Juwal Bose Says

When i was passing out of professional college i wanted to do some kool thing which others think twice or thrice before following. Then this desire died out in time when i wandered around aimless for a couple of years , ultimately landing at my destination. After some hectic time at entrepreneurship at office suddenly boredom was setting in..then suddenly my long lost desire came back!

Now what was too kool with out much trouble..which i can accomplish that others wont follow up. Hmm after long thoughts and brainstorming i found out the original desire which was lying dormant in my mind all these years – get a tattoo!

Tattoo was always a taboo in my society and i never wanted to do stuff against my parents wishes. Everyone is supposed to do social functions with their shirts off in Hindu religion, so i cant get too wierd. So i decided on a black and white twin dragon tattoo which was quite famous. Then all of a sudden 2 of my friends got tattoed and started making fun of me. I was the one who was talking abt getting the tattoo and they overtook me. hmmm no w i have to live upto the reputation by doing something better..lets see. The i booked tickets to blore where these guys got the tattoo and informed my friend Aby , yes the same guy! I didnt tell any one else but got permission from mom, thank god she doesnot care much these days and has given me a grownup status!

So i was there one weekend and we started off to find the studio the next day which was a sunday. We found the studio in commercial street after getting wierd looks from ppl with whom we had to ask the directions. Then i saw there were other studios also and some of them did gunshots! ehmm! It was a small room and the long haired handsome (girly) artist welcomed us. I am very nervous about getting affected by some health problems..even Aids for that matter. The setup didnt look very good. Anyways the guy gave me courage and took out 3 albums of tattoo designs. We started looking thru..meanwhile we asked the rate and all. It was rated per square inch i believe, my memory a little rusty. Normal shoulder tattoos costed around 1000 -2500. Then i saw colored tattoos..well i had to do something better. I decided not to use the dragon design i have brought but rather do a full shoulder colored tattoo. After a great amount of support from aby i decided i will do the rising phoenix!

Now came the pain time. I had to sit for sometime to get the courage to start. He asked if i had had food or it will feel dizzy. Then i removed shirt and sat on the chair. He took the design and started drawing with the pen. Normal pen ok! The design was complete and then he took out the tatoo pen and the needle! oh my God! the needle is gonna prick my skin 1000 times per second ohh..atlast i told him i was ready. It felt like a painfull vibration i had to clench my fists and close my jaws. Seconds were years. He completed the outline and gave me a break. it lookd good at that time and we were both happy and the pain session vanished from memory.
After some time the guy came back and took out the colors. The painting session was about to begin. Now this is something that i wont endeover again in my life, ever! The pen crisscrossed inside the design to fill in the color. It was more painful and took years to complete. Blood was everywhere and he kept on cleaning with cotton and dettol. The end product was never as beautiful as the design i saw on picture but i was very eager to get going. We also made him add flames under the phoenix, which i regret right now. Anyways he told how i was to take care of the skin for one month to come and bandaged the complete stuff.

When we got back to my evening bus from madiwala all friends were there awaiting to see the tattoo. I never let them touch anything as it pained a lot. Aby had informed all and even juniors were there to see. Hmm my friend from school saw me and was making a issue of the whole thing. He made fun of me infront of some relatives..and i still remember how their faces changed when he told why i came to blore!

Anyways the wound healed in 1 and a half weeks and there was not complexities. It looked like a blurred bubblegum tattoo. So many people thought it actually was a bubble gum tattoo..good for me! Right now i am happy with the phoenix but it restricts me from displaying my body around. Only when i go outside kerala do i usually use my sleeveless skin tight shirts.

From Athirappilly Trip

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