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The government’s move to rescind its decision to allow barbers and beauty and hair salons to operate during the third phase of the motion control order (MCO) from April 15 to 28 has had some issues on its own hands in House.
StarMetro recently spoke to some Malaysians who turned to honing their haircutting skills to ensure their relatives stay well groomed.
Guiding some of them was the salon owner, AB Wong, who posted a haircut tutorial on social media.
“I noticed that people had trouble cutting their hair and some posted photos of their failed attempts. Some even shaved their heads after a bad haircut job.
“I decided to share my skills with the public after watching my friends post videos teaching people how to cook.
“I made a video that shows simple steps on how to cut hair,” said the stylist, who has 18 years of experience.
Wong said many thanked him for the video, which is primarily aimed at men and boys, and even showed him the end result after completing a haircut.
“Hair grows about 1.5 cm to 2 cm per month. My male clients visit every two weeks or every month.
“Many had their hair cut before Chinese New Year and have not returned to the salon since then, so a haircut is definitely overdue,” he added.
Wong supports the government’s decision not to allow barbers and beauty and hair salons to resume operations during the MCO.
“We, the owners of the salons, have a great responsibility. If we have a client, we must take many precautionary measures. We would need to be fully covered.
“What happens if my staff becomes infected? We would all need to be quarantined then, ”he said.
Chong Gan Keem, a 38-year-old engineer, followed the steps provided in Wong’s tutorial and cut her husband’s hair for the first time.
The couple have been Wong’s clients for a long time.
“My husband is part of the management of a shopping center and he still needs to go to work. Usually, he cut his hair every three weeks and desperately needed one.
“At first I was skeptical, but I assured him that I would not shorten it too much,” she said, adding that her husband was quite impressed with the end result.
“He said it was better than I expected. But after the MCO, we will still go to a professional hair salon.
“My friend, a single man, tried to cut his hair and it was a mess,” Wong joked.
Hong Bao Li is another who learned lessons from Wong’s video and other similar videos online.
“My husband had not cut his hair since the Chinese New Year.
“I bought an electronic trimmer and cut her hair with the help of my sister-in-law,” said the 33-year-old teacher.
Hong also managed to cut his four-year-old son’s hair.
“I am going to cut my son’s hair from now on. But my husband still needs to go to a hairdresser. It is too complicated to do it at home,” she said.
Aghalyah Rajagopal said that her husband Assotharan Periannan decided to test her skills by cutting her seven-year-old son’s hair.
“At first, Yathran moved around a lot and had to repeatedly tell him to stay still. After that, he remained still for more than 30 minutes.
“Yathran felt that the end result seemed strange and that his father took a long time to complete the job compared to his usual barber.
“It was troublesome and it took a long time, even more because we didn’t have the right equipment. And there was a cleanup after that,” he said, adding that they would generally take Yathran for a haircut once a month.
Meanwhile, for Wee Chui Meng, 46, and his nine-year-old son Wee Yi Sheng, the haircut has been a team effort.
The father and son helped each other cut their hair and even made a video.
“I bought a cordless electric trimmer online months ago. Now is the perfect time to use it.
“Mine is an undercut, I usually trim it at home every few weeks,” said Chui Meng.
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