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Hi Lleida: A 2nd/3rd opinion is always useful, right?

Hogrider: A later starter, but if now already a veteran: so you must know how to save a lot of money by now.

@hannahlsj Re. SIngapore, I would have thought that Singapore, with all its agents and entrepot facilities, would be exactly the sort of place where commercial supplies, including for tattoos, would soon be easily made available. Not at all surprising you're already planning your next session; it often works that way. Sometimes it doesn't, though.

FXRrich: Yes, the colors are well balanced and similar: the style has continuity doesn't it?

hannahlsj: Oh okay, I hadn't heard about the Miami Ink studio moving; you from Singapore evidently keep up with stuff in North America... (It's one of a number of similar TV shows, anyway.) About strict parents; well, in North America, too, there are many strict parents although maybe the 'strictness' works out in different ways; e.g., in North America Hannah your name is known to mean 'favored by God' and many ppl from believing families have tattoos; I saw a quote from the Bible Belt which indicated just how many younger ppl from churches in the Bible Belt have ink - often in faith based designs - so for moms it's not unusual over here, even if the family is strict and believing, when their young ppl have it done.

Hogrider: This is widely held, indeed...

This is true...

@hannahlsj PS: It does often happen that, when moms realize just how much determination went into the inking that they get thoroughly accustomed to it, and even smile about it to others; on this site, various other posters have said similarly.

hannahlsj: Glad you are doing okay; yes, humidity must be a factor with you guys in Singapore; I hadn't thought of that (it would be also at time in places like Florida, where there are many tattoo businesses; Miami Ink is a v. well known TV show).

hannahlsj: Well, like you say, if you have to pre-order supplies via Amazon, etc., it shows just how much advance planning you guys must have to do, if the some of the products are not readily available. Of course, in some countries' cultures it's more of a man thing to do and maybe your mom's reaction is something to do with this; although it's widely known that in North America now 60%-70% of clients of tattoo parlors are female.

Hi hannahlsj, so how is the healing doing now? I think you guys in Singapore are the other end of the clock from North America, right? Part of the hazard of getting prompt replies to your question from the other side of the globe, I guess...

Dan, Yes, during the whole process alcohol is a no-no, right?

Some tattooees don't even seem to be aware of the existence of numbing agents. I know that a lot of artists think (whether or not they are prepared to use them on clients) that the pain is all part of the whole tattoo experience.

True! 🙂

I imagine it could be a bit sore...

Hi, hannahlsj, so are the many tattoo supplies that you read of from North America on the Web readily available in Singapore? (like you speak as if some are not, maybe; and is getting tattooed as popular in Singapore as it is now in, say, North America, do you think?) The healing stage does of course need to be thought through before the inking.