Comments on: Old wives’ tales in the 21st century http://casaveneracion.com/old-wives%e2%80%99-tales-in-the-21st-century/ Family, food, photography Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:55:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glo http://casaveneracion.com/old-wives%e2%80%99-tales-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-62307 Glo Thu, 14 May 2009 06:46:40 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=8338#comment-62307 marami nyan dito sa bicol. wala akong sinunod kahit isa. of course galit ang great-grandmother at mother ko. i just don't say a thing against it. basta i never followed one. when i gave birth (c-section) sabi ng ob-gyne eh puede na daw i-shampoo ang hair ko while still in the hospital. of course di pumayag ang nanay ko. 3 days kami sa hospital. sabi ko sa nanay ko, wag na nyang gawin sa akin yung tradition na ang unang ligo after manganak eh yung tubig na pinakulo with various leaves (herbs, roots and stuff). pag-uwi sa bahay after 3 days eh nag-shower ako ng hot water. (binalutan ko lang ng plastic ang tyan ko. too late, ang dami ko nang dandruff. at ang tagal maalis ng dandruff na yun, nag pa derma pa ako. ha ha ha! marami nyan dito sa bicol. wala akong sinunod kahit isa. of course galit ang great-grandmother at mother ko. i just don’t say a thing against it. basta i never followed one. when i gave birth (c-section) sabi ng ob-gyne eh puede na daw i-shampoo ang hair ko while still in the hospital. of course di pumayag ang nanay ko. 3 days kami sa hospital. sabi ko sa nanay ko, wag na nyang gawin sa akin yung tradition na ang unang ligo after manganak eh yung tubig na pinakulo with various leaves (herbs, roots and stuff). pag-uwi sa bahay after 3 days eh nag-shower ako ng hot water. (binalutan ko lang ng plastic ang tyan ko. too late, ang dami ko nang dandruff. at ang tagal maalis ng dandruff na yun, nag pa derma pa ako. ha ha ha!

]]> By: Connie Veneracion http://casaveneracion.com/old-wives%e2%80%99-tales-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-62306 Connie Veneracion Tue, 05 May 2009 13:14:24 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=8338#comment-62306 I... I'm... Ah... :shock: I… I’m… Ah… :shock:

]]> By: Jill http://casaveneracion.com/old-wives%e2%80%99-tales-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-62305 Jill Tue, 05 May 2009 11:58:57 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=8338#comment-62305 The no-bath thing during menstruation and after giving birth have always been common in the Binondo Chinatown area (as well as anywhere with Chinese-Filipino communities). I think it has something to do with the concept of shocking the nerves or muscles or whatever. I come from a less traditional family so I couldn't know for sure; my mother and aunts have always insisted on good hygiene during monthly periods. However, only after working in China did I find out things are actually quite mellow here! I've known more traditional friends here in Manila to, after giving birth, go through the "ge lai" -- or special month in which anything "cold" is avoided from touching the body (chocolate is considered "heat", tea is considered "cold") -- with the air conditioner turned on and the mothers or mothers-in-law allowing for the daily hot sponge bath. I went through one myself after my son was born to appease a slightly traditional mother-in-law, without air conditioning, too! But I put my foot down on daily hot sponge baths. In China, my co-workers tell me they go through this for a month reclining in a hot room, eating hot meals and herbed chicken soup, no TV and books (strains the eyes of a weak woman), no sponge baths, no baths. So they really stank. I wonder how the babies felt, breastfeeding. The no-bath thing during menstruation and after giving birth have always been common in the Binondo Chinatown area (as well as anywhere with Chinese-Filipino communities). I think it has something to do with the concept of shocking the nerves or muscles or whatever. I come from a less traditional family so I couldn’t know for sure; my mother and aunts have always insisted on good hygiene during monthly periods. However, only after working in China did I find out things are actually quite mellow here!

I’ve known more traditional friends here in Manila to, after giving birth, go through the “ge lai” — or special month in which anything “cold” is avoided from touching the body (chocolate is considered “heat”, tea is considered “cold”) — with the air conditioner turned on and the mothers or mothers-in-law allowing for the daily hot sponge bath. I went through one myself after my son was born to appease a slightly traditional mother-in-law, without air conditioning, too! But I put my foot down on daily hot sponge baths.

In China, my co-workers tell me they go through this for a month reclining in a hot room, eating hot meals and herbed chicken soup, no TV and books (strains the eyes of a weak woman), no sponge baths, no baths. So they really stank.

I wonder how the babies felt, breastfeeding.

]]> By: Miguk http://casaveneracion.com/old-wives%e2%80%99-tales-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-62304 Miguk Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:32:50 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=8338#comment-62304 Hahahaha I still laugh everytime I see someone covering their head here if it is raining with whatever they have (panyo, newspaper, etc.) cause they will get sick daw. Hahahaha I still laugh everytime I see someone covering their head here if it is raining with whatever they have (panyo, newspaper, etc.) cause they will get sick daw.

]]> By: Connie Veneracion http://casaveneracion.com/old-wives%e2%80%99-tales-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-62303 Connie Veneracion Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:23:15 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=8338#comment-62303 hehehehe I thought you did it. hehehehe I thought you did it.

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