Jolie adds Thai tattoo

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Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has gone under the needle again on a trip to Thailand, having a traditional Khmer tattoo etched on her shoulder.

The Nation newspaper reported the tattoo, which features five vertical rows of Khmer script, is designed to ward off bad luck and to avoid accidents.

The Tomb Raider star is a frequent visitor to Asia and last year she adopted a young boy from Cambodia and donated $100,000 (£62,822) to a Thai refugee camp.

She also has a selection of tattoos, including one with the name of her ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton, which she hid with make-up when she attended the Bafta film awards in London in February.

Angelina Jolie Thai Tiger Tattoo

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More Art locally

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I'm too old to get it now, but was considering it when I was in my early 20's. I do like Thai tattoos. Can you guys post more picts of Thai tattoos??? I think the thai design is awsome and the art should be preserve. It's uniquely 'us'.

she went to thailand to get cambodian tattoo? crazy world. :)

isn't there an option of "no I don't want it but I like it"? :)

it looks pretty cool on somebody else's body really, but for me, hell no....

that's gonna hurt so bad..aint it? and i'm scared of seeing myself bleeding or i could pass the hell out when i saw that freaking needle(sword?)...

Oh and what if when im old, and my skin is gonna be outta shape loose hanging out like a rubber band? seeing these thing hanging, i would definitely have to kill myself or my mom would have killed me when she first saw it..

the thai style ones are pretty cool, yet scary...wonder if i could get a 'Pokemon' tattoo?

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look! this dude got a frigging gecko on his arm..

Believe or not

September 07, 2003
In the News: Tattoos Give Superhuman Powers?

Eleven young boys, ages 9 through 11, convinced a Thai monk to tattoo their shoulders, arms and legs in traditional Khmer fashion. Why? Because they believed it would give them superpowers, like the heroes depicted in their favorite Thai movies who use the power of their tattoos to dodge bullets and other dangers.

The parents of the boys are concerned that they may try to test their new "powers" and harm themselves now, or harm themselves vocationally later on when their tattoos impede them from finding good jobs.

Can you believe you just read that? If you're as dumbfounded as I am, go ahead and read it again. I'm still trying to grasp all aspects of absurdity on this one.

isn't there like a tattoo festival in Thailand?

I think it would be The Phuket Vegetarian Festival of 2005

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Do you think Thai's Tattoo fever is more and less that influence by the Black Culture

Pop Rap singer ( Looks like Thais )

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what?! he is absolutely a nig.

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in the good old days of thai history, thai soldiers got tattoos from the monks before they went to the battlefields. this is because they believe they will have sort of protection from it, like u won't be hurt when u r stabbed by the enemies, or u will be invisible to them....that's totally off the hook!

even these days, there's quite a large number of police officers and soldiers got 'bullet-proof' tattoos ...believe it or not. our society is so down deep in the so-called supernatural power.

i got a friend overhere that got himself a tattoo from a monk in thailand. he said he was told by that monk that the tattoo will make him become more 'adorable' to ppl surrounding him, especially to the gals(this hasn't been proved yet :D)

Khun Kalix, is Namek a place where you're from. Where is it anyway? I'm not familiar with the name.

I know a few young Thai guys here with tats. They seem to subscribe to the same theory us your friend. The tattoos do attract a lot of attentions. Not sure if the gals find them attractive or not.

Hehehe...Khun shrunkenhead, here u can find the info about 'Namek' where im from..

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namek

and what we look like...

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:jk:

in fact, im from Bangkok, but now im working in Toronto, Canada.

hahahaha/ :D

That explains why I've never heard of Namek. Boy, do I feel old now. :)

I guess I left Thailand before Dragon Ball was shown. I don't watch cartoons as much now since there aren't seem to be many good ones out there. Here in the States, my fav is Futurama. I like its humor. :D

Thanks for the info, Khun Kalix.

I love futurama, too. But it's getting lame now, before it used be so good. Just like the simpsons, now its pure crap. no good no more.

I think all the shows on TV are reruns now. They had maybe 2-3 seasons and was cancelled not too long after. It's my fav cartoon. My wife doesn't get the humor, though. :) She still let me watch it anyway.

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what?! he is absolutely a nig.

It is joking :laugh:
Just gotta say the tattoo folkway that being more or less come from Negrous traditional

Doesn't see any cartoon protagonist who got Tattoo and even body painting with cartoon totem to ppl, Do U ?

