Tuesday, December 31, 2019
El Dragón #64-65, 12/30/19: Confrontations and Distractions
She was quite speechless.
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Enjoy the photo essay at the end!
MOST UNBELIEVABLE scene of the night: In the airport as they search her luggage, we see that Chisca owns panties, and actually found some and put them in her luggage. I guess I was wrong about her.
Next: Taco (sauce for brains) is easily dissuaded from killing ePig by an offer to become his partner. Just like that. DONE...BFFs again. Now give me my gun back etc. etc. etc.....
This does not rank up there with the pantie discovery, but it was still an 'Only in TNs' moment.
When is anybody....going to figure out that Dora is not on Team Garza? Ditto Kenia / Tabitha/ Gabriella ?
Anybody out there think Trejo is a hottie..? Also, I kinda thinking Flaco has charm and sexiness. Couldn’t figure out the talk of Lamberto’s first wife? Did gramma say she was killed by a bomb? Did Dora have anything to do with that...anyone?
It sounded to me like Grammie knows more than she was ready to tell Adela. My money is on Adela dragging it out of Gramma though.
Boy ole Carmen was a hoochie back in the day.!
Kirby: Yes! Carmen was a hoochie! I see that Chisca finally gets to pull a Cosby on Ishiro.
I do not like Ishiro's full body tat. Lucky for him, Chisca feels differently.
I'm supposed to go out tonight but I don't feel up to it.
By the time Chisca saw Ishiro's Tats I believe he could have been covered with reptilian scales and she would have been OK with it.
Most of the tattoos I have seen make me wonder why there is not a sobriety test required of the "artist" AND the recipient before any ink is applied.
Gee,I like tattoos and have been thinking of getting a small one ..very small.... on my wrist. My friend's husband recently got three very realistic ones of endangered animals on his upper arm.....a tiger, a gorilla, and an elephant done by a fine artist.
Happy New Year, Patio Peeps!
The samurai is an important symbol in Japanese culture. Their Bushido code, aka “the way of the warrior,” made them role models for discipline, respect, and ethical behaviour in Japan. These warriors shaped the country through both warfare and their conduct.
Even today, over 150 years since the end of the samurai class, their effects are still felt throughout Japanese culture. As such, samurai are one of the most popular Asian tattoo designs. We take a look at the meanings, designs, and styles of samurai tattoos.
Samurai Woman
Traditional Meanings of Samurai Tattoos
The warrior culture and Zen Buddhism-influenced conduct of the samurai dates back to the 12th Century. As such, samurai tattoos can contain many different meanings and significance. These are some of the most common meanings behind this tattoo design:
Masculinity: Samurai is traditionally a male term. As such, featuring them in tattoos is often symbolic of masculinity. That being said, there were some women who trained and fought as samurai.
Courage: These stoic warriors were revered for their courage, as well as their skill. Inking one of them on your skin can signify your own courage, or lend you some of theirs.
Honour: In Japanese culture, honour was an important idea. With their strict loyalty and following of Bushido,samurai are deeply tied to honour.
Nobility: Samurai were members of the aristocratic class. Not just anyone could become a samurai, they had to be born into nobility. As such, samurai tattoos can signify nobility.
Warrior: Above all else, the samurai is notorious worldwide for their status and skill as warriors. People often choose these tattoos to demonstrate their own warrior spirit, taking on or overcoming challenges in their own lives.
Life/Death: The samurai is often linked with life and death. This is due to both their militant lives and the Bushido way. A famous samurai quote is, “those who cling to life die, and those who defy death live.”
Discipline: The samurai is famous for their discipline. It allowed them to earn mastery over their bodies, minds, and to hone their skills. A Bushi tattoo can represent or inspire discipline in one’s own life.
When she was a very young preteen, my daughter once said on our way to the beach, that she'd never get a tattoo, because she didn't want to grow up, have wrinkles where a tattoo was and have the tattoo all wrinkled, distorted, and gross. My husband and I always think we were lucky our kids didn't get tattoos, or piercings, or turn Goth. It's just that we are very conservative. However, I understand each to his own. I couldn't watch Pasión y Poder and ruin my love of TBLMOE (Fernando).
My favorite characters though still are Ishiro and Peligros. I'll just pretend I never saw Ishiro shirtless.
I too, really had to close my eyes during the Chisca/Ishiro scene, even though I understood it in the context of the Yakuza theme. But it was all over ever inch of his body, except his neck and hands. Doesn't the dye harm one?
Loved Chisca during the immigration examination! Oh and I must give credit were credit is due. I disliked her so much during the Valentin sh*t, that I guess she's a better actor than I expected.
Cynthia, you must laugh your guts out everytime you see Howard/IRS chasing Miguel and his money laundering! But didn't you absolutely love Miguel's scheme to steal the 10 million dollars. OMG, that was sooooo funny.
Jardinera654, what an enlightening education regarding the samurai. I've learned more here on El Dragón about Japan and its culture than ever before. The same as with tequila (DA), wine making (CME), the Mexícan Revolution (AR), the Inquisition in Mexíco (A), etc. Telenovelas can be educational— culturally, historically, and environmentally.
I am wondering about the process the wardrobe department used to apply all those fake tattoos all over the actor's body. Sam Hueghan had to have fake scars from flogging applied to his back for Outlander, and he said that it took hours to apply.
Well, you are a classy lady, so no one will mistake you for a hooker. And very few homeless people have trendy little new cars, so that is out too.
Maybe get a few really high quality fake ones as a test. Then after a week or two if neither your siblings nor children have BAKERR acted you, go for the real things. :-)
If you look at the photos of Tadamichi and the others in the recap of #36 you'll see that the center front of his body is covered; I suspect that this is the last area they do. We don't know when that happened for him and we don't know the ages of Tadamichi and Ishiro, but I'm guessing that Tadamichi mentored Ishiro back in the day.
I've also been watching a series on Amazon Prime called The Man in the High Castle. The shows mention the Yakuza. The series ended and it seems that a man joining them when he owes them debts, must amputate his pinky finger. It was not fun to watch and I averted my eyes to the scene. I don't think they actually showed the process, but the fact that he had to do it was enough to make me turn away.
The stuff with Tacho and Pig is just not doing it for me. No one can be that stupid.
I'm glad Flaco is suspicious of Kenia. Hopefully he will discover what is going on with her soon.
I love how Miguel keeps two huge steps ahead of Howard. This becomes such a comedy of errors and fantasy that has nothing to do with the IRS. Although the IRS is part of the Department of Treasury, it is not the agency that handles illegal international money laundering. Instead, it's the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network that does this job. Here is the website: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/terrorism-and-illicit-finance/money-laundering
Now who couldn't love a man who gives you your own beautiful island?
Not only could I not live on a private island as the isolation would drive me nuts, I would wonder what his motive might be for wanting one. It would be too easy to abandon someone on it and it would be too vulnerable to damage from weather and other natural disasters.
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