Renxkyoko Iglesias here. Hello ?
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I have not been feeling well these days. The see saw change in temperature always gets to me. Yesterday and today , it was 98 F, the day before that, 80 F. Temperature should have started steadily going down in middle of September, but it hasn’t. The climate is truly and irreversibly whacked.
I came across some jokes circulating on the Internet about why a Philippine – American will never be a US President. Since it is presidential election year here in the US ( it’s on Nov. 8, don’t forget to vote ), I think the jokes are right on the nose, and can be your future reference , just in case. d( ^_^d )
Here are the reasons :
a) The White House is not big enough for the First Couple’s immediate family, in – laws, and extended relatives to live in..
b) There are not enough White House parking spaces for the extended relatives’ cars.
c) The White House will smell of fried dried fish( tuyo ) , fish sauce ( patis ) , and the stinkiest of them all, shrimp paste ( Filipinos call it bagoong , pronounced bah-goh-ong )
d) Since Filipinos cook too much , foreign dignitaries and VIPs will be flabbergasted to receive food to ” take home ” , and for their secretaries and drivers , as well….. and they cannot refuse, because the First Couple will insist on it. Of course, expensive Tupperware plastics will be used, instead of recycled plastic food containers. Another thing, state dinners will always be buffet, eat all you can.
Below is a typical Iglesias food spread, for 6 or 7 people. At the White House, I’m sure they will be serving one whole roasted pig called lechon, guests will get in line,and there will be a classy sous chef who will slice off crunchy, melt in your mouth pig skin for the special , pork eating dignitaries. d( ^_^d )
e) The First Couple will redecorate the dining room wall with a huge bas relief or painting of Leonardo da Vinci’s Jesus’ Last Supper, ( tee hee .. we have that here at home ) and, a small statue of Baby Jesus ( Santo Nino ) ,or of the Blessed Virgin Mary will appear somewhere in one corner of the White House formal living room. How does one know if the house is owned by a Filipino family ? There’s a Last Supper on the dining room wall.
f) The Presidential car , and all WH staff cars will have a rosary hanging on the rear view mirror.
g) Budget staff will not allocate funds for karaoke for each White House room. * we have one at our house…. called Magic Mic . How does one know if a house is owned by a Filipino family ? There is a karaoke machine in the house. *
h) Air Force One will not allow overweight Balikbayan boxes on the plane.
I hope my Filipino readers will not get offended by this post. It’s true Filipino culture, admit it. (^___^)
This is all for now. Thank you for reading
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Posted by andy1076 on September 20, 2016 at 10:58 pm
LOL so true about the food! I been to a lot of filipino dinners in the past and it’s always enough to feed all the marines in the states AND their friends haha! I love it though, so much life and joy 🙂
Posted by renxkyoko on September 20, 2016 at 11:06 pm
Ha ha ha And about left-over food to take home by guests…… our non – Filipino friends and guests already expect to bring home whatever food they want. My non- Filipino friend is like, ” Ren, , Mom says she wants eggrolls and rice muffins, if there are any left. “
Posted by andy1076 on September 21, 2016 at 1:29 am
LOL! With exactly lots of that too to take home right 😛
Posted by renxkyoko on September 21, 2016 at 3:12 am
Yes, ha ha ha. That’s always the case.
Posted by Jim on September 20, 2016 at 11:09 pm
I don’t think there is enough closet space in the White House for the First Lady’s shoes. does the White House have a nursery? I’m sure there would be a lot of little kids running around. and I’m not sure we would know what the President would be saying. every other phrase out of his mouth would be “It’s OK” and we wouldn’t know if it meant “Yes”, “No”, “Maybe”.
Posted by renxkyoko on September 20, 2016 at 11:18 pm
LOL I’m sure you’re referring to the former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
yes, No, maybe…… That’s oh, so, true ! But that’s an Asian thing though. Asians will never answer a direct Yes, or No.
Posted by Jim on September 21, 2016 at 12:25 am
ha ha!
Posted by Ompong on September 21, 2016 at 1:59 am
Hahaha! Very true.. and don’t forget the slippers and shoes that should be left outside.
Posted by renxkyoko on September 21, 2016 at 3:22 am
I know ,right ? Oh, wait, Filipinos don’t really ask party guests to leave their shoes at the door, do they ? That ‘s hard core, hahaha.
Posted by Ompong on September 21, 2016 at 3:34 am
Hahaha!
Posted by cheesecake on September 21, 2016 at 7:48 am
same reasons we don’t win an ‘american idol’ 😀
Posted by renxkyoko on September 22, 2016 at 4:46 pm
Hey, cheesecake, why not ?
Posted by cheesecake on September 25, 2016 at 11:54 pm
Can’t remember when was the last time we had a pinoy on AI finals. It’s pretty sure he/she can’t win just because he/she is not an american. 🙂
Posted by Peng Garing on September 21, 2016 at 12:03 pm
Totoo! But I think meron din Altar sa taas ng lumang television set. Classic din yun. Lahat ng sinabi mo ginagawa din sa States? Nakakatuwa lang.
