Wǒ yào lǐfà. {I need a haircut.}

The lunar calendar is a mystery to me. Some sort of lunar calendar expert decides the best day to get married based on the groom’s birthday, the bride’s birthday, and the lunar calendar. There are actually best/”lucky” days for everything including starting a new job, traveling, and getting a haircut. We just happened to be present for one of those days.

On one of the top floors at the end of the hallway is a room dedicated to good haircut days complete with swiveling chairs and wall mirrors for the children to watch the whole process. Professionals in stylish digs come in and work their magic whether the children like it or not.

I was fully ready to join in and offer my head for some lucky snipping. It’s hair; it grows back. But, seeing a line of children in silver chairs lined up in the hallway with literally dozens of children waiting quietly behind them for their turn, I decided I better not.

I’m sure it would have been an awesome new look for me had I had this dude help me out. Maybe next time…if the lunar calendar says it’s the right day for it, of course.