‘Kwakungomhla ongaphambi kokuvulwa kwexesha likaSanta Claus, kwaye endleleni eya kwigiga yakhe yokuqala yeholide, uSanta Walter Roach wenza isigxina esibaluleke kakhulu—ukubona umenzi weenwele zakhe.
Emva koko, ukuba iindevu zikaSanta azikho mhlophe njengekhephu, ngoko akanakuba nguSanta wokwenene. Kwaye iRoach imalunga nenyani njengeSanta Claus.
Hayi, ayinguye uClaus ohlala eNorth Pole, nangona xa iziko lomlilo laphuma kwikhaya lakhe laseMzantsi San Jose kule veki, ngokuqinisekileyo lalivakala njengeArctic.
Kwaye hayi, asinguye owenza izinto zokudlala ukuze aziphilise. Ungumfundisi-ntsapho webanga lesithandathu kwisikolo iNorwood Creek Elementary School eSan Jose, apho abantwana abancinci bayithatha nje kancinci into yokuba uyena wenyani.
KuRoach, oneminyaka engama-63, iSanta persona ayisiyonto nje ayinxibayo kumaqela afana nesuti yakhe ebomvu kunye neentsimbi ezikhalayo. Ukusukela oko wangena kwishishini likaSanta Claus kwiminyaka esibhozo eyadlulayo, uye wamkela inkangeleko kunye nomlingiswa we-Chief Elf ngokwakhe unyaka wonke. Kwi-6-foot-3 kunye ne-287 pounds, ngelizwi elikhulayo le-giant ehlekisayo, akadibanisi ncam kwisihlwele. Yongeza inkcaso ekhazimlayo kunye neendevu ezimhlophe ezibethayo, kwaye akumangalisi ukuba abantwana abathe kratya bajonge kuye naphi na apho aya khona.
Ndibanika iilekese kwaye ndibakhumbuze ukuba baziphathe kakuhle, bangabi namanyala - kwaye batye imifuno yabo, utsho.
Isitayile sikaSanta
Ndiye ndadibana noRoach kwi-Hair International kwi-Aborn Road, apho isitayile uKatie Nguyen ebeyi-elf yakhe yokuthambisa iinwele iminyaka eliqela. Iinwele zentloko yakhe zisuke zaba mhlophe, kodwa iindevu zakhe ziseyityuwa nepepile. Ngoko ukuyigcina imhlophe njengobisi, uyibamba rhoqo emva kweeveki ezintathu okanye ngaphezulu.
U-Roach wakhupha i-fedora yakhe ebomvu kunye nevest yoboya obubomvu (inkangeleko eyaziwa ngokuba yiCasual Claus) kwaye wahlala egqunywe yiplastiki ngelixa u-Nguyen elungisa iinwele kunye neendevu zakhe emva koko wabrasha ibleach emfusa ezingcanjini.
Ngoxa sasilindele ukuba izinto zisebenze, wandichukumisa ngebali likaSanta Walter.
Kwaqala ngokuzolileyo, xa wayengena njengebambela likaSanta likaxakeka kwitheko leshishini. Umfo owayendazi ecaweni wandicebisa ukuba ndenze uSanta olungileyo, watsho.
Kunyaka olandelayo inkampani yamcela ukuba aphinde abuye, yaye kungekudala wazibona sele ethe phithi thwanga. Utyale imali kwii-,500 zesuti yoboya echetywe ngoboya kwakunye neeperi ezintathu zobukhulu obuli-13 beebhutsi zesikhumba kunye nekepisi yeFather Christmas. Wathenga isileyi nge-,800 kwi-Intanethi.
Kulo nyaka iRoach ineegigi ezingama-64 ezidweliswe phakathi kwangoku kunye noBusuku bangaphambi kweKrisimesi, ukusuka kwigalari yenkampani kunye neeparade ukuya kutyelelo lwezikolo kunye namaqela amancinci abucala. Ukwabhala imisebenzi yabanye ababini bakaSanta ngewebhusayithi yakhe, santa4events.com . Amaxabiso avela kwi-125 yeedola kwimizuzu engama-20 ukuya kwi-225 yeedola ngeyure ukuba uzisa kunye ne-elf kunye noNksk.
Ngeli hlobo uthatha umfazi wakhe, uDebbie, ukuya eTuscany kwimivuzo yakhe kaSanta.
Kuye kwavela ukuba liqanda lendlwane elimnandi, watsho. Imali yethu yeholide iphambene.
Ngaba yena okanye akunjalo?
Kodwa emva kweendevu. Ukuyinyamekela yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yenkqubo nganye kaSanta.
Phantse sonke kufuneka sibe nomsebenzi wokuchukumisa, utshilo. Bambalwa kakhulu abantu abaneendevu ezimhlophe ngokwendalo.
Njengoko thina basetyhini sisazi, ukhathalelo lweenwele yinzululwazi kunye nobugcisa. Ukugcina iinwele ezifakwe i-bleached zingajiki zibe ngumququ, kufuneka usebenzise iimveliso ezifanelekileyo kwaye ubeke imeko ye-heck kuyo. I-Roach isebenzisa ishampu kunye ne-conditioner yeenwele ezingwevu, kunye nerise ekhethekileyo emfusa ekhupha umthubi ngaphandle (Ukuba kufuneka uyazi, yiRoux Fanci-full Rinse #52 White Minx). Phambi komdlalo kaSanta, utshiza kwisilungisi seenwele zabantwana esinevumba le-apile (abantwana bayalithanda ivumba), womisa iindevu zakhe ukuze zibe fluff, aze atshize kwinkungu ekhanyayo yeoli yomnquma, eyenza iinwele zikhazimle kwaye zithambe. ukubamba. Ngeentsuku ezinethayo, usebenzisa isitshizi seenwele ukuze zingabuni.
Kwaye ekugqibeleni, usebenzisa i-wax yeedevu ukubumba amadevu akhe.
Kungenjalo, ijinga emlonyeni wam, watsho.
Xa sele enxibe kakuhle kwaye ehonjiswe ngoboya, uyemka kwimijikelo yakhe, esasaza ukonwaba kunye neSanta mystique.
Kwaye nje ukuba iKrisimesi iphelile, yena noDebbie baya eLos Angeles ukuya kwisidlo sasemini sikaSanta Claus, apho abantu abayi-150 batshintshana ngamabali kunye neemfihlo zorhwebo.
Kuhle, umfazi wakhe watsho, ehleka. Bahlala bonke bencokola ngeemveliso zeenwele.
Qhagamshelana noPatty Fisher ku pfisher@mercurynews.com okanye 408-920-5852.
