I was thinking that Lady Hawk would've forgotten my previous evening's drunken ramblings, but no, the following lunchtime I got a phone call querying my manhood if I didn't go through with it.
So, off we went to Naga Tattoos on Loy Kroh Road in Chiang Mai to talk with Ugly (the proprietor) about getting a new tattoo. Ugly was actually in the middle of a 4 or 5 hour session tattooing an American woman's butt, so he got one of his colleagues in to do it. I can't remember his name though.
First you've got to select your design. The pictures in the books weren't quite right, so he drew a new one.
Then you've got to get shaved and sterilised.
When the surface has been prepared, a negative image is transferred onto your skin so the chap has a nice outline to follow. I've no idea what ink they use, but it didn't wipe off when the blood was wiped off.
It didn't hurt at all! Honest! ok, I'm lying
This looks pretty good, but it's a long way off being finished.
Finished after about 2.5 hours. There is no red ink, it's just bleeding a little bit.
I think I'll stop at two.