This really is cracking me up! I couldn’t stop myself from laughing while reading Inday’s Blog!
In a regular higher middle class Filipino household, there is usually one person (or more) who’s hired and serves as the househelper, the laundry woman, ‘yaya’ or basically the wife’s or the mother’s executive assistant! Usually, she stays with the family and in time becomes close to the family and she gets treated like family not just a hired help. Usually her name is Inday or Day for short.
The stereotype of Inday is usually under-privileged, uneducated and basically not proficient in the English language. These Inday jokes’ successfully tries to break free from this stereotype. (At least to me, that’s how it seems like.)
The blog does not take ownership to the jokes. So that makes me wonder who wrote these jokes or at least who started the jokes to give him or her proper credit.
Anyway, these are my favorites:
I believe that my trained skills and expertise in management with the use of standard tools, and my discipline and experience will contribute significantly to the value of the work that you want, my creativity, productivity and work-efficiency and the high quality of outcomes I can offer will boost the work progress. – Answer to Job Interview
For life is a never-ending pursuit of material and social satisfaction that I tender my great intent of actualizing a trans-pacific journey to the land of milk and honey. An affable sanctuary where dreams become reality and a perfect habitat where souls like mine can reach the pedestal of freedom. – Answer to “Why do you want to go to the US?”
“Ipomea aquatica has become the constant ingredient to this Filipino delicacy which is very helpful in the digestion during the peristaltic process of the food we intake. Due to the continuous rains and floods, the harvest of the said vegetable has lessen the production in the market.” – Banat ni Inday kung bakit walang “kangkong” sa nilutong sinigang
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Hi C–some interesting and humorous thoughts (smile). I like how you described them.
I have my own blog about Inday, too. lol. Mine talks about how Inday is able to stress the importance of English Proficiency. I have my own collection of Inday jokes, too. Thanks for visiting my fster site. I wanted to share my amusement and fondness of Inday. I’m glad you’re enjoying.