I forgot my razor in Markham, and got ripped off at Pharmasave due to sheer grooming urgency.

Do you know what’s sucky about being Chinese? Unless you’re like Shawn, our genes doesn’t seem to facilitate a full head of facial hair. It’s completely irritating.

Those who hate shaving might think that the slowness of facial hair growth posed by many Asians is a good thing. This is a misconception. Sure, my facial hair, while grows comparatively slower than your average male, grows at a rate that that would be noticable after a few days. This part is fine.

The problem comes when my hormones, or whatever part of the body that promotes hair growth, is unable to grow at a consistent rate throughout my face. This leaves nodes of hair growth at the corners of my upper lips and my chin— and no where else.

This problem causes me to shave daily; there’s nothing more consistent than a close shave. So whenever you ask a Chinese man why he needs to shave daily— here’s your answer. Haha.