Along with platinum and gold, silver is one of the classical precious metals widely used in jewelry. Silver is a chemical element (number 47 on the Periodic Table) which is usually alloyed with ores of copper-nickel, cooper in nature and then separated out and purified. Extremely high grade silver is upwards of 99.999 per cent silver and 99.9 per cent silver is more common fine silver. Pure silver with other metals added (about 7.5 per cent copper) is sterling silver.
People have invented body decoration thousands of years ago and nowadays women can't imagine the life without jewelry. It may be just a pair of elegant earrings but they should be. Every person makes own choice what to wear every day and what jewelry to wear for special occasions. I know many girls and women who can't even go out without favourite ring on the finger or multiple bracelets as they have already become a part of their life. Habits and unique thing and most women as well as some men really love jewelry. The difference is only in its style and type.
Belly button piercing is amazing way to draw the attention to one's belly, to feel sexy and to be stylish. Most women and girls say that belly jewelry gives them self-confidence and adds much to the style and outlook. For such occupations as belly dancing, dancing in strip-shows, model business and others belly button jewelry is almost necessity.
The desire to decorate the body and to become unique and look different than others lies in the nature of human being. People started to invent various ways of body modification since ancient times and centuries passed after the moment when a human being first pierced himself. There have been different piercing types during the history and we don't stop creating new and new types of piercing. Almost each part of the human's body can be pierced and some people have already proved it.
There are different types of tattoos and almost any part of human body can be tattooed. Some areas allow easily hiding the art and some are always in sight. Facial tattoos are probably the most noticeable and impressive. There are lots of aspects regarding facial tattoo and if you are thinking about getting your face tattooed, you should think carefully. I should mention that I don't talk about cosmetic tattoos such as lip, eyebrow and eye permanent make-up.
All people have some plans and ideas regarding their wedding and nowadays it has become popular to make unique and unexpected things to surprise the guests and everyone. Of course, the love and the feelings of the couple are much more important but there are aspects that should be thought over beforehand and the choice of wedding bands is one of them. People who want to make a statement about their big and true love go for tattooing nowadays.
There are various cultural groups of people who share interests in music, philosophy, literature, etc. And it usually happens that people from one social group have similar understanding of beauty and style. Tattooing is one of the most popular ways of beautifying and self-expression and some groups really enjoy getting tattooed. I'd like to have a look at punk tattoo designs. Punk culture is based on non-conforming appearance concerning hairstyle, clothing and accessories.
Since ancient times people have been searching for the ways to change their outlook and to attract attention and body piercing is one of the most ancient types of body modification. Body piercing is extremely popular nowadays and people of different ages, social positions, occupations and interests, countries and sexes pierce their body for various reasons. The main reason of modern world is beauty.
People wear jewelry for various reasons and self-defining is one of them. Jewelry has been a symbol of social status and wealth from ancient times and nowadays women, girls and men all over the world buy jewelry as a gift and for themselves because they know the importance of beautiful jewelry pieces in daily life as well as when you go out for special dinner or business meeting.
There are multiple tattoo designs nowadays and the choice depends on many factors including one's lifestyle, preferences in literature, music, philosophy, understanding of beauty and style, etc. Music has always banded people together and nowadays hip-hop community is one of the largest. The choice of music we listen and the style of our favorite singers influence our lifestyle and the way we dress, our hairstyle and attitude to life.
It has been more than a decade since my wife, baby and I settled into the Richmond district looking for a more family oriented environment in which to raise our 7 month old baby girl: Casey. That began a big beautiful chapter in our lives with The Tat Wong Kung fu Academy playing an important part right from the beginning.
In the early days my wife Claudia and I would take our walks with Casey in her stroller around our neighborhood and would often pass the Tat Wong Kung fu Academy, on 32nd Ave taking notice of the young students and their parents. Claudia and I would talk of how good this would be for our daughter and that one day Casey too would become a student there. Over the next few years that plan became a givin and sure enough 5 years and 3 months later Casey became a student at TWKFA. By then we had a son Christopher who was 3 yrs old at the time and he too would became a student, taking his 1st class on his 4th birthday. Two years later I began a practice and 6 months after that Claudia began to tackle both kickboxing and Choy lay fut kung fu with equal intensity. What began as an idea to teach our kids discipline and self defense has evolved into something much more.
The last few years have been filled with experiences that have collectively played such an important role in defining who we are as individuals and as a family. There are the many tournaments that we all participated in from the beginning, sometimes planning family vacations around them as in Orlando FL ,Las Vegas NV and Seattle WA. There are the New Years parades that our kids have had the priveledge to participate in. And there are many other fun activities we’ve had the opportunity to be a part of. There are the black belt tests and the particular challenge they present. But most importantly, we have the virtues and satisfaction that comes with the hard work of training our bodies and our minds in our classes almost daily. To learn from Grandmaster Wong , Master Chow , Sifu Gray, Siheng Brandon and all the Sihengs and Sijehs these last few years here in San Francisco has been tremendous.
Today Casey is nearing her 1st degree and has won numerous competitions over the last 6 years. Chris too is working towards his 1st degree and has successfully competed in sparring and hand forms. I’ve had the honor of learning under our Grandmaster, Tat Mau Wong in his instructional Training program, and today I’m an Instructional assistant at the San Francisco School, dedicated to my practice, my teachers and my students .Claudia is Claudia, awesome at everything she works at and taking her black belt test early 2016.
Our families story Is both unique but similar to many other families and individuals whose lives have been profoundly affected for the better. For over 3 decades, lives have been transformed through the power of Kung fu at the Tat Wong kung Fu Academy and to say they have become a 2nd family is for those who understand, a cliché. What we take from our practice and our brothers and sisters at TWKFA is the satisfaction that we are working towards something that is righteous and purposeful, discovering and growing the strength inside us that allows us to thrive… Perhaps for some of us, more than we ever thought possible.