Some of the things I remember about my Dad
are his lame jokes.
Some of it were good,
but most of it were… cringe worthy.

He would tell the same jokes over and over
and all of us would just sit there and let him deliver it
and pretend that it’s our first time hearing them.

Allow me to share this one joke of his to you
that he told me when I became a father myself.

I will write it in Filipino first
since it was told to me that way
then I’ll translate it for our “Habla Inglesa” friends.

Keep in mind that we were on the phone,
talking very seriously.

Here it goes:

“Isa ka nang Tatay, anak.
Marami kang dadanasin at haharapin na pagsubok.

Pero eto ang tandaan mo.
Sa isang pamilya,
Ang Nanay ang ilaw ng tahanan.
Sya ang nagbibigay liwanag sa inyong lahat.

Ang Tatay ang haligi ng tahanan.
Ikaw ang pundasyon ng inyong pamilya at kabuhayan.

At ang pinaka importante,
Ang mga manugang ay ang mga anay,
na dumudurog sa pundasyon!”

Hahah!! I am still laughing about this joke
after all these years.

And now I’m going to translate it …….

You know what..
I’d rather not.
I may get in trouble for this.

I miss you, Dad.
Happy Father’s Day