It’s a warm afternoon. You and I are meeting up at a cafe for the first time. Don’t worry, you’ll know it’s me — small girl with the messy hair, black t-shirt, a bead necklace, blue jeans and flip-flops. I wave at you and wave back. After a quick hug, we settle down into two cozy chairs with a small round table between us. Are you comfortable? Good, that makes two of us. I’ll order a pot of hot tea and a sandwich (crabstick and mango with greens and wasabi mayo on whole wheat… mmm!). What would you order? And what do you think we’d talk about?
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.
Junnie
May 19, 2006 at 1:51 pm (18 years ago)I’ll order the same. We can share tales about our travels. Which place is the best place to go to for a particular season. We can go and discuss kids and how they make us smile. We then talk about how blogging has made us good friends, yet, we havent even met…not even shared a pot of hot tea.
But for now, this comment box is the only way we can be one – and remain one til the day I set my eyes on a small petite girl with the messy well coiffed hair (na hinangin sa labas), black t-shirt, a bead necklace, blue jeans and flip-flops.
jey
May 19, 2006 at 4:06 pm (18 years ago)i’ll order coffee and corned beef pandesal. we’ll share high school stories, laugh over the silly stuff we did back then. shall we talk about crushee? hahaha. i hope so. =) we’ll talk about how blogging has made 2 total strangers become friends, and all the things we learned from blogging. we’ll exchange recipes, but i’ll mostly be learning more cooking from you. hehe.
and yeap, i am looking forward to this day =)
jojo
May 19, 2006 at 7:11 pm (18 years ago)before that meet up, i’ll come up with my list of the tips I wanted to get from you (cooking, cleaning, etc) then I’d ask them one by one. hehehehe
mare
May 19, 2006 at 9:39 pm (18 years ago)I’d get my usual – chai tea with soy and a cheese pretzel. You’d laugh at my attempts of being crafty shown in the goofy magnets I’ve made you. I’d tell you what we’d talk about but ssshhh it’s a secret!
jeanny
May 19, 2006 at 11:40 pm (18 years ago)I’ll have a cup of brewed coffe and a tuna turnover…siguro if ever magkita us before the 24…malamang about the coming event, he he he….or if after the 24th malamang mga cooking stints naten and some house tips 😀
Pia
May 20, 2006 at 1:39 am (18 years ago)i’ll have a chai latte and a mushroom quiche or a plain croissant please! care to talk about the latest campaign you worked on and how crazy the clients or the accounts were? or, there will always be the quintessential 20-something writer question – are awards your measurement for creativity? LOL.
Daphne
May 20, 2006 at 12:42 pm (18 years ago)I will be the petite or rather short woman with my hair tied in a ponytail clad in a t-shirt with jeans and flats. We would talk about the latest movies showing at the cinemas, recommend which novels to read. Maybe you can give me some valuable household tips and tasty easy to follow recipes I can attempt to try. God knows I’m not an expert in the kitchen nor do I maintain a spiffy clean place like you. Oh I would order a cold Mocha frost, an almond croissant or a blueberry cheesecake. Heh maybe both because I’m matakaw but I promise to share the cake with you!
Yupki
May 20, 2006 at 2:27 pm (18 years ago)I’ll order a pot of tea too and a grilled cheese sandwich (weird combo?) and perhaps we’ll talk about movies and places we’ve been too. And I’d definitely ask you about food!
xtianne
May 20, 2006 at 7:54 pm (18 years ago)I’d order tea and cheesecake. We’d talk about how wonderful our husbands are, and about our common interests – do you still love Shakey’s garlic & cheese pizza?
Zita
May 20, 2006 at 7:56 pm (18 years ago)Just catch up with what’s been happening in our lives since we met ages ago. Maybe introduce you to my son and H. I’ll have a strong latte, with brownies for a snack.
petite
May 20, 2006 at 9:31 pm (18 years ago)when we meet up, there’s sure to be two small women sharing a table laden with food!
i’ll order a cup of steaming-hot coffee, a bottle of water, and a light, fluffy crepe filled with banana slices and Nutella, topped with vanilla ice cream, and drizzled with chocolate sauce.
although we’ve never met before, we’ll most probably dive right into a conversation about travel and careers. we’ll share anecdotes about our husbands and the things they do that make us laugh and smile. we’ll also talk about things that life has shown us and taught us. and of course, we’ll talk about food – food we’ve eaten, food we’ve cooked, food that we’ve heard about and want to try eating/cooking someday.
Lissa
May 21, 2006 at 5:11 am (18 years ago)It’s been so long I don’t know where to start! Siguro I’ll ask you what you did in college, tsika about your love life and my love life.. Our thoughts, dreams, frustrations at kung ano ano pa. I’m sure na hindi tayo mawawalan ng topics. hee hee… One day siguro no?
iska
May 21, 2006 at 6:05 pm (18 years ago)i will order what you ordered as i am not so familiar with what’s good back home. (i am thinking we are meeting somewhere in metro manila.) we may 1st get started by telling each other we are both small girls who go out in shirts and blue jeans. you might ask me about life in communist china. then start talking about those posts you made that I read and commented on then maybe talk about other things that will probably come out from those small little things…
vina
May 26, 2006 at 4:31 pm (18 years ago)caramel frappe and begian waffle for me! i’m basically shy but when i open up, i can just be the silliest person ever. we can talk about absolutely nothing…