Only this time, I had to heed his advice. Going to a new country for a while means that I'll probably have to be a bit more modest in appearance, especially if I want to get in (I am, of course, referring to the potential for issues to arise as I go through security and customs with me being Indian).
So after nearly 10 years of rebelling against my parents and keeping my sideburns intact, they are now gone.
I've put up the results only because one or two of you highly objected to me doing this.
I didn't look too dangerous in the beginning though, did I?
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