so here's my updates thus far..=)
:: Inked ::
Yeppers!! I finally gone ahead and got inked. I been wanting to do it for sometime.. thought of doing it on my birthday this year as my birthday gift to myself. But then i don't really know where to go do it. It's my first tattoo and so must be nicely done.. So waited for my sister to find us a tattoo artist first. She found one through her friend. Mentally prepared myself for a week, finding designs i liked from online and went to do it.
:: Choosing the design... ::
Rihanna's trail-of-stars tattoo.. it's like sooo coool!! i really wanna do this at first if not for the fact that it's at a place where i can't really hide (the back of the neck.. even with collared-tees, can't fully hide too) and hence inappropriate for my work nature. Then the tattoo artist also said that the smaller the tattoo (these are tiny stars), the more painful it is. For a first time, without a gauge of the pain of tattooing, i dun really wanna put myself through the torture. He also said that though it's nice-looking, but it's not nai-kan and doesn't have much meaning attached to it (true)..
SOOO COOOL la.. Rihanna rocks!
This was the other design i printed out.. I fell in love with this when i first found it online, and i decided that if the trail-of-stars dint go through, this would be my choice. I liked it for its simplicity and cuteness and also the fact that there are five stars (to represent the 5 ppl in my family as well as it being my lucky number--my sis initially asked if i wanted to colour it white and red and add in a moon as well.. blearghz -_- ! ). However i dint want the dots around the stars (like so kindergarten-ish "i'm a shining star"?? no no no). I took a long time deciding how i want my star to look(my sis got tired of waiting for me to make up my mind... but this is for life!! so dint care, took time to think through it. ). Initially the tattoo artist showed me how it would look like without the swirls and with shading around the stars (cos i wanted a shooting star effect) but i felt the stars look too individualistic by themselves and would not fit into my representation for my family, so i decided to leave the swirls in as per the tattoo (i do like swirls anyway, v dreamy mystical effect) so the stars would look connected=)
Here goes.. taken right after the tattooing. My first star tattoo. Very red around the edges of the stars still due to the shading.
Under lesser light..
I'm loving my star tattoo!!
Tattooing isn't as bad as it appears to be, i mean the pain. It's very bearable. In my opinion, hardly painful at all. And this is coming from a person who's terrified of injections. I find tattooing less painful than an injection seriously. But also, it's got to do with the place u choose to tattoo on. I did it on my right shoulder. Whilst tattooing, my sis and i also asked the tattooist which are the places on your body where it's more painful to tattoo. He said the most painful are behind the ear (v popular place) and the lower waist/hip area.
With regards to the skill.. hmmm, actually upon closer look at the pictures, i feel my stars are not done very nicely. This is also with my sis' opinion. She also dint know his skill, till after our tattoos are done. For example, actually I wanted to see if he could do Rihanna's star design for me down my shoulder, as i really liked it loads, but he can't do it (sigh). Of course, have to take into consideration orientation of the design and all la, but i feel a more skilled tattooist would be able to give me more opinions/alternatives. And the place does not have internet access, i mean, what if your customer wanna looks for designs online? Plus he does not have any star tattoos in his folders of tattoo designs (which i found strange, since i thought the star symbol is one of the more popular tattoo designs). If i hadn't brought mine down, i would not have been able to do my tattoo. In any case, i knew i wanted to do it that day as i have already mentally prepared myself for a week, and i knew if i dint do it that day, i would not have the courage to go ahead with it again. So ultimately, all in all, for a first-timer, i'm glad i did it, unproportionate star and all=). but will DEFINITELY go touch it up elsewhere along with my sis. This time, we would do our homework better.
Another thing i have to add is, tattooing is pretty addictive. I'm already thinking what design i want to do next, though placement of the tattoo can be headachy due to my job. But i'm sure i'll work it out!
This also got me hooked on Miami Ink, a show about a group of tattoo artists from Miami and the ppl who go to them for tattooing. Von was the one who told me abt this show actually. This group of tattooists are highly talented, and v nice ppl. they would also create their own tattoo designs and the money they get from the sale of the designs, they would give it all away to a group of poor, rural farmers living on the outskirts. V nice lor.. dun stereotype these people. For them, tattooing is a form of art. Their clients come in with life stories and the significance of their tattoos.. i think sometimes, their work is almost similar to mine, listening to others' life stories.
:: Outings ::
And of cos my outings with my lovelies!!
:: Happy Birthday to my sweetie flo ::
Had a lovely buffet dinner at The Line for her celebration.. one of the best nights i have had of their buffet. Note: Thursday buffet is pricier but nicer.. worth every cent. Hope my sweet gal enjoyed it.
:: Ubin cycling with the uni clique ::
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Took a day leave and went cycling with the uni clique.. been ages since we caught up and we could all make it that day!! yayy!! It's my first time on Ubin and cycling there is really much tougher.. i simply cant handle the steep slopes and they have to wait for me.. ooops. we had much much fun cam-whoring and chatting at one of the jetties (cant rem the name) and watching the planes. Very relaxing day...
:: Food's always nicer when u have a foodie friend who loves her food!! ::
Sha's appetite for food and life has always been amazing.. i have never ceased to be amazed by her zest for it since OCBC days.. haha. Eating with her is always fun.. cos she really just packs it all away in what i call her "elastic stomach".. it's like never full one. FUN day chowing down $0.99 delish plates of sushi at Suki Sushi and orgasming over choc fondue at Andersons Denmark Ice-cream cafe at AMK Hub with her. And of cos even more fun chatting and joking around.
:: Comfort day ::
Met my sweet babe for Mamma Mia The Movie and comfort food, xiao long baos at Tamp Mall after purchasing my bed (the stock finally arrived!!) at Ikea.. Just a laid back day, sinking into old-school music, back to the ABBA generation.. Meryl Streep was great at her age, playing the role with much energy and oomph! And ahhh.. COLIN FIRTH.. so darned cute can.. and who can beat the charm of ex-007, Pierce Brosnan. He just got that charisma that younger stars do not possess nowadays.
Signing off with a collage of Bibi.. he's just so cute that day and i cun resist camwhoring with him.. Nan de he's so cooperative too!=)