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i got a friend overhere that got himself a tattoo from a monk in thailand. he said he was told by that monk that the tattoo will make him become more 'adorable' to ppl surrounding him, especially to the gals(this hasn't been proved yet :D)

Absoulty true indeed
Tattoo had a long history in Thai that a number of famous temple are they familiar with this business nowadays

Also Thais are really be trusting it will gain a good luck and super-power while they were got one at the body

Just search one beautiful body painting in nude but not amorous :)

TAKE a look to this ART

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Doesn't see any cartoon protagonist who got Tattoo and even body painting with cartoon totem to ppl, Do U ?

No, me neither..but it would look stupidly cool ...

Just search one beautiful body painting in nude but not amorous :)

TAKE a look to this ART

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Oh please, Isan....did u look?

It is drawing , not reality one...
What's happen to it ?

I remembered one Japan animation called " Crying Freeman " with beautiful dragon tattoo

Also it was production to action movie by hollywood few years ago :okay:

COOL man

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i got a friend overhere that got himself a tattoo from a monk in thailand. he said he was told by that monk that the tattoo will make him become more 'adorable' to ppl surrounding him, especially to the gals(this hasn't been proved yet :D)

thats pretty interesting.. i wouldnt be surprised :jk:

:) :) :)

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Angelina Jolie Thai Tiger Tattoo

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Angelina Jolie.....my absolute FAVORITE actress!!! so beautiful, WILD rebel, sexy, gorgeous eyes, face and body and voice, compassionate and caring about world issues, intelligent, color blind (adopted a cute Cambodian baby boy and an orphaned Ethiopian baby girl), FANTASTIC package in a human being!!!.... :lovethem: :okay:

Looks dirty somehow.

HOTTEST in Thai

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New show coming up

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10.11.12 February 2006 at BEC TERO HALL suan lum night bazaar, Bangkok

IINFO : WORLDTATTOOFESTIVAL, PHONE : (66) 1-259-1284

1st World Tattoo Arts Festival & Exhibition Thailand

The exhibition shall be hold in Bangkok, a metropolitan where Thailand is a host country during February 10-12, 2006 at BEC TERO hall, Suan Lump Night Bazar.

The exhibition shall be composed of a number of 120 booths where tattooing culture of each country has been demonstrated by over a hundred of worldwide famous tattooists. Tattooing and piercing implements in according to modern standard requirement has been introduced, and tattooing consulting service provided by Jimmy Wong family. Also tattooing contest reward in respect with tattooing category shall be given out.

Overture performance shown by Khun In, and puppet dance performed by Jo Louis group, night concert by Thai famous signers, body paint cat walk “Tattoo Design” starring by top models, all of these activities shall be excitingly appeared at the exhibition. In addition, all are well collaborated by both domestic and international public media. All booths are occupied rapidly within only 2-month promotion period. Not only interested by local people, but also a great number of foreigners; either from U.S.A, Europe, and Japan are desirous to join “1st World Tattoo Arts Festival & Exhibition Thailand”. Sponsors are invited to fund this exhibition.

Name: 1st World Tattoo Arts Festival & Exhibition Thailand
Date: 10-12 February,2006
Venue: BEC TERO Hall, Suan Lump Night Bazar
Website: www.worldtattoofestival.com
For more information contact: Tel: (66) 01 259 1284 , (66) 09 230 7375 E-mail: joywongtattoo@hotmail.com

Believe or not

September 07, 2003
In the News: Tattoos Give Superhuman Powers?

Eleven young boys, ages 9 through 11, convinced a Thai monk to tattoo their shoulders, arms and legs in traditional Khmer fashion. Why? Because they believed it would give them superpowers, like the heroes depicted in their favorite Thai movies who use the power of their tattoos to dodge bullets and other dangers.

The parents of the boys are concerned that they may try to test their new "powers" and harm themselves now, or harm themselves vocationally later on when their tattoos impede them from finding good jobs.

Can you believe you just read that? If you're as dumbfounded as I am, go ahead and read it again. I'm still trying to grasp all aspects of absurdity on this one.

Thai monks can give a tattoo? I didnt know that before. I was arguing with my friend about this yesterday! He said that he saw it on the discovery channel, but i told him that a regular monk doesnt do things like that.

