adventure chronicles #4: Getting another Tattoo

Passion is such a strong word for me. It's how I go about living my life. I don't do anything without passion. Everything I do everything i believe in are all based on this powerful word. And i learned through the years the more passion you have the more effortless and light everything becomes.


Having a tattoo never entered my mind growing up. It was not even in my subconscious I had no interest nor concerns for this art form. Until one day i saw a tattoo design that just turned on this switch in me. It was a simple design of a wave. Again, the love for water made me want to have it imprinted on me for the rest of my life. Then I told myself if i do get a tattoo I'd want a design similar to that and another rule I had was (one of those no compromise rule), If I do get one my first tattoo should be done in Boracay. Boracay, is a world class beach Island and I thought was a perfect location to get my first "wave" tattoo from. As always, when you throw thoughts to the universe, She/He/It would do something to make it happen. At the end of that year, the family decided to go to Boracay for New Year. Perfect setting for getting something that would be one of life's memorable moments. Hence, i had my first tattoo in the beautiful island of Boracay.

Getting a tattoo for most people is like having sex for the first time. It's something that your parents will discourage you from doing but once it happens they can't do anything about it. Since i knew my parents wouldn't like it, I hid it from them for several weeks and of course when my dad saw it all he said was "it's ugly" just because he doesn't like the thought of "dirtying" your skin. My first tattoo was quite beautiful, I should say.

Another thing they say about tattoos, once you have one you can't help but get another one and another one and another one. I've had 2 more tats after my first and I added two more last weekend.A friend from Canada came home for a visit and said when she gets here she'll have her tat fixed. So when she arrived a tat party was arranged for her and for others who would want to get one as well. A tat party i found out was not practiced in North America mainly for purposes of sterilization. All tats made there should be done in a parlor so our other friends from the states who joined the tattoo session thought that having it in a house and with several people was quite an experience. They said this was "so Filipino".

The first advice people say when getting a tattoo would be "make sure to think about it first". For most people, their tattoos would have stories behind them. My tattoos are all about what i love most in life and what makes me happy. I have 3 visible tattoos but i've had 5 sessions already. 2 tattoos were retouches.

Having a tattoo is definitely an adventure for me. The thought of what to put and where to place it starts the journey. Then when decision is final, next would be planning on when you will have it done. That means this is the time you are most ready for it. The minutes before the procedure is when anxiety sets in. Even though you know it's going to be ok after, the thought of the pain you'll go through would be the one that makes you think twice about it. Enduring the pain would be the toughest part of course but when you see the final product it's all worth it..it's like climbing a high mountain and reaching the peak after hours of hiking..When you see the beauty on top,all pain and fatigue just goes away.

Definitely a unique experience i believe one should try. But it's not for every one..

"make sure to think about it first"

mens sana in corpore sano

see you on my next adventure. This would be my birthday adventure :)

Travel Dreams

I love life and everything that comes with it. People my age know that nothing comes easy and sometimes they think life is terrible but i believe that life is what it is cut out to be. It's beautiful and fabulous. It's generally up to us if we want to view it that way or be swallowed by negativity of those who don't see how lucky we are to be living.

Everything is accessible now. We know what's happening in the other side of the globe in seconds. Everything can be viewed. We now know what the Sahara dessert looks like (hhmm like a dessert?,hehe) or how beautiful the barrier reef is because of photos. This accessibility makes you want to explore or see the beauty of things up close. We're even lucky because we can even observe and learn about a culture of a certain country or even a hidden tribe because there are people who document these and air it on TV. As much as the internet makes us immobile it makes us want to think big and want to explore what is out there.

When you have so much time to yourself, there are a lot of things you want to do and conquer. When you're alone, you feel that you can do so much more, it's just so liberating. Anyway, If i can travel every nook and cranny of the world i would but that's when realities and lack of funds come in so i just narrowed down my list to a few places. These are the places I know I would channel all my energy to be able to go.

My dream destinations

I love the beach that's why I want to have a good beach destination. I want to go to the Maldives to have that beach experience. India is definitely in my have to list. India has it's own unique appeal that i want to discover first hand and of course the main reason I want to go there is their food. I so love Indian food. They have a unique culture too that I must experience to understand. If I had the money to spend, Morocco would be my first destination. Like India, food is the reason I want to go there. I dream of going to the night market at Marrakech and try all the food that i can devour,hehe. Morocco, is rich in culture as well. Venice for me is like a cliche country to visit but i really want to visit that place. The main reason i want to go there is for their mardi gras. I also believe that i was an Italian in my past life and i lived in Venice---> I feel that deep in my gut :) I think visiting that place might  make me feel at home,hehe. Last place i would like to visit when i have money to spare would be Africa. I think with everything that's changing Africa will always be a destination that will give us that feel of mother nature. I feel that this place will always protect the animals ( i hope ). This country together with Italy will also satisfy my love for wine.

This is my shortlist of dream destinations but there are more I want to visit. Because of the internet our views on different beliefs, religion and philosophies have expanded. And I found out that if you visualize or you focus on the things you truly want to do you or have--> you will actually get it. So that's the other reason I'm posting these places because i really do want to go there and Im owning that thought.  This post is my visualization board. Then hopefully in future blogs you will see me capture the sites in these places. :)

I have travel destination places but I only have one place I want to live in aside from the Philippines.

and this is NEW YORK

I LOVE NY!

Every time I see this city on TV or when it's featured anywhere i literally feel my heart swell. I have a soft spot for this place, I don't really know why. My first theory as i mentioned awhile ago. I feel I was an Italian in my past life and I migrated to this great city, no kidding :) . This city I think will bring out the best in you, it teaches you to be independent and people seem to don't care about you unless of course you plan to wreak havoc in their place. I feel it's a melting pot of civilization with class :)

I would definitely want to spend time there and I know I it will happen and then when Im there I'll take wonderful photos like this.

Passing thoughts for today.

Definitely loving my current state now....wait for my next adventure...pics will be posted next week.