No, not of the Amazonian forests but of my once abundant armpit hair. Yes, I can imagine all the shocked expressions on your faces now. Don’t ask me why I did it; it was all on a spur of the moment.

Armpit shaving is certainly no easy task – especially for the inexperienced. The concave landscape of my armpits was vastly different from the relatively much flatter surface of my face which I’m used to shaving. Nevertheless, after some careful manoeuvring and one or two cuts along the way, my hairy armpits were consigned to history.

It was strange initially (and not to mention, really really sore as well because I shaved a little too hard) to have such barren armpits, but after awhile, it’s actually pretty liberating to feel the air on the skin of my armpits after having them suffocated for most of my adolescent life.

Now I know why most gals love to shave their armpits; it's not a result of vanity, but one of pragmatism. Shaven armpits are really more comfortable. You dudes should really go try it out, and as for those au naturel gals - it's high time you did!