Inked

Finally!!! Number one on my 30 Before 30 list, getting a tattoo is DONE!

Something I wanted from a long time ago. I remembered, since I was about 14 I wanted to have a tattoo. I always like to make those temporary ones. This time, it is real and permanent. The letter "L" is inked!

Being inked

The tattoo artist

My process of getting a tattoo was not an easy one. I was introduced to the tattoo artist by my co-worker. His name is Andre. The tattoo artist wanted me to have a clean and healthy tattoo, and I surely agreed with that. So he asked me to do some blood test (which were more expensive than the tattoo itself!). Because it was my first tattoo (not my last, hopefully...), I did all the blood test he recommended. A HIV-test was needed. It took 3 days for the result. It was negative, well, it was supposed to be because the fact that my life was far from crazy things (before 2011) and I even considered boring hahaha... I had the tattoo at my house! Yes, the tattoo artist was so kind he would likely go to our house with his lots and lots of equipment. It took 15 minutes to prepare and only about 10 minutes to make my letter "L" tattoo. And yes it hurt, it's a tattoo after all, but it's so bearable! So here I'm, inked with the letter "L". I love it so much!

The Letter is L

Tomorrow. Wednesday. 6 P.M. My house. The letter is L.

I have decided, I'm gonna inked a letter "L" on my wrist like the picture above (I got from the Internet). I first thought about the idea in the bathroom when I saw my letter "L" pendant. "L" represents my name Liesha, and not only that, I remembered that my lovely grandma's signature is an "L" Latin alphabet. I admire her so much. She's a very strong intelligent woman. She reads lots and lots of books, she owns a bookstore, her favorite author was Pearl S. Buck, and she loves to grow orchids. She have lived in the difficult times and yet have made an success by her own. Had traveled to Australia by herself at the time when traveling was not easy. So for every reasons, I want to put that spirit into something permanent. And L also stands for LIVE LIFE, LOVE, and LAUGH, all that make life worth living for.

So grandma, this is for you :)

Liesha's 30 BEFORE 30 List

Finally! I'm 28 now! WOW, that was fast...
I don't won't my 20s to go by without something meaningful...
This is my 30 Before 30 List. My rule is simple: I have to do that only from 29 June 2011 until 29 June 2013. It's my two year project and I'm so excited to start it. This are the things that I have been longing to make/do and things that are new for me.
Well, here we go:

1. Decide to have a tattoo or not. (Have decided! 6 March 2013)
2. Make a portfolio of my photo shoots.
3. Take my mum on a trip. (Phuket, May 2012)
4. Find a karaoke song that I can actually sing.
5. Make an album of my MDP 105 year.
6. Apply another scholarship.
7. Apply a foreign language course.
8. Know how it feels to fly.
9. Make an self-artistic photo shoot.
10. Wear a bikini on the beach.
11. Learn how to drive a car.
12. Paint on canvas.
13. Ride an elephant.
14. Learn how to make 5 national dishes.
15. Go on a solo trip. (Cambodia, March 2012)
16. See a concert. (Katy Perry's concert, January 2012)
17. Have a tea party.
18. Get a job I like.
19. Fly a kite.
20. Read all of Paulo Coelho books.
21. Make a 52 Project.
22. Make a homemade bag.
23. Be a vegetarian for a month.
24. Pay dinner for a random person.
25. Make a street art project.
26. Have a silly video on Youtube.
27. Bake a cake. (cousin's 11-11-11 wedding cake!)
28. Finish "Friends" the complete 10 seasons. (starting the first season)
29. Go on a volunteer project.
30. Celebrate the last day of my 20s in style!

We'll see how it goes! :)