Reveal Yourself!
It’s de-lurking today at Wifely Steps. If you’re reading this entry, you are obliged to reveal yourself! Yeah! C’mon, this is just a game. 
Let’s have a little fun. I’d like to get to know the folks who are reading this blog at this very moment.
All you have to do is wave hello and tell me who you are. It’d be great if you told me a little bit more about yourself too. That’s ultra fine with me. I love a good conversation. Anything but spam is welcome.
So… hello there! Caught you looking! May I know who you are? 
August 31st, 2006 at 12:41 am
Hi! Caught red handed. ha! ha! So here goes …
I’m Rachel. I stumbled upon your blog recently and found your posts very interesting. I’m fairly new in blogging but I realized how fun and self-rewarding it is to have an online journal.
August 31st, 2006 at 1:07 am
Hi!
August 31st, 2006 at 1:27 am
Hi — Just got here randomly — (clicked on a link on someone’s blog by accident) and you caught me — nice blog though! I am a 36 yr-old guy living in Atlanta, just surfing the web.
August 31st, 2006 at 1:49 am
you got me Toni.
I’m doing this at work , so if somebody else ,outside of yourself catches me , an embarassing moment might ensue and the worst case scenario is…
you know me as bh but my real name is A_____. You know what my name is.
I’m doing this with trepidation because I’m a very private person and if I’m one of the seven dwarfs I’d be Bashful, but here goes:
I’m a male and single, make that divorced. I had been married once and I don’t know if I wanna try that again.
I live in the Rogue Valley which is located at the southern end of Oregon, USA. I live in the city of Medford and work in Ashland which is about 15 miles to the south. Actually, I have a part time job and I work in both towns. I work as a Medical Technologist ( in some states like California, it is called Clinical Laboratory Scientist) in Ashland and as an architect in Medford and I am on the throes of schizophrenia.
I do have my degrees in both field and have student loan as big as the national debt to prove it.
( The above information is more than enough to let some people know without a doubt who the author is. There is only one hospital in Ashland)
I like the Valley of the Rogue but some things are beginning to wear on me and I am thinking of moving back to California or to Las Vegas some time in the fall or early spring. Nobody knows about this and if somebody from the hospital happens to come across this, it might cause a stir as we have a shortage of people in our profession in general and at the hospital in particular.
I like to read and listen to music, live or memorex. (that’s a pun)
I’m reading SIDEWAYS now and I just bought 2 books from Barnes & Noble last night- O. Henry Awards 2005 and The Best Essays of the Century.
We’re attending the CHICAGO concert at the Britt tonight, which reminds me – I have to get out of here early. ( And I’ve spent a good part of the morning typing this. Talk about productivity. I wish I had taken Miss Nebrida’s Typing Class in high school.)
Art- I think that’s a requisite of the job.
I like to travel but lately I haven’t had the time or wherewithal. But I’m driving to Canada one more time before the cold comes.
you’re probably tired or reading this so I’ll cut it short.
So long , Toni.
August 31st, 2006 at 2:43 am
*wave*
August 31st, 2006 at 4:13 am
*waves*
Yes Toni, you caught me. It’s 4:20 AM!
I’m an insomniac who lurks at other people’s blogs during the wee hours of the morning. Sometimes I leave comments other times I don’t.
August 31st, 2006 at 5:20 am
Hello, Toni!
August 31st, 2006 at 5:35 am
hi Toni,
I find myself reading your blogs almost weekly. I am a 28 y/o full time mom of a 3 y/o and a 6 mo. old. My life has evolved with my children and husband and I am just loving the time I spend with my children. I appreciate your blogs because it reminds me of my childhood in the Philippines. I especially adore your dining adventures. I am an aspiring cook too, but I find myself cooking mostly Western cuisine since my husband hardly likes Pinoy dishes. My son M loves my beef tapa. Its as regular as mash potatoes and gravy on our dining table. Thanks! =P
August 31st, 2006 at 5:36 am
hi Toni,
I find myself reading your blogs almost weekly. I am a 28 y/o full time mom of a 3 y/o and a 6 mo. old here in MN. My life has evolved with my children and husband and I am just loving the time I spend with my children. I appreciate your blogs because it reminds me of my childhood in the Philippines. I especially adore your dining adventures. I am an aspiring cook too, but I find myself cooking mostly Western cuisine since my husband hardly likes Pinoy dishes. My son M loves my beef tapa. Its as regular as mash potatoes and gravy on our dining table. Thanks! =P
August 31st, 2006 at 6:16 am
Ha ha ha you caught me. I just recently discovered your blog and now it’s become a habit…hope to meet you someday
August 31st, 2006 at 8:14 am
*waves*
For formality’s sake…I’m Tina.
