Litratong Pinoy#67 Karatula(Signboard)

It used to be that I would see the silhouette of Mt. Apo (the tallest mountain in the Philippines) every morning on my way to work. Nowadays, because of the huge billboard standing by the road, my favorite daily view has been obstructed. I hope, someday soon this billboard will be gone as I prefer more to see Mt. Apo than this useless signboard.

Pilipino: Dati-rati, karaniwan ko nang nakikita tuwing umaga ang anyo ng Bundok Apo (ang pinakamataas na bundok ng Pilipinas) habang ako ay papunta sa trabaho. Ngayon, dahil sa napakalaking karatulang nakatayo sa daan, naharangan na ang paborito ko pangitain araw-araw. Sana, maalis na agad itong karatulang ito. Mas gusto kong makita si Apo kasi kaysa sa hindi importanteng karatulang iyan.


It is really difficult if you cannot understand what is being said on a sign, right? This is a signboard at the train station in Shanghai. There were English translations which were a good thing because if not, we would surely get lost anywhere.

Pilipino:Ang hirap kapag hindi mo maintindihan kung ano ang sinasabi ng isang karatula, hindi ba? Eto iyong karatula sa istasyon ng tren sa Shanghai. Buti nalang, may Ingles nang nakasulat kung hindi tiyak maliligaw kami sa kung saan-saan.

This one, I got crazy. I could not get the translation soon enough. Let's see, if you can get it. I saw this outside a Hongkong store. I stared at this signboard for a long time until I just had to laugh. As you can see, Bruce Lee is about to get angry. Did he get it?

Pilipino: Eto naman, naloka ako. Hindi ko "gets" ang pagkasalin agad. Sige nga, kung "gets" ninyo. Nakita ko ito sa labas ng isang tindahan sa Hongkong. Ang tagal kong tinitigan ang karatulang ito hanggang sa matawa nalang ako. Tingnan ninyo naman, parang magagalit na ata si Bruce Lee. Gets kaya niya?