I had my hair coloured and cut in Penang...in a hotel salon recommended by a woman I'd met on the island.

It was so bad. It also cost way more than I would have paid in Australia.

Mu Uber driver asked me if I was happy with the job. That's when I burst into tears.

He told me that, had I asked him, he could have taken me to his mother's hairdresser when it would have cost less than ten ringgits for a cut and 20 for a colour. This one cost well over 300.

Lesson learnt.