Comments on: The Bad News Barber of Kuala Lumpur

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:32:00 +0000

In reply to Adrian.

My hair is about the same, Adrian. Still fine and probably about the same amount of it. My grandfather had hair like this until he died in his 90s. I don’t abstain from shampoos or anything. I do as I’ve always done. I suspect genetics and diet has as much to do with one’s hair as anything.

My advice on this topic, for the little it is worth: keep on enjoying the head massages. I hope their popularity grows as well!

By: Adrian

Adrian — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 16:31:57 +0000

Hey, thanks a bunch for the laughs! Such a great story Daniel! Makes me wonder, 5-6 years down the line whether this guy’s predictions were ractually right.. How’s the hair?? Have you been abstinating from shampoos or ? I’ve had thin hair for a long while but still there.. even after 3 of those mad head massages I got to experience recently in Goa. Loved every second of it though :))
These are things that I wouldn’t mind going viral at all :))

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:02:46 +0000

In reply to Ken Wong. Try inputting these coordinates into Google Maps: 3.147813, 101.697806 I took those from the photos taken at the barber shop. I hope it helps. If it works, let us know how it goes!

By: Ken Wong

Ken Wong — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 22:10:32 +0000

Ho. May i know the address or location of the indian massage barber shop u going on this post? I stay in KL n eagerly looking for barber shops like these for massage experiences. Can pls email reply me with millions of thanks.

Ken Wong

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:09:21 +0000

@Matt: Full-service barber. Funny that your tune-up had to be undone. Regarding “one-wife, many girlfriends” my experience has been that it’s not just the behavioral expectations of foreigners, but local men also.

Perhaps a lifetime of haircuts was on offer for his sister.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:26:23 +0000

There is surely a song in there somewhere..lol The barber had another experience on offer. His brother was there and at the time my scooter was idling a bit slow so while he cut his hair his brother tuned the scooter (Which i then had to adjust myself later). But while sat there he began asking the usual questions “are you married?” etc. etc. and introducing me to his mother, father and then asked if I wanted to meet his sister. I explained I am already married for which the response came “yes one wife many girlfriends” at which point the whole barber shop began laughing.. Its a strange perception here where they expect foreign guys to be disloyal. Bizarre but true.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:39:10 +0000

@Matt: That sounds like a comedy routine. A barber shop comedy routine. We, barbers too, would all like to think we are friends of joy.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:31:02 +0000

Barbers are always a place for banter, mine cuts my sideburns off everytime I go even though I tell him not to. At the same time discussing the owner (who’s a friend of my wife), I explained I was a friend of Joy.. a pause came about then “Yes Joyous very happy!”. Our conversations seem to go in opposite directions every time and after 4 years still something new everytime I go in.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:16:02 +0000

@Priya: Adding coconut (oil?) and almond oil to the grocery list, stat! Anti-clockwise — now there’s the secret. And if that doesn’t work, time to find some crocodiles.

By: Priya

Priya — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:06:34 +0000

Hahaha, hilarious! Mix coconut and almond oil and get Audrey to massage it into your head. Anti-clockwise for fast results 🙂