Comments on: Even NBC’s Elita Loresca gets the ‘taba’ comments from her relatives

By: 8Asians.com » If Elita Loresca is “taba” then there is no hope for the rest of us.: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:15:58 +0000

[...] was reading my friend Darleene’s blog and she had a post entitled: Even NBC‚Äôs Elita Loresca gets the ‚Äòtaba‚Äô comments from her relatives. She’s referencing a recent L.A. Weekly article about local newscasters and there is a [...]

By: darleene

darleene — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:20:37 +0000

Bevil, you are so right. You can’t really win with Filipino relatives.

By: Belinda

Belinda — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:13:25 +0000

“reh-joos!!” Oh, that’s GOOD!!!

Oh D!! Nanay would still tell me not to get fat despite being preggers. Then offer me pound cake and tell me to reduce again tomorrow. It’s more like a strange Filipino warning … like I need it.

Sigh … I never win. :)

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:11:57 +0000

Hahaha! I haven’t heard “reduce” (“reh-joos!”) in aaages. Oh man.

Congrats on the baby, Belinda!

By: darleene

darleene — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:26:11 +0000

You guys crack me up. But Bevil, Nany can’t tell you to reduce right now — you’re with child! So ha!

By: Belinda

Belinda — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:08:20 +0000

Is it better to be compared to the fatter cousin or the prettier cousin? Or the cousin with the less bigger butt than you? Or the sisters who are a little bigger than you. Either way … when Nanay says “REDUCE!!!!” — I know I’m home. :)

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:03:04 +0000

I’m surprised her older Filipino relatives didn’t begin with the Comparisons. You know, when you’re sized up with a cousin/sister/cousin’s sister’s friend’s cousin who is less chubby and has that “coveted” fair complexion. ;)