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    Smile Filipino proverbs..?

    Do not empty the water jar until the rain starts to fall! But what are the other Filipino proverbs? Please put them in English, the only Tagalog I know is "Ako ay pangit!"

    There are 7 Planes Of Existance:

    7 — Material Plane: The earth, where you are right now.
    6 — Plane of Forces
    5 — Astral Plane
    4 — Mental Plane
    3 — Too mysterious to describe.
    2 — Too mysterious to describe.
    1 — Too mysterious to describe.




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    ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan. - Please sombody translate that for me my brain is not in gear yet after night of boozing
    God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people i had to kill because they pissed me off.


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    Quote Originally Posted by maria_and_matt View Post
    ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan. - Please sombody translate that for me my brain is not in gear yet after night of boozing
    One who doesn't know how to look back has stiff neck
    (oops wrong translation! )


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    Quote Originally Posted by Les_lady888 View Post
    One who doesn't know how to look back has stiff neck
    (oops wrong translation! )
    Ha haaaa! My Vimvie had trouble translating that aswell! She said something like "Your future can't be good if you can't know your past..!" History is clearer than our future? Am I even begining to understand this?

    There are 7 Planes Of Existance:

    7 — Material Plane: The earth, where you are right now.
    6 — Plane of Forces
    5 — Astral Plane
    4 — Mental Plane
    3 — Too mysterious to describe.
    2 — Too mysterious to describe.
    1 — Too mysterious to describe.




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    Quote Originally Posted by nigel View Post
    Ha haaaa! My Vimvie had trouble translating that aswell! She said something like "Your future can't be good if you can't know your past..!" History is clearer than our future? Am I even begining to understand this?

    hmmm... let me have a cuppa then i will do my best to translate... peace out
    God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people i had to kill because they pissed me off.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Les_lady888 View Post
    One who doesn't know how to look back has stiff neck
    (oops wrong translation! )
    LOL..

    Let me try;

    "He who does not look back from where he came from, will never reach his destination."
    There is always death and taxes; however, death doesn't get worse every year.


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    OK...one famous proverb is: "Bato bato sa langit, ang tamaan wag magalit!"
    (it's raining stone!!! Ouch! ouch! ouch!!!!!....<<<<just messing up with translation


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    Quote Originally Posted by ervenescence View Post
    LOL..

    Let me try;

    "He who does not look back from where he came from, will never reach his destination."
    Yay! Well done! I think that's the clearest interpretation of it so far! More proverbs please?

    There are 7 Planes Of Existance:

    7 — Material Plane: The earth, where you are right now.
    6 — Plane of Forces
    5 — Astral Plane
    4 — Mental Plane
    3 — Too mysterious to describe.
    2 — Too mysterious to describe.
    1 — Too mysterious to describe.




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    God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people i had to kill because they pissed me off.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ervenescence View Post
    LOL..

    Let me try;

    "He who does not look back from where he came from, will never reach his destination."
    It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good to check up once in a while to make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Les_lady888 View Post
    One who doesn't know how to look back has stiff neck
    (oops wrong translation! )
    It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good to check up once in a while to make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.


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    " May pakpak ang balita, may tenga ang lupa"

    But i dont know how to translate it
    It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good to check up once in a while to make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by maria_and_matt View Post
    ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan. - Please sombody translate that for me my brain is not in gear yet after night of boozing

    hahahahaha... Makes me laugh there hehehehe


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    Quote Originally Posted by maria_and_matt View Post
    What a greaqt website!! thanks for that! My favourite is: Ang taong walang pilak ay parang ibong walang pakpak. - A person who has no money is like a bird without wings.

    There are 7 Planes Of Existance:

    7 — Material Plane: The earth, where you are right now.
    6 — Plane of Forces
    5 — Astral Plane
    4 — Mental Plane
    3 — Too mysterious to describe.
    2 — Too mysterious to describe.
    1 — Too mysterious to describe.




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    Quote Originally Posted by tiN View Post
    " May pakpak ang balita, may tenga ang lupa"

    But i dont know how to translate it
    News got wings,ears got land

    How about this:

    "Ang lumalakad ng matulin kung matinik ay malalim."
    "Matalino man ang matsing napaglalamangan din."
    "Kapag may isinuksok,may madudukot"

    english translation please
    Don't make promises when you are in JOY. Don't reply when you are SAD.
    Don't take decisions when you are ANGRY. Think twice, Act wise. BE happy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by maria_and_matt View Post
    ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan. - Please sombody translate that for me my brain is not in gear yet after night of boozing
    Quote Originally Posted by Les_lady888 View Post
    One who doesn't know how to look back has stiff neck
    (oops wrong translation! )
    OR MADADAPA or matitisod!! will trip off hehe


    Quote Originally Posted by nigel View Post
    Ha haaaa! My Vimvie had trouble translating that aswell! She said something like "Your future can't be good if you can't know your past..!" History is clearer than our future? Am I even begining to understand this?
    yep! u nail it on the head!


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    Quote Originally Posted by kukurokuk View Post
    News got wings,ears got land

    How about this:

    "Ang lumalakad ng matulin kung matinik ay malalim."
    when you walk fast you will walk fast hahahaha

    "Matalino man ang matsing napaglalamangan din."
    munky & turtle tale / turtle & hare.. the morals of that

    "Kapag may isinuksok,may madudukot"
    save a lot! you will get rich nyahahahaha

    english translation please


    nayku po... what happend to our inglis speakining dollars$$$ ai pounds ££££££ pala hehe


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay&Zobel View Post
    nayku po... what happend to our inglis speakining dollars$$$ ai pounds ££££££ pala hehe
    LOLZ
    It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good to check up once in a while to make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by kukurokuk View Post
    News got wings,ears got land
    :
    It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good to check up once in a while to make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by kukurokuk View Post
    News got wings,ears got land

    How about this:

    "Ang lumalakad ng matulin kung matinik ay malalim."
    "Matalino man ang matsing napaglalamangan din."
    "Kapag may isinuksok,may madudukot"

    english translation please
    to be honest i dont know how to translate it
    It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good to check up once in a while to make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.


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    Thanks for your posts guys and girls!! I read it with great interest! Don't understand the tagalog.. I've been reading at out loud which has been a source of great amusement to my filipina wifey! (My tagalog sounds so funny we are thinking of putting it on youtube! haha)

    There are 7 Planes Of Existance:

    7 — Material Plane: The earth, where you are right now.
    6 — Plane of Forces
    5 — Astral Plane
    4 — Mental Plane
    3 — Too mysterious to describe.
    2 — Too mysterious to describe.
    1 — Too mysterious to describe.




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