you complete me

so i did a double whammy at the tattoo shop. janice said she'd pay for my new star for baby since she's the godma and all. isn't she the sweetest :)

she wanted me to do some curvy sun type design. but the canvas (me) had other ideas. i chose the nautical star and placed her ahead of all the other stars. i'm not too hot abt this pic. i'll upload a better shot later. come back to see it.

here's the better pics

body of art

this tatt is a long time coming. i've always planned to do a rose tattoo on my torso but felt i was too pudgy to carry it off. so when i lost the weight, i noticed that my abs definition came back and i figured the time is now.

i'm so glad the day has finally arrived. this was as painful as you thought it would be but so damn worth the hour of wincing :) AG took these pics. not bad huh, for a 9 year old. i think she's got a good eye for angles. but i digress.

ladies and gentlemen .... introducing my new tattoo :)(that's the top of bu's head on my hip, in case you were wondering)

the side-view

the artistic angle

the close up

i was sucking-it-in in this shot. hahaha ALSO ... that is not hair running down my belly. its called linea nigra and it will fade in time. phew.

flashback - this is my star tattoo and this is my crysanthemum tattoo

my little secret

ok people, here it is. props to DG for the photos. hope you guys din turn blue holding your breath in anticipation.

anyways, this was done on 30th July. it was really not planned. went to far east to pick up my stuff at the tailors. then decided to stop at the shop since i had my pic with me. (since the last time T sprang the tattoo visit on me, i now carry all my intended designs ... just in case.)

anyways, chak managed to squeeze me in his tight schedule. 15 mins later, i had a new tattoo. ta dah!

disclaimer : the tattoo looks a little botchy coz DG took pics when i started to peel. hence the warm lighting in the later few pics.

canvas-ing for new ideas

DAMN YOU MIAMI INK!!!! i just saw the episode where ami and chris went to hawaii to get their personalised polynesian tatt. now my bum is itching to get another one - but dun worry, it won't be on my ass.

my stars are barely 6 months old you know. maybe next month i'll do one to honour my mom. mayb get AG to draw the pic so that i can have her touch in it too. like a 3 generation piece. i think the idea is cool.

Commentary

thanks every one who commented on my last blog. i was so excited after writing it, i sent out an sms blog alert to my fave people and what a coincidence! they were all online!! so the comment page became a message board of sorts in just mere seconds (ok more like minutes) it was late and we're all not as young and nimble.

*ps i also sent a subliminal alert out of state but i think only australia managed to decode the message.

comments from HOME include :
# hubs - my star looks irritated. i like it. *go figure*
# angel girl - your tattoo is nicer than dada's. yours pops out of your body *as would a fresh wound*
# monkey boy - offered a different take on the star arrangement. said AG is first borne so only 1 star. he is the second so he has 2 stars and baby has 3 tiny stars. * whatever rocks your boat sweetie*
# baby bu - mama mama mama mama
# mom - you finally got a tattoo! (pause) where's my star?

Star Struck

i got my tatt last night. friday the 13th. done on a spur of the mo, thanks to T who very randomly at 8am smses me while i'm struggling with monkey boy on our daily trek to his school bus. she says (and i'm paraphrasing),"beautiful day for a tatt. let's do it." she had the foresight to know that i'm a sucker for anything out of the norm. i agreed.

i was totally distracted the whole day at the office as i toggled between work and excitement. so much so, i had to bring work home to do (of which i am procrastinating doing as i write this blog!) but that is beside the point. i designed the tatt at the office with powerpoint, did a printout and showed it to the tattooist. he enlarged it a little, we discussed colours and the next thing i knew, he was pulling my top off my left shoulder. it happened so quickly, i was expecting it to hurt but i guess once you've had 3 kids naturally, a tattoo is a walk in the park.

every tatt has a story, and this is mine. i decided that it should be meaningful and abt family. i like stars which represent spirit and inspiration, and that's who my family are to me. the big red star is hubs. red inside coz of the love he has for me. the bottom most, with the pink center, is princess angel girl. the two black stars with the blue middle are the boys. notice how they are angled a little off coz they are both cheeky kids. the double lined one is me - i like being different : ). the 3 tiny black ones are there just for aesthetic balance.

T took me by surprise, but i'm sooo eff-ing glad she did. i really like my tatt. i can't stop looking at it. to me, it's gorgeous. i'm already planning for my tatt-2 and tatt-3.

ps - da godma took these shots today. thanks babe!

mum's the word

the feeling is here. so strong that i can’t stop it. i want 2 tattoos and i know just where I want them. It’s going to be a chrysanthemum ... one tribal and one oriental.

the feeling is damn cosmic, it's driving me nuts. so i did a little research. it’s the birth flower of November. it’s nickname is "mum". and it stands for honesty and determination. In Japan, it means strength. how apt is that of my character.

more factoids : according to chinese feng shui, chrysanthemums bring happiness to the home. it’s a eurasian plant where it’s history is rich in both Greece and Germany. In China, it is sought after for it’s herbal benefits to stop depression and in Japan it’s a noble flower.

its also used a lot in funerals but who cares coz you know how fixated i am about death and rebirth! now waiting for my partner in crime. hurry up lah!