Bob Ong Quotes...Translated (part 5)

ON LIFE

"Hindi lungkot o takot ang mahirap sa pag-iisa kundi ang pagtanggap na sa bilyon-bilyong tao sa mundo, wala man lang nakipaglaban upang makasama ka."

It's not loneliness or fear that's tough to face when alone, but in acknowledging that of the billions of people in this planet, nobody fought just to be with you.


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"Nakabalik ako sa lugar, pero hindi ko naibalik ang panahon."

I've returned to the place, but I wasn't able to bring back time.
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"Huwag mong maliitin ang kakayahan mong tsumamba."

Do not belittle your ability to take chances.
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"Wala namang masama sa pangingibang-bayan. Walang masama kung gusto mong lisanin ang barkong sa tingin mo’y papalubog na. Basta’t wag mo lang hahagisan ng anumang pabigat ang barko habang pinagsusumikapan itong isalba ng ibang tao."

There's nothing wrong about going abroad. It's not bad if you wish to abandon a ship that you think is already sinking. Just don't throw anything burdensome on it while others are persevering to salvage the ship.
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"Merong matigas.. merong malambot.. merong tuwid..merong kulot.. merong buo..merong durog.. at merong mga taong hindi basta basta lumulubog!"

Some are hard...others soft. Some are straight...some are curly. Some are whole while others are broken...and there are people who just cannot be brought down.
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"Walang taong manhid. Hindi niya lang talaga maintindihan kung ano ang gusto mong iparating dahil ayaw mo siyang diretsuhin."

There are no numb people. He/She just cannot understand what you want to convey because you don't want to say it straight to him/her.
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"Naniniwala ako sa isang prinsipyo sa psychology na nagsasabing para makuha mo ang gusto mo, kailangan nakatatak ito sa isip mo ng buong-buo. VISUALIZED.."

I believe in this one principle of psychology which says that for you to get what you want, you need to entirely imprint it in your mind. VISUALIZED...
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"Hindi naman lagi iiyak ang mundo para lang sa isang tao."

The world will not always weep for just one person.
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"Ano namang mapapala mo kakaisip sa nakaraan at sa mga pwede pang mangyari? Wala ka naman sigurong super powers para maibalik ang nakalipas na. Dapat matuto kang pahalagahan ang mga nangyayari sayo sa kasalukuyan. Isipin mo yung ngayon. I-enjoy mo lang ang buhay. Wag kang emo. Hindi ka talaga magiging masaya kung di mo tutulungan ang sarili mo. Natural lang na makaramdam ng lungkot paminsan-minsan pero ang pagiging miserable? Wag kang hibang choice mo yan."

What will you get from thinking about the past and what should have happened? You don't even have superpowers to bring back the past. You just need to appreciate the things that are happening at present. Think of the now. Enjoy your life. Don't be emo. You really will not be happy if you won't help yourself. It's natural to feel sad every now and then but to be miserable? Don't be crazy, that's your choice.
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"Kung hindi mo alam kung sino ka, paano mo maipagmamalaki ang sarili mo?"

If you don't know who you are, how can you be proud of yourself?
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"Minsan kailangan mong maging malakas, para amining mahina ka."

Sometimes you need to be strong to admit that you are weak.
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"Ano ang talino kung walang disiplina?"

What is knowledge if there is no discipline?
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"Nalaman kong maswerte ako dahil pinaglaro at pinag-aral ako ng mga magulang ko nung bata pa ako. Hindi pala lahat ng bata e dumadaan sa kamusmusan."

I found out how fortunate I was because I was allowed to play and attend school by my parents when I was still a child. Not all kids have passed through childhood.
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"Nalaman kong mali ang laging mamigay ng pad paper sa mga kaklaseng linta na hindi bumibili ng paper kahit may pambili."

I learned that it's wrong to give away pad paper to bloodsucking classmates who do not buy paper even if they have the money to get their own.
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"Paano ko sila pasasalamatan kung ngayon ko lang naintindihan ang mga itinuro nila?"

How can I thank them if it's only now that I have just understood what they have taught me?
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"Pare, isa kang totoong tao at walang halong kasinungalingan. In English, FACT you, pare. Totoo ka. In English, FACT you!"

Hey friend, you are a genuine person and there is no tinge of falsehood in you. In English, FACT you, friend. You're the real deal. In English, FACT you!
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Just a postscript on that last quote I translated. A lot of people are asking for the meaning of this quote. I say, Bob Ong was again probably showing his sinister sense of humor here. If I may so interpret, it's like saying, "Hey, banal na aso! Santong kabayo! (tagalog oxymoron- direct translations "Holy Dog," "Sacred Horse") You're so good and perfect! FACT you! (play on words/double meaning denoting, "yeah you're the real deal, in fact." But it also means "up yours!" hahaha!)

Get it?
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Next : Part 6 / Part 6-b / Part 7 / Part 8 / Part 9 / Part 10

Translated Bob Ong Quotes in Review
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