Tuesday, August 07, 2007

3 Bowls of Rice

Have you ever been in a situation when you're having dinner with friends and family and then you wanted to get another bowl of rice and there's readily filled bowls of rice on the table for the taking. Do you put your empty bowl away and just grab another bowl of rice or do you empty the rice onto your empty bowl so you can continue eating from the same bowl?

This is a real grandma story as told by Terese's grandma may she rest in peace. She said that when faced with a situation like that, one must empty the rice into your own bowl and continue eating from the same bowl instead of changing to another bowl. Why? Her logic is that if a man eats from 2 or 3 different bowls of rice then he will be destined to have 2 or 3 families in the future meaning he will keep other women other that his wife! So a man should also eat from the same bowl of rice so he will stay faithful to his wife and his one family! She didn't say anything about the women though but I supposed it applies to both genders. What say you?

10 comments:

Serenity said...

i'd say another silly superstition/housewives' tale. it doesn't apply to any gender at all. infidelity comes from within the person rather than how they shud eat. this was probably thought out by Terese's grandma or a common belief shared by women back in the days because of their own insecurities & fear.

5xmom.com said...

But I sked fat fat so I never eat two bowls, what more three bowls. No wonder lah hor?

Anonymous said...

What i the man never marries and eats from lots of different bowls of rice???
-Dabido

Anonymous said...

i heard this too when i was a kid

Wuching said...

serenity: yes i agree with u 100 %!

5xmom: 5xdad veryyyy lucky hor!

dabido: then u r a player!

bengbeng: oh! then its a common myth then!

Jonzz said...

I say you should just eat the rice anyway you want and don't think so much. Just follow whoever is nagging you at the table. No need for additional stress! It's bad for your digestion! ROFL!

erinalaw said...

after men read your post, sure they pretend to eat from a few bowl of rice liau lor? hahaha........

Simple American said...

Are they cute rice bowls. haha

It's interesting way to think. But there is a logic to that thought.

Anonymous said...

Good thing I don't tambah nasi.

Wuching said...

jonzz: thats a good idea

erinalaw: if they're gullible enuff!

SA: its just an old wives tale, dun take it literally!

hijackqueen: well i think u should tambah one bowl of rice!