Monday, July 25, 2011

Angel Tattoos and Symbols

Angel Tattoos

Angel Tattoos: There are two models in describing angels, that there are angels male and female angels. But both have the same meaning as a symbol of ‘Protection, Security, and as Guardians of Hope and Ideals’.

Women Angel Tattoos Designs

Women Angel Tattoos 2011

Great Angel Tattoos 2011

Nice Women Angel Tattoos 2011

Culture Tattoo That Looks Modern

Best Polynesian Tattoos for 2011

Often people misunderstood about tattoos and piercing. Most people today feel that tattoos and piercing is the proper thing to be avoided and resisted, and the tattooed and pierced people or so-called collectors are also getting a negative image of the community. Though the history of tattoos and piercing, which in reality is the old culture of the world community even in USA itself to the community.

Chest Polynesian Tattoos 2011

Shoulder Polynesian Tattoos Art

Foot Polynesian Tattoos 2011

Indeed, historical evidence is less clear the tattoo, but experts conclude that the art of tattooing has existed since 12,000 years BC. Ancient tattoos are used for some sort of ritual for ancient tribes like the Maori, Inca, Ainu, Polynesians, and others. It is said that according to history, the tattoo was originally discovered in Egypt at the time of construction of the Great Pyramids. And then the Egyptians expanded their empire spread followed by tattoo art. The development of civilization of Crete, Greece, Persia and Arabia has further expanded the art form. around 2000 BC, the art of tattooing spread to China. And the word tattoo itself comes from the Tahitian language is “tutu”, meaning “sign / indicates something”.

In Indonesia alone, tattoo lovers often become marginalized. Especially when the New Order era and the emergence of PETER (Mysterious Shooter) who hunt down people with tattoos. It was regarded as a tattooed thug, criminal, criminals, and so on. So that time many people who want to remove the entire tattoo tattooed there in body to avoid Peter.

However, in the progress to date stigma that society began to decrease, although it still exists. Tattoos began to be regarded as a fashion, because a tattoo can enhance and increase your confidence as a person or body accessories.

Tattooing is part of an art, not again to the world of violence and criminality. Tattoos are an expression of one’s event, both the artist (tattoo) or lovers of tattoos themselves. Like painting, tattoos himself has a meaning behind a picture.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

My father has forwarded me this news story about hilarious mistranslated signs used by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. It appears Royal Caribbean Cruise Line did not verify the Chinese translation's accuracy and blindly trusted Google Translate.

Luckily paper signs can be reprinted, unlike tattoos.


Corned Beef Hash => "salted beef jumbled signal"


Ham and Bamboo Shoot Salad => "clumsy actor and bamboo's salad"


Garden Greens => "[botanical] garden became green color"


Chicken and Mushroom tart => "timid and rapidly grown prostitute(s)"


Regular Milk => "policy milk"
Half & Half => "secondary butter blended mixture"


Green Split Pea Soup => "green separation pea soup"


English Bacon => "English [language] cultivate root"

* Update: several readers have informed me that 培根 is an acceptable transliteration for "bacon" in Taiwan. However, the sign is still incorrect for using "English [language]", instead of "English [cuisine style]".


Creamy Italian Dressing = "butter Italy costume"

Original Story:
中式英文令人啼笑皆非 美国人英译中菜单更搞笑(图)

Language Log:
Timid and Rapidly Grown Prostitutes