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March 22, 2009 by Christian · 1 Comment 

Interested in featuring me? Contact me at info(at)baybayin.com or 925-396-5969. There’s also a contact form. Salamat!

Times Herald
May, 17, 2008
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“We’re out here trying to find identity,” Cabuay said as immigrants and children of immigrants try to reconcile their old heritage with an American one.

The popularity is especially felt among the tattooing community, said Cabuay, who sports a few Baybayin tattoos and offers tattoo designs at www.PinoyTattoos.com.

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Times Herald
December, 14, 2008
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The spidery 17-character alphabet is often called “alibata” after the Arabic alphabet because it was once thought to be of Arabic descent, sad Christian Cabuay, who manned a Baybayin booth and had his name written in the script on hi nametag.

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Contra Costa Times
May 26, 2008

contra costa times filipino tattoo article

Christian Cabuay of Walnut Creek, founder of PinoyTattoos.com, is fluent in a Filipino script called Baybayin. Although he is not a tattoo artist, his artistic skills and in-depth knowledge have made him a go-to guy for one-of-a-kind Baybayin designs suitable for body art.

Baybayin, a writing system used in the pre-Spanish colonized society of the Philippines, uses specific characters for certain sounds as do other Asian languages. It has been popularly referred to as Alibata, but Cabuay says that isn’t the correct term.

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Teen Magazine Philippines
Circa 1998?

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Sige na enjoy!

March 21, 2009 by Christian · 3 Comments 

Gerald from Sacramento sends in one of the funniest Filipino tattoos ever. Go ahead and enjoy.

enjoy Filipino tattoo

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Tribal Philippine Sun and Stars

February 6, 2009 by Christian · 7 Comments 

I like how the stars are attached to the sun. Thanks John for sending it in!

tribal filipino tattoo sun and stars

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Philippine islands with sun and stars

February 3, 2009 by Christian · Leave a Comment 

This colorful Philippine islands tattoo featuring the Sun and 3 stars was done by Engel Lucas
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Shopper’s GYM 2nd Level phase 1 Sta. Lucia East near Bingo Bonanza
engel_lucas [at] yahoo.com
09233594166
engellucas.multiply.com

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PinoyTattoos.com on the iPhone and new feedback form

January 30, 2009 by Christian · Leave a Comment 

PinoyTattoos.com as is part culture, part art, and big part technology. That said, the site is now optimized for the iPhone. Check it out and let me know if there are any issues.

I’m looking for a Flash and iPhone app developer interested in working on a project. Please email info [at] pinoytattoos.com with your portfolio.

filipino tattoos iphone

I also signed up with GetSatisfaction to get better control of inquiries. You can send feedback, questions, or ideas by clicking on the Feedback button on the right next to the sidebar.  Read more about it on my business blog, LivingRoomCEO.com.

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