Puchong Ink PtV

Wot a year. Being a new dad means new responsibilities . . .

. . . & new pespectives . . .

. . . & its also a great excuse to get some new ink!!!

Happy new year from Seth, Wifey & Meself!

ps: Keep forgetting to reset the date function on me camera . . .

Fooking Metal Forever!

As me said in me earlier posting, me didn't get fooking plastered on me b'day yesterday. Instead, me went & added this "little" tattoo on me right arm. This was me wifey's gift fer me (TQ Wifey! Love you loads!)

Am sure the headbangers amongst you will recognise the cyber assassin as Iron Maiden's mascot Eddie. Why did me get this design? Ok, indulge me as me does me Miami Ink moment - Me embarked on me metal voyage a good two decades ago & Maiden's Somewhere In Time opus (original artwork below) was one of the albums that got me thru me A-levels. Lo & behold, 20 years on & me is still on this metal journey (whilst many of me brethren have let their stereos die a natural death, nevermind listen to metal!!!).

Me tattoos are a reflection of who me is - Liver Bird speaks fer itself & was done days after Istanbul. Me has also got a Sanskrit 'Aum' to signify me spiritual side & have me name tattooed in Chinese characters to reflect me mixed heritage. So this Eddie tattoo is a simple 'Fooking Metal Forever' battlecry in the face of impending middle age.

The tat took a fooking painful three hours plus and many thanx to Vicky & Cheam at Xotic Tattoo studio (16-1 Jln ss15/4 Subang Jaya. Tel: 03-5637 6167 / 012-3156167).

ps: Once again, many, many thanx to all those who called / smsed / facebooked / blogged / emailed their warm b'day wishes. Cheers!

pps: Please note that Kerp, meself & a few others are still meeting up at Sri Bala's on Sat 7pm. Feel free to join us.

10 Years of . . . Ouch!

Wifey & meself recently marked a landmark in our relationship. We've been together fer 10 fooking years - Feb 12 was our fifth wedding anniversary & we'd been dating fer a previous five! Time fooking flies when yer having fun (am sure a lot of headlocked hubbies out there will understand me is obligated to say this! . . . aaaargh, not so hard, wifey!).

Anyways, me has been nagging me wifey fer fooking ages to get some ink. Finally, she relented & said we could mark our decade together with some ink.

As you can see from the pix, wifey (below) opted fer an Egyptian Ankh. She chose it because it is a powerful symbol of life. Plus in one of her fave graphic novels, Death (in the shape of a teenage female Goth!) is allowed to roam earth once every 1000 years. She experiences everything a mortal does but is most moved when she loses her Ankh & has to pay to replace it.

As fer me, I chose to get me name in Chinese calligraphy to reflect me mixed heritage. So no corny cupids or "Jonny Depp/Wynona Forever"-type tats!

Although it was a fairly small tattoo, I was ever so proud of wifey as she hardly flinched & took the pain like a trooper. Her tat was on the nape of her neck & it is quite a painful area fer ink, especially fer a first-timer. But she took everything in stride. Already, me is planning fer more excursions to tattoo studios fer hubby-wifey ink sessions!

I have to say it was really cool that wifey agreed to do it & it means a lot to me. So if there are any couples out there scratching yer heads over anniversary/valentine's pressies, go get a tat instead. Yer other half will be chuffed no end.

ps: Thanx to Benny at Inked Tattoo Studios (No 39-1, Jln PJS 11/28B, Sunway Metro, 46150 PJ. Tel: 012-8208269 / 017-252 6969. email: allthegreattimes@hotmail.com)