filipino proverbs

Filipino Proverbs“Salawikain”

HBO (Jul 2011)

Ang bayaning nasusugatan, nag- iibayo ang tapang.

A patriot who is wounded becomes more courageous.

Kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga.

Whatever the tree, so is the fruit.

Kung walang tiyaga, walang nilaga.

Without perseverance, there is no reward.

Sa taong walang takot, walang mataas na bakod.

To a fearless person, no fence is high enough.

Kung may tinanim, may aanihin.

If you plant something, you harvest something.

Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo.

What good is the grass if the horse is already dead.

Ang umaayaw ay di nagwawagi, ang nagwawagi ay di umaayaw.

A quitter never wins, a winner never quits.

Ang pagsasabi ng tapat ay pagsasama nang maluwat.

Forthrightness ensures lasting relationship.

Ang taong walang kibo, nasa loob ang kulo.

A person who is outwardly calm has anger raging inside.

Kung di ukol, di bubukol

If it's not fated, it won't bear fruit.

Nasa Diyos ang awa,nasa tao ang gawa.

God helps those who help themselves.

Ang ‘di marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, daig pa ang malansang isda.

He who does not love the national language is worse than a smelly fish.

Habang maikli ang kumot, matutong mamaluktot.

When the sheets are short, one needs to make do.

Ang taong nagigipit, sa patalim kumakapit..

A desperate person will grab even at a knife.

Ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan, hindi makakarating sa patutunguhan..

One who never looks back to the beginning will never get to his

destination..

Habang may buhay, may pag-asa..

As long as there is life, there is still hope.

SALAMAT! jhing

The Magic WandYou found a magic wand that allows you to change three work-related activities. You can change anything you want.

What will you do if you become the Dean of the Graduate School of the University of the Cordilleras for a month?

This activity will help one learn about others' desires and frustrations.

The Magic Wand2.Grad School schedule to be moved on Saturdays and Sundays only3.Flexibility on the “strictly 4-hour class” duration.4.A canteen for Grad School students until 9:30pm5.Usage of “remote control” materials in teaching (“less chalk usage”)6.Benches outside classrooms

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6. Offer subjects more related to the course.4.Offering online courses5.Do not restrict class discussions inside classrooms only6.Open-door and –window at the office7.“Open forum” with colleagues

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11. Ask former Dean about suggestions for improvements.12. Suggestion box for Grad students13. Library quality and quantity of books

The Magic WandYou found a magic wand that allows you to change three work-related activities. You can change anything you want.

What will you do if you become the Mayor of Baguio City for a month?

This activity will help one learn about others' desires and frustrations.

The Magic Wand2.Make employee payday weekly3.4-day workweek4.Transfer office to SM City Baguio5.Open up a home for the destitute, the old, the orphan and the homeless.6.No taxes for the month7.Change gov’t and hospital systems to improve quality of life8.Enforce NO SMOKING rule

The Magic Wand2.Enforce Clean & Green campaign3.Coordinate with BCPO for zero crimes4.Limit “night life” to 18+ to lessen gang wars5.Make garbage & air pollution disappear 6.Give each poor family Php 5M7.Relocate vendors8.Program to entice visitors and investors

MaroonedYou are marooned on an island. What five items would you have brought with you if you knew there was a chance that you might be stranded?

This activity will help one learn about other's values and problem solving styles.

Marooned1. Knife – IIIIIII2. Food - IIII3. Flashlight / Emergency Light – IIII4. Drinking Water – IIII

Lighter – III * Clothes - III Rope – II Bottle – II Watch - II

MaroonedGadgets (radio, cellphone) Medicine / First Aid materialsTentPen & PaperSurvival BookCooking Pot/PanMatchTowelSaltCompass, TelescopeCap