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[petep9000]

Originally Posted by michelle2677

what's the tat mean?

It's written in an Indian language called 'Tamil', spoken by millions in the south of India as well as in Sri Lanka. It is a Hindu mantra, pronounced simply as:

"Aum, Nama Shivaya"

It's a devotion, to the name of God. In this case, it is God in the form of Shiva, one of the three deities that forms the Hindu trinity (Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the sustainer, and Shiva the destroyer- but destruction in a good and natural sense, as only with destruction can new Creation occur).

Well, here the Wiki on it, if anyone interested.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aum_Namah_Shivaya

Oh, and here is a little lesson for you kids out there: when you meet someone you fall in love and they are Hindu and you think it's gonna last forever, don't commerate it with a tattoo. Cause when you break up, you've got a souvenier for eternity.

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by petep9000

Oh, and here is a little lesson for you kids out there: when you meet someone you fall in love and they are Hindu and you think it's gonna last forever, don't commerate it with a tattoo. Cause when you break up, you've got a souvenier for eternity.

shouldn't that kinda go for anyone? at least when they are Hindu, other people can't tell what the tat is.

[petep9000]

Originally Posted by michelle2677

shouldn't that kinda go for anyone? at least when they are Hindu, other people can't tell what the tat is.

Absolutely. Regardless if they are a Hindu who you think is really cool because he's from another country and speaks a cool little-known language and has a nice car and yeah he's a few years older but so what he's good looking and hey there's nothing else out there and who cares that was like his 4th drink in one hour.

Oh, sorry. That all just sort of slipped out..

At any rate, my tat is still there and I'm quite alone. But, it is an interesting conversation piece and no one knows what it is unless they can read Tamil. So, I could say it's Swahili and means "Mama say mama sah ma-ma koo sah".
Who'd know?

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by petep9000

Absolutely. Regardless if they are a Hindu who you think is really cool because he's from another country and speaks a cool little-known language and has a nice car and yeah he's a few years older but so what he's good looking and hey there's nothing else out there and who cares that was like his 4th drink in one hour.

Oh, sorry. That all just sort of slipped out..

At any rate, my tat is still there and I'm quite alone. But, it is an interesting conversation piece and no one knows what it is unless they can read Tamil. So, I could say it's Swahili and means "Mama say mama sah ma-ma koo sah".
Who'd know?

Or, he goes home for a "vacation" and comes back married!

[petep9000]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Or, he goes home for a "vacation" and comes back married!

OH NO!! Tell me this.didnt.really.happen

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by petep9000

OH NO!! Tell me this.didnt.really.happen

Oh yes it did. It happens all of the time actually, their families don't always tell them when the wedding is. He was forced to get married or not get his passport back so he could return to the states.

[petep9000]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Oh yes it did. It happens all of the time actually, their families don't always tell them when the wedding is. He was forced to get married or not get his passport back so he could return to the states.

Oh you know what, I thought you were saying it happened to you. That would be extra-awful. But true, it definately can happen in some cultures where traditional arranged marriages are the norm and love marriages are the exception (or, almost unheard-of).

How about someone breaking up with you by 'text message'. Sh*tty, right? Happened to me. I was at work when it happened, and I was speechless with shock for about 10 minutes or so, and thereafter it just occurred to me how ridiculous it all was and I laughed about it for the rest of the day with my officemates.