Words of Wisdom from Bob Ong (with English translation) 1.

"Kung hindi mo mahal

ang isang tao, wag ka nang magpakita ng motibo para maha lin ka nya.." *If you d
on't love someone, don't show any reason for them to love you more. 2. "Huwag mo
ng bitawan ang bagay na hindi mo kayang makitang hawak ng iba." *Don't let go of
something that you can't bear to see others holding on to. 3. "Huwag mong hawak
an kung alam mong bibitawan mo lang." *Don't touch something if you know you wil
l only let it go. 4. "Huwag na huwag ka hahawak kapag alam mong may hawak ka na.
" *Never ever touch something when you know you are already holding on to someth
in g else. 5. "Parang elevator lang yan eh, bakit mo pagsisiksikan ung sarili mo
kung walan g pwesto para sayo. Eh meron naman hagdan, ayaw mo lang pansinin." *
It's just like an elevator, why would you try to squeeze yourself in when you a
lready know that there is no more space for you? The stairs are there, you just
don't wanna notice it. 6. "Kung maghihintay ka nang lalandi sayo, walang mangyay
ari sa buhay mo.. Dapat lumandi ka din." *If you're gonna wait for someone to fl
irt with you, nothing's gonna happen with your life. You should flirt too. 7. "P
ag may mahal ka at ayaw sayo, hayaan mo. Malay mo sa mga susunod na araw ay aw m
o na din sa kanya, naunahan ka lang." *If you love someone and they don't want y
ou, let it go. You'll never know, mayb e in the next days, you will not want tha
t person anymore. They just happened to be ahead of you. 8. "Hiwalayan na kung d
i ka na masaya. Walang gamot sa tanga kundi pagkukusa." *Break it off if you're
not happy. There is no cure for stupidity except initiat ive. 9. "Pag hindi ka m
ahal ng mahal mo wag ka magreklamo. Kasi may mga tao rin na di mo mahal pero mah
al ka.. Kaya quits lang." *If you are not loved by that somebody you love, don't
complain. There are peopl e who love you but you don't love them back...it just
evens out. 10. "Kung dalawa ang mahal mo, piliin mo yung pangalawa. Kasi hindi
ka naman mag mamahal ng iba kung mahal mo talaga yung una." *If you love two peo
ple, choose the second one. You will not love anyone else if you really love the
first one. 11. "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. Me
ron lang tal agang mga taong sadyang friendly, sweet, flirt, malandi, pa-fall o
paasa."
*Just because you always chat, talk on the phone, go out or text each other do n
ot mean that they like you and you will end up together. There are people who a
r e just naturally friendly, sweet, flirty, will make you fall or keep your hope
s up. 12. "Huwag magmadali sa babae o lalaki. Tatlo, lima, sampung taon, mag-iib
a ang pamantayan mo at maiisip mong hindi pala tamang pumili ng kapareha dahil l
ang ma ganda o nakakalibog ito. Totong mas mahalaga ang kalooban ng tao higit sa
anuman . Sa paglipas ng panahon, maging ang mga crush ng bayan nagmumukha ding
pandesal , maniwala ka." *Don't rush into a girl or boy. Three, five, ten years
from now, your standards will change and you will realize that it is not right t
o choose a partner just b ecause they look good or make you horny. It is true th
at what's inside a person is greater than anything else. As time passes by, even
the most good looking peo ple will wrinkle too, believe it. 13. "Minsan kahit i
kaw ang nakaschedule, kailangan mo pa rin maghintay, kasi hin di ikaw ang priori
ty." *Even if you're the one who was scheduled, you still need to wait. You are
not t he priority. 14. "Mahirap pumapel sa buhay ng tao. Lalo na kung hindi ikaw
yung bida sa script na pinili nya." *It is hard to find your place in another p
erson's life. Especially when you're not the lead character in the script that t
hey chose. 15. "Alam mo ba kung gaano kalayo ang pagitan ng dalawang tao pag nag
talikuran n a sila? Kailangan mong libutin ang buong mundo para lang makaharap u
lit ang taon g tinalikuran mo." *Do you know how far the distance is between two
people who have their backs on each other? You will have to go around the world
for you to face again the perso n you turned your back on. 16. Mas mabuting mab
igo sa paggawa ng isang bagay kesa magtagumpay sa paggawa ng wala. *It is better
to fail in doing something than to succeed in doing nothing. 17. Hindi lahat ng
kaya mong intindihin ay katotohan, at hindi lahat ng hindi mo kayang intindihin
ay kasinungalingan. *Not everything that you can understand are true, and not e
verything that you ca n't understand are lies. 18. "Kung nagmahal ka ng taong di
dapat at nasaktan ka, wag mong sisihin ang pus o mo. Tumitibok lng yan para mag
-supply ng dugo sa katawan mo. Ngayon, kung maga ling ka sa anatomy at ang sisis
ihin mo naman ay ang hypothalamus mo na kumokontr ol 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 n
a hindi ang puso, utak, atay o bituka mo ang may k asalanan sa lahat ng nangyari
sayo, kundi IKAW mismo!" *If you loved someone that you were not supposed to lo
ve and you got hurt, don't blame your heart. It just beats to supply blood in yo
ur body. If you think you' re good in anatomy and you blame your hypothalamus th
at controls your emotions,
you're also mistaken. Why? Don't blame your body organs for all your misfortunes
in life. Remember: you'll only be happy if you learn to accept that it's not th
e heart, the brain, liver, or intestines which you have to blame for everything
that has happened to you, but it is just you. 19. "Ang pag-ibig parang imburnal
...nakakatakot mahulog...at kapag nahulog ka, i t's either by accident or talaga
ng tanga ka.." *Love is like a ditch...it is horrifying to fall into...and when
you fall, it's either by accident or you're just plain stupid.