A Dummy's Guide to Diablo 3 Power-Leveling for Nintendo Switch

Hi all! If you are searching for a guide to power-level your Diablo 3 character on the Nintedo switch, you have reached the right place. It doesn't matter if you found my site through Google search or because someone shared this article on Facebook, welcome.

I will include my nintendo switch friend code at the end of the article but before you jump to the end of the article and just add me for power-leveling, please do read this article first so everything will be easier for everyone. And also because nintendo switch doesn't have a chat function and adding everyone onto Facebook is too much work thus I've decided to write this post.

I'm not saying I've everything right and I'm writing this from my personal experience, so feel free to reach out to me via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Feedbacks are always welcome!

- I only have season characters. And you too should start season characters. The season quest gives you one full set item upon completion and it is very helpful to kickstart the game. That also means that I can't power level your normal or hardcore characters.

- I will usually power-level anyone from my friend list together. I will invite according to your level. If my game is full, sorry I guess you will have to wait or try again later.

- I'm on a barbarian and I've 2 main builds. 1 of them is a speed build which I will usually bring him in if I'm trying to get you to level 70 quickly. The second, my immortal king build is a little slower and it's usually used to help players to level up their paragon levels as well as legendary gems. He is a more durable and stronger build. I usually give priority to level up of new characters to lvl 70 as I believe they deserve more help.

- I will usually run rifts to level up for new characters. I will only run grifts when all other 3 players accept, if anyone click cancel or do not have a grift key, I will just run a normal rift.

- I do not usually help players to clear quests for season or like hellfire rings, key wardens etc because of the lack of communication via the console. However if we are just playing and not power-leveling and every players know what we are doing, feel free to invite me to spilt bounties or crawl higher level grifts.

- For power-leveling, let me do the invite. For a few reasons, 1. I will bring you to higher lever for new players, 2. As mentioned earlier, I tend to mix other players together, not only does it speed the level up for everyone cause of the xp boost, it also allows me to help more players. And it's also a good way to meet new friends. Feel free to add them via the game itself. Just go to the party tab, view their page and add them.

- Do not touch any shrines unless you also have a nemesis bracers. It summons enemy champion that will speed the game up. So just let me do the honour.

- If you are a new player/character, you will notice that I will quit when you hit level 60. It's not because I got DC but that's the part where you are allowed to go to a higher level for higher xp. Don't worry I will invite you again. Just hang on. 

- Do not waste time trying to look at your gears. With power-leveling, you will outlevel all your equipments within the session. Just salvage all the white, blue, and yellow items. Do keep your legendary items as you can keep it for your cube to extract their power. 

- UNLESS, you have a helmet with socket. Please put it on and throw in the biggest red gem you can find. Please put on Leoric's Signet or Leoric's Crown. It will help to boost xp gain as well. 

- You will noticed that I may not clear every mob on every map as it is faster if I just go on to hit the larger group of mobs. If you have problem trying to outrun them or you keep dying, don't worry, the map will be over sooner than you think. LOL. 

- If you really hate dying, stay near to the entrance, as long as I'm still on the same map you will receive the xp. However if you spot a legendary item dropped in the middle of the map, it might be a little tricky. Like I mentioned, I don't clear all the mobs. Once you noticed I've headed down to the next map via the mini map, you can choose to head back to town, click on my flag and port to me. This method works but it  is a bit troublesome as you will lose xp to loading screens or worse, spawn right besides me when I'm hitting champions. So I would prefer you try your best to keep close and loot along the way. Gems are very important. Do help to pick up the rift balls or whatever it's called. 

- I will always head back to town the moment the rift guardian is down. Try your best to pick up every item instead of running around trying to hit mobs. When the countdown is over, you will also be teleported back to town. 

- If we are running a Greater Rift, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE talk to Urshi at the end of the map and get your legendary gems upgraded. You cannot keep the level for later use. The game cannot go on until you have done this. I've encountered it many times with new players and I do not blame you but because we do not have any ways to communicate we would have to quit the game and waste the xp gain. We then have to quit the map and not invite you for the next game because you didn't know this. So please take note. 

- The timezone where I am from is Gmt +8 and I'm usually active from 9pm onwards. If you see me online during the day, I'm probably playing because I'm procrastinating on work in the office and would not be able to power-level you much, so do avoid inviting me. LOL. 

- If you invited me and I've cancelled you or did not reply, please do not invite me multiple times. I might be trying to Grift to a higher level myself and the multiple pop-ups ain't helping. LOL.

- A full process of getting a new character to level 70 is around 40mins or so if nothing goes wrong. (This timing will be updated periodically as I level up and get better myself.)

- I will continue to update this list as things come up. So do remember to visit for updates. I will pin this post on the top of corner of the blog so you guys can keep it as a reference or share this with your friends who need help.

About Me

I'm just a fan of Diablo from Singapore. I've been playing Diablo since some 20 years ago from Diablo 1. I've got Diablo 3 on my PC, PS4, and now Switch. I'm not a pro-gamer nor do I have the best build. I just enjoy the game a lot and do not mind the grind. The reason why I stop playing much on PC or PS4 is because of the lack of community. The reason why I'm offering power-level is also because I want to keep the community alive and also help newer players to get a quick start for this game without getting kicked or scolded as a noob. However, to truly enjoy this game, you should finish the story mode yourself at least once or get a few friends to complete it together. The real game starts when you get to learn how to build each characters differently. There are a lot other sites online that offer build tutorials.

Do reach out to me if you have any other questions and I might just write more posts to answer them or answer them via my Instagram account - @Smithankyou.

Feel free to add me and I will try my best to power-level anyone regardless if you are a new player, new character or a seasoned player but new to switch and wanna get back quickly. My Friend code is SW-0588-8320-2905. 

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Project Refresh X Switch and Save – Use LED @ North East

Lil Seth at Project Refresh. Erm.. Refreshing his tummy. LOL.

While my wife and I are discussing if we should upgrade our place to a condo or even landed property, we might think that this is a common topic that people are talking about in Singapore. However, we may not know that there are still many individuals that cannot even afford a roof above their head.

We are considered lucky that we started working early and we managed to get our what seems almost “free” place to stay at an early age thanks to our CPF. Truth is the house is mostly paid for using our CPF. The only thing that we fork out cash for was our renovation and it’s a choice we had to live simply without much renovation during that time. Being a young couple with other priorities, we really did not spend too much on our renovation.

That being said, the less fortunate ones for whatever reasons are still being taken care of with affordable rental flats. Albeit it’s affordable, it is not exactly the most comfortable thing to do living in a rental flat which often are tiny and cramped.

Sadly, most of these rental flats are occupied by elderlies who have multiple health problem.

Thankfully, Singapore is a place full of people who are willing to lend a helping hand. Young NTUC actually initiated a program back in 2016 known as Project Refresh. If you follow this space closely, you will remember that this is not the very 1st time I mentioned this.

The objective of Project Refresh is to improve the living condition of elderlies staying in rental units through a series of refurbishment works including painting, cleaning, bed bug fumigation and decluttering.

Since 2017, Young NTUC has partnered with the North East Community Development Council (CDC) to aggregate stakeholders within the North East District. This includes GRCs/SMCs, SACs, schools and corporations who provide essential goods and services such as furniture, appliances, pest control services, as well as cleaning and painting equipment and supplies.

To date, Project Refresh has cleaned up 175 rental units over five sessions, with the help of 1,250 volunteers.

Over the years, Project Refresh has evolved to improve our residents’ quality of lives. The latest is a partnership with the National Environment Agency (NEA) to launch the “Switch and Save – Use LED” @ North East” programme for the first time; where all households living in one- and two-room public housing flats in the North East District will be offered $25 vouchers to buy LED lights. At the same time, North East CDC has also partnered IMDA to offer Digital TV (DTV) Starter Kits for households to switch to DTV.

 Some games and roadshow to educate residents about LED bulbs was set up during the event as well.