Thai monks can give a tattoo? I didnt know that before. I was arguing with my friend about this yesterday! He said that he saw it on the discovery channel, but i told him that a regular monk doesnt do things like that.

Some report on the news ;)



The Tattoo Festival at Wat

TOM VATER rubs shoulders with the denizens of Thailand’s underworld at the ‘illustrated kill convention’

Uaaahh! The man is running straight towards me, his face bright red, distorted with a thousand pains beyond my imagination. His bare, tattooed chest gleams with sweat. He screams at the sky, he vomits anger, but he’s walking straight ahead, towards me. He salutes unknown devils. His voice a hysterical siren, he turns on the spot, performing wild body contortions that turn his face the colour of blood. He is turning in my direction again. He stares at me, through me, beyond me, nowhere. He’s moving. Just as he’s about to reach me, just as I begin my retreat into the crowd all around me, he falls to the floor. Still he screams. He rolls in a puddle. He’s bleeding from his left ear, his eyes are bloodshot, his tongue flops from his mouth. His face growing ever darker, the man rises from the puddle. The crowd cheers and jeers. The man begins to run towards the small stage erected in the front yard of Wat Bang Phra. A phalanx of young men in white T-shirts patrols the front of the stage. It looks like Altamont; haphazard, out of control. The man head-butts into the crowd – the guys in the white T-shirts hold him down, four of them hanging on to a limb each. They scream at him. He shakes like mad and screams back, not at them, just at the world. He struggles like a condemned prisoner on his way to the guillotine.

Seconds later he goes limp. The guys drop him on the ground. He gets up, his face perfectly calm, folds his hands towards the stage and disappears back into the crowd. I turn around. A man is running straight towards me…

Wat Bang Phra is 50 km (31 miles) west of Bangkok. Once a year, thousands of young men of uncertain occupation gather here to be tattooed by monks. The monks do this every day of the year – the tattoos are popular and are thought to afford protection to their wearers – but the big tattoo gathering happens just once a year.

The men who come here mostly belong to the criminal fraternity. Yes, Wat Bang Phra Festival is a rare opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the worst, and some of the most interesting, people Thailand numbers amongst her citizens.

Behind the Wat’s museum, long queues have formed in front of a couple of outhouses. Teenagers with pockmarked faces, fat old thugs with eyes that burn holes into hell, taxi girls and mama-sans hang out, chatting and smoking with the monks. It’s weird to see this lot in daylight. Some people are completely drunk, others seem to be orbiting on yaba (speed). Most are already tattooed, either with cheap biker designs or with the Khmer Buddhist prayers and diagrams the monks here specialise in. Everybody wants to be photographed, to show off their scars (plenty of those) and skin illustrations. The monks too, are heavily tattooed, crests around their shaved skulls, throats ands shoulders adorned with chedis and prayers. The Khmer alphabet looks like a series of squiggling ants on the skin, stretching from the definite to the illegible, from the poetic to the anarchic. On backs and chests it’s recognisable as text, the instructions seem coherent. But on hands, legs and throats it’s all abstract, trippy (bad acid anyone?) and brutally crude.

But there is more to this than just words. It goes deeper. Wat Bang Phra’s tattoos come with promises of protection and prosperity. The hard men come in reverence and expectation and the monks etch images of fearsome animals onto their skins, along with prayers and chedis. The Indian monkey god Hanuman makes an appearance, as do tigers, dragons, birds, snakes and eels. The punters later live out their specific possessions in the yard outside. Their attempts to storm the stage are actually a show of respect to the late head of the monastery, Luang Paw Poen. This strange collision of Indian mythology, Buddhism, animism, straightforward superstition and gangster culture is a colourful one, a bizarre mixture of faith and history, of seekers and charlatans, of humility and macho, that has a life all its own.

The monks have several working methods. Some use the same needle and the same pot of ink again and again, others seem to exchange needles after every operation and always start on a tiny new tub of ink. Thailand has a very real AIDS problem, but the punters don’t seem to care.

Some of the younger boys shake under the needle, held down by their friends. The monk just taps on regardless; he wipes off blood every now and then, mumbles, smokes and drinks Red Bull. In any case, the men with the hard faces and terrifying scars queue, pray, bleed, and go beserk in the yard. It’s their day.

It’s all done quickly – in the blink of an eye another chedi comes into existence on someone’s flesh; another prayer for the great Buddha. What would he make of all this?

