I have never thought that I will have a day I dare to have any parts of my body pierced before. Even though I always fantasize about it, I am always afraid of pain that will occur during a process.

However, today, impulsively or not, I have my nipple pierced. It is a huge step for me because I cannot even have a gut to have a small hole on my ears.

Personally, I think guys with nipple pierced are totally hot!! This fantasy is always in my mind. Many people have tried to convince me to do it but no one succeed.

Until I meet this guy- Gaw. Even though we have known each other for just 3 months, we become like a twin since. It makes me believe that the reason I knew his friend that night in Roxy because I was supposed to meet this guy who always brings out my wild side. He convinced me to change the ticket from Thailand back to New York City a week earlier just to join the Black Party!!

We have been talking about the idea of having nipple pierced for a week. I always say no. However, last night, we hung out at the B Bar in the east village; he started talking about it again. This time, he was serious.

I am pretty wild myself. I will do anything that someone challenges me to do, in particular, something that I always want to do but I don’t have a gut to do it.

Therefore, I decided to have my nipple pierced.

Today, we go to the piercing shop in the East Village. I am so nervous. I am sure a piercer who is an Asian girl notices. I pick a circle ring as my first nipple ring.

She marks my nipple with a pen. Then, she uses a hollow needle to pierce through my nipple and inserts that ring in the hole. It is quick and precise. The process is less than 5 minutes.

I expect it to be more painful, surprisingly; it is not bad at all. Plus, I have no blood from the piercing.

I pay 27 bucks for my pain and a big hole on my nipple.

We go to the Japanese restaurant after. I try to convince my friend to do it. He is hesitated. However, after a glass of draft beer, he decides to fulfill his fantasy as well.

We go back to that piercing store. Finally, my friend has his nipple pierced as well but he picks a dumbbell shape for his first nipple ring.

After I have done it, I feel liberated. There is something I always want to do but I do not have a gut to do it. Nipple pierced is one of them until my friend really brings out that urge.

I feel like I am having fun with my life right now. There are a lot of new experiences happen. I just told my friend that the older I am, the crazier I become.

However, life is too short not to have fun and try new things anyway.

Tae Athikomvittaya