I know people would probably say that Singapore's government very wayang when it comes to such thing. Do you know that we actually have a campaign set up knows as the "Climate Action"? I know, this is the part that you guys will probably go, "Standard lah Singapore. Everything also want to campaign. Even moving into train also must campaign." 

As silly as it sounds but do you know why? It's simply because we ourselves as individuals are not doing it! For example, if you were to wash your own plates after dinner, does you mum need to nag remind you all the time? The answer is obvious. 

I digress.

Truth is such campaigns do not just help the people but also mother earth.

You most likely wouldn't know but, Singapore’s total household electricity consumption has gone up by about 17 per cent in the last decade due to a growing population. As electricity is largely produced by the burning of fossil fuels, lowering our electricity consumption can help reduce the environmental impact of resource mining and emissions produced to generate electricity. The Household Energy Consumption Study conducted by NEA in 2017 showed that lights are one of the top five electricity-consuming appliances in a home.

Minsters helping resident to set up Digital TV box as well as changing his light bulbs. Damn cool right? Can ministers help me as well? LOL. 

There are many ways that you can change this for example like turning off the lights earlier and go make babies instead (1 stone 2 birds), having more people in the same room instead of turning multiple lights all around the house, or simply install LED bulbs which uses about 80% less electricity compared to an incandescent bulb. LED lights also generally last 5 times longer than incandescent lights. 

More than 13,000 households in the North East District will benefit from this programme. If all these households switch to LED lights, they are expected to collectively save about 360,000 kWh annually – equivalent to more than $70,000 in energy savings – and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 150 tonnes per annum. All eligible households in the North East District will be notified via mail to collect their vouchers from designated collection points, such as their nearest community centre. The $25 voucher can be used at all Home-Fix, Selffix and Sheng Siong stores across Singapore, Philips Light Lab, as well as roadshows organised by NEA and North East CDC. 

Now that's an idea! 

More information

Switch and Save: www.cgs.sg/switchandsave.

Young NTUC: www.youngntuc.org.sg 

North East Community Development Council: 

https://www.cdc.org.sg/northeast

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Chuan . Grill & Noodle Bar @ Clarke Quay

One of the things I love about Singapore is that we can get food from all around the world in Singapore. In fact I've friends from Japan saying that some of the high-end sushis in Singapore is even better than some of those they get back home in Japan. I've no idea how fortunate we are sometimes. Until the point when I look into the mirror and realized how much weight I've put on from all the eating and drinking. LOL.

One of my latest addiction is actually "Chinese Cuisine". We have this saying that the Chinese eat everything and technically speaking, given the fact that China is so huge and have such a long history in food, most of our food that are cooked at home can be considered as Chinese cuisine which is why i added the "". What I'm talking about specifically this time round is actually these amazing skewers as well as Mala!

Chuan . Grill & Noodle Bar @ Clarke Quay serves really good skewers and a variety of ramen. The ramen comes in both soup base as well as dry. It's surprisingly good.


The soup based Scallop Noodles.


The beef shank noodles dry. Which is chef recommended as well as me recommended. I went there because I wanted to eat some skewers but end up falling in love with this amazing noodles.

Besides these noodles, they actually have MALA CHICKEN WINGS! OMG! MALA EVERYTHING IS REAL!!!


The skewers are nothing uncommon to see at some of these skewers restaurant you might say. But what I like about them is that they actually served their skewers on a charcoal grill to ensure that the food are kept warm but not overcooked.

That being said, skewers are still best served hot! If you are gonna leave it there for too long, you can't blame the food for turning cold and not as good as you imagined.

Each of these skewers price ranges from $1.20 onwards. I must say it's pretty affordable for the food quality plus where it is located.

I've been to a few other skewers shop but they are usually in Geylang or some places that are difficult to reach and has lack of parking. Chuan . Grill & Noodle Bar is conveniently located in the heart of Clarke Quay.

If you guys are still not convinced, here are more images followed by the address. No better way to find out than trying it out right?



Address: Clarke Quay 01-01-A. Nearer towards Liang Court Side by the river.

Contact: +65 6253 8849

Website: http://www.chuangrillandnoodlebar.com/

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What is the internet for?

