Lynn and Ganns tagged me to share 6 weird things about myself. I’d like to think of them as quirks and not weirdness though. 😀
1. I think in stories. Over at Happy Nest, I wrote about a friend whose head was always filled with music. When he asked me what was in mine, I said “Words. Stories.” There’s a story for everything, no matter how minute something is. Everyone and everything has a story. I like thinking about stories.
2. I thought the wax of queso de bola was edible and ate it for years. I was about ten when I noticed how my relatives would leave the red part on their plates. What a waste!, I thought. When I learned it was wax, I felt more sadness than shock. It was my favorite part of queso de bola!
3. I have a collection of bookmarks, but always end up using ticket stubs or random pieces of paper to mark my place instead. There’s this gorgeous bookmark I got from A Different Bookstore — it’s gold-colored with green fringes and silver stars and trinkets hanging on its end. Beautiful! After using it twice (The Painted Veil and Rosie Dunne), I left it absent-mindedly in between pages of the last book I read. I’m now reading Sleepaway: Writings on Summer Camp. My bookmark? Boarding ticket stubs from my recent Bangkok trip.
4. I’m a premature baby. Okay, that’s not weird, but it’s not normal-normal either, right? I was born at 7 months. So technically, my birthday’s supposed to be in September. Maybe that’s why I have such an affinity for sapphires, the birthstone of that month. Maybe that’s why I don’t really feel like a Leo half the time. I’ve also had my share of health problems, but I don’t think it’s because I’m premature. My friends have said I’m like an old soul or mature for my age, and they linked it to my being premature. I don’t really know if there’s a link there, but I take that as a compliment. As long as they don’t say I look old for my age, that’s fine with me. Hahaha!
5. I eat Milo powder on rice. Yummy!
6. I admit it! I’m a TomKatSuri fan! I like seeing their pictures at TOMKATCRAZY!. I subscribe to that blog and love it when new pics are uploaded. Suri is so cute!
Those are my 6 quirks. What are yours? You can leave your list of 6 Weird Things right here in the comments section, or place them on your blog.
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.
thess
July 1, 2007 at 10:26 pm (17 years ago)You’re definitely not weird ha ha! I used to do #2 and will now try # 5 *lol*
Send me an address where I can send you a bookmark(s)
Lynn
July 1, 2007 at 11:03 pm (17 years ago)Toni, thanks!
Anyway, you got me at #2. I had a good laugh when it came to the part “and ate it for years”. #5, hmmm, chocolate flavored rice? Make a champorado, quick. 
I tried having evaporated milk on rice though.
Cookie
July 2, 2007 at 6:00 pm (17 years ago)Toni, #2 just cracked me up. Weird ka!!! Di ko ma-take!!! You could’ve eaten crayons instead. I heard they were yummy
Christianne
July 3, 2007 at 4:03 am (17 years ago)The queso de bola one is cute! I have this picture of a pigtailed Toni in a school uniform staring sadly at the cheese crust left on her plate, hehe.
Suri is just so adorable, but Tom Cruise scares me! And I never liked Katie Holmes 😀
Anyway I’ve seen A Painted Veil, and I loved it. Thanks so much for the reco. The parts where Edward Norton spoke Chinese cracked me up though 😀
beabear
July 3, 2007 at 11:56 am (17 years ago)#2 and #5 really amke you adorably weird sweetie
chateau
July 3, 2007 at 8:49 pm (17 years ago)I used to eat the wax of queso de bola too! And yes, I loved it too hahaha! I did not know it was wax and was always amazed at how red and shiny it was LOL
lady cess
July 4, 2007 at 5:41 pm (17 years ago)ako naman, i use tags from clothes as bookmarks, hehehe.
how about the brangelina baby?
karen
July 16, 2007 at 11:32 pm (17 years ago)i used to do #5 for years! milo was better on rice than ovaltine. i think suri is uber cute too! although sometimes, i think she’s freakishly cute with those big blue eyes and dark hair.
weird thing about me: i like country music. sometimes, i sing it out loud.
masquerade_princess
July 26, 2007 at 1:58 pm (17 years ago)i also love milo powder in rice! you may also want to try powder milk, so yummy!