Was going through my old geocities site and dug up a heck of a lot of really hilarious wild pictures. On my current theme of “DRAMATIC HAIRCUTS”, I must say I’ve had a lot of looks throughout the years.
- The choirboy haircut.
This is my twin and me back in 1987 – we were coinbearer and ringbearer to someone’s wedding, although I can’t remember who was what. We were very angelic looking kids, and this was the hairstyle that I thought back then made me look the cutest. See that one strand of hair going down the middle of my forehead? That was no accident. Sadya ‘yan. I made sure to meticulously arrange that everytime I went out. And that dalagang bukid don’t-show-your-teeth smile na pa-demure was incredibly rehearsed as well. I thought I was the hottest shit going in those days, fo’ sho’.
- The undercut.
Now this is a relic from the late 90′s – grow your hair out as long as you possibly can, lift up the sides, take out an electric razor set at “0″ and shave everything between your ear and crown. Voila! An undercut! This was taken on my prom night at Edsa Shangri-La. Looking back, I can’t understand why Bea said yes when I asked her out…
- No haircut.
No rocker kid makes it through college without going all-out punk rock, and this was my take on the long, scruffy haircut made famous by Kurt Cobain. This was taken at one of my old band’s biggest gigs ever – The Strip (remember that place?) on Katipunan. That place was cool. For the five months that it actually lasted. That’s Outerhope’s Mike Benedicto on guitar, and Mic Tatad on vocals. We sang such hardcore, intense tunes as “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”, “Waiting In Vain”, “Your Body Is A Wonderland”, and that all-time staple to “unplugged” bands everywhere, “Crash Into Me.”*dies from shame*Take note. This was waaay before the era or MYMP and Paolo Santos. I therefore absolve us of any baduy-ness.
- The hedgehog haircut.
This was my last style before shaving my head, taken on a night out at Fiamma. Incredibly versatile, just like Lady’s Choice Mayonnaise!
- And then along came my current shaved-head-and-goatee look, somehow unconsciously inspired by the full-on awesomeness of Marlou Aquino and his fifty peso Reyes Haircutters buzz-cut.
