NST Online: StreetsJohor

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:14 AM PDT

A CUT ABOVE

Elle hairstylists showed off their skills during their graduation show recently

IT was an afternoon of fun, flair and fantasy recently when 56 graduates from the Elle Hair Academy presented a showcase of creative hairstyles.

Their passion for the profession showed through clearly in the stylish presentation on their graduation day. From the dramatic display of clever coiffeurs, the audience saw how these budding hairstylists went all out to apply what they have learnt to impress their instructors.

Elle Hair Studio was established in 1986 by Simon Koh and the hair academy was opened in 1989.

Since its inception, more than 400 hairstylists have graduated and went on to successful careers in the hair industry, both locally and abroad.

Koh, the artistic director and principal of the academy, works with a team of professional hairstylists to train and mentor the graduates.

With their inspiration, the graduates were challenged to show off a range of hairstyles designed in a showcase of four themes, namely, Sports, Rock, Gothic and Avant-Garde.

If the audience appreciated the trendy hair designs in the Sports category, they certainly enjoyed the slick hairstyles in the Rock and Gothic categories that not only featured dark clothes but bold, black make-up colours matched with equally sombre facial expressions.

The eagerly anticipated Avant-Garde category blew the audience away with a dramatic display of a range of creative coiffeurs derived from the artists' active imagination.

With such a dazzling display, the panel of judges made up of Nicole Tay, Christopher Foong and Eric Tan, had a difficult time selecting the winners for the best creation in each category.

All the graduates' hard work paid off handsomely when the winners were finally announced.

After Hew Lee Yin (Sports), Hon Chee Boon (Rock), Chong Boon Hau (Gothic) and eight graduates in Team 5 for the Avant-Garde category received their awards, Koh presented all the graduates with their certificates.

Chong, 19, who hails from Seremban, completed the hairstyling course as a full-time student in eleven months.

Unlike him, Choo Khai Kgin, 28, took the course on a part-time basis and completed the course after three years.

Armed with their qualifications, these young hairstylists are eager to gain more experience before they embark on their careers.

"It's not just a simple haircut," said Elvin Low, Elle's human resource and marketing manager, as he discussed how it's now important to receive proper training and become a qualified and certified hairstylist.

He said after graduation, young hairstylists have many job opportunities, beginning as junior stylists before they gain sufficient experience to be senior stylists, then leading stylists and later as professionals.

Low, who has been with Elle for six years, acknowledged that Elle Hair Academy is leading the way in professional hairstyle training in Johor Baru.

"The customer always comes first," said Koh, who has earned an excellent reputation among his regular customers as he stands firm by this principle since opening his first hair salon.

Koh is also L'Oreal Professional Malaysia's artistic ambassador for the period 2002 to next year.

Elle Hair Academy is on Level 4 of Plaza Pelangi, adjacent to Cut by Elle, one of the five Elle outlets in Johor Baru.

For details, visit www.elle. com.my.

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60 fishing nets worth RM80,000 stolen

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:25 AM PDT

2011/07/05
By Chong Chee Seong

SOME 60 fishing nets valued at RM80,000 were stolen from two boats in the Straits of Malacca recently.

The incident is believed to have taken place before dawn, after a group of fishermen in two boats went to sea on Friday night to lower the nets at l5 nautical miles off the Muar coast.

The fishermen took a nap after lowering the nets. When the fishermen hauled them up a few hours later, some of the nets were missing.

Sulaiman Kamis, 53, said his boat was anchored at the Muar river near the Jalan Salleh wet market. He lost 30 nets valued at RM40,000.

Another fisherman Din Abbas also lost 30 nets valued at RM40,000.

Sulaiman said he and two assistants took a nap after lowering 110 nets. When they hauled them up at about 1am on Saturday, 30 nets were missing.

He said they had earlier heard the drones of a motorboat nearby.

Din, who was fishing nearby found 30 nets missing when he and his assistant had set down l90 nets on Saturday morning.

He believed that the thieves could have sneaked up to his boat and cut off the ropes which were linked to the nets before hauling them up into their speedboat.

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Rabu, 6 Julai 2011