carpe diem, despite...

I’ve been to many parts of this country and one thing I’ll tell you about the Pinoy in any of those parts: he / she is so funny.

Just look at our politics, at what goes on at the august (?) halls of the Senate– it’s an eternal carnival, circus, carousel—turning around and around and yet everything really stays the same. (hopefully not)

Try this:

http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/latest/11904/Luli-Arroyo-lashes-out-vs-Joey-De-Venecia

bwahahahaha. What drug use? Pinoys use SUGAR, not marijuana. Same effect, larger doses needed.

Yeah sugar. It really must be all that sugar – one tablespoon added to the milo energy drink, two spoons full into the cup of coffee, sprinkled on top of the bread ala maruya, with coconut used to top off the sweet, sticky rice cakes, panutsa on the taho, in the tocino (ham), in the spaghetti…. Hehehehe. Oh, and the bananas.

So what if we end up cleaning other people’s toilet bowls, or teaching children other than our own so that our incomes could support the 10 other families back home?

Is that something to be ashamed of, or is that heroic?

Try living in a place like that, and if you can still laugh, everyday and heartily, too, well kudos to you!

Besides, for all those children being raised by Pinoy nannies, well, they may learn to speak English with a distinctly Ilonggo accent, but won’t they also imbibe that light, bubbly, ever-hopeful attitude towards life, resilience in the face of tremendous difficulties--?

Pinay maids should demand for higher pay because of that specific skill set, ha. We take humor for granted, but is really pala so hard to come by. Ask my German friends.

We are the funniest people on the earth. Believe me.

Dig this (thanks to my online buddy drawingsolutions):

And this is even better:

Had enough? Here’s something I got from my relatives abroad:

Top 10 Reasons Why There Couldn't Be a Filipino-American US President:

10. The White House is not big enough for in-laws and extended relatives.

9. There are not enough parking spaces at the White House for 2 Honda Civics, 2 Toyota Land Cruisers, 3 Toyota Corollas, a Mercedes Benz, a BMW , and an MPV (My Pinoy Van).

8. Dignitaries generally are intimidated by eating with their fingers at State dinners.

7. There are too many dining rooms in the White House - where will they put the picture of the Last Supper?

6. The White House walls are not big enough to hold that giant wooden spoon and fork

5. Secret Service staff won't respond to "psst... psst" or  'hoy....hoy. ..hoy...'

4. Secret Service staff will not be comfortable driving the presidential car with a Holy Rosary hanging on the rear view mirror, or the statue of the Santo Nino on the dashboard.

3. No budget allocation to purchase a Karaoke music-machine for every room in the White House.

2. State dinners do not allow "Take Home"

AND THE NUMBER 1 REASON WHY THERE COULDN'T BE A FILIPINO-AMERICAN U.S. PRESIDENT IS...

1. Air Force One does not allow overweight Balikbayan boxes!

Here’s the advertisement portion:

"Hello, Garci?" Jokebook

Filipinos like to think that they can laugh at anything, and however much they put themselves down, they believe that their sense of humor is not only a defining national trait but also their saving grace. This book is a collection of contemporary political humor and is made up largely of jokes forwarded from one cellphone to another. Also included in the collection is a sampling of political humor from websites and blogs. Price: P190

ORDER NOW : http://www.pcij.org/

Here’s the serious portion

http://www.pcij.org/i-report/2/yaya.html

And for those fatally attracted to life's darker side, read this: