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.”

Kaiz (Manila, Philippines)
Random Doodle by Island Tattoo (Philippines)
“Thought it was painful. It was just tolerable.”

At 23, right after her birthday, she got her first tat. Vines with ends of man’s private organ was the initial design. Then she came to realize that it won’t look good when she gets old. Her future grandchildren may ask her what her tattoo is and she doesn’t want to answer them with, “children, those are penises.” She’s planning to have his second tattoo as soon as she forgets what pain is.

If interested, email info@pinoytattoos.com with a resume, some writing samples, and list of favorite websites. No experience necessary.

And speaking of Stars…….Rhoda sent in photos of her lower back star tattoo. Simple but hot looking.

More photos after the jump

In the Philippines, Julie Ann Grafia, or Juki as most people call her, has been a freelance tattoo artist for almost three years now. She got her first tattoo when she was 20 and has since been adding to her body of work. She is addicted to the needle. No pain, no gain.

Young Saudi men and women are increasingly getting their bodies tattooed and pierced, something that is fueling a growth in underground tattooist and body piercers, who are often not only unhygienic but also expensive. Tattooists and body piercers that operate in Jeddah are generally Filipinos, who work from their homes and advertise their services by word-of-mouth.

I’m not sure what the Saudi law is regarding tattoos but I’m assuming the penalty is steep. If any Filipino tattoo artists from the middle east are out there, email me. I would love to interview you.

Here’s a related photo sent in by Roxie from Manila. According to Roxie, the Arabic letting on her lower back is her name. Nice

View the Catacombs trailer after the jump.

Looks kinda strange, shouldn’t there be a crack there?

Description from the girl:

My father passed away in 2005 so i decided to get this in memory of him. Since i’m a chick and hope to one day get married, ill no longer carry my last name. Soooo…this is in honor of my father’s heritage. The scroll actually portrays my last name in an obsolete ancient Filipino alphabet. I hope that the dragon represents the strength and loyalty that i have for my father, as well as the protection that he will always carry over me.

Translation is either GA-SI-A or GO-SA-A. I think it’s GA-SI-A, a modified old school translation of Garcia.

Girls! Can you beat that? Upload your own photo….

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