tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563034037227257342.post6759893866904941721..comments2024-02-28T02:28:46.374-08:00Comments on Finding BonggaMom: Superstition or Science?bonggamomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10025772923020014597noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563034037227257342.post-67317530228578419812007-03-07T10:11:00.000-08:002007-03-07T10:11:00.000-08:00I have slept with wet hair very often. It only mak...I have slept with wet hair very often. It only makes me sick not blind!gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563034037227257342.post-37781776998513704432007-03-06T10:37:00.000-08:002007-03-06T10:37:00.000-08:00I'm sprinkling a trail of sugar & bread crumbs beh...I'm sprinkling a trail of sugar & bread crumbs behind me on the way home - come on black ants!!!<BR/>Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563034037227257342.post-84146643423434583842007-03-04T13:54:00.000-08:002007-03-04T13:54:00.000-08:00I lived in Southern Italy as a kid and the "nonnas...I lived in Southern Italy as a kid and the "nonnas" (grandmothers) at the beach were deadly serious about the getting wet after eating thing. They always brought huge feasts to the beach, set up folding tables and loaded them with bowls of pasta, so I could see why it would be a bad idea to let a kid really swim on such a full stomach. It was always my thinking that they hysterically extended this sensible belief to the lengths of superstition when they said you couldn't get wet at all. Not even splashed!Laini Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064837312936707024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563034037227257342.post-11262572833897004292007-03-04T10:13:00.000-08:002007-03-04T10:13:00.000-08:00I've never heard of any of the superstitions you l...I've never heard of any of the superstitions you list. Must be unique to Filipino culture?paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563034037227257342.post-46575195854472221812007-03-04T07:12:00.000-08:002007-03-04T07:12:00.000-08:00Hmm...I'm not going to say that Number 2 is true, ...Hmm...I'm not going to say that Number 2 is true, but I've had nightmares several times after having mozzarella in the evening--I won't eat it before bed any more! Here, a small lizard, butterfly, or moth in the house is considered good luck, and some people throw old things out their windows at the stroke of midnight on New Year's. Amazing how these things cross cultures, though, isn't it? Really makes you wonder whether they are superstitions or, um, universal truths ;)Michelle | Bleeding Espressohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578703393987896737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563034037227257342.post-15949395779481919212007-03-04T00:18:00.000-08:002007-03-04T00:18:00.000-08:00I have no idea, but those are pretty funny. Bring...I have no idea, but those are pretty funny. Bring me some black ants...Nicole Peltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791466101496995936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563034037227257342.post-75913800613120585832007-03-03T21:51:00.000-08:002007-03-03T21:51:00.000-08:00Maybe there were scientific reasons for some age-o...Maybe there were scientific reasons for some age-old superstitions, but probably over time they got so diluted from their original intent that they became more humorous and nonsense. Those are some very interesting ones on your list there, Bongga Mom- no. 3 makes sense to me- so much sugar!Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287107184977896696noreply@blogger.com