I celebrated my 28th birthday quietly and happily. H and I spent the whole day together, just the two of us. Here’s my special day in pictures! Just mouse over for the story and click the pictures to enlarge. Enjoy!
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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.
mari
August 4, 2005 at 5:47 pm (19 years ago)happy bday toni! medyo late ko hehehe
Toni
August 4, 2005 at 5:48 pm (19 years ago)mari: ok lang yun 😀 salamat!
jen
August 4, 2005 at 6:34 pm (19 years ago)happy birthday toni!
Looks like you had loads of fun!
Toni
August 4, 2005 at 6:37 pm (19 years ago)jen: yup i did!
thanks!
dexie
August 4, 2005 at 7:30 pm (19 years ago)LOTS of fun. woohooo. btw, you look even more fabulous in pink
Toni
August 4, 2005 at 8:10 pm (19 years ago)dexie: haha! thanks dear!
i’m now blushing pink cuz of that compliment!
paz
August 4, 2005 at 9:25 pm (19 years ago)hi toni! oh how fun!
next year’s birthday bash should top this year’s!
annabanana
August 4, 2005 at 10:47 pm (19 years ago)looks like you had a nice birthday! cheers!
denden
August 5, 2005 at 12:01 am (19 years ago)nice pics. i like your photo-booth pics, sooo cute. an hour and a half cardio??? please send some motivation my way. ha ha ha.
Cat
August 5, 2005 at 12:20 am (19 years ago)Sounds like a very fun birthday! I’ve been wanting to try Shabu- shabu with A. There was a resto in the Fort but it closed down na. We had a very bad experience in that resto. On it’s first day, my co- managers and my bosses and I decided to have dinner there first before having our weekly manager’s meeting. My God! When the waitstaff turned on the burners, lumiyab siya! As in we saw blue flame explode under the table! Buti na lang, nobody got hurt or burned! Everybody was quick enough to jump away from the table. Then, all our orders were delayed, considering there were only 5 tables. We were done eating na when our additional soup for the shabu- shabu came. We were done eating na when the rice finally came! And when we asked for our bill, they handed us our order slips without any bill! As in parang sinabi na rin sa amin, kayo na lang mag compute!
Being in the resto business, we know we should cut them some slack and be more understanding. It IS their first day after all. But we thought it was all too much. I never went to any Shabu- shabu resto after (or maybe because I don’t know where to go) because of that explosion incident.
Which resto did you go? I wanna try it out! 😛
Oh, and I also tag you with the book survey.
sha
August 5, 2005 at 2:32 am (19 years ago)must plan my husband bday… I wont be back end of Sept pa sa Greece sabi nya gusto nya Bordeux for wines… hmm I hope he will just say tuloy sa malaysia for diving LOL
grabe ganda ng bday mo
hali ka saCAnnes:
mare
August 5, 2005 at 2:55 am (19 years ago)Such a beautiful day! Love shabu-shabu.
AnP
August 5, 2005 at 5:58 am (19 years ago)you and Den looked very happy. great idea to spend your special day like that.
huli man at magaling, maihahabol din… BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TONI!!!
Toni
August 5, 2005 at 8:44 am (19 years ago)paz : Yes it should! But I wouldn’t mind if it doesn’t.
annabanana : Had a great time. Cheers to you too!
denden : Yeah! An hour and a half. The secret is I watch a film on TV while working out so I am oblivious to the time!
Cat : Try the Mini Shabu-Shabu in Greenhills Shopping Center. They use electric stoves, not gas ranges which are more dangerous (hence your experience!) The service in the Greenhils branch hasn’t disappointed me so I highly recommend it to you! Thanks for the tag! Will answer later!
sha : Hehehe ganda thanks to my husband who planned it all! Ano, sunod na ako diyan sa Cannes? Hehehe.
mare : Yummy ang shabu-shabu ‘no!
