Indra Rollover!
We picked you up again after coming back from our participation in Jakarta's car free Sunday. I hastily got ready to greet a guest to the Airbnb.
Knowing that we would be in Jakarta during the Lunar New Year (known as Imlek here) I reached out to a few tattoo artists in Jakarta. Of all that I contacted Indra's artwork appealed to me the most. Tired of the monotone designs I wanted something fresh and colourful that symbolised Indonesia.
So I negotiated a price with Indra, and after I transferred an initial deposit payment he began work on the design I had shared, of a simple Garuda.
I chose the Garuda, a bird-like deity and national emblem of Indonesia that I thought best represented this nation.
I was blown away by the design he eventually shared with me, and was eager for him to ink his masterpiece on my left arm.
Indra was in-between premises, so for the moment he made house calls which suited us just fine. What better way to get tattooed then in the comfort of your own space, right?
We made an appointment at 1:00pm today, and knowing Jakarta's gnarly traffic Indra was delayed by an hour. He arrived closer to 2:00pm and began work determining the appropriate size and placement of the design.
He began work at half past two and was done two hours later. To be honest this particular tattoo hurt more then the rest, perhaps the skin in the particular area of the lower arm was thin.
I paid Indra his just rewards with a little extra thrown in and escorted him back down to the lobby, and bade him farewell with a promise to see him again once his new studio is ready.
Such was the captivation with my new tattoo that we completely forgot that we didn't have lunch yet.
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Fast forward to a few days later.
We picked you up again after coming back from our shopping spree at Thamrin City as well as lunch at Warung Leko. We got back to the Airbnb at two in the afternoon and took a quick shower then waited for Pak Indra to arrive.
Ever since his awesome Garuda I knew I had to get another ink from him before we went back to Kuala Lumpur. I've always wanted a flower to adorn my arms. Even Cat who was never into tattoos and never said a word about my past tattoos was mightily impressed with the detail and artwork.
So as we wandered the streets of Bandung I began thinking of a design for my lower arm and finally decided on my favourite flower, the Jasmine.
I then got in touch with Pak Indra with a suggested design, and what he shared in return well and truly blew my mind. This time I was chomping at the bit for him to begin work on his design of the Jasmine.
We then fixed an appointment for today at 3:00pm. Pak Indra showed up a little later and after discussing the size of the immaculately designed Jasmin he began work on his masterpiece.
Pak Indra was done three hours later. I gladly paid Indra his dues, again with a little extra thrown in and escorted him back down to the lobby.
If you're interested, here's his Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/indra.rollover/.
Be sure to catch our next video as we walked to Rumah Makan Padang Sederhana for another try!
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