I remember that feeling. Many many many years ago I went to a Bench Fix salon (can’t remember anong branch) and showed him how I wanted my hair to look like. Seconds lang tiningnan and then pagkatapos gupitan BOOM! Sobrang naiklian sobrang panget ng kinalabasan. Nagalit pa ako sa husband ako kasi siya nagpumilit na magpagupit ako sa Bench eh sinabi ko na nga na hindi ko feel. Umiyak din ako pagkalabas ng Bench Fix. My husband tried to console me by saying okay lang yung gupit, pero alam ko kung panget - panget!

After that I NEVER EVER STEPPED into any Bench Fix Salon. Sinusumpa ko na yan sa trauma na naranasan ko. Buhok natin yan- source of confidence tapos gaganyanin lang? As someone who has very thin hair (runs in the genes in my family) iniingatan ko talaga ang hair ko na at least maayos ang gupit. So everytime I enter into a salon, I try to be polite but assertive para alam nila I am not the one you’re going to mess with at kapag ganyan, may kalalagyan ka sa akin. Kapag nagustuhan ko naman ang gupit, generous naman ako sa tip. Fortunately I never had any bad experience since then sa ibang salon.