Posted by renxkyoko on September 22, 2016 at 4:37 pm
I’d been to Filipino parties, and OMG, I was forced to do karaoke. ( although after 2 songs, I monopolized the freakin’ karaoke, and I wasn’t even drunk. ) )
Posted by Tikeetha T on September 21, 2016 at 3:37 pm
LMAO. Great post. My former co-worker is Filipino and when he invited us over for Christmas dinner there was so much food. I was like “It’s only 4 of us. Why so much food?” But, you can’t beat the hospitality. All that extra food means that you can make sure the homeless who sleep outside the White House will have a hot meal.
Posted by renxkyoko on September 22, 2016 at 4:34 pm
Or at least, to the homeless shelters !
Yeah, Filipinos cook too much, they just can’t help it. When you were at the Filipino party, did you notice the different kinds of desserts ?
Posted by The Otaku Judge on September 21, 2016 at 7:15 pm
Get well soon.
Posted by renxkyoko on September 22, 2016 at 4:29 pm
Thanks , Otaku Judge ! !
Posted by equinoxio21 on September 21, 2016 at 10:34 pm
This was a very good post. Could have been Colombia in the interior of the country, with the last supper in the dining room, the “lechona” roasting in the kitchen, temperature above 100 degrees and you cannot turn the ventilator on because the grandmother (abuela) catches a cold. 🙂
(Get well soon)
Posted by renxkyoko on September 22, 2016 at 4:29 pm
LOL I know, right ? I’ve seen pictures of typical South American homes, and yeah, they do look like a typical Filipino home. I even saw an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus hanging on the wall.
Posted by equinoxio21 on September 27, 2016 at 6:04 pm
Absolutely. The bus drivers have a picture hanging below the rearview mirror. Which is only fair, considering the speed at which they drive. 🙂 Hope all is ok with you. Ciao ciao.
Posted by Eddie@Jaccendo on September 22, 2016 at 2:41 am
I love crunchy pig skin, yummy! 🙂 All my co-workers are Filipino so I get to eat a lot of tasty stuff, especially on b-days.
Posted by renxkyoko on September 23, 2016 at 4:04 pm
Filipino foods are so savory they need to eat a lot of rice to temper all that savoriness ( if theres such a word , lol ) … like we cannot eat adobo alone, there should be rice.
Posted by Pepper on September 22, 2016 at 5:27 am
ROTFL! I think Filipino can be replaced by ‘Indian’ for almost all points in this post. I had a good laugh.
Posted by renxkyoko on September 22, 2016 at 4:24 pm
I think you’re right. Hahahaha !
Posted by Rebecca Dawn on September 24, 2016 at 9:08 am
I laughed so hard when I read this!
All of my filipina/Filipino friends have karaoke machines! Have rosaries in their cars, have lots of left over food! Yum yum. Who would be happy to have left over food?! Me! 😄
I think if a Filipino doesn’t become US president, the idea should become a TV show!
No offense!
It would be so cute!
🙌😊
Posted by renxkyoko on September 24, 2016 at 3:46 pm
OMG, these cultural habits are sooooo true ! ! ! Especially karaoke time at every Filipino parties ! ! I didn’t even talk about dance parties. Most Filipinos go to dance exercises, or take up ballroom dancing, and line dances, and depending on the size of the room, there are always choreographed line dancing…..( my mom always joins coz she knows the dance steps. )
Posted by Rebecca Dawn on September 25, 2016 at 1:58 am
My friends are so good at dancing. I love watching them dance at work or on their fb or at parties!
I also love singing with them. Unfortunately we can never remember all the words!😉
Posted by Ste J on September 25, 2016 at 10:34 am
I have a few Filipina friends so got this more than I usually would, I think next time a Filipino should run with this post as the key points to the campaign.
Posted by renxkyoko on September 26, 2016 at 1:46 am
I can just imagine Vadimir Putin and the President of US doing karaoke after dinner.
Posted by Ste J on September 26, 2016 at 5:43 pm
I bet he loves singing I Am What I Am and I WIll Survive lol.
Posted by imagesbytdashfield on September 27, 2016 at 2:13 pm
This reminds me of my sister in law and the spread she would put out when we came to visit. Now I really really really want some lumpia!
Posted by renxkyoko on October 24, 2016 at 2:50 am
Oh, yeah, you’d told me about your Filipina SIL. So, uhm, do you get to take home food ? ^_^
Posted by imagesbytdashfield on October 24, 2016 at 3:58 am
Usually the herd of us would wipe it out but she did teach me how to make my own lumpia 🙂
Posted by renxkyoko on October 24, 2016 at 6:00 am
Add chopped fresh shrimps and onion leaves, a bit of soy sauce, pepper, and eggs.
Posted by marliesvonn on October 1, 2016 at 6:24 pm
Wow now this is some creative FUNNY!!! I had a good belly laugh. It’s always refreshing to look at the world through a different set of lenses. Very talented writer, you are. Thanks for sharing! And your commenters are also very insightful!
Posted by renxkyoko on October 1, 2016 at 8:36 pm
Thanks ! I’m glad it made you laugh. I love it . d ^_^ d
Posted by esoofi on October 23, 2016 at 6:05 pm
This was..Yes I will call it awesome! !
Posted by renxkyoko on October 24, 2016 at 3:06 am
Thanks, esoofi ! ! I’m so glad you like it ! ! Cheers !
Posted by Steve on November 18, 2016 at 9:11 am
Hey this is great….. Sounds very interesting……by any chance, are you single 😋?