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A new Greek tattoo on my ribcage! A story of my tattoo journey and I throughout the years

January 19, 2012 by thejessicat

 

Okay this is it.

Some of you have been requesting to see my tattoos (since 2 years ago – so sorry!) but I somehow didn't quite feel like sharing it in a blogpost.

But finally, I relented. Here's an entire post about my tattoos. Random decision, but here goes!


For those of you in the know, my most recent body art is a Greek tattoo on my ribcage; got it done last month in Singapore.

 

Greek scriptures and an original quote written by me

 

Just before I made my final decision to have it imprinted on my body forever

 

 

Just like all my previous tattoos, my design was printed out and carbon-copied onto my ribcage for positioning and preference purposes. 

 

So far so good!

I took an immediate liking to it and gave my inkmaster the green light

 

 

On the tattoo bench. Yup, I'm all set and ready to begin!

 

 

What did I get myself into?

 

 

Bring on 5 hours of intense and gruelling pain.

 

With each and every time I endure hours & hours of yet another hellish tattoo session,

I ask myself one question :

 

 

But oddly enough, I never fail to keep coming back every year and mark myself with another body art

Simply 'cos I adore tattoos, its intricacy on human flesh & how it is a new experience for me


They say pain is addictive. What say you?

 

I daresay that my ribcage tattoo was the worst, most excruciating experience I've ever had amongst all my other tattoos.

Funny thing was, I've always known the ribcage tattoo to be the most painful spot to ink on.

 

So intense that my inkmaster gave me some Tequila shots to down

 

Felt better after 2-3 shots. It helped to numb my senses

Alright. Breaktime over, continue the buzzing of the needle!

 

 

I've always wanted a tattoo in a foreign language, but never knew what language.

 

Chinese? Nah, I have Chinese heritage.

French? Nah. Too mainstream.

Latin? Nah. Sexy… but *still* quite mainstream.

Thai? Sanskrit? Arabic? Japanese?

 

 

Then it struck me 

A Greek tattoo came vaguely to mind since my high school days.

Unfortunately, I hadn't a single grasp nor knowledge whatsoever about the language and I didn't wanna trust Google Translate – of all things!

 

 

But guess what?

This year proves to be the best & most coincidental time for me to finally get started on my Greek tattoo because my Greek boyfriend and his father so kindly helped me translate the quotes I had in mind and pen out the sentences in perfect grammar for me.

For that, I wholeheartedly thank the both of you, Σας ευχαριστούμε Κωνσταντίνος και Γεώργιος!  

 

SEMI FRONTAL VIEW

After 5 hours into the procedure : and it's done!


So that was it. My latest (5th and counting!) tattoo – the ribcage tattoo in Greek.

What's next? Okay so… I know I owe you stories of my past 4 tattoos in the past.

 

So hit the button and let's begin!

 

 

It was my freshman year of college back in 2007.

So young and innocent… yet wild, bold and raring to go! 

 

2007 : 1st ink

The tribal heart lower back tattoo

 

It was done at a friend's house by a tattoo artist from Singapore who was touring Malaysia at that time.

Oh guess what? I found something quite interesting. My blogpost about this very first tattoo!

 

My reaction after reading that blogpost written by my 18 year old self :

 

Oh geez. Seriously, 18 year old Jess, seriously?

 

 

 

Exactly a year later….

 

2008 : 2nd ink

The tribal cat outline left shoulder blade tattoo

 

 

Trivia time! 

I deliberately requested one of my kitty's right eye to be blacked out.

Bet you didn't know, my own right eye is semi-blacked out as well. My right vision is terribly impaired.

 

 

Felt somewhat proud yet nervous at the same time.

Someone was interviewing & filming me throughout the process!

 

DONE DONE DONE!

Had it done in Mandala Tattoo parlour

 

 

Candid shot displaying my 1st two tattoos

 

 

Expecting another tattoo a year later? Well no, not in 2009.

Skipped a year of tattooing; that year put me through something more painful than that.

 

What can I say? The emotional pain that lingered outweighed physical pain any day.

But once that was over and dealt with…….

 

MADE A COMEBACK

2010 : 3rd ink

The Egyptian Eye of Horus wrist tattoo

 

If you haven't read it, I found my blogpost that I wrote about this wrist tattoo written back then! 🙂

 

Since I've skipped out on a year, I had TWO tattoos done in that year to make up for it.

So here's the second tattoo done in 2010 :

 

2010 : 4th ink

A winged camera + film neck (nape) tattoo

 

 

Inking session in motion – outlines first!

 

Keep on going!

 

My not-so-enthusiastic-but-holding-in-the-pain face

 

Had both my tattoos of 2010 in Singapore by this Phillipino tattoo artist who owns a shop in Orchard Road

 

Filling it in….

 

Done before you know it!

 

 

I absolutely love how it peeks outta my back collar like that 

 

 

I hope you've enjoyed the short history trip back into time.

And now…… as mentioned in the beginning of this post.

 

2011 : 5th ink

A Greek scripture ribcage tattoo

 

So there you have it, an entire post which encapsulates my entire journey of tattoo thus far.

Don't ask me why I do this, why I inflict myself with pain on the surface of my skin is honestly beyond me

 

Perhaps, I find it an incredible journey of self discovery, personalization.