Did it make you dumber?

Ironically, thanks to the probably greatest creation of modern mankind – Internet, I was able to catch up some of the good old shows on Netflix. As mentioned on one of my previous posts, I was addicted to the show Californication. Main character Hank Moody played by our good old David Duchovny from X files.

Not a secret agent this time round, he plays a washed up novel writer who got lost in the curse of Los Angeles. Caught in between women (literally and not), alcohol, drugs, and parties, Hank Moody and Californication might sound like a show about sex and every other vice but it's actually more than that. The character development of Hank is really good. He is so real and relatable, there's more than 1 dimension of him and that's basically how every human is. Not like your typical superhero nor villain from Marvel.

Anyway, before I digress any further, I would like to share one of his favourite quotes that got me thinking a little recently. He was on a radio show getting interviewed about his views of his blog (I know) and his view on the internet.

“People seem to be getting dumber and dumber. You know, I mean we have all this amazing technology and yet computers have turned into basically four figure wank machines. The internet was supposed to set us free, democratize us, but all it's really given us is Howard Dean's aborted candidacy and 24 hour a day access to kiddie porn. People... they don't write anymore, they blog. Instead of talking, they text, no punctuation, no grammar: LOL this and LMFAO that. You know, it just seems to me it's just a bunch of stupid people pseudo-communicating with a bunch of other stupid people at a proto-language that resembles more what cavemen used to speak than the King's English.” 

I guess the Internet hit him a little harder considering that he is a wordsmith. The way we are, in his words, pseduo-communicating, ain't exactly his thing. As much as the Internet has given us knowledge and so much convenience but it just make us crave for more. We want things faster, we want things easier, and we want it all. We no longer enjoy those trips down to the libraries and flipping through the old archive newspapers to look for information but instead we just key in a few text into google and hope to look for the answers. Google is making searches easier by the day with SEO and SEM and we are so lazy that we do not even browse through the 2nd page of search results.

We rely so much on technology and internet these days we no longer appreciate the little things of life. We no longer read or information, we do not memorize things because everything can be pulled out off the internet with our 4 fingers wank machine. We relay on it so much that we can't even memorize our own home phone number. Of course, spell check is saving my life on a daily basis.

Invention and creation is neutral on its own. Like I always believe that guns are just guns but it's the people that makes it dangerous. It can be used to protect people and at the same time hurt someone. The internet is just as much the double edge sword if not handled carefully.

One of those major concern looming around the internet has been the whole fake news thingy. That aside, I haven't been the biggest fan of the internet recently. We started Unscrambled.sg with the goals of explaining some of the things that matters to people in plain English because we know how lazy people are when it comes to reading. That includes myself. I'm never big into reading until recent years. Sadly, instead of the positive messages that are within each piece of articles or news put out on the internet, people seem to always be able to pick out things that ain't supposed to be there.

I was relatively disturbed by a recent incident. A girl was killed in an accident, she fell off the building while she was trying to get back into her locked room. Somebody died, somebody is grieving for sure but the internet doesn't have enough empathy and EQ to give the family and friends just that. The comments were mean, it's silly, people were just trashing her without giving much thoughts. People think that just because they are hiding behind a screen they have no responsibility and can say whatever they want. My point is, would anyone of them dare to walk up to the family or the victim herself and say what they had said on the internet? If they do not, why are they doing it online? Simply because they think they could get away with it? This is just one of the many incidents that I've encountered recently. Will we be so used to what we do online without consequences that we just start doing things that we probably wouldn't have even thought of if not for the internet?

Like I said, the invention itself is neutral but how it changes us is yet another story.

Sometimes I just wish for things to go back to simpler days. That sentence alone is making me sound like 10,000 years old.

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What's my career journey?

Hi, I'm Smith and I'm a career guide.



After watching 10936501293 America movies and dramas where I always thought I would end up in one of those AA session with some other alcoholics or something and meet Jessica Jones. Lucky for me and my mum, my life didn't turn out the way I thought it might. In fact instead of being caught in the downward spiral of being an alcoholic, I am actually part of a Youth Career Network (YCN) where I give back a little.

