an addiction posted by imani , Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 7:11 PM, in Labels: freefall

alright.

i know i am pixie-like and all, but just like any rose, i have my thorns, and yes, much to my dismay, even i get pricked (sometimes)

i am not sure if it was my fascination of pain or just simply my curiosity about needles...or maybe i have really become what my best friend predicted i would be, about 10 years ago...a junkie.

no...what she actually said was a 'masochist'

i have, to date, 6 tattoos.

the first one on my right hip - imani (which means 'believer' in arabic, 'faith' in african, and in hebrew, it goes back to the world 'amen.' it was odd though, i had it put on me 12 june 2005, not exactly to celebrate the philippine independence, but to do something 'major' before i turn 22.

the next was a cross right beside the word faith

then the 3rd tattoo was inspired by a sinead o'connor album - 'she who dwells in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the almighty' - it is also the first verse of the ninety-first psalm

then on my dad's 10th death anniversary, i had the ambigram of 'faith' inked on left waistline

unfortunately, it did not end there...

what followed was a grueling 2-hour session with an artist called mel on christmas day (2007)...he etched an ambigram of 'fire & a prayer' on my back, just below psalm 91...it was one hell of a freak show, my friends came with some of their friends who, without end, distracted me...and the artist. they kept on asking if it hurts, all i could tell them was 'hello?! i am twitching!'

now...my 6th tattoo...

i had it just last 30 april 2008...with a very good friend of mine...

i would have to say...the artist had a difficult time putting it on me...

it was the word 'rohan' (which in sanskrit means 'ascending') on my right waistline...

a name i plan to give my firstborn

and one more thing...i still have all the needles :)