Tattoo from Miami Ink, Miami USA

Junvie's tattoo quest started when he regularly watched the famous reality T.V. show, the Miami Ink. At first I thought he was just obsessed with that tattoo show until he talked to me while in bed - that he is thinking of getting one for himself.

I went nuts for a simple fact that I've known - my husband never liked tattoo at all. Oh well, this case gave a clearer explanation as to how things could change.

The more he watched the show, the deeper his interest gets. And me - ask me no more because my answer would still be the same... a big NO!

He was very patient in convincing me, he would invite me to watch the show with him. Those people featured on the show have their own stories - some are sad, some are happy but I don't really care... the answer from me is still, NO!

Episodes after episodes, I realized tattoo is not bad at all. The more I watched the show, I learnt how to appreciate tattoo as one form of artistry, and as much as I hate to admit... I got interested in it as well. But that doesn't mean I need to get one for myself, ohh no, thank you!

It became apparent to him that I'm finally in favor of him getting a tattoo. He's very happy when I first asked him what he is going' to get... Truth is, it's hard to decide for a fact that it will be inked in your skin forever... So we gave the deciding part the longest time for this quest. We've gone innumerable tattoo websites, books and magazines...people watching along the streets, restaurants, gym, church, his hotel guests, bars, beaches… everywhere you can ever imagine. Then I told him to wait... do not force himself looking but just let it come.

And the dragon came along... :)


Additional infos:
1. Tattoo from Chris Garver or Ami James or Chris Nunez or Darren Brass or Yoji are by invitational only...depends on the production. If you really want tattoo from them, you have to book a year or two in advance and still there's no guarantee they will really do that when the time comes.
2) Hubby's tattoo was done by James Hamilton - apprentice of Chris and Ami for almost 10 years.
3.) LOVE HATE is the original name.... Discovery Channel changed the name for the show. They will name the show Love Hate Tattoo this coming season.

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