Hey Everyone! Or should I say 안녕하세요( annyeonghaseyo )! So I'm Meg and this is my first blog post YAY! *throws confetti*
I am super excited to talk to everyone about my brand new inner conch piercing! For those of you who don't know, the conch is that inner grove of your ear that has super thick cartilage.
Now, I currently have my lobe pierced twice on each ear, my cartilage (outer conch) on my right ear, and now my inner conch on my left ear.
When I was deciding what kind of piercing I should get, my friend Areli told me about the conch piercing. Not knowing what that was, I immediately looked it up to find some really cool pictures.
When I told my family about it, they cringed at the idea, but hell, if I could go through reconstructive knee surgery, I could get my conch pierced. After realizing I couldn't get this done just anywhere, I turned to the only tattoo parlor I knew of: The Jade Dragon in Chicago.
When I called to check their prices, I was a bit shocked at the prices, but I didn't want to take my chances with any tattoo parlor and risk an unclean environment. The prices for a single conch piercing was this:
$60 for the piercing
$?? for the jewely.
Walking in to the Jade Dragon, exactly a week ago, with a wallet full of birthday money (July 21st I turned 22 whoop), I hoped it would be enough. I ended up paying a total of $86 including a tip for my piercer. I had gone in the middle of the day to avoid the crowds ( because who wants to have an anxiety attack in the middle of a place full of needles: NOT I). The piercer showed me the tiny barbell that would be lodged in my ear and I could feel my stomach drop. I guess the guy could tell I was nervous because he started making jokes and small talk as he sat me down and cleaned my ear. It helped a lot, and in a matter of seconds it was over. My piercer then gave me a bar of antibacterial, non scented soap to clean my ear with; however, I found it more effective to soak my ear in warm, non iodine sea salt water for about 10 minutes. I also use a Q-tip and some lefter over piercing solution to do a quick clean.
Now, you might be wondering about the level of pain. When I did my research, 80% of the people who got their inner conch done said it hurt more when they got it done that other piercings. I disagree. Like any other piercing there is a sting, a throb, and a slight ache. Here was my week.
pain scale: 0= least painful - 10= most painful
day 1: pain = 3
Day 1 was no bid deal, well, until I forgot the bar was there and yanked off my shirt, snagging the ball. It's liked that moment of shock immediately after you stub your toe. Sleeping was no big deal cause I don't sleep on that ear.
day 2-3: pain=1
No pain whatsoever.
day 4: pain= 8 1/2
I was in extreme pain. My ear was scalding hot compared to my other ear, sore and throbbing. It even left me with a massive migraine! After taking some excederine, my ear cooled off and I felt fine. I havent have any problems since then.
day 5-7: pain = 0-1
no pain ^^
So now I am able to twist and turn my barbell to get the crusties out (yes there is goop and a small amount of blood that seep out every now and then). Obviously after a week it's not healed, but it is feeling much more comfortable.
알았어 (ah-rah-so) Okay so now, to finish off my first post, I want to try out a new segment I hope to continue at the end of every post!
disclaimer: Now I am not of the asian persuasion, but I am slowly learning korean through Kdrama's and KPOP/KRAP songs, and I would like to share the words I know with you all that may not know, or are also trying to learn. .
This segment will be called:
"Learn Korean through KPOP/Dramas"
So this posts word is:
사랑해
romanization: saranghae
Pronounced: sah-rahng-hey
Translation: I love you
Base Word: Sarang 사랑 (love)
I find it much easier to learn Korean words when I hear them in music or on kdramas.
Saranghae is a very common word one will hear in kpop songs since most of them will be about love.
One of my favorite examples of Saranghae would be the song 나랑하고 싶어 (sarang-hago shipo) a.k.a I wanna love.
So 감사합니다 (kam-sah-ham-ni-da) or in english THANK YOU and Saranghae to all of my new readers!
사랑해!!
