Don't judge me by my tattoos

It's the year 2009. Gone are the days when having a tattoo (or rather tattoos) mean you are a member of the secret societies. Today, tattoos to many are considered a form of art. For some, it's a reminder of certain very challenging life experiences - just like how it was for me.

Read a fellow blogger's entry and realized her boyfriend is being judged on because of his tattoos. Well, he does have a lot of tattoos all over. Chest and extensions on arms. BUT he is one of the sweetest people I have heard about. He was never rough to her or showing much of that "ah beng" attitude. In fact, from what she writes about, he is quite the romantic, thoughtful kind of guys - you know, the kind who buys the girlfriend a Carebear soft toy in PINK just because she likes it. Get the picture?

I can fully understand how she feels when her partner is being discriminated and can totally feel him as he gets put down for I have a few tattoos myself. Three of them, I have. And each of them carries with them a story. Every one of them carries with them a meaning. People who has judged me before has never asked what they mean to me and immediately classified me as a gone case. I never bothered explaining to these assholes either. Simply because they are shallow and I don't to waste my time on assholes who don't mean a thing to me.

For those who had seen the blog entry on the last tattoo, you know what it means. For those who haven't, click here and read yourself.

So, what did each tattoo mean and why do I get pissed everytime someone criticized or laugh at them.......?

Tattoo number one - a tribal design on my back : This was my first tattoo at age nineteen. I got this when my relationship ended with my ex-boyfriend of three and a half years. It was a bad, bad, bad relationship. A lack of trust, cheating cases, emotional blackmails and a lot of violence later, we ended everything. At that time, I was just relieved to get out alive and when everything came to an end, I heaved a sigh of relief and got the tattoo so I will always remember that kind of pain that pierced through my skin. This pain will always remind me of the abuse I had gone through before and the next time this happens, I have to get out immediately before I end up emotionally and physically scarred again.

Tattoo number two - another tribal on my ankle : This was done a few months before I turned Twenty-one. When I had to say goodbye to someone. That was when I learnt that Goodbye is the hardest word and it was the first time I learnt that Love does not mean holding someone back but it is to let that person leave when you have to. That scene at the airport was heartbreaking but I knew later that it was the the best decision I had made for the both of us. I chose to have that tattoo on my ankle as I want it as close to my feet as close as possible. This tattoo is to remind me later in life that I can walk away when I have to so I can pursue my own happiness and let another find his as well.

Tattoo number three - another tribal on my neck : I had always wanted a fighting fish on my neck. The fish did not make it as all the designs we found were too big. Bleah. In the end, I got another tribal design done. And this is probably the most meaningful of all three. It will always remind me how strong I could be and how I should never give up on Life just because it has once disappoint me greatly.

So, there you are. The story behind each of them. The picture of the last tattoo is up but not the other two as I would like to keep them P&C for a while longer. For those who have seen it, so be it. For those who haven't, if you pray hard enough, I might just post pictures of them up someday. Muahahahaha.....

I can't speak for each and everyone out there who has tattoos on them. While there are some who gets tattoos for no reason, there are some, who like me gets tattoos for reasons. So, the next time you want to criticize or laugh at someone's tattoo, think twice. There could be a meaning behind each and every tattoo and as you criticize and laugh on, we could be rolling our eyes and thinking how shallow and idiotic you are.

Well, maybe just to satisfy some of you...here's the picture of the third tattoo AGAIN....... ^_^