Yes, I'm a career guide. 


They also make me take nice nice professional photo for portfolio. Me being me didn't wear a suit for it. #SmithStyle

Not to get confused with career coach, a career guide is something voluntary unlike career coach which is a job/career itself.

How did I end up here? 

If you have been following my blog or my Instagram, you will see that I attend quite a bit of networking sessions and events organized by NTUC Youth Career Network. That was the very first time I came across this program and got interested.

In fact, if you have a good memory, you will remember me talking about this program and my secondary school friend – Rondy who is also part of this network.

I got really interested after learning about this during the event. And I stood up (actually clicked the link) and volunteered myself when I saw a Facebook post that they were recruiting new career guides.

What do I actually do? 

I know I look kinda scary when I'm serious. STOP IT. 

It's not like I am Jack Ma or Bill Gates that I've an amazing career to share. In fact, that is the reason why they need people like me to be part of this program. The truth is that not everyone is and/or going to become the next Jack Ma but everyone have their own interesting career path and experience to share.

So primarily our role is to attend different networking sessions and share about our experience in a small group setting. If any of those "many" are interested in knowing you better or embark on a journey with you as your mentee, they will be paired and attached to you. It is kinda like tinder but less the romance and "xiao long bao eating" if you get what I mean.

Not to be mistaken with internship or offering them a job in my company, career guides just basically give them advise on their potential career choices and also give them more insights about certain career. For example how I will always scare the potential mentees with the fact that being part of advertising agency just means that sleeping is secondary and in fact sometimes optional. A real Ad (wo)man needs no sleep.

Not trying to be "Old Wong" selling my own melon (that sounded wrong) but the truth about career guides is that the experience they have are really something that assist young people with their career choice. I mean there are a lot of self help books or articles about very successful people but truth is not everyone of us are going to be very successful. It's good to listen to experience from people closer to heart and more realistic isn't it? The truth might hurt but sometimes it's really what we need. And if you are interested to find out more about this, continue reading OR you can simply scroll ALLLLLL the way down to the end of the article where I will provide more information.

So basically you just attend events and haolian about your achievement lah? 

I mean that's one of the many ways to look at it but I choose to look at it that we are giving back. Think about it, how many times can a person change his/her industry in a life time? Wouldn't you wished that someone gave you some insights about an industry before you jump all into it and regret?

In fact, it's a very good learning opportunity for not just the mentees but also for mentors like myself. You know what they say about you learning more when you are teaching? That's pretty much how I feel about this program. Sometimes the mentees just ask the most interesting questions that put you thinking.

I didn't exactly have the smoothest career path considering that I graduated with an Engineering Diploma but decided that events, marketing, advertising, media, and writing is probably a better career path for me. I basically had to start all over again and get myself a marketing degree mid career which wasn't exactly the easiest thing to do.

If all I've to do is to give up a few hours of my time every week/month and I can actually make a difference in someone's life, why not?

Who are these mentees? 

They can be people from all walks of life. Starting from polytechnic students who has no working experience all the way to people who are in their first career and interested in a career change.

And yes, you can be one of them too if you happen to be a young person (or similar) who is feeling lost in their career. Or life. Or both. Or you are just looking for someone to affirm you decisions. You don't really have to be that lost.

So what do you get out of it? 

Satisfaction? I mean that is if you are like me who is a person who believes greatly in nurturing. Like I've mentioned more than once, I believe that education would probably be my final career path when everything I've ever wanted to do is done. I mean I've always enjoy handling like interns, my young crews, and even the youngsters from my basketball team. I guess it's a calling for me. Or maybe I just like to talk and talk.

Besides that, you will also get access to the vast network of NTUC where you get to rub shoulders with other career guides during events as well as meeting even more experience working professionals like Mr Abraham Thomas, Managing Director, IBM Singapore himself who was present at the recent event – LIT Xchange.

And of course if your line of work always require young people like mine, you never know when you will actually meet your next creative executive who might help you ace your next campaign.

LIT Xchange? 

