Dear Daddy, June 11, 2008

This is a letter I’m sending to my Dad for Father’s day.  It may seem that there are a lot of grammatical errors but I wrote it the way I would speak to him, as they call it back home; flat.  A broken English dialect with the Queen’s English, mixed with Spanish, all spoken in an island accent. I hope you enjoy.

 

Dear Daddy,

Happy Father’s Day! Hope you passing well. Tranquilo, as you say. I just here chillin. I got the stuff you sent for me with Jessica. Thanks! I love it all. I not doin too much today. I off from work already and I going just relax for the rest of the day.  I making croquette for dinner today. Just like you showed me so long ago. You taught me so many things. I remember them all. Remember when you showed me how to make Coo Coo? Would you believe when I was in Culinary school at one of our fancy Grand Buffets guess what them had to eat? Coo Coo! On the menu they called it Fungi. I thought to myself , ” No way! These people all excited about this, that’s old news, my father showed me how to make this when I was ten.” I never told you this but I wrote a essay about the oven you did buy me that won me a scholarship for school.  They essay was about how I loved to bake and how you bought me a convection oven to I wouldn’t have to mess with the gas one.  The people was like? You mean an Easy Bake oven. “No,” I said, “A real oven” I guess they thought it was strange to buy a nine year old an appliance.  You have done a lot of things for me that have seemed strange to others at the time but you were trying to shape me as a person. Remember when we went to eat at Playa Corona? I wanted to order a lobster and Ma said no. She said it was too much food for me and I might not like it.  You her told if I wanted to try it, then I should.  How will she know if she like it if she don’t try it? As you sat there eating your plate of fish you asked me if I liked it? “Yes Daddy, I love it” I ate it all. Man I can almost taste it now.  You know I have always carried that with me. Whenever there is something I think I might like I try it because like you said how will I know if I like it.  You know Daddy it’s no wonder I’m a chef. You love food and hard work.  That’s what I do all day every day.  Jessica told me about the day you spoke with me on the phone and when you got off you said “Andrea does work hard ah?” That made me feel so good. You told me you were proud of me at graduation. That made me feel so good Daddy. I just was want to impress you because you impress me.  You are a good father Daddy. You are a great father Daddy. I love you so much. Happy Father’s day. Alright then. Bien Bien.

Love,

Lupi