Hello Kitty is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, first designed by Ikuko Shimizu. She is a staple of the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture.The character is portrayed as a female white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow and no drawn mouth.

This cute tattoo of Julie from San Diego is what she called “Pinay Kitty”. Know why? Because it is obviously Hello Kitty with Philippine Sun as the ribbon. Plus the color of the ribbon is red, yellow and blue which is the color of the Philippine flag.

According to Josielyn of Cebu, the tat located on his back is an “Apostles Creed”.

Legend has it that the Apostles wrote the “Apostle Creed” on the tenth day after Christ’s ascension into heaven.
However, each of the doctrines found in the creed can be traced to statements current in the apostolic period. The earliest written version of the creed is perhaps the Interrogatory Creed of Hippolytus (ca. A.D. 215). The current form is first found in the writings of Caesarius of Arles.

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Anyway, this one is from Tina of Omaha. This a tribute for her mother. If you will notice, this tattoo with flowers over the Philippine Island have a small heart. That small heart shows her mother’s hometown “Cebu City.”

After thinking what she wants for her third tattoo, Joyce Noreen Aznar-Brigdman of Alaska finally decided to honor her Filipino culture.

The designs are 3 Stars and a Sun with Plumeria flowers or “kalachuche” in Philippines and Sampaguita flowers. She turned the regular stars into nautical stars and colored it with each colors of Philippine flag. She added the “kalachuche” flower because it reminds her of her grandmother’s house in Bohol. Sampaguita flowers are also included because it is the national flower of the Philippines.

“Why not” is “Bakit hindi” in Filipino. These words basically means “of course or of course I will.” It is like you are willing to do or try even the most impossible thing. This is the reason why Naomi of Seattle, Washington designed this tattoo. This is all her idea. The letters N and L represents her first and middle initial. The tree means growth, her roots and knowledge. And the words “Bakit Hindi” is what she live by.

Pam de la Cruz (The Netherlands)
My son’s name + The sun & 3 stars by Roy of Scorpion Tattoo Design, set by Tattoostudio Carolien
“I’ve been thinking of getting a tattoo for quite a long time already, my son’s name in particular. But I wasn’t quite sure of what I wanted, ’til a friend of mine (Roy) came up with this design. I was immediately sold and a few weeks later, I had it set on my lower back.”