Why do you wash your hair everyday

My first two days at work was my induction training. The training coordinator introduced me to almost 200 employees of the organization; unfortunately I can’t seem to remember a single name. Every time I met one of them I am wishing that they will not stop and really engage me in conversation that needs to mention their names because that will be disaster. Every day I go to work as usual and spent the whole day reading loads and loads of books and trying to make conversation with two of the staff in the department (there were only two anyway so there is really no choice). And in that everyday, once in a while somebody will pop in and pretend to ask something from one of the staff which later I learnt that they are only curious as to who I am and how I look, funny huh! Seems like the introduction that the HR man did was useless at all, I began to think that why does the HR bother to introduce me to everybody when it seems like they can just pop into the office to check me out. Every time I think about it, I can’t help but smile. I find it amusing and at the same a bit flattered, don’t you think so? Well, I believe so.

On Friday morning as soon as I enter the gate, I was stopped by the lady guard and said, madam do you really wash your hair everyday because it looks like it’s always fresh and a bit wet and its really shiny and beautiful. Though I was taken aback by the question, I said yes and thank you and head off to my office smiling to myself. I was still smiling and half talking to myself on how they find it strange when upon reaching the 2nd floor where my office is, the secretary of other department came and ask the same question. I can’t help but laugh a loud and she said, Ms Riza why laugh? And I said, ‘well grace, the lady guard just asked me the same question. Oh, is she? Well, most of the people here are talking about how nice your hair is and why do you have to wash it every day and what shampoo or conditioner you use to have it like that, shiny and straight and beautiful, she said. I was left open mouthed and a bit shocked that people are actually talking curiously about my hair. I gave my answer though as she really waited for it and said to me that she will inform those who asked her about it. Wow, isn’t it amusing. I was still smiling and half laughing when I reached my table and the staff asked me what’s the smile all about and when I told him, he heartily laughed and said that people actually asked him to ask me however he is shy and he felt that it is one of the conversation that he will not engage with me as it may upset me. Knowing that, I can’t help but laugh as well and said to him, Colin, I don’t think that will upset me, I find it rather funny and amusing that people bothered about my hair. That kept all of us (four of us now including my line manager) laughing which my boss said, well madam you better watch closely as people here will still find something to ask about you and head off to her own room.