So besides career mentorship program where you are needed to talk and talk right, they will also organized events where you get to learn as well. You know the Chinese saying about 1 mountain still got 1 mountain higher right? So there will be events such as learning journey where you get access to some of the bigger companies in Singapore such as Microsoft, Grab, or IBM to see the behind the scene stuff. I'm a very curious person so this is totally up my alley.

Besides such learning journeys, NTUC YCN will also organize events of different scales once in awhile and invite special speakers to share as well as to network. From the smaller scales ones where it can be courses of any kind to equip you with more skills to aid you with being a menthor, to the bigger scale kinda event like LIT Xchange. During the event and we were all very lucky as we have 3 very experienced speakers to share with us a little more about their companies, the industry, and some of the challenges they face every now and then.

The 3 speakers were Mr Abraham Thomas whom I've already mentioned earlier, as well as Mr. Oliver Tan, CEO and Co-Founder of artificial intelligence company, ViSenze and Ms. Anouk De Blieck, Senior Vice President, Head of Human Resources, Asia Pacific, Visa Inc. You know these people are very important people when their titles are so long right. #Sizedoesmatters.

I swear I wasn't scolding this person. 

Besides the guest speakers, there was also a networking session (Career guides will be present to answer the questions of participants). The whole idea of Lit Xchange is to broaden youths’ horizons with global perspectives and connect them to a vast network of industry professionals who can provide career insights and advice. And yup, this was the session that I felt kinda like those guys doing sales at departmental store where I just stand and talk non-stop about my product. The event attracted over almost 600 participants including both career guides and potential mentees.

Information Time! 

This might sound interesting but yet the information are all over the place because you know, I like to talk and share my experience. But if you are the kind of person who just needs information, here are some of the important information that might just change your life.

How to be a career guide with Young NTUC Youth Career Network? 

HERE: If you have at least 5 years of working experience in your industry/field and is able to commit your time to mentor younger peers, sign up at www.yntuc.sg/careerguides!

P.S. You will need to go through interviews before becoming a guide.

How to be part of the program aka join as mentee? 

You can sign-up as an individual!

HERE: Here’s 3 websites you can check out if you are looking for any career programmes:

From now till 1st August 2018, follow www.lit.sg for upcoming mentorship, discovery and learning journeys offered under Young NTUC LIT series, in support of SkillsFuture Festival 2018.

There’s a mentorship session coming up on 25th July, 7pm – 9.30pm!

You can also check out www.yntuc.sg for more information!

If you are looking for career programmes to attend near your home, we are coming to Chua Chu Kang and West Coast area! Find out more on the lineup of mentorship and discovery sessions at www.todotodo.sg

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Words can heal

Words can heal or kill.

Today, someone's word made my day.

Life ain't getting better but I got healed. Slightly. Slowly. Surely?

Choose your words wisely.

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Sunset Sail with Royal Albatross

Sunset is my favourite time of the day. 

Finding activities to do with the wife can be a little challenging after being together for 12,13,14... 16 years actually. So we've been to quite a lot of places and tried a lot of activities. Besides that, my wife and I are the classic examples of opposites attract. We have a long list of things that we enjoy independently. So we are always trying to look for something that we both enjoy doing. This time round, I was invited to get onboard the Royal Albatross, it was my birthday weekend so, why not? ONTO THE BOAT WE GO!

The journey begins as the sun sets out in the tranquillity of Singapore’s calm port waters and the open decks of this amazing 4-mast 22-sail luxury Tall Ship. Sailing from Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), the sparkling waters off the southern coast of Singapore has an enchanting feel, transporting us into a magical world of romance. 

And I swear the favourite part of the boat ride for the wife has to be the curated menu that includes a sumptuous International 3 Course yacht dinner or Buffet and signature cocktails and drinks from the premium bar onboard. This is really a perfect birthday or anniversary gift for couples. When we were there we saw many other couples too! 

Me? Of course it's the bar! 

Royal Albatross boasts of wide open decks and is a perfect place for that intimate date!

Good food, drinks, live band, sunset, the wife. What else can I ask for right? 