AnP : Salamat!!!
jojo
August 5, 2005 at 11:22 am (19 years ago)wow…my kind of celebration. i think our birthday celebrations get simple and quieter as we age, but nonetheless happy!
i wanted to try that neoprint things at timezone too. sige nga, next time.
belated happy bday again!
eye
August 5, 2005 at 12:01 pm (19 years ago)pictures indeed speak a thousand words, what a great birthday celeb you had toni
more whacky and eventful birthdays to come!
santos.
August 5, 2005 at 12:06 pm (19 years ago)happy belated birthday, toni! looks like you had a wonderful day–you have many more ahead of you too
watson
August 5, 2005 at 1:12 pm (19 years ago)Toni, belated happy birthday sa yo! Looks like you had a grand time. Uy, pwede humingi ng secret mo? Paano mo ginawa yang collage of photos? Ang cool kasi.
Toni
August 5, 2005 at 2:10 pm (19 years ago)watson: I emailed you my secret hehehe.
santos: I had a great day indeed! Thanks for the greeting!
eye: More wacky! Love that!!!
jojo: Super aliw yun picture booth! Try niyo with your little princess.
Meron pang “wind” option — a breeze will run through the booth so fly away ang effect ng hair mo! Galing! Sadly short ang hair ko so di ko na-feel talaga ang wind running thru my hair haha!
Junnie
August 5, 2005 at 10:35 pm (19 years ago)ooooooooooooooooooooooooh, i love the pictures! and the captions too! if i were in the phils then, you’d surely see me in all the places you went. those are my favorite hang out places in manila.
it was such a happy birthday, no greeting can express it well – such full of love reflected.
kat
August 6, 2005 at 3:35 am (19 years ago)looks like you had a fabulous fun-filled birthday! the pics rocked!
by the way, what is “sate” ? just wondering. we have shabu-shabu joints here too, but i’ve actually never been to one! i’ll make sure to try it!
BabyPink
August 6, 2005 at 6:14 am (19 years ago)ang saya ‘nyo naman. hi to master!:)
petite
August 6, 2005 at 6:57 am (19 years ago)great birthday pics! it’s nice to celebrate birthdays in a quiet, intimate way sometimes, no?
tin
August 6, 2005 at 11:44 am (19 years ago)beautiful birthday pics, toni! belated, belated!!
Christine
August 6, 2005 at 2:39 pm (19 years ago)hi toni. it seemed like you had a blast on your birthday — what caught my attention was that yummy dessert — sa cafe breton ba yan????? yummmm!!! I should get a list from you of the restos and shops to go to para maximised ang bakasyon ko! I’ll email you privately! mwah!
Toni
August 7, 2005 at 1:42 pm (19 years ago)Junnie : I did the best I could with the pictures to capture all the fun but sometimes pictures can’t say it all pala hahaha!
kat : From the website I found…
saté; satay
[sah-TAY]
An Indonesian favorite consisting of small marinated cubes of meat, fish or poultry threaded on skewers and grilled or broiled. Saté is usually served with a spicy peanut sauce. It’s a favorite snack food but is also often served for an appetizer and sometimes as a main dish.
I used the term loosely though hahaha! I call any sauce that’s a bit spicy “sate.”
I wasn’t into shabu-shabu joints before I met my husband but now I love those places! Do try eating at one for experience.
BabyPink : Hehehe sige I’ll say hi to Master for ya!
petite : Yes, that’s how I prefer it most of the time! So much better than big parties and I run into people who I don’t know haha!
tin : Thanks tin!!!
Christine : Crepes Francais was the name of the restaurant we ate in
I’ll wait for your email!!! 😉
ting
August 12, 2005 at 2:09 pm (19 years ago)(**covering my face with shame**)..I’m way too late Toni but I hope it’s alright. Happy Birthday!
I think I know how it is like to celebrate your birthday on your own and of course your better half. Precious and Priceless!
your pictures with D really are priceless..enjoy it, habang wala pang bata..
noemi
August 31, 2005 at 4:20 am (19 years ago)that’s why you haven’t post in awhile. cause your having fun.