Post tattoo, the punters traipse off to another hall to be told what rules they will have to follow in life in order for the protective charms to work. Some swear that they can stop bullets.

Why is this happening? Buddhism is in dire straights in Thailand. The current generation of supposedly faithful pour into the cities, in pursuit of the dollar. The intense, free-wheeling capitalism the country has experienced in the last 10 years has had a major effect, not only on how the Wats – the traditional centres of all communities– are losing their grip but also on how individual abbots react to the challenges of the 21st century. Some Wats cater to the super rich, others suggest lottery numbers. The monks are part of the larger community, caught up in social change. You see them poring over mobile phones in shopping centres or picking through gold bracelets at the Chinese jewellers. They populate the Internet cafés, and in a Wat near Thanon Khao San, I saw a Metallica poster on the wall of a monk’s cell (now they don’t sound like nirvana!).

Tattooing brings in money too, and Wat Bang Phra is by no means the only one offering a second skin of protective spells. Everybody who gets tattooed has to buy some flowers and incense for the tattooist’s teacher. Amulets are on sale everywhere and are doing a roaring business. The eminent abbot who started the tradition, Luang Paw Poen, died last year. He didn’t seem to have any tattoos himself, but had picked up the tradition and the connection with animal magic from his own peers and teachers. Even in the hall where his remains are stretched out in a gold-framed glass coffin, you can shop for temple memorabilia.

Not everyone agrees with this commercial hustle and bustle. One of the most eminent monks in the country, Phra Payom Kalayano, has commented repeatedly on the marketing forces that dominate many monasteries’ agendas these days.

Luang Pee Pan, currently the most prominent of the monk tatooists, is most certainly tattooed, in fact almost everywhere. He sits far from the madding crowd, on a low stool, welcoming an endless stream of people under his needle. A pile of cigarette packets and Red Bull bottles is stashed behind him. A young woman is next in line. Luang Pee Pan is not allowed to touch her, so he moves a pillow between himself and the woman. He grabs a fresh tub but no ink is used now. For women (and some men) an invisible prayer is etched onto the skin with oil. The process is the same though. The monk taps, the woman shakes, her skin bleeds, but no prayer becomes visible. The needle contraption is about a foot (30 cm) long, so there is no danger of physical contact. The tattoo is just a few centimetres wide, on her left arm. The monk smokes while about his work and he’s quick; he just hammers them out. Sac Nar Man, as it is called – a coconut-oil tattoo – is considered the most powerful tattoo. A few seconds of pain and another mark for the rest of your life. I hope she will manage to stop all bullets.

Outside in the yard, thousands now sit in the sun. Part of this huge forecourt has been fenced in by blessed white thread. Inside the square of thread, more and more men turn into animals and go berserk. The heat, the alcohol – it’s all too much. A monk warns that only genuine berserkers are authorised to go mad. Should anyone be found to be in possession of alcohol or yaba, they will be kicked out. The crowd carries on regardless. Some of the men are possessed again and again. They get up; they contort; they scream. Some turn into different animals each time. They run in a straight line towards the stage. They run into the boys in white T-shirts, struggle and go limp. I stand in front of the stage, looking at 10, 000 faces. Here and there another one pops up. It’s all very George Romero: zombies in bright daylight.

The monotone voice of a priest drones out of massive speakers. When he pauses there is total silence but for the cries of the currently possessed. Like an open-air lunacy ward. The fattest, meanest bad man in the crowd has joined the boys in front of the stage to help catch the incoming lunatic missiles. It’s a gig. It’s a great show. It’s the final attack. The monks and the new head of the Wat have climbed onto the stage. Some drop candle-wax into a huge silver vat to make holy water. Another grabs a hose-pipe and sprays the surging crowd. Everybody is up, pushing and pulling. Some are possessed, others not. Towards the stage, the crowd gets very dense, and people start getting squashed. Here and there, men suddenly go berserk, scream in rage and push those around them. The heat is intense. The holy water rains down on the crowd, the tigers, Hanumans, snakes and elephants turn into small-time criminals with heavy, self-inflicted skin problems.

At 11am it’s all over, and after hearty good-byes, slaps on the back and last shared cigarettes, the lower echelons of Thailand’s underworld shake hands and disappear once more into their everyday realities of killing, rape, extortion, robbery, protection rackets, and the trafficking of women, children and drugs. If I led this kind of life, I’d get tattooed; any spell would do.

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