Worse than a visit to the doctor!

Fabi was born with a lot of hair. His Daddy have him his first trim when he was two weeks old. Later I used to trim his hair and managed to keep it presentable up until his first birthday.

It was too hot and humid in Vashi, so we decided to help Fabi feel more comfortable and get a nice hair cut at the local Sector 6 hair cutting salon. That experience was not a smooth one at all. Fabi was horrified of the sound of the cutting machine, so the best thing that could be done was to cut all of his hair.

Now Fabi's hair started to grow again. Eventhough it still looked short overall, the sides and especially the back of his head was starting to look messy. I took him to a children's hair saloon where they have special chairs and decoration to make the hair cutting experience a lot of fun for the kids.

It seemed like a really nice idea and it started out really good, as you can tell by the picture on the bottom left. Fabi was actually smiling (and so was the girl who was going to do the job). But then all hell broke loose when she took out the hair cutting machine and it was impossible to even try and cut Fabi's hair. Look at the picture on the bottom right and you will notice how Fabi's expression had already changed...even when the machine was not on yet!

To my surprise, the girl didn't seem to have a lot of patience and even told me that this was my fault for not taking Fabi to get his hair cut more often!...Unbelievable!...So...I did the next best thing and walked out of the place with a screaming and squirming baby. "Thanks a lot! NOT!"

Fortunately, there are many other options around here. And I took Fabi to a Beauty Saloon where they only have chairs for grown ups. I sat down on the chair and sat Fabi on my lap. The lady covered me with an apron and did the same for Fabi. She gave him a snack and was extremely friendly. Fabi did cry, but he also allowed his 2nd formal haircut to take place. Here's a picture of the outcome. I paid ¢1000 Costa Rican colones (which is about US$2 or 90 Indian Rupees).