Eeeeeeeeekkkk! .....

[Botak]

nice! show us the photo!

Thans Paul for being the first to reply ----- no pics yet ---- need to get this two tone alabaster-bronze thing sorted first.

[Botak]

Congrats. Very creative first post. I would be careful out in the sun use sun screen it will adjust on its own.

Thanks dave -- and yea  think sun management might be the biggest issue

[Botak]

Welcome to the Sly World and to SBG.

• I've never heard it said that "white guys cannot carry the look so well." I can line up a dozen guys to prove differently.
  

• Get some sun in small doses frequently and the white scalp will gradually fade. I did about 20 minutes in the mid-morning and again in the afternoon which was effective and avoided sunburn.
  

• Commit to the 30-day challenge: shave daily for 30 days which will give your body time to adjust (scalp will toughen a bit, color will develop, etc.) and it gives you and others time to become comfortable with the Sly look. Then decide if you want to continue, or maybe grow it back a little to a buzz cut, or if you want to re-establish that probably-increasing-with-time helicopter pad.
  
• And participate here regularly so we can share the experience with you. You've got a great sense of humor and I would enjoy seeing more of your world through your descriptions.
  

Again, welcome "Botak-head"

Thanks frontier guy --- yea I will try to give it 30 days.  As to "white guys" being able to carry the look --- well there certainly seems to be a lot of skepticism on the net --- but who cares!!!

Found this bit from George Carlin and a subsequent blogger http://happylists.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/reasons-not-to-shave-your-head/

Never cared much for Carlin Anyway and I think most of this stuff is best taken with good humor.

Did have a Malay guy tell me (before I shaved) when I raised the topic that he was worried I might wind up looking like a walking egg ...

hmmmm --- with friends like that haha                

[Botak]

Once you botak you never go back.. Just saying. As far as the beard goes, mine sounds similar, and I like the look, or 3 day stubble. Welcome to the brotherhood and enjoy both your new 'hairstyle', and the site.

Thanks slyfive --- yea well we look quite different but the beard styles are quite similar

[Botak]

Welcome!!

Sounds like your having fum
Awsome

Thanks Freeatlast -- yea fun indeed

You know --- I felt like I had seen your face before -- could not place it --- then recalled This guy:

http://img2.allvoices.com/thumbs/image/609/480/90291837-brodus-clay.jpg

Take that as a compliment --- not too many resemble the "funkasaurus"

[Botak]

Welcome Botak! I enjoyed your post...all in all a good first dialog between partners, in my opinion. I know from my experience in that part of the world that BBC and a beard isn't part of the culture. But you get those looks while on the street just being a Westerner, so why not push the envelope a little more?
Good luck and respect that equatorial sun.

Thanks slynito --- yea pushing the envelope a bit cannot be a bad thing. 

[Botak]

Welcome Botak! That was an awesome introduction. Glad to see that you girl friend likes it. Give your head a week or so to start matching the color of the rest of your skin.

Welcome to the SBGs!

Thans Doug -- yea I will be happy to get past the skin tone matching phase --- right now I kind of look like I could be a new form of alien for Star Trek the Next Next Next Next etc. Generation

[Botak]

Welcome to the Botak world! A supportive girlfriend is always a plus!

Thanks slysirharry --- well I am not sure that "supportive" is the right description yet --- more like "tolerant" and really hoping I get over this idea in a hurry lol

[Botak]

Welcome to the family mate. Your GF sounds like she will come around to the idea very quickly 

The bald and bearded look goes well, there are quite a few guys around here sporting a very nice full beard, without seeing a picture I am already sure it is a keeper!

Thank beardman --- yea -- I am thinking the full beard thing might work --- my beard is a lot shorter than yours though --- I kind of like what you have done though.

[Botak]

Great post!  Welcome to SBG!

As far as the "intimidation factor" goes, I've posted on this myself.  I noticed a change in people's reactions to me as a sly guy - letting me go through the door first, calling me "sir", acting a little deferential.  It felt very strange at first, but now I'm used to it (and kind of like it!)

Thanks Npsbg --- yea its a weird feeling -- although I have to say your photo has a serious "mess with me at your own risk" vibe to it.  Not necessarily a bad thing though ...

[Botak]

Welcome to the club, botak. Go easy on the sun and make sure to use sunscreen. I spend most of the year in Hawai'i (also a tropical climate) so it's taken only about three months for my dome to match my face color-wise.

Thanks Hingtao -- yea Hawaii climate is similar --- but now you have me scared --- 3 months???

I was thinking like a weekend at the beach lol

[Frontier Guy]

Scalp coloring will vary by person - for me (subtropical Florida climate) it was a couple of weeks with moderate sun exposure during mid-morning and mid-afternoon.  And I was the only one who really noticed the two-tone style.

[Laser Man]

Great post!  Welcome to SBG!

As far as the "intimidation factor" goes, I've posted on this myself.  I noticed a change in people's reactions to me as a sly guy - letting me go through the door first, calling me "sir", acting a little deferential.  It felt very strange at first, but now I'm used to it (and kind of like it!)

Thanks Npsbg --- yea its a weird feeling -- although I have to say your photo has a serious "mess with me at your own risk" vibe to it.  Not necessarily a bad thing though ...

I should probably change my photo!  I'm not nearly that unapproachable in real life! 

[clarinetguy]

Welcome and enjoy the attention your new look affords you.

[Glen]

Great Post!