are bald men sexy, to
both of you at least?”
“In
a way, yes.” Jessica uncrosses her shapely legs and sits straighter. “Bald
men are more mature as they don’t hide behind wigs. A guy who carries a small
comb in his back pocket and combs his hair at every opportunity reeks of
boyishness.”
Hussein
raises his eye brows. “Bald men are also
more self-confident. They have the guts to sport a shiny pate, and are less
obsessed with their looks.” He drapes an arm over the shoulder of Wati and
pecks her on the cheek.
“Oh,
darling,” Wati says, chuckling, “you’re balding—that’s why you say that!”
Jessica rests an elbow on the table and leans her face against her hand. “Yes, balding men accept change. They know
their body is ageing and accept it.” She pauses to adjust a bra strap. “Yet
they’re still active sexually because of their high testosterone levels. This
is the culprit that causes hair loss.”
Wati
looks at Jessica. “In fact, Albert Mannes published a research paper in the
journal Social Psychological & Personality Science stating that though bald
men were perceived to be less attractive, they were perceived to have more
leadership qualities and to be more masculine."
Chow
Kah asks: “Who’s Albert Mannes?”
“Tssssk!”
Wati lifts a can of 100 Plus and takes a swallow. “The sauce is spicy.” She puts
the can down. “Albert Mannes’s a lecturer in the University of Pennsylvania.”
I
chip in, “Anyhow, a man can compensate for his baldness by keeping a moustache,
a beard or a goatee."
Jessica
scrunches up her face. “My goodness, a bald man with facial hair looks like a
villain in a movie! Also looks lecherous."
Hussein
pulls out a piece of tissue paper from his shirt pocket. “But he’s bound to be
memorable to the people he meets.” He wipes his lips and squashes the paper
into a ball. “He will stand out in a party or a business conference.” He slips
the wadded tissue beside his plate.
A
waitress brings a platter containing five pieces of grilled mutton.
“Oooooh,
such a nice smell!” Jessica lifts a fork and spoon. “Do you know that men who’re
bald in front of their heads are good thinkers? Those bald at the back of their
heads’re good lovers.” She transfers a piece of mutton to Chow Kah’s plate. “Be
careful, honey, it’s hot.”
Hussein
asks: “No kidding, Jess?”
“No
kidding what?”
“No
kidding that men who’re bald in front of their heads are good thinkers, while
those bald at the back of their heads are good lovers.”
Jessica
flicks her gaze up from her plate. “Of course—proven by scientific research!”
I
ask: “What about those bald both in front and back?”
Jessica
smiles. “They only think they’re good lovers. All talk no action.”
---Trailer on YouTube for my novel "Burma Road Driver, Resistance Fighter"
The link to YouTube is below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrU4fJIEBJk&t=7s
---Video on YouTube on Malaysian artist Stephie Stephiel's Monochrome-Colour Collection
The link to YouTube is below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iYicAj6Ar4&t=7s
---Video on YouTube on "Profile of Malaysian artist Stephie Stephiel"
The link to YouTube is below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZuBlbLsWdM&t=2s
---Trailer for my nonfiction book "Pattaya Undercover"
The link to YouTube is below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAD4u589ysk&t=6s
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