20 years old and a book-lover just like you. I’ve only been visiting your blog for less than a month’s time (I think) and I’ve always enjoyed visiting here. 
Wohoo. 
August 31st, 2006 at 8:37 am
hey tones! c’est moi!
- rowie
August 31st, 2006 at 9:21 am
OLA Toni!
August 31st, 2006 at 9:24 am
*hug* galing ng idea mo, ah. di na ako magpapakilala. kita na lang tayo sa maynila. hehe! (at sikat ka. hehe!)
August 31st, 2006 at 10:06 am
hi toni
*kumakaway-kaway*
August 31st, 2006 at 10:15 am
i have been reading your blog for several years and consider you a good friend
heehee 
hi toni!
August 31st, 2006 at 11:32 am
I’ve been visitng your blog since your birthday. I’ve linked you to mine. I miss some of your recent posts but I go back and read. I love the one when you posted on a comment some book suggestions. I actually bought some. I will do a book review as one of my posts. Thanks for the suggestions.
August 31st, 2006 at 11:47 am
Hi, I’m ^. =D
August 31st, 2006 at 12:26 pm
hi toni!
August 31st, 2006 at 12:55 pm
hello toni!
im belle, married but no kids yet.i enjoy reading your blog.i dont remember when i started reading your blog but i think matagal tagal na rin. pero hiya lang ako magparamdam =) pero now magpapakilala po ako.
August 31st, 2006 at 1:52 pm
*wave ala beauty queen*
hello toni dear. jher here. mwah!
August 31st, 2006 at 2:16 pm
Hi Toni,
i’ve been a lurker for the past few months, just because i don’t have too much to do at work…hehehe. i really like your blog and hope that you continue with it for a long time. i am a single mom with 4 kids and working as an IT consultant. we will be moving soon to melbourne and i’ll definitely keep on reading your site even if i’m in the land down under. bye mate!
Meg
August 31st, 2006 at 2:58 pm
*wave* You know who I am
August 31st, 2006 at 3:52 pm
Hi Toni! you got me there. I’m quite new in this blogging phenomenon as I’ve only been doing it for three months. I discovered your blog when I was visiting the links of essenCes and Pinay New Yorker. Anyway, I just got married last year and I also love to cook. I really found your blog interesting and I’ve been visiting it ever since.
August 31st, 2006 at 4:16 pm
hi, Pat here. I’ve been reading your blog for several months now, but only decided to write a comment recently. Got married last Dec and I’m now 5 mos. preggy.
August 31st, 2006 at 4:31 pm
oooh this one me like…
i couldn’t remember how we first started as “blogmates”. all i know is that i’ve been reading your blog for almost a year now. i i’m a 27yo senior programmer for an IT consulting firm in makati. i’m married to my work and i like the thought of being a corporate slave. i like traveling, photography and anything in between.
what makes me keep on coming back to read your posts, your food blogs and the photos! it really makes my mouth water everytime.
August 31st, 2006 at 5:04 pm
hi toni! *waves madly*
i visit your blog almost everyday (basta, pag nasa office ako at hindi sa kusina. =D). looove your blog! =D take care!
August 31st, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Hello! Si Nicnic ito. I was visiting Anj’s blog and to pass the few minutes I have til I go home I started to click on her links.
I see you’re also linked to Mayette’s blog.
Kilala ko sila through JVP.
Mukhang maaaliw ako s pagbasa ng blog mo.
Puwede kita i-link? 
August 31st, 2006 at 6:14 pm
Hi there! Napadpad mula sa bahay ni ruth
August 31st, 2006 at 6:52 pm
Well, I’m definitely not lurking, just following you here from Michele’s! She sent me. Hope you have a great day!
August 31st, 2006 at 6:59 pm
(waves at toni like a kid)
hello, toni! my name is Jerome and the phrase “my life is an open book” is a mega-understatement because, as Vilma’s character in “Palimos ng Pag-ibig” said, “para kang karinderyang bukas sa lahat ng gustong kumain…” O, di ba??? that line is me. i love telling stories, i love my life, that’s why i share it to everyone. i am a movie addict, self-proclaimed film afficionado. I am so good that I amaze my friends by guessing the title of films by only having a glimpse of a frame of the film. I am 32 years old, but most of the time I pay student’s rate in public transportation (naks!). Thank you for saying that I am beautiful. I have to agree with you. I am beautiful inside and out. But I also have a dark side. No, I don’t have dead bodies buried in our backyard or body parts stored in jars. No, no, no. I dispose of them somewhere else. hahahahaha! Evidenced by pagtataray and impatience, once in a while the sleeping dragon just keeps on waking up.
