I am 33 year old! That is what the canggih skin detector said. I had my skin and complexion check yesterday. The machine read that I am older than my original birth age based on the microscopic skin cells of mine. It is somewhat like how health expert telling your real body age on Oprah! Being the sensible guy that I am, I didn’t behave like a drama queen upon hearing the unflatterring turth or smack the machine to pieces. So in that desperate moment of regaining my youth, the skin specialist proudly took out her spell book (product catalog). After few minutes of going through it, she took out her magic wand (calculator). Zap! Zap! Zap! She smiled. She comforted. The she spilled the bean.
She: Don’t worry. With our extensive program your skin will be smooth and fair.
Me: But I don’t want to be fair. I like being tan.
She: Oh.. Then don’t worry, we can add this package. it will keep your skin tone.
Me: *Roll eyes* Hmm.. I..
She: Don’t worry. And also this revitalizing lotion is very good. Many of our clients tried before. We are out of stock now, but if you like we can special order for you.
Me: Hmm.. How much it cost?
She: RM180 for 50ml. And that will last you a month!
Me: *It is more expensive that the freaking gym membership I quitted earlier on this year. Talk about saving money this year!* So how much for everything?
She: *Zap! Zap! Zap!* Only RM14630 a year. Don’t worry. It is very reasonable package.
Me: *Reasonable my foot. 14K for a bloody skin treatment! It is like daylight robbing* Hmm.. It is more costly than I expected.
She: Don’t worry. We have 0% installment plan. *Zap! Zap! Zap!* See… only RM1220 monthly.
Me: *Speechless*
I do want a healthier skin (everyone does) but it is ridiculous (or perhaps just out of my means) to invest that amount. Nevertheless I did get a free SPA package, courtesy of Meiji. I was slightly nervous about the experience. The anxious feeling is like the moment just before one loses one’s vriginity. Excited yet frightened. Before: a tense body. After: a relax one. I even had the after-sex glow after the SPA. I do have to admit the pampering treatment is heavenly and wirth every minute of it. But I wasn’t sure I should slap my plastic with a fat one. It is disturbing enough to know how much I already owe the bank. And since I will be heading back to study fulltime, it is really not the right time to spend on credit, escpecially such an enormous amount, considering I won’t have a lucrative expense account anymore after June.
Money. So hard to come by (Just like mu usual rambling on men, sex, love, etc). 33 year-old skin on a 24 year-old… I feel so old suddenly. How to compete lah in the oh-so-perfect market. there goes the rest of hard-to-come-by acccessories. Darn! And all she kept saying was “don’t worry”, like it soothes the soul.
