01. I love anchovies.
02. I LOVE Sinigang na Baboy with patis, calamansi and sili as a dipping sauce. And rice.
03. I prefer working behind the scenes than being in the spotlight (not very Leo-like).
04. I carry a pen and notebook with me everywhere I go.
05. In one of the notebook pages is a list of books I’d like to buy sometime.
06. My shoe size is 6 1/2.
07. Going to the large and spacious groceries is one of my forms of therapy.
08. I have had about a dozen blogs but now maintain only three.
09. I avoid watching horror flicks because of my overactive imagination.
10. I try not read food blogs before lunchtime because I end up eating more than I should!
11. I love Indian food, especially Chicken Makhani.
12. I wash my face with Dove cream bar twice before going to bed and upon waking up.
13. I love watching The Apprentice and observing how Carolyn works.
14. I’m a premature baby — was born at 7 months.
15. I walk really fast and can weave through human traffic well.
16. I’m not a morning person.
17. But I enjoy preparing H’s baon in the morning.
18. When I was 14, I had 120 penpals around the world. I wonder how they’re all doing now.
19. I’m growing my hair long since I’ve had it short for 9 years now.
20. I’m probably the world’s slowest dish washer.
I was tagged by paz!
Rules dictate I have to tag 5 people so…:
…if your name begins with a vowel, you’re tagged!
…if you don’t like anchovies, you’re tagged!
…if you’re not a morning person, you’re tagged!
…if your name ends with a vowel, you’re tagged!
…if you love eating Haw Flakes, you’re tagged!
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
Jeanny
October 30, 2005 at 2:18 pm (19 years ago)Really you were a prematured baby. I guess you were really tiny that time.
wow 120 penpals, sis ang sipag mo to answers all those letters.
Ay you walk fast, I think maiiwan mo ko kc I walk slow eh but you can wait for me naman di ba, he he he.
Im on a week vacation pala. Ikaw?
Paul
October 30, 2005 at 5:14 pm (19 years ago)a dozen blogs??? and 120 penpals. you really love reaching out to people.
sha
October 30, 2005 at 6:50 pm (19 years ago)if you are not a morning person.. hmm ok
just flew in from france and just settling back here to a domesticated life here in Athens wont work for a while but soon I will.. well itch for it…
20 likes….. lets do a random
1. i have made friends where ever i travel and still in touch with them
2. i send over 90 xmas cards and am sure i have skipped a few
3. many times i have been mistaken in my mid 20s….
4. like you a carry a moleskin notebook and pen everywhere…
5. i dont walk fast but am good at weaving thru the crowd
6. i love being near the sea
7. blogs? what blogs haha i was happy to withdraw for a while it gave me time to focus on other things
8. we can get along see no 1 and 2
9. i write a lot not just email but letters and sends cards
10…. am going out now… before the sun disappears autumn is here sunny days are rare better go and enjoy it
and i wish you happy monday well in few hrs the greeks will say
kali ebdomada happy week which you greet on mondays
kalo mina happy month
Daphne
October 31, 2005 at 1:21 am (19 years ago)I’m definitely not a morning person and my name ends with a vowel. So yeah I’m tagged =)
paz
October 31, 2005 at 1:42 am (19 years ago)thanks toni! i love indian food too! i even went to a cooking class to learn the tricks of indian cuisine (but one class won’t make you an expert!).
Christine
October 31, 2005 at 4:59 am (19 years ago)wow, we have a lot of things in common, Toni apart from the fact that I am not a preemie! i never used to be a morning person but living in NZ made me one! haha
BabyPink
October 31, 2005 at 10:12 am (19 years ago)naku! all items, except #1, about people you’re tagging describe me! so, i’m definitely tagged!:)
pareho tayo sa mga sumusunod:
03. I prefer working behind the scenes than being in the spotlight (not very Leo-like). –pero may time na medyo gusto ko ng “in the spotlight” pero mas madalas ang gusto ko behind the scenes.:)
04. I carry a pen and notebook with me everywhere I go.
05. In one of the notebook pages is a list of books I’d like to buy sometime.
12. I wash my face with Dove cream bar twice before going to bed and upon waking up.
15. I walk really fast and can weave through human traffic well.
16. I’m not a morning person.
17. But I enjoy preparing H’s baon in the morning.
grabe, nawindang ako sa 120 penpals!:)
Toni
October 31, 2005 at 5:13 pm (19 years ago)Jeanny sis: Yeah I was a tiny baby! Was really weird-looking too hehehe. Yup, masipag ako magsulat nun! After school didiretso ako to answer my letters, nauna pa sa homework! At oo naman, hihintayin kita kung mabagal ka maglakad. Yup I’m on vacation until middle next week pa. Whoopee!
