2nd ink: The Amazon

this is my 2nd tattoo, done by artist RaKi Borromeo Ilumin. Fineline Tattoo is owned by Sir Butch Bautista @ SM Masinag (topmost floor) and they also have a branch at SM Taytay. the design is "The Amazon" or the heel character (or anti-hero if you see it that way) of the Pro Wrestling FamiCom game.

dapat nung birthday ko pa ito ipapalagay, kaso busy talaga nung mga araw na iyon kaya kaninang hapon lang ako nakapag-appointment. of course, it's no secret that i'm a pro wrestling geek hence the design - but more importantly, this symbolizes some of the adversities i encounter in work, in life (or yung mga kontrabida din, if you will). this is the dichotomy: Starman is the "babyface" or "face" character (good guy) who uses clean tactics, i.e., within the rules kung dumiskarte, while The Amazon is the "heel" (bad guy) or simply put, the rule-breaker, i.e, he puts the opponent in a headlock and stabs him in the forehead multiple times with a fork until he bleeds and/or bites him in the forehead a la Abdullah the Butcher (na siyempre hindi nakikita ng referee). parang sa buhay natin, kung tayo ang bida, siyempre kailangang may kontrabida - kasi ang kontrabida ang susubok kung hanggang saan ang kaya ng bida, kung hanggang saan ang lakas/kakayahan niya - para magkaroon ng ng conflict, ng resolution, ng balanse, ng synthesis. siyempre, natuwa din ako sa concept ng face/heel at saka ng dynamics ng "double turn" - and if you read carefully, i just gave you a clue kung ano ang susunod na design na ipapalagay ko.