Ink revisit

Piercings and tattoos are always my forte, whilst I am not old enough to have a tattoo at the age of 15, I certainly am old enough for piercings, I started having my first 2 piercing at the age of 12 and only stopped at about 17 / 18. I have a total of 6 piercings and countless hours of pain I had to endure with me.

Tattoo was always at the back of my mind, while my mother would murder me for a tattoo, I told my dad that someday I will definitely have a tattoo. His only advice?

'Just make sure its not a boy's name, not even your husband.'

I was 17, boy seems more appropriate.

Carrying the thought with me everywhere I go, looking for inspiration either in the real world or online. I never seem to get it correct because the word forever is always come together with tattoo.

Prior to 29th October 2011, with a rather shattered life, I decided that its time to have a tattoo for real because as dramatic as it seems, the pain in the heart triumphs the pain on the body.

I chose the word "Believe" to remind me that no matter how bad things turned out to be, I had to believe that things are going to get better from there. Cliché, I know.

Of course there is also a saying that once you have your first tattoo, you never really stop at just ONE. True enough, the idea of having another tattoo creeps into my mind not long after. But again, with no inspiration and no idea, nothing was done.

One fine day, while minding my own business, I had a meaningful thought. I knew that instance what I want on me for the rest of my life and set to research on the matter. I spent the entire night researching for fonts and sizes. The very next day, Pretty Girl accompanied me to look for tattoo studio that would suit my budget. I think this whole experience traumatised her slightly as tattoo studio are never really friendly. It always comes with the mysterious and overwhelming feeling whenever you get in. But this particular studio, Evil from the Needle, in Camden, never quite have the same feeling. I would say tattoo studios in London, even Camden, is way better than the one I got my first tattoo. Perhaps its due to the very strict law.

Not only because Camden is the tattoo central in London, it was an absolute dream to get a tattoo in London, well, not exactly to mark the occasion as there is no occasion to mark and the decision was spontaneous.

While being tattooed, I texted my friend, ya, I was bored. But the sensation of being tattooed, vibration about 10000 times per second pressing against the side of the body, especially if you are skinny like me *hint hint* is so weird yet wonderful. The feeling is like someone took hold of my ribcage and vibrate 10000 times per second and the entire upper body went numb.

The pain factor? Well, its slightly more painful that the tattoo on the wrist, not to mention the vibrating sensation. There are certain part that hurts more, especially the part towards the front of the body. My favourite part of having a tattoo is the look of the tattoo immediately after your get it done, your flesh swell up, outlining the word and it stays on for a day or two. So, its like having a 3D tattoo.

And the not so fun part is the tattooed area's feeling after the tattoo. I felt like I got punched in the rib and sore like a bruise but other than that, I am absolutely loving my new tattoo and is pretty sure I will not stop there.

Tattoo No. 2

I am actually toying with the idea of having a second tattoo for sometime now. I had my first tattoo after a major life changing event less than 2 years ago. Now, I am thinking that since my life changed, I wanted to celebrate the change. This time, I planned to have it on my rib area because its more mysterious and sexy, of course.

Idea No.1
I am actually thinking of the word "Inspire" but think its too similar to my first tattoo.

Idea No. 2
Then I've thought of having my birthday tattooed on me because of this quote
"There are two great days in a person's life- the day we are born and the day we discover why" - I still haven't discovered why but having my birthdate on me was always at the back of my mind.

Idea No. 3
Then, another idea popped into my mind - a dream catcher - to capture my dreams. Dreams I have in life, dream of where I wanted to be, what I wanted to be. I always like the idea and the design of a dream catcher. But then I realised it is a tad cheesy and too much like Miley Cyrus.

http://www.popstartats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Miley-Cyrus-Dreamcatcher-tattoo-bathtup.jpg

So, any ideas? Which one you like the best? Should you have a tattoo?

"Sort of" Bucket List

A little more than a year ago, when things gets bad, I started changing a lot in my life. Perspectives mainly. I tried to compile a list of things that I would never do, more precisely, the old me wouldn't do.

1. I decided to get a tattoo, a thought that was with me for years but didn't get around doing it (also mainly due to the former love doesn't like tattoo-ed girl, I would never let anyone get into my way anymore, I had the tattoo for more than a year and everyday its like discovering something new). Am thinking of getting a new one soon but it was so expensive in London.

2. I decided to change myself a little bit and how I see life. I decided to get out of my way to do things that I weren't comfortable in doing.

3. I decided to get an Iphone even though I used to dislike it to the guts and don't think I will ever get one, even though I am a Macbook fan girl. I think things change when life decided to change.

4. I hated going out till late at night as I prefer to chillax at home, nowadays, you would be lucky to find me sitting at home in the evening, chilling.

5. I started going out more with different people, even though inside i was screaming in protest, I still make myself go. I said yes to all invitations (valid ones, of course, not some random dodgy guy). If you know the old me, I wouldn't do that. Am I right, Master? Its all because of my high dependency on him.

