So, as a singaporean chinese, living in hong kong, i know about how the elders don't like body piercing. However, I consider myself to be quite modern, and somewhat rebellious, in terms of I do my own thing and express myself they way I want to.
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon When It just happened Artist Mr Mak Studio Hong Kong Uni Location Hong Kong I have wanted to get a nipple ring for about four years now, however never plucked up the courage to actually do it. Until one day I was picking my friend up from HK Uni. He had told me how he wanted to get a nipple ring, and during his lunch break one of his friends, Mr Mak, who is a qualified piercer had pierced his left nipple during his class intermission. It looked great, so I asked if Mr Mak was still around, and he said he would call. To my delight, he was, and he agreed that he would pierce my nipple for free. Wow, i was so excited! I could feel the rush of adrenalin run through my veins directly to the brain! My dream was about to become a reality.
We went into one of the classrooms that was empty and i stood chatting to Mr Mak, he explained that he had to get the equipment and would be back in a couple of minutes. My heart was pounding. I couldn't stop. Boom, boom, boom! It felt like the longest ten minutes of my life. My friend bob was trying to hold conversation with me, but my mind was thinking nipple ring, nipple ring, NIPPLE RING!
Mr Mak came back and he had a 10 gague barbell and CBR, he asked me which I would prefer. I said the barbell. He then asked me to take off my shirt, which he did. He complemented me on my body, he said that I had perfect nipples for piercing not too small and not too big, just right.
After lying down on one of the desks, he marked the entry and exit points with a marker. The tip was kinda cold, and i felt my nipples going hard, you know they way they do when you first step into a cold shower. After this he asked me if the alighnment on my left nipple was alright. I said it was. He asked me to lye down again and then he took the clamps and clamped my nipple. He told me he was going to use a canula needle, which is suppose to be more comfortable for the piercee.
Just then, I had a thought, what if this hurts, but dont wory, he asked me to count to three while breathing in. He counted simultaneously, and i thought he was going to pierce on 3, however, he pierced on two. No pain. I thought it was going to hurt, i didn't feel a thing. needle removed. canula tube in place, and ends snipped with scissors, clamps removed.
Now all to do was to insert the jewellery. This was the difficult part, as the canula tube didn't want to remove itself from my nipple! Ahhhh this was beginning to hurt. Can u believe it, I hve a ring and a tube in my nipple and the bloody tube doesn't want to remove itself. After five mins, I am in a state of euphoria, the endorphins are rushing around my body like an Olympic sprinter in the 100 metres, yah 100 miles an hour. I could feel every little tug Mr Mak made.
Eventually the tube was out and the end of the barbell exposed. My nipple hurt, all that needed to be done was to screw the end ball on, but where did it go? We couldn't find it! So my friend who had a spare barbell in his pocket, which he was going to use for his other nipple the next day lent me his. Right, that was it, I was sitting there, looking down at my left nipple, which had turned completely red with tow little silver balls on each side of it, and a bar through it. It looked so beautiful.
Mr Mak asked if I wanted to pierce anything else, to which I said no, so he began to run through the after care procedures. He suggested salt water bathing at night, and during the day washing the nipple in saline solution.
That night, I went home, and my nipple was still a little sore, however as it is winter in Hong Kong, I was wearing a jersey, which was figure hugging, and my sister came up and gave me a hug, and saw that there were two limps on either side of my nipple, and immediately dragged me into her room. She demanded to see it. I was hesitant at first, however she thought it looked cool, and then revealed to me that she had pierced her navel the day before. So there you have it, two Singaporean Chinese defying their parents in Hong Kong. How ironic!
For those who are scared of what elders think, don't worry about it. Remember, you live your life, you don't live your life through others!