Monday 1 April 2019

03 of 12 THE AFFECTIONATE AMERICAN AND THE FASCINATING FILIPINO (12 Months of Funny Romancing)

Welcome to my monthly blog. This year, let’s encourage a humorous romantic relationship. This is how to be a Funny Valentine couple all year round. Each month has one cheesy pun for an American-English speaker to share with a Tagalog-English speaking partner. Let’s begin with month 3 of 12…

APRIL 2019: Filipinos Stay Youthful in the Rain 
by Dominique Liongson


illustrated by Dominique Liongson

No doubt, Filipinos look youthful in the rain. Do you know why? Check this out:

Q: Why do Filipinos look youthful in the rain?

A: Because they are nagpapa-young 
(sounds like “nagpapayong” which means “using an umbrella”)

Not only are they making themselves young, they are nagpapayong under the rain to stay dry. 

We’ve heard of “Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day”.  Why not enjoy the rain indoors while it rains outside? An idea would be to prepare hot soup, share it with your partner, and tell jokes— ranging from corny to hilarious.

To have a good head start, grab a copy of Pun-tastic Ways For Brighter Days. It is a collection of clean pun intended riddles. It will get you and your partner eye-rolling or crack up laughing.

Buy your copy of Pun-tastic Ways For Brighter Days now!

NOTE: The puns written once a month within this 2019-2020 series are NOT included in the PUN-TASTIC WAYS FOR BRIGHTER DAYS book. These puns were made especially to display the writer’s witty talent. The objective is to entertain readers and to promote this book.







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