During New Year, my dad texted me a long list of wishes and advises that include this particular one that i like "Even if you don't feel like it, get dress, show up, the best has yet to come." Well, that was so right. Naturally when I saw this stem cell donation drive, I didn't think twice to sign up for it. I was horrified with needles and tubes. I saw how it was done on my mother and I freaked out on how high the blood pressure is when you extract blood. But seeing this is one of the things I wasn't comfortable doing, I am going to give it a try. I do not know whether I would be a match but at least I decided to do something about it.

Perhaps donating blood could be a yearly thing that I do and also sign up to be an organ donor (one thing I always wants to do) when I die. Did anyone one where I can find information on this in Malaysia?

6. I never really liked photography, I believe that we should savour the moment rather than busy snapping pictures for memories. The memories that was captured in the mind and heart counts more than the memories on photo paper. Pictures wouldn't be able to capture how you feel about the place there and then. Memories might fade but the feeling, it will always be there. First kiss, I forgot how it was but I remember how it feels like - weird and wrong. Hahahaha, messy. My point being, it will always be there. The feeling at that moment, it was irreplaceable and unlikely to be forgotten for life.

But now, I had the responsibility to share my life with everyone that cares about me. So I picked up a little bit of photography using my Iphone. And I got some really nice comments from my Instagram, my followers increased and I got a little recognition from the school paper! I shall go steal a few copies and show it to you guys. But hey, my main point of all this is, if I didn't venture to this area, I will never had gotten that. Sometimes its a complete waste of time but sometimes, the time wasted isn't all for nothing.

So perhaps it was right of him to tell me that even if I don't see us together in the future, it doesn't mean its not worth the time. Sometimes the journey is the destination.

Lets see, I was picking out things that I was never comfortable doing and try to strike it off my list one by one. Whats next on the list?

International Night, a reply and a random building in London

*To start off, I apologise for not realising there is a comment on my post on Vanilla. I would like to reply to the comment and had change the settings on my blogger so that I would receive a notification on comments. =) I like the comment, its from a perspective that I never thought of. It is due to the high demand on Vanilla that leads to it being the most basic and simple taste and scent in the world? It sounded quite ironic isn't it? So, is it better to get all the attention and not being special or being unique while remaining quite unknown? But yet again, does being mainstream mean being simple or plain?*

Yesterday was the most fun I had in years. We had this International Night planned, although not much people showed up, I still had a good time. The International Night stayed true to its name, there are only 1 country repetition. We have friends from Bahrain, Pakistan, Norway, Turkey, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia (ME!) and Italy (Pizza). How international was it? Hahaha. Without the restriction on someone checking up on me and some help from alcohol, I realised that I am actually quite capable of having a good fun. Hahaha. I am glad that I did attend even though I had to rush from one end to another end of central London.

I had so much fun that the fun continued in my dream. The dream was about me getting another tattoo, without any planning, I just go forward and tell the tattoo artist I wanted a tattoo, but what and where, I don't know. Then I let him draw all over me to decide where I want it to be. I was enjoying myself in the dream, with a few friends of mine and a few friend of his.

I ended up getting a tattoo around the rib area. A huge one. I am sad when I woke up and realised that it was just a dream. Imagine getting a tattoo without feeling the pain of needles. LOL. This is the interpretation from www.dreammoods.com : To dream that you have tattoos represent your sense of individuality and the desire to stand out in a crowd. You want to be unique and different from everybody else, particularly if you do not have any tattoos in real life. Consider also what the tattoo is and what significance it has in your life. It may represent something that has left a lasting impression on you. Alternatively, to dream that you have a tattoo suggests that a waking situation or decision is having a much longer lasting effect that you had expected. "

This tattoo dream came after I decided to put myself out there and mix around more, I'll take it as a good sign. =)

Pity that I was busy socializing and did not have a lot of pictures. But I shall post whatever I have.

Andres (Red), Hiran (leather jacket), Ipek (the only girl) and Paulo (the blur).

And Taha in blue, I like how striking his top is, compared to the pool table.

Aren't pizza the easiest and ultimate choices when everyone is either too lazy or too busy? Valentina made an apple cinnamon cake which is so good that before I could reach for pictures, it was all gone.

Thats Valentina, she made a wicked apple cinnamon cake, I never really like cinnamon but I had 2 slices! and Nurul with her back facing the camera.

There were others (Shaami, apologies if im wrong, and some other friends of Hiran) but unfortunately not captured in my pictures, perhaps you can stalk facebook for further pictures? To end the blog, can someone tell me what does the building below resembles? I think it resembles a bullet. Taha thinks it looks like a cucumber. =.= I am looking for the most creative answer. LOL.

Source: http://blog.marketing-soc.org.uk/tag/the-gherkin/