Paul : That’s a nice way to look at it! Yes, I do like reaching out to people through various forms of writing!
sha : I guess writing a lot is a big thing we have in common! I like keeping in touch with old and new friends through e-mail now. I’m not as diligent in keeping up the correspondence though!
Daphne : Yey!
paz : Wow a cooking class! I should take one soon too!
Christine : Must be the crisp morning air!
Diane: Mas marami pa nga ata dun eh; di ko na sinama yun hindi ko regular na nasusulatan!
kat
November 1, 2005 at 12:36 am (19 years ago)Just wanted to say Happy Halloween!! (And I’m luurve Indian food as well…and Sinigang na Baboy…and totally agree with you on #’s 10 and 16! –Great list!)
Junnie
November 1, 2005 at 3:18 am (19 years ago)Boo! Happy Halloween Toni. Ill do the Top 20 in my next entry. If not the current one
mare
November 1, 2005 at 5:44 am (19 years ago)120 pen pals? Imagine how much you’d save on stamps if you could email them!
I love anchovies too.
pinayhekmi
November 1, 2005 at 12:54 pm (19 years ago)Wow, you’re tag leaves no one out! Hahah!!! Very interesting facts. I’ll see if I can find the motivation to do it. Have a great week ahead!
jing
November 2, 2005 at 12:06 am (19 years ago)I thought i was spared frm the tags, but base on the tag criteria, I got 1 out 5, I wish I were a morning person loool!!!! well see how many i can come up with.
Jet
November 2, 2005 at 8:34 am (19 years ago)Toni??? Why not premature baby? Then I would have been tagged too! 😀
jey
November 3, 2005 at 11:38 am (19 years ago)hi there, toni!
you’re random 20 is interesting.:) and i love haw flakes! i used to spend my baon back in grade school just to buy those.
annabanana
November 4, 2005 at 3:50 pm (19 years ago)hi tones!
naku, 4 out of 5 ako..kung pipilitin pa, 5 out of five, i like haw flakes,but since we dont have it here, nakalimutan ko naang lasa…i love growers peanuts and horlick’s candies…niwey, will do this on my next entry, kapag sinipag! haaaay, im so lazy! happy weekend to you, toni…nami-miss ko yung friday trio mo!
hugs!
annabanana
November 4, 2005 at 3:53 pm (19 years ago)ay mali pala yung basa ko…i love anchovies, so that makes it 4 out of 5! 😀
Via
November 5, 2005 at 1:08 pm (19 years ago)Hey! I don’t like anchovies, I love Haw Flakes and my name ends in a vowel. So I guess I’m IT.
BabyPink
November 6, 2005 at 12:52 am (19 years ago)ngayon ko lang napansin na nasali pala ang #17. hindi pala tayo pareho doon dahil wala naman akong H eh. hehehehe:)
sasagutan ko na din ito maya-maya. bloghop muna ako.:)
Toni
November 6, 2005 at 4:14 pm (19 years ago)kat: Oooh nice to meet a fellow Indian food lover!
Junnie : No rush!
mare : Oo nga wala pang email nun pero iba ang novelty ng pagsusulat eh!
tintin: Have a great week ahead too!
jing : Aha! Can’t wait to read your tag.
Jet : Ay! Sige next tag nalang!
jey : How cute! Haw Flakes is a memorable part of my childhood too!
annabanana: Ang Friday Trio ay magbabalik sooooooon!
Via : Tag! You’re it!
Diane: Hahahaha napansin ko rin yun pero di ko nalang brining up hehehe.
Junnie
November 8, 2005 at 9:08 am (19 years ago)tapos na…finally. but i did it differently….non-conformist kasi ako….
Dr E
November 9, 2005 at 8:15 am (19 years ago)Second to you, I’m also probably the world’s slowest dish washer. If I go any faster, the dishes break.
I’d like to this 20 random stuff sometime when I get back.
Chel
November 10, 2005 at 10:28 am (19 years ago)hey i also had a LOT of penpals when I was in high school!
Erik
November 10, 2005 at 12:28 pm (19 years ago)Premie ka?! I didn’t know that!
Toni
November 10, 2005 at 2:30 pm (19 years ago)Junnie: I saw it na! Non-comformist ka nga!
Dr. E: I can’t wait to read yours!
Chel: I wonder why WE weren’t penpals then, hehehe.
Erik: One more thing you know about me then!