A few years ago I was dying to get a tattoo. I even walked into a place that does it in Bombay, but left cos they were too busy. I wanted a tree on my ankle. Don't ask me why. I just did. Then that changed to wanting a broken heart somewhere above my heart. Then it was the Egyptian eye on my shoulder blade.
A tattoo, I've heard, is a way of expressing oneself. I believe it, but refuse to take it at face value. Meaning, I don't believe that people who get death's heads permanently imprinted on them are necessarily evil and scary. They might be *bleep* scared of dying, which is why they choose a skull as a way of thumbing their nose at the grim reaper. Or those who get their partners' names tattooed on various parts of their bodies. Does this mean they'd be eternally in love with them? Ha! No way! Remember Johnny Depp? And Angelina Jolie? Both had to get their tattoos altered/removed when they moved on from their relationships. This brings me to the big question about the Saif. Now that he has करीना on his arm, what does he do when he has to romance the women in his movies? Wear a prosthetic?
OK back to expressing oneself. I finally never got a tattoo. I realized it was a permanent expression of a transient part of you, and I don't want to have to carry the burden of a damn fool phase for the rest of my life. Besides, I don't do pain. Yet.
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The one time in my life I had a tattoo, it was a temporary one. Fuelled by beer and prawns, one hot afternoon in Goa, I had a dolphin jumping over a crescent moon inked above my left ankle.
What temporary tattoo would you choose now?
A smoking gun!
Well its interesting why we tattoo..something permanent when life is always moving and fickle. But then maybe its our way to fix some permanance! Having said all this gyan..my tattoo was for pure vanity. For me it was like wearing my attitude upfront. And almost a streak of rebellion. But boy it hurt like hell..this one's at the back of the neck...and vanity ensured i didnt show the pain. And with all the stars exploding in my brain, i just waited for Scottie to beam me up
yes. moreover tatoos are an expensive and painful way of covering up bad skin. one'd rather invest in skin lotion.
Ha ha! You're giving me ideas now. I should get facial tattoos. I can bet you're cringing while reading this.
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