Filipino truths
Pregnancy notes over the years.
Want green eyes when dark brown is most dominant?
I have half green eyes because my mother went to church to pray and looked at the virgin mary who also had green eyes. (She also only really ate ice and the burnt bits of rice at the bottom of the bowl. Nutrition.)
Craving chicken breast constantly = Indention in chest.
While my she was pregnant with my sister, she craved chicken breast. All the time. This resulted in having an indention in her torso. Like a chicken.
Moles.
My Lolo (grandfather) craved a certain spotted fish while Lola was pregnant with my uncle… My uncle now has a mole.
Don’t talk bad about other people.
Lola talked bad about neighbor who was very small (Unting), my Aunt is now the smallest in the family measuring up to 4’9”. Da.
Crave tomatoes?
My aunt has “a big, round face.” (And also seems to eat ketchup on everything. Rice, fish, etc.)
Don’t like some one? Don’t pinch them.
Aunt pregnant with cousin. She didn’t like my mother so she would pinch her frequently. What happens? Her baby now looks like my mother.
Don’t forcibly refuse to see something.
Our pregnant neighbor hated looking at the Kool-aid man. “It’s soooo ugly.” She apparently looks like the Kool-aid man with “her short legs” and short, round body.
Most importantly: Do NOT play with dolls!
Your child will become mute.