Truth be told, it does not, in any way alter my personality even one tiny bit

 

 

 

I know will look back with nostalgia and reminisce my younger days of what was significant to my youth.

My body is a canvas and body art leaves an indelible mark I will hold close & personal to me for life.

 

Bear them to my grave, I shall.


 

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goodbye MTV World Stage

August 14, 2009 by thejessicat


Dear readers, please ignore the following rants. DON’T BOTHER READING COS IT’S TOO ANGRY & NOT GOOD FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. It’s totally personal but I just had to vent this all out & express my frustration but there’s no better outlet of solace than my very own blog. So here goes :

FOCK IT HARD. FOCK IT REAL HARD. IT’S 6.17AM IN THE BLOODY MORNING NOW & I JUST HAD A TERRIBLE ROW WITH MOM FROM 4AM TILL NOW. IF IT DOESN’T SUCK AS MUCH ALREADY THAT I’M GONNA MISS THE FOCKING MTV WORLD STAGE IN SUNWAY ALL BECAUSE OF MY GODDAMN GRADUATION, IT’S FINE BY ME. WOT FOCKIN CHOICE DO I HAVE? IT’S MY COLLEGE GRADUATION. TECHNICALLY, I CAN’T AFFORD TO MISS SUCHA THING RIGHT? BUT THE LEAST I COULD HOPE FOR WAS TO ATTEND 2 MORE IMPORTANT EVENTS WHICH I WAS INVITED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT.

BUT GUESS WHAT. MOM INSISTED I LEAVE BACK TO PENANG IN THE MORNING. I STAYED UP TILL LATE IN DILEMMA PLANNING ALL NIGHT TO THINK OF WAYS OF HOW I COULD GO BACK AFTER THOSE EVENTS, BE IT BY FLIGHT, BY NIGHT BUS OR WITH THE HELP OF A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE. AND I MADE THE CUT! I MANAGED TO FIND ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE SUCCESSFULLY. I WAS OVERJOYED.

BUT NNNNNNNNNNO. MOM FURIOUSLY FOCKED ME UP OVER THE PHONE WHEN I TOLD HER MY CONTINGENCY PLANS AND YELLED TILL I COULDN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE. IN TEARS AND DEEP RELUCTANCY, I RELENTED. YEAH, I FOCKIN RELENTED. AND NOW, I’M SUPPOSED TO MISS ALL 3 IMPORTANT EVENTS WHICH I FOCKIN WANTED TO ATTEND SO BADLY.

ALL BECAUSE OF A COLLEGE GRADUATION CEREMONY PLUS A REHEARSAL? SOME OF MY SENIORS AND OTHER COLLEGE GRADUATES NEVER ATTENDED THEIRS ANYWAY. I KEEP SUCKIN IT IN & TELLING MYSELF THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE – THAT I SHOULD LOOK FORWARD TO IT. I WANT TO.. I REALLY WANT TO. BUT AT THE BACK OF MY HEAD LIES SO MUCH THOUGHTS OF REMORSE THAT I’LL BE MISSING THOSE THINGS & WON’T BE ABLE TO BE PART OF IT THIS TIME ROUND. I LIVE FOR EVENTS. I LIVE AND BREATHE ATTENDING, SHOOTING & BLOGGING ABOUT THESE KINDA THINGS I’M INVITED FOR. IT’S A PASSION. AND I WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO AT LEAST ATTEND PART OF IT ALBEIT NOT ALL.

BUT I NEVER SAID I WAS GONNA MISS MY GRADUATION DID I? I GAVE MY WORD AND I SAID I’LL MAKE IT BACK IN TIME BY HOOK OR BY CROOK. I’VE MAXIMIZED ALL ALTERNATIVES AND THINGS MANAGED TO FALL CAREFULLY INTO PLACE ALREADY. BUT NO, YOU HAD TO RUIN IT ALL.

FML I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. AND NOW I’VE GOT LOTSA EXPLAINING TO DO TO THAT FRIEND OF MINE WHOM CAREFULLY HELPED ME PLAN MY ROUTE BACK & ANOTHER GOOD FRIEND AS WELL FOR THE INVITES. NOW WHAT? IT’S ALL GONE DOWN THE DRAIN. I’M LEAVING FOR PENANG IN THE MORNING WITH MOM. AND I’M CERTAIN I WON’T SPEAK A WORD THROUGHOUT THE 5 HOUR JOURNEY. SIMPLY BECAUSE I’VE NOTHING MORE TO SAY. PERIOD. OH AND DON’T REMIND ME THAT I CAN’T ATTEND THE MTV WORLD STAGE. JUST DO NOT FOCKIN BRING THAT UP. TO MY BUDDIES ATTENDING, DO ME A FAVOUR AND ENJOY YOURSELVES 🙁

edit :

I read back what I said.. and yeah so, that was how I felt 2 hours ago. Well, now that I’ve calmed down & thought over, let’s just say that we can never get the best of both worlds. Things sometimes can never go your way. Life is full of shit at times so what else can everyone do but to flush it all down the sewer and live with it? FML

things will be better. I hope.
It can’t get any worse anyway

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