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Tattoo translation help

sporaticgenius — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:57:12 -0800

I need help finding a romantic phrase in Tagalog I'm looking to get a new tattoo in honor of my husband. I do not want to put his name necessarily, just something meant for him. I have one tattoo in Latin, but I'm thinking I might change it up a bit and get one in Tagalog (his native language). Unfortunately, I don't speak the language. What would be a good translated phrase? I'm looking for something romantic, not too long, and not extremely corny (slightly corny is ok). I could google this, but I'd like other peoples opinions since it will be permanent.

I'm not sure if this makes a difference, but it will be going on my chest, right underneath my left collarbone, curving with my body's natural angles. I would prefer a caligraphy-type cursive writing. I don't want it to be very large, but if I find the right phrase I'm willing to work with it and make a design I'd like.

Thanks

Please, not another boy-meets-girl story with over the top acting.

invisible ink — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:34:59 -0800

I'm looking for good Filipino movies (in Tagalog, with English subtitles) that are not cheesy soap operas. Bonus points if available through Netflix. I'm of Filipino descent, and would like to explore the better side of Filipino cinema. So far, the only Filipino movies I've seen are corny romance stories, with the exception of Kidlat Tahimik's Turumba. Any other recommendations? Thanks in advance:-)

Profane language translation request

mmascolino — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:12:13 -0800

During a stupid Reply-To All e-mail storm at my huge international corporation, someone responded with this (which I assume is profane): Putang ina mga indian kayo!!!

The person later apologized and said he thought the e-mail storm was a virus and was complaining back to it. :-) Anyways, this person is from Manila so this is likely Spanish or Tagalog or some combination of the two.

Does anyone have a translation?