teardrop tattoo

If the teardrop tattoo is just in the form of an outline, it implies that a friend of the wearer was killed. If a teardrop tattoo is coloured inside the outline it represents that the wearer's friend has been killed and the wearer has taken revenge of his friend's death.


Chances are, you've seen teenagers or even adults sporting this tattoo in Singapore. Called the teardrop tattoo, this tattoo is as symbolic as it gets. The tattoo is placed under the eye to create the impression that the individual is crying. I'm pretty darn sure most of these people that have this tattoo in Singapore, don't know the history behind the teardrop tattoo.


I'm reporting for my first jury duty summons at 500 Indiana Avenue. Though I have lived and worked in Washington, D.C. for over a decade, I have never been called to court for my civic duty to "serve."