The Story of my Hair

I was watching Sex and the City 2 (the movie) last night, and it made me realize how much I love Carrie Bradshaw's curly locks. That love was probably what (unconsciously) prompted me to get my hair permed. Hihi. ;)

photo source: www.hbo.com (I do not own this photo.)

A day before Typhoon Maring entered the PAR (Philippine Area of Responsibility -- just love using the term), I got my hair permed for the first time. So far, I'm lovin' it. I would love to tell you the story of getting my "virgin" hair treated for the first time and the hours I spent at the salon (and not to mention, the money I spent). I know you would wanna hear that...

Just kidding. Haha! That's too vain, I know.

Selfie! ;)

What I really want to share with you, since we're already talking about my hair, is a weird, little trivia about it. Everyone is complimenting my new hairdo, but little do they know that this isn't really the first time in my life that I had curly hair. You may be wondering, I just said that it's my first time to get a perm, so how come I'm saying I've had curly hair before?

No one would believe me until I show them my photos...

I was around five years old when I first had curly hair. I was born with straight hair, then when I was in Kindergarten, my hair just mysteriously became curly -- on its own. Up until now, I can't explain what happened, neither my mom.

Bangs: curly, rest of my hair: straight

It's a weird phenomenon, really. (Or maybe I just haven't googled it yet.) When I was five, I just had curly bangs and then the rest of my hair was straight. The following year, all my hair became curly.

How did it become straight again? I don't know. My mom started cutting my hair really short; I sported an apple cut the years that followed. I can't remember when my hair became straight again. It was probably some time between the age of seven to nine. I kinda had insecurities about my curly hair before because some people teased me, "basta kulot, salot." Whenever I look at my childhood photos now, I think that it's not really that baaaaad... (Isn't it?) Now I'm just happy I can style my hair any way I want to. :)

sporting my fashionable curly hair ;)

So a lesson to kids who have insecurities about their looks right now, when you hit your 20s, don't worry, may igaganda ka pa! ;)

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