tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968063.post6079055601017509966..comments2023-10-15T09:54:22.780-05:00Comments on mamazilla: do not buy this book for your child.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935187189766583381noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968063.post-36122577561871495502011-07-02T11:38:11.009-05:002011-07-02T11:38:11.009-05:00* 7/2/11 - just an fyi - a while back, i did send ...* 7/2/11 - just an fyi - a while back, i did send an email to adarna books. the response i received was short and cold and basically said my email was the only email they'd ever received and they would probably not re-edit/review the book... so there you have it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935187189766583381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968063.post-72396392884752047402007-04-25T17:32:00.000-05:002007-04-25T17:32:00.000-05:00rachel - "big eyes"? i think that would make anyo...rachel - "big eyes"? i think that would make anyone uncomfortable. i mean who wants eyes as big as say fish eyes besides... fish? yikes. ;)<BR/><BR/>diasl - yeah. don't bring that home or some intestinal wormy thing.... and please ask la dra to take lots of pictures of your face when the relatives break out the pumpkin compliments... i would PAY to see those. ;) thanks for the recs - always looking for more books!<BR/><BR/>irene - yes, i've heard it in other asian cultures as well... that's why when people blame "the collective filipino colonized mind" i get a little perturbed. there are other asian cultures who were not colonized and who still have this same western beauty standard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935187189766583381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968063.post-88559054208360146632007-04-22T07:01:00.000-05:002007-04-22T07:01:00.000-05:00I could never figure that whole "light" skinned ma...I could never figure that whole "light" skinned mastisa Filipino thing. I've heard that it is the same in other cultures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968063.post-61483197296622221262007-04-19T18:56:00.000-05:002007-04-19T18:56:00.000-05:00Oy. Our big trip to Manila and Cebu (me, la dra.,...Oy. Our big trip to Manila and Cebu (me, la dra., The Pumpkin, and my in-laws) is in ONE WEEK (aack!)--thanks for letting me know what NOT to bring home as a souvenir.<BR/><BR/>I'm already wondering how many comments (that I'm not going to understand) are gonna be made about The Pumpkin looking Japanese or Chinese, with such light skin and light hair! <BR/><BR/>BTW, got these 2 Pinoy books from Tuttle to review, babygirl loves 'em, and they're bilingual--Filipino Friends (though the depiction of the balikbayan kid is sorta funny) and My First Book of Tagalog Words (both by Liana Romulo). Worth checking out!daddy in a strange landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838412669298860456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968063.post-22018871496595355582007-04-18T22:05:00.000-05:002007-04-18T22:05:00.000-05:00Great post. And ugh. I can relate, sort of. I used...Great post. And ugh. I can relate, sort of. I used to check out Korean books from the library for my husband to read to my daughter, but since I don't actually read Korean I came home with some pretty cringe-worthy choices. <BR/><BR/>When Bella was young the Korean relatives would say "big eyes" when they saw her. It was meant as a compliment but it made me very uncomfortable.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520269852156590259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968063.post-64296514975440256402007-04-18T21:42:00.000-05:002007-04-18T21:42:00.000-05:00first of all, i'd like to try to translate jordan'...first of all, i'd like to try to translate jordan's comment to everyone else (like me) who doesn't speak tagalog very well/at all... egads, i'm so embarassed... (EEK!)<BR/><BR/>"hi mamazilla, so have you emailed adarna yet? :) my girlfriend pointed me to your post today, i wanted to write to you personally. well, first of all, thank you for bringing our books with you from the philippines. we are often open to commentary regarding our books, perhaps we'll talk about what you wrote and talk about luis' story. will return for updates. thank you! jordan"<BR/><BR/>ok, people... THAT was almost as painful as an epidural... and it took two translation sites and a my mom - a visayan mom who doesn't speak a whole lot of tagalog herself.... it's the deaf leading the deaf... into a speedmetal concert. anyhoo...<BR/><BR/>jordan - thank you so much for writing to me. i really LOVE the books we have from adarna. i'm so sorry for murdering the tagalog/english transalation of your comment. mea culpa! and no, i still haven't written an email to adarna... the paloma came down with a fever and a cold which translates into me not doing anything until she gets better and i get some sleep... but, i'll get on it ASAP now. :)<BR/><BR/>honglien123 - doesn't that drive you absolutely BONKERS... the paloma has a talent for giving me hope... and a migrane headache. ;)<BR/><BR/>puglet - i'm on GLUE. i CAN'T be IT. neenarneenarneenar! ;) <BR/><BR/>angela - *blush* thanks for the compliment! it amazes me that i can talk with her (a four year old)about stuff like this and she STILL doesn't understand the importance of handwashing. (!!!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935187189766583381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968063.post-50309513981642250522007-04-18T17:08:00.000-05:002007-04-18T17:08:00.000-05:00Mamazilla, great post! That's wonderful that you c...Mamazilla, great post! That's wonderful that you can talk so freely with Paloma and discuss important issues with her, great job!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03298099759296161682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968063.post-70126109319336597642007-04-18T15:22:00.000-05:002007-04-18T15:22:00.000-05:00I just gave you my " Thinkg Blogger" award. *looks...I just gave you my " Thinkg Blogger" award. *looks around* *looks at post* I wonder why. Anyway, I never do meme tags, but woman, you are SO it.Puglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587242735373619910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968063.post-34946773739761249972007-04-18T02:14:00.000-05:002007-04-18T02:14:00.000-05:00Vietnamese have a similar, although not quite as v...Vietnamese have a similar, although not quite as vocal preference for lighter skin. My younger sister who is much darker than the rest of the family, was always teased that she must've been picked up somewhere and must've been a [insert darker Asian ethnicity here] castoff. And at our last bbq, all my aunties in a total reverse of sun bathing demanded that I bring all 8 of the family umbrellas out so that they wouldn't tan. Nothing I said could convince them that there was nothing wrong with being darker. =(<BR/><BR/>The Paloma is so sweet and wise with her words. It's nice to know that even if there's not much hope with changing the attitude of the older generation, there's a lot of hope for the younger ones.honglien123https://www.blogger.com/profile/04664865503830892153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968063.post-23353097509238935252007-04-17T23:45:00.000-05:002007-04-17T23:45:00.000-05:00Hi Mamazilla, so nakapag-email ka naba sa Adarna?:...Hi Mamazilla, so nakapag-email ka naba sa Adarna?:)<BR/><BR/>My girlfriend pointed me to your post today, at nagsusulat ako sa iyo personally ngayon. Well, una sa lahat, salamat sa pagtangkilik sa aming mga libro nang napadaan ka sa 'pinas. Lagi kaming bukas sa komentaryo hinggil sa aming mga libro, kaya aming ipagmumuni-muni ang iyong mga nasabi at kakausapin ang may akda na si Luis ukol dito. Balikan kita sa anumang updates.<BR/><BR/>Salamat!<BR/>Jordan<BR/>Product Development Officer<BR/>Adarna House, Inc.<BR/>(Artist ako, pero di mo makikita sa title:)Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16126538729900923585noreply@blogger.com