When I was in High School, I used to go to this Barber Shop near Kamuning called Sunday Barbershop. It was my favorite place to get a haircut and a shave because the barbers there gave a long and excellent massage after. I usually gave around P50-P100 to my regular barber, Mang Jun, as tip since I really found myself “de-stressed” afterwards. I went to this Barbershop almost twice a month for more than 6 years. I stopped going when we moved to Project 6 and I had to settle with Bruno’s (they charge so much!). Just today, I found myself in need of a shave so I went to a barbershop near my condo. Imagine my surprise when I found Mang Jun, my old barber waiting there for a new customer! We recognized each other in quickly and it only took a few minutes for us to make “kwento” about old times. Imagine guys – this guy was the one who did my haircut for ROTC in High School! Grabe! Hahaha!
Apparently Sunday Barbershop just closed down and he just moved to this new one a few days prior to my visit. The owner of the shop accepted him with open arms since Mang Jun has a long list of regular clients that will follow him wherever he goes.
As he did the shave, he told me that he really felt old since he now does haircuts for the grandchildren of his previous clients. Imagine that – this man did the hair of 3 generations of several families! He’s maintained solid relationships with these people and that’s something to be proud of.
He’s a really humble man who has touched countless lives with just scissors. 
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waaaaaaaaaaaa….. hehe.. touching storyy..
naaalala ko tuloy si andrea… last few months he died because of stroke
kahit sya ay gay. our Family pati mga pinsan ko lahat sa kanya…
kung nasaan ka naman ngayon alam kong nasa mabuti kang lugar…
we miss you…
Now if only LU will give such great customer service to its customers…
When I was in college I always got my haircuts at a GQ Barbershop in the Sta. Lucia East along Marcos Highway. One day the branch closed and the barber that had always cut my hair went home to the his province. I found it hard to find another barber that I could trust with my hair. I ended up not getting haircut for the next two years. I grew my hair past my shoulders.
I had my hair cut short again three years ago for my uncle’s wedding (He asked me to do it as a wedding present). After that I tried having my haircuts at several branches of Bench Fix, and some local Beauty Parlors and Barbershops but It never felt the same as having my haircuts at that old GQ. I finally settled for an Express Cut Barbershop at Robinsons Metro East but I don’t have a preferred barber there, I take whoever is available, the barbers a discouraged to converse with customers. It feels like an assembly line.
Back in the old days your barber is like your doctor, you don’t see him often but when you do you tend to reminisce and try to catch up on what you missed or just talk about anything while at the same time doing his job on you head. I bet with your rediscovery of Mang Jun The Barber you got that “old day” barbershop experience and not just another haircut.
@Gooseman: You’re correct bro. It’s the “old day” experience that makes the trip and the tip worth it. Sarap makipag-kwentuhan, hehe. Going to assembly line barbershops is a bit boring and it really won’t encourage me to give tips. @_@
Very good insight on that part man. Love the assembly line concept.