Tribute to Michael Part #1

I've been back and forth about whether or not i should get a Michael Jackson tribute tattoo

But the other day, while listening to his album in my car, i found myself in tears....for the hundreth time since his death. And somehow that helped me make up my mind about it....cos frankly i don't think i've cried over anyone...be it relatives who have died, friends who have passed on, dead pets, ex-boyfriends etc etc....for this long!

I mean sure you feel the pang of loss and everything but to still sob one year on is quite alien to me. This man has without a doubt touched me in such a profound way...of course i would have preferred it literally la :p

For the uniniated, Michael, the first true love of my life, passed away on my birthday. A cruel cruel irony i know. And this friday marks his 1 year anniversary so i've decided to get him immortalized on me forever on that day itself.

I have spent the last one year trying to decide on what exactly to get cos of course i didn't want to get what everyone or anyone else had. An internet search revealed some pretty interesting and some scary tribute tattoos

I had actually initially decided on getting his legs in his signature 'point' pose cos i noticed no one had done it before and if anything, Michael was the one who started me (and about a million other people) on my deep love for dancing. And when i did my search last year no one had gotten it done yet.

But when i googled it again this year i found that quite a few people had gotten it done, so that sent me back to the drawing board....quite literally cos i figured i would actually have to design the tattoo myself. Which has proven to be very very challenging cos i am artistically challenged...i can't even bloody draw a stickman!!!

Design i had initially wanted to get

I did really want to get a potrait of him but i am very very sceptical when it comes to faces, cos one wrong 'stroke' and it could end up looking like Donald Duck with a facial tick! So i gave up on that.

But after several hours researching and going through all my Michael Jackson stuff i have finally settled on a design. It will still reflect his musical influence on me and will hopefully be one of a kind, and more importantly worthy of him

One of the best tribute tattoos i've seen!

I will be getting it done with Spec Ung, the dude who did my first tattoo 10 years ago in penang!! An appointment has been set and hopefully it will turn out fantastic! *Fingers crossed*

Miss you Michael!

Source : Google Images

Kev's Labarum

Kev picked the Labarum for his first tattoo

Ernesto's initial 'sketch' of the design.....LOL!!!!

"The Labarum was a military standard that displayed the first two Greek letters of the word "Christ" (Greek: ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, or Χριστός) — Chi (χ) and Rho (ρ)


It was first used by the Roman emperor Constantine when he converted to Christianity

Ernesto at work

The labarum has several 'meanings', among them being it symbolizes crucifixion; the combined letters Chi and Rho standing for chrēston, meaning "good." etc

Bringing the design to life

But i'm not quite sure why Kev got it. The official story is that it symbolizes his faith, but the true story is that he got it as a conversation-starter with the ladies......:p

The completed design....the excessive blood is because Kev was drinking before and during the making of this tattoo :p

The tattoo artist was Ernesto Kalum, who has been extensively featured on this blog. And as expected, Kev was very satisfied with his work and is planning on going back and getting another tattoo done.



Source : Wikipedia

Now I Really Have To Get It Done!

New Tattoo Studio : Hustla Ink

Attention peeps! There's a new tattoo studio in town and it's called Hustla Ink!

Located at Millennium Square in PJ, the studio has been opened for the past 3 months and has already attracted a legion of fans, thanks to the excellent inking done by its resident tattoo artist Ron (watch this space for a feature on him soon!)

Sandip (Shop Manager) & Ron (Tattoo Artist)

The first thing that definitely catches your eye is the 'design' of the shop itself.....it's got this semi-goth-semi-classy look which is very appealing to the eye and very unlike other tattoo shops. Even the sitting area and 'reception' is very classy with a plush velvet couch. Think La Bodega with its bold use of deep reds and black. Very nice!

Reception area

The only thing it's lacking in is the awesome tattoo smell...which let's face it, is part of the addiction itself.
But give it time....it's still a baby after all (hmm....one wonders if they sell the smell in one of those spray-on cans??....)

Torture Work area

And then of course there are the boys, Ron and Sandip themselves who are very friendly, funny and quite insane (not in the they-need-to-be-locked-up-in-a-padded-cell way, mind you!)

The Dirty : Pricing start from RM150 (B&W) to RM200 (Colour) but it could go as low as RM100 depending on the design of course. Prices are negotiable as Ron understands what it feels like to want to get a tatt soo badly and not be able to afford it. For him, it's more about the passion for tattooing.

But personally speaking, if you plan on haggling over your tattoo price, you probably shouldn't even bother getting it done! :p

Operating Hours : Open daily from 12pm till 8pm.

Location : LOT 1046, First Floor Millenium Square, 98, Jalan 14/1, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (Look out for their banner above Picadilly's Restaurant)

Assortment of books with tattoo designs

They have several books available for you to select your tattoo designs from. They consist of tattoo books from MPH, designs submitted by their friends, tattoo magazines, and even designs obtained from the net.

They also have Internet access and a printer

Ultrasonic cleaner and Autoclave

Ron does any form or style of tattoos but he is known for his expertise in Japanese, Religious & Gothic tatts, with a particular penchant for angel tattoos and anything that is 'dark' :p He is also more comfortable doing black & grey tatts but let me tell you, even his coloured ones are excellent.

Here are a few examples of his work....you be the judge

Contact : You can call Sandip for appointments or directions on how to get to the shop at +6012 673 2405.

You can also check out their website here

Megan Fox Is A Man??

Apparently the star of Transformers and Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen was born Mitchell Reed Fox. You can read the rest of the story here



Now in my personal opinion, the girl can't act to save her life but she sure has some nice ink on her!












Just above her right ankle, Megan Fox has a crescent moon overlapping a five pointed star. It is the one visibly colored tattoo that she has.

A portrait of Marilyn Monroe on her arm.

On her Marilyn tattoo which she got done after the first Transformers : "She was one of the first people I saw on television, like, literally moments after I was born. Every time I heard her voice growing up I always would cry. I wouldn't know why when I was younger but had my own theories. I've just always empathized with her."






The words "We will all laugh at gilded butterflies" on her back which is a reference from Shakespeare's King Lear.



On the inside of Megan's left wrist is a tribal tattoo of two waves entwined like a yin and yang symbol



She plans on removing this tattoo or getting it covered up as the tattoo artist was stoned while doing it and it's now all messed up.

"The guy was smoking weed while he tattooed me and he didn't do it correctly. Now it's nothing and I'm gonna get it removed. I was told he was a really amazing tattoo artist but he wasn't on his game that night. He was distracted."

On the back of her neck, the Chinese character for 'strength'

On her rib cage : "there once was a little girl who never knew love until a boy broke her HEART"

Fox has said of her tattoos that "Every time I get a tattoo, it's a little 'fuck you' to anyone who tells me not to"

The word "Brian"

On her hip, the name of her on again-off again fiance, Brian Austin Greene of 90210, the original one.

Apparently after this, the star wants to get a sleeve. Hopefully she saves some money for acting classes as well *meow* :p

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Fox