So besides just sitting around, eating, drinking, talking, and chilling. If you are a little more adventurous or curious about the ship you also have other options!

YOU CAN CLIMB THE MAST!!!

Anyway for more information you can check them out at https://www.tallship.com.sg/

When checking out, input promo code smithankyou and get yourself 10% discount off booking for 3 months.

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The Cathay - Ink and Cut 2018

The little new ink that I got from the event.


Would you put a tattoo on you that is not selected by yourself? What if it's something you don't like? These are some of the questions I've been getting from friends and readers about The Cathay's ink and cut event.

Let's put a pin on that and let me share with you more about this event. How does it really works?

INK

Step 1: Pick a word of inspiration.

There is this word with a whole list of keywords like strength, strive, rockstar, etc etc. It's random so the design is actually based on the word you picked. Of course if you pick a word that is totally not you, I'm sure you can negotiate with the organizers that you want to change a word.

What did I get?

It's not too bad fit for me considering how I like to travel ever since I started having the whole shutterbug thing infected on me. I don't mean a real illness, I just meant I started shooting for a living.

BUT... I thought this might be a better word for me.

THAT'S RIGHT! And please don't tell my wife. :x

Step 0: Spent $50 

Actually I kinda got it wrong. So I'm doing this starwars thing where I will release prequels. In order to be part of this event, one need to spend $50 at The Cathay and redeem this tattoo or hair cut/hair tattoo. It's really not difficult since The Cathay is filled with so many different type of food, services and retail. If you remember, my chio chio skin doctor, Dr Kellyn is also in the building.

Step 2: GET READY! 

So it's really that simple to be honest. All you had to do is to get the word and that's all. Insert your hand into the erm... "glory hole" hang on and wait for the surprise!

No, she wasn't tickling my armpit but I can't exactly remember why I was laughing so happily.

FAQ 

I always wanted to do a tattoo FAQ but this time round I would just like to answer this one question and also some others about this event.

IS IT PAINFUL? 

This picture should probably answer everything.

I was using my phone as if nothing was happening. I mean, look at me, I've this whole sleeve thing going on and if it was pain, that probably wouldn't have happen. Truth is everyone has different pain threshold as well as when it comes to different parts of your body. Your biceps and forearms are probably the strongest. You hardly feel anything really.

Because my crew asked me to act like it's very pain. I've no idea why he asked for it but I did it to entertain him anyway.

Would you put a tattoo on you that is not selected by yourself? 

Yes and I did. I did it because I like the element of surprise! It's kinda like arrange marriage. You have no idea what you are getting into and the commitment could probably be for a life time.

What if it's something you don't like? 

I believe that every tattoo tells a story and if the story is ugly or something I hate, I guess it still makes a good story right? And I guess was pretty lucky to get a word of inspiration that really meant something to me.

What if you see this person with the same tattoo with you because he/she went to the same event? 

There are pretty limited slots per day. Each tattoo takes around 30mins to 1hr so based on what I've gathered, the event ink no more than 10 pax a day and they actually remove certain keywords after they are being used but I'm not sure how many times will they actually ink them before they eventually remove it.

CUT

As you guys should know I've not much hair to begin with so the "cut" segment of the event do not really applies to me. So instead one of my crew actually went and gave it a go. The guys behind the cut segment are actually from THE GOLDEN RULE BARBER CO. These guys are so cool. They look like they walk straight out from a show set in Harlem or something.

I apologize for this out of focus image. And also because it wasn't taken by me. :x

If you noticed. The guy from the right actually look a lot like Ice 3. When asked, he said he knows and he calls himself Ice box. No clue why box but my best guest is before a box has 4 corners and 4 is bigger than 3. LOL.

Besides ink and hair cutting there were also other fringe event like this dude that does customized note books and stuff. This event is really my kinda thing where it's all about making things the way you like it.

Anyway, for those who had no idea, this event is actually their 2nd installment. If you are reading this in 2019 because you googled and was trying to find out more information about the event, it means that the 3rd edition is on it's way and hope to see you there! That is if I still have space for more ink. LOL.

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