Once upon a time....

Once upon a time, I was a presentable young man. But when uni started and the assignments and exams started piling up....I didn't shave, grew fat..and my hair grew long + oily *shakes head*. My neat, stylish clothes grew ratty. I didn't have to look nice on Saturday nite, because Saturday nite dates were with my many books.

A sympathetic female friend of mine, visited me a few nites later, and when I opened the door in my t-shirt and shorts...she shrieked 'What's WRONG with you!!, are u sick??', and quickly pushed me in..and layed me down. Soon after her arrival, we started to channel-surf, and we landed onto an episode of 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy', where these guys makeover a staight guy and dress him with cool clothes, a trendy haircut and other extra stuff aswell. I was baffled and horrified...she was mesmerised 'What a great haircut', 'he's so cute now' she exclaimed !!.

I asked Mark, my most stylish straight friend about this unusual 'phenomenon'. He told me of a whole world I was missing out on...or have just forgotten about.. where straight guys who don't settle for two-minute showers and $10 hair cuts..men who style their hair, shop for clothes and have facials. They look great, and women love them. They even have a term named after them: 'Metrosexuals'.

Feeling socially sanctioned..and after the feedback I received from my female friend...I decided its time for me to shape up: I too, will become a metrosexual...not a metrosexual per se...but just keep up my own presenation, and become that young presentable man I once was.
So there it was...I started to gym it again...and started 'shopping'...actually she raided a few men stores..and came back loaded with clothes just for me..awww...but she demanded the money back...damn. (but now she's shopping for her boyfriend, and this lost brutha has been neglected, without this fashion coach, will I turn back to the way I was before...only time can tell).