More Bob Ong Quotes...Translated (Part 4)

Back by popular demand, here are more of Pinkoy's translations of those quirky quotes from Bob Ong.

Before we proceed though, I just wanna clarify that...no, I'm not Bob Ong's translator (in answer to a reader's question posed in one of my first of this series). Let's just say, I'm doing the english-speaking world a favor by sharing Bob Ong's in-your-face, street wisdom about love and life. Talk about a reality check, huh.

These are new translations...so bear with me as I again indulge in this nose-bleeding task (which I think nobody is willing to take, until this crazy kitty came along).

About Love:

"Mahirap pumapel sa buhay ng tao. Lalo na kung hindi ikaw yung bida sa script na pinili nya."

It's hard to land a role in a person's life, especially if you are not the protagonist in the script he/she chose.
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"Minsan kahit ikaw ang nakaschedule, kailangan mo pa rin maghintay, kasi hindi ikaw ang priority."

Sometimes even if it is your time, you still have to wait because you are not the priority.
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"Alam mo ba kung gaano kalayo ang pagitan ng dalawang tao pag nagtalikuran na sila? Kailangan mong libutin ang buong mundo para lang makaharap ulit ang taong tinalikuran mo."

Do you know how far the distance is between two people if they've already turn their backs on each other? You have to go around the whole world just to face again that person whom you have given up.
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"Kung nagmahal ka ng taong di dapat at nasaktan ka, wag mong sisihin ang puso mo. Tumitibok lng yan para mag-supply ng dugo sa katawan mo. Ngayon, kung magaling ka sa anatomy at ang sisisihin mo naman ay ang hypothalamus mo na kumokontrol ng emotions mo, mali ka pa rin! Bakit? Utang na loob! Wag mong isisi sa body organs mo ang mga sama ng loob mo sa buhay! Tandaan mo: magiging masaya ka lang kung matututo kang tanggapin na hindi ang puso, utak, atay o bituka mo ang may kasalanan sa lahat ng nangyari sayo, kundi IKAW mismo!"

If you loved a person you shouldn't have loved and you got hurt, don't blame your heart. It only throbs to supply blood for your body. Now, if you are good at anatomy and then you blame your hypothalamus which controls your emotions, you're still wrong. Why? C'mon! Don't put the blame on your body organs for all the hurt you've felt in your life. Remember this: you will only be happy if you learn to accept that it is not your heart, brain, liver or intestines that did you wrong in all the things that happened to you, but it is YOU yourself!
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"Pakawalan mo yung mga bagay na nakakasakit sa iyo kahit na pinasasaya ka nito. Wag mong hintayin ang araw na sakit na lang ang nararamdaman mo at iniwan ka na ng kasiyahan mo."

Let go of the things that hurt you even if they make you happy. Don't wait for that day when all that's left is the pain, and the one who makes you happy left you.
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"Ang pag-ibig parang imburnal...nakakatakot mahulog...at kapag nahulog ka, it's either by accident or talagang tanga ka."

Love is like a filthy gutter...you're afraid of falling in...but if you fell, it's either by accident or you're just plain stupid.
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"Kung dalawa ang mahal mo, piliin mo yung pangalawa. Kasi hindi ka naman magmamahal ng iba kung mahal mo talaga yung una."

If you love two people, choose the second one. It's because you wouldn't fall for another if you really love your first.
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"Hindi porke't madalas mong ka-chat, kausap sa telepono, kasama sa mga lakad o ka-text ng wantusawa eh may gusto sayo at magkakatuluyan kayo. Meron lang talagang mga taong sadyang friendly, sweet, flirt, malandi, pa-fall o paasa."

It doesn't mean that because you always chat, talk over the phone, accompany you in errands or texts you constantly, he/she is interested in you and you'll end up together. There are people who are just plain friendly, sweet, flirty, teasing, or just wants to lead you on.
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“Ang tenga kapag pinagdikit korteng puso… Extension ng puso ang tenga, kaya kapag marunog kang makinig, marunong kang magmahal.”

The ears, if put together, is shaped like a heart. Ears are the extension of the heart, so if you know how to listen, you know how to love.
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“Kapag pinag-aagawan ka malamang maganda o gwapo ka. Sumama ka sa mabuti, hindi sa mabait. Sa marunong hindi sa matalino. Sa mahal ka, hindi sa gusto ka.”

If you are being fought over you probably are beautiful or handsome. Go with someone who is good rather than kind. With someone wise rather than intelligent. With someone who loves you rather than someone who wants you.
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Next: Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 6-b / Part 7 / Part 8 / Part 9 / Part 10

Translated Bob Ong Quotes in review
Part 3 / Part 2 / Part 1

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