TATTOOS FOR PASSION
Soundtrack: The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana
MEET GOLFIE
Bright smiles all around with this skater boi.
Shop manager for Thailand's home grown skating brand PREDUCE, I get curious and ask about his tattoos.
First tattoo?
G: This ninja turtle. I love turtles! They're so cute. I got it when I was 18. Had to hide it from my dad, I told him it was just a drawing but obviously he later found out that it really wasn't.
G: It was done with a home made tattoo gun, I had no idea how it's supposed to be! I just came back from Somerset! I was a country boy, I had no clue.
G: All my tattoos have meaning to me, of family, friends and skaters that I respect, of things I love. A lot of cartoon characters. I love the idea that 'cause i'm covered with tattoos and people judge you to be a thug or whatever but look closely and I just got cartoon characters and funny stuff on me.
G: Skating now is not the same as when I started out. Me and my friends would skate at Queen's park and just party there. I guess I'm what you call the 2nd generation of Queen's Park skaters. The first ones would be in their late 30s, early 40s now.
G: I got ex-girlfriends on me, I don't mind even if we're not together anymore. They were a part of my life and that makes it a part of me. I cherish those memories.
G: I have Yantra tattoos. I truly believe in the prayers and its powers. Keeping me safe.
They were all done traditionally by my "Ajarn".
Do you have a favourite tattoo?
G: It's not a favourite. I don't really have one but I got "Sa-ti" on my left shoulder to remind me to stay truthful and on the right path.
*Sa-ti = (in this context) conscience*
PREDUCE
Founded in 2002, Preduce became the first Thai skateboarding company. Producing a full clothing line, boards and hard ware.
Shops are at Siam Square soi 1, Esplanade in Bangkok and Kochasan rd in Chiang Mai.
Check their skating videos here:
http://vimeo.com/preduce
Here is their website:
http://www.preduce.com/home.aspx
Happy skating!
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