Bangkok bartenders celebrate their body art with Giffard’s Spirit of Art

[ruby_title]Sebastian De La Cruz, Tropic City [/ruby_title]

“I have five tattoos. The first one I made here in Thailand. It’s a Ganesha. Then I stopped for a while – almost eight years. Then I did a pineapple, then Captain Haddock, an anchor and my last tattoo was a Jordan Ninja Turtle. The pineapple represents hospitality, and I’m in the business of hospitality, so it seems natural to have a pineapple. I like the look of pineapples as well. I also want to do my personal hashtag: #Everydayisapinacoladaday. And also I plan to do a panda with a Hawaiian shirt drinking a tiki drink. Apparently my spirit animal is a panda. I think the schooling between tattoo artists and bartending is very similar: you learn from a mentor. You start as an apprentice and then you climb the steps, almost the same way.”