Koi for Today

I never understood why people say "once you get a tattoo, it won't be your last", not until Paulo and I had our first tattoo. I remember I was first adamant to get one because a) my mom will kill me; b) i knew it hurts like crazy; & c) i might not like it and end up living with tattoo stains on my foot.

Fast forward, 1 year after im happy i took the plunge in getting one. My mom for one just stared at it and just acted as if it didn't exist. I have the lowest pain threshold, but surprisingly I was able to endure it.

After that one tattoo session we had (i got myself a butterfly, ya i know its common; P had my name, weeeh), Paulo got another one in about a couple of months after (latin phrase), and yesterday, he got one again...



He got a Koi fish for his arm... The design was actually researched through the internet, and executed by tattoo artist Ronald Buenaventura.



The actual process took about an hour and a half.

I didn't get a picture after, i thought it wasn't picture-worthy, with all the bloodstains, and swelling around.

Now, im actually researching what design should I get the next time...