got ink?

someone once told me that "a tattoo is a reminder that once in your life you have been temporarily insane."


...WHAT THE HELL?!


i don't know if i am going to be angry about it or just laugh it off. it just goes to show how some people regard having a tattoo as what only "insane" people do and that "normal" people won't. that's bullsh*t because number one: how can you determine if someone is in fact insane or not?; number two: how can you say if someone or something is "normal?"; and number three: does a "normal" person still exist today? the fact that evolution and adaptation has changed the way we think has made me doubt that a normal person still exist. well to tell it straight, "normal" is just a state of mind (also a statistical term, but that's another story). if you think you're normal, then you are. but are you really?

it's just unbelievable that in an age where tattoos are considered as an art form and a form of expression, there are still those who consider it as taboo. are they born yesterday or what? tattoos have been around for centuries and are used in many tribal groups around the world and is a part of their culture. click here, here, or here for more info. but apparently, some people still regard those who have tattoos as criminals, excons, drug addicts, people who have nothing better to do, crazy, etc etc. why? can't good people have tattoos? hmmm... come to think of it... hahaha

well, as for me, getting inked is something sacred. it's your body, for crying out loud! who would want to get a tattoo just for the sake of feeling the pain and nothing else? unless you're a masochist. but not every tattooed person is one. for some people, having a tattoo is like materializing (for lack of words) a part of themselves and showing it to the world by having it tattooed on their skin. a tattoo is another way of telling a story and the main character is the person who owns it. it's his story. his life. and it's sad that other people say negative things about it. [unfortunately, there are those who wants to have or already has a tattoo but they want it just for the sake of having one. adds to the "coolness factor." whatever. it's just irritating and funny. at the same time. and this post is not made to defend them.]

my point is, so what if some people have tattoos? that doesn't prove that they are much less persons than those who are uninked. that doesn't mean they're evil *evil laugh*. it's just unfair to label those who are tattooed as "insane" or what have you just because you don't understand it (it also applies to anything that people usually don't understand). but then again, we're only human, and humans have a tendency to judge something most especially something that they know nothing of. you can say i'm insane, fine. or you can say i'm not normal, that's okay. but are you?

let's face it, even if, that's IF we had become temporarily insane even only once in our lives, different poeple have different ways to cope with it. may it be having a tattoo, or drinking tons and tons of coffee, or shopping, or whatever; all of us are in it. maybe you have been temporarily "insane" too, you just didn't realize it. an insane person would never admit that he is insane. but who am i to judge? it's a crazy world after all. and the people are even crazier.

bagong taon nga ba?

bumulusok ang 2009 ng bonggang bongga na tila naging malaking fireworks display ang kalangitan ng buong pilipinas. lumabas ako para tingnan ang maraming fireworks at namangha ako sa ganda nila na kahit na ilang beses ka nang nakapanood, mamamangha ka parin.

bagong taon, bagong buhay, bagong pananaw. yan ang mga nasa isip natin tuwing na lang papasok ang bagong taon. pagdating sa new years resolution, may mga natutupad, merong taon-taon naman ay yun nang yun parin ang resolution. wala namang problema kung meron o wala kang resolution, ang importante ay natutupad nila ang mga kelangan nilang tupadin at magawa ang mga kelangan gawin.

nung bata ako tuwing bagong taon, ang mga nakikita kong fireworks eh pa-isa-isa lang. ngayon, nalilito na ako kung saan titingin sa dami ng fireworks na parang tinalo pa ang fireworks display ng enchanted kingdom (well, hindi naman) at mahihilo ka sa kakaikot ng 360 degrees para mapanood ang mga ito. nitong mga nakaraang araw, pinakita sa tv ang mga pilipino na bumibili ng mga paputok. naging kasama na sa tradisyon, hindi lang sa pilipinas pero pati na rin sa buong mundo, ang paggamit ng paputok sa pagsalubong ng bagong taon. pero natawa na lang ako nung nakita ko sa balita na ang ibang pinoy ay inuna pa ang pagbili ng mga paputok kesa sa pang media noche ng pamilya nila. yung iba naman ay mas mahal pa ang nagastos nila sa paputok kesa sa kakainin nila sa hatinggabi. nakakatawa. akala ko ba naghihirap na ang pilipinas? hindi naman ata totoo yun eh. kung naghihirap ang pilipinas, hindi ba dapat mas maging mapili tayo sa kung ano ang mga gagastusan kesa sa hindi? hindi naman nakakain ang paputok pero mukhang tuwang-tuwa ang mga tao sa pagsindi sa mga mitsa at marinig ang kaboom ng mga ito. siguro nga naging tradisyon na, wala naman din masama sa pagpapaputok. pero alam ba talaga natin kung bakit nagpapaputok pag bagong taon? o sumusunod lang tayo kase naging tradisyon na nga? gusto lang ba natin magpaputok dahil maganda sha panoorrin kase nakakamangha yung mga ilaw? o ginagawa natin to dahil alam natin kung ano talaga ang sinisimbulo nito?

wala lang. naisip ko lang.

ewan. ilang bagong taon pa kaya bago tayo magbago? bagong taon, bagong buhay, bagong pananaw. sana nga magbago na.

histsory of dreadlocks

http://thebutterflytribe.com/articles/historyofdreadlocks.html