thou shalt not conform when thou could blaze thy own path..
Story Behind the Tattoo
Everybody has a story behind their tattoo.
Johnny Depp kept his tattoos in a journal way; specific time in his life when he make a mark on himself, 13 tattoos that mark significant memories, an Indian head for his heritage, "Lily-Rose" over his heart, a sparrow flying over water with the word "Jack" his son below "Betty Sue" his mum, a ribbon reading "Wino Forever" and many more.
The Sarawak tribes with their warrior tattoos to signify bravery or the number of enemies they've killed, same for other tribal tattoos like Haitians and Samoa and Maori or etc.
For me, tattoo signifies self-definition, individualism and strength.
I wanted one on my lower back, so I'll always remember to be brave for myself especially when I feel really beaten or discouraged or when I needed a reminder.
I remembered my birthday this year, it was a tough time.
I always thought my grandpa would lived to see my first child, cos I never got to meet my great grandpa.
Knowing how great my grandpa is, I'm pretty sure he'd be a great person too.
I never celebrated my birthday this year cos he passed on early of the year and I never stopped thinking bout the vow I made to myself. It's tat moment that I've wished I'd hav done something stoopid like getting freaking drunk and go to waste cos I cant get the grief out, but logic and knowing that the consequence would've devastated my parents kept it all in. I guess till today I still walked with grief on my sleeve, how to release a sadness that u failed such a simple task?
Since my mum's discouraging me from having one there, I think I'll just go for a tiny weeny belly ring.
*sigh..sometimes it's so small, I kinda forgotten that it existed.
But when I do hav a family of my own, I'll create an emblem so all of us will hav a family tattoo, including the kids when they reach puberty or 21. They get to choose their own color.
It'd have 4 symbols; Strength, Love/Peace and Courage, all the elements that bind a family.
The last symbol is self-definition, they can decide it when they reach an older age, enuf time to redo the ink of the design as well.
It'd be like a legacy, things to pass on to the next generation, kinda like Patek Philippe's slogan; "You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely take care of it for the next generation" or "Begin your own tradition".
How cool can that be..
Johnny Depp kept his tattoos in a journal way; specific time in his life when he make a mark on himself, 13 tattoos that mark significant memories, an Indian head for his heritage, "Lily-Rose" over his heart, a sparrow flying over water with the word "Jack" his son below "Betty Sue" his mum, a ribbon reading "Wino Forever" and many more.
The Sarawak tribes with their warrior tattoos to signify bravery or the number of enemies they've killed, same for other tribal tattoos like Haitians and Samoa and Maori or etc.
For me, tattoo signifies self-definition, individualism and strength.
I wanted one on my lower back, so I'll always remember to be brave for myself especially when I feel really beaten or discouraged or when I needed a reminder.
I remembered my birthday this year, it was a tough time.
I always thought my grandpa would lived to see my first child, cos I never got to meet my great grandpa.
Knowing how great my grandpa is, I'm pretty sure he'd be a great person too.
I never celebrated my birthday this year cos he passed on early of the year and I never stopped thinking bout the vow I made to myself. It's tat moment that I've wished I'd hav done something stoopid like getting freaking drunk and go to waste cos I cant get the grief out, but logic and knowing that the consequence would've devastated my parents kept it all in. I guess till today I still walked with grief on my sleeve, how to release a sadness that u failed such a simple task?
Since my mum's discouraging me from having one there, I think I'll just go for a tiny weeny belly ring.
*sigh..sometimes it's so small, I kinda forgotten that it existed.
But when I do hav a family of my own, I'll create an emblem so all of us will hav a family tattoo, including the kids when they reach puberty or 21. They get to choose their own color.
It'd have 4 symbols; Strength, Love/Peace and Courage, all the elements that bind a family.
The last symbol is self-definition, they can decide it when they reach an older age, enuf time to redo the ink of the design as well.
It'd be like a legacy, things to pass on to the next generation, kinda like Patek Philippe's slogan; "You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely take care of it for the next generation" or "Begin your own tradition".
How cool can that be..
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posted by M.E. # 4:13 PM
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