My Own Sybol/Tattoo

Me:

As you can see I've drawn six heads, representing John ( my dad), Ruth (my mum), Evelyn and June (my two older sisters), Lesley ( my youngest sister ) but last and not least me. The reason on why I've drawn them is because to me family is everything to me, it means the world to me, and it's something that is very close to my heart.

Then above my family I've drawn 2 kilikiki (cricket) bats that are meant to represent my Grandfather. I chose to use the Kilikiki bats as a symbol for my grandfather because Niuean Cricket was his passion, coming in 2nd equal with Church and always having family 1st. It wasn't something that he enjoyed on his.

My Culture:

First of all as you can see I've drawn an Island, which is meant to represent the wonderful Islands of Niue and Tonga.

Mostly because I grew up with only 1 grandfather who is Niuean. After realising and finding out a lot more about my culture I now that I should be proud of being Niuean and Tonga because it’s who I am.

Conclusion:

In conclusion I’ve learnt that before getting a tattoo it’s something to really think about, because it’s permanent, and its something you don’t want to jump to conclusions because it maybe something you’ll regret. I’ve also learnt that not all people get tattoos for cosmetic reasons, they mainly get them to either have a constant reminder of something or someone that’s very close to their heart.