My parents used to tell me that if I swallowed seeds while eating watermelons or any other fruit for that matter, a watermelon patch would grow in my stomach and would eventually kill me! I know deep down that this isn't true, but I still made a habit of removing some seeds, especially the bigger ones before taking a bite!
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I was also told that if I swallowed a chewing gum, I could suffocate and die. Still not sure if that was true. But it sure freaked me out to even try to chew a gum when I was younger till I saw my cousins chewing them. Heh.
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When I was young, I guess I wasn't like most kids. Even when I was 7, I used to sleep real late. Probably at 2-3 on a non-school night. My dad used to say that if I sleep late (past midnight), witches would kidnapped me and I won't be able to come back home again. It kinda freaked me out as I also read such stories in Enid Blytons.
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I used to hate eating greens. Sometimes I would scoop my veges back onto my mom's plate when she wasn't looking. My mom would tell me that if I don't eat my veges, I would have lots of pimples. Then she would get uncles and cousins on her side to help her justify her statement with proofs! Now I have pimples. I guess I defied her =P Another similar story was that if I don't finish everything on my plate, my future wife would have lots of pimples! Omg...
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A family friend once said that if I could spread my hand and cover my face, I would live quite long. When I did it, she smacked my own hand against my nose! Ouuch!
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My mom used to say that she could see what we were doing at home from her office through her pictures! That was freaky!
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4 comments:
LOL... i know the watermelon thingy. I believed it for a while. I actually imagined a plant growing outta my mouth! Then i came to the conclusion that the acid in my stomach would kill it anyway.
You know what? When we were younger, the adults used to go to Macro to get chinese new year groceries in ipoh. The kids always wanted to follow, but they said that only 18 and above can enter macro. I recently (like this year) realise that they were lying...
I had the image of a guard checking ICs at the door (as if you were entering a casino) for such a long time!!!
Lol! yea! I also then realised that our stomach acids can dissolve the seeds. I also remember I would not breathe so often so that there would be less oxygen for the seeds to grow =P
OMG! haha!! That's so funny! Yea! I also remember our parents forbidding us to follow them there XD
Somehow I doubt we can fool kids with the same lies nowadays. Imagine Shi Ian falling for that! XD
shi ian will prolly throw a fit n slam the door in your face!!
Hahaha! Yea! He does throw some tantrums sometimes. but I think the twins are more capable of doing so =P
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