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Body Art

The topic that was discussed on the half hour Tab Tv2 on channel 5 last night. Considering the fact that i have quite a tolerable pain threshold, I once toyed with idea of getting a tattoo but stopped short of getting it done as I was afraid the permanent design that was going to be inked into my skin will be tiresome after a couple of years or months...

Tab TV explored the addiction or obsession some people have with inking themselves. In fact some did not stop till every inch of their skin was covered. Pretty extreme.

Some took the art of piercing to a whole new level by slicing their tongue to resemble that of a snake - forked tongue. The story highlighted by the show ydae re-enacted how a girl who loves tattooing herself and getting piercings was tempted by a friend who got a forked tongue to do the same to her own tongue.

She almost DIY by getting a razor blade to slice it but was stopped by her mum. Determined, she seek a tattoo artiste and had her tongue sliced. Alas, infection set in and her tongue got swollen, hampering her speech.

Scary~

Even having the pros do the job is no guarantee that its safe.

The only extra piercing I have is an additional one on my ear. And that's it. No inking for me.

Do you have a tattoo?