August 31st, 2006 at 7:18 pm
hellooooo!! ateh i’m supposed to be prepping for work and yet here i am. =)
August 31st, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Great thinking toni….
So okay, okay….IM Jeanny….an Aquarian…Been married for three years (just like you) last May 24, 2003 (just like you pa rin).
Loves cooking and eating as well…
Likes reading anything from the huge ads seen at Edsa to Paolo Coelho books to arhie to sabrina
So that’s me….jeanny. By the way my name is pronounce as jenny.
August 31st, 2006 at 10:14 pm
hi toni. **wave, wave ala sheryl cruz in that’s entertainment **
mama a. here, one of your “fans” here in the northeast. stumbled upon your blog a couple of months ago and been a regular visitor since. love your resto reviews — i take note of them so i know where to go or what try on my next trip to pinas.
take care.. keep on blogging, and i’ll keep on reading.
mwah!!!
August 31st, 2006 at 10:34 pm
toni,you’re like a magician,never run out of surprises and gimmicks!
im sachiko, pinay,married and living in Japan and a blogger too!
August 31st, 2006 at 10:34 pm
Look at all the readers! Whee!
Well…I’m rampant bicycle and you know me already as I have commented here before, but hello! Happy Thursday!
August 31st, 2006 at 11:33 pm
hi toni,
I’m always present here… even though I don’t leave comment all the time… have a great weekend!
September 1st, 2006 at 12:12 am
i check your site daily – it’s part of my blog reading rituals in the morning, noon and night
love your quirky moments and great memories remembered.
i’m the one who hasn’t updated her site in a long time.
i’m the one who smiles everytime i read your entries – it makes me feel like i’m back home.
i’m the one who they call miss b
September 1st, 2006 at 3:38 am
hi toni! carms here! your old co-blogger whose always on hiatus, lol… this post is just the right time to stopped by and say hello:)… actually, im gonna look for your entry regarding the things that you brought first into your new house when you moved out, ive read it before and i wanna check it again, or help me find the link(tnx!)… im on the look out for tips like that coz we’re moving out soon to our new home… hope all is well with you toni! you take care! God bless.
September 1st, 2006 at 4:40 am
tanya tanya tanya here.. loca loca ….
yep.. it’s me.. yeah.. you know me.. :-p
September 1st, 2006 at 5:11 am
Hello marikit sister! Ang galing ng timing ng bisita ko, delurking day pala.:) Take care always and Topher sends his slurpy kisses.
September 1st, 2006 at 8:50 am
Hi. I am not a blogger but I do enjoy reading, lurking, visiting some of my favorite blog sites.
I am a grandmother in my 60′s, have three grown children who are all married and have three grand daughters. Two are adopted and one is biological. I travel to see my grand daughters or for leisure.
I am a retired federal employee. I would still be working today had it not been for that tragic event that happened on 9/11. Most of my officemates/friends perished at the Pentagon. I was spared that day,
I did not go to work. I do miss them a lot.
Nowadays, I occasionaly volunteer at the neighborhood library, watch the magazine shows or some good documentaries and read books and of course surf the internet.
Keep up your blog, I enjoy reading it.
September 1st, 2006 at 9:08 am
hiyeee toni! sarah here ^_____^
September 1st, 2006 at 9:48 am
You know me. Here are some more info about me though.
I’m a simple girl who used to be too naive for her own good. I believe in love and in happy endings no matter how many times I have gotten my heart broken, stepped on, spat on, and crushed. I’m a model but I have a brain that functions quite well, thank you very much. I am very opionated and have a scathing remark for people who do not know how to respect opinions. I am witty which at times border on the sarcastic side. I am funny, too funny at times that I almost always lose whatever poise I have gathered at the moment. I am a daughter, a friend and a lover. I love my family, am very loyal to my friends and when I love, I love with abandon and with all of my heart. I do not hold back. I am vengeful. I try to keep that in check but at times, I let it go, especially if the person deserves it. I am a bookworm. I am a collector. I collect friends, I collect cards which have inspirational thoughts, I collect letters and cards given to me, I colelct pillows and I collect memories. I am me.
September 1st, 2006 at 9:49 am
you know me! =)
September 1st, 2006 at 10:44 am
You caught me too.
I’ve been here before a few times. I’m here in Winnipeg, Canada, I’m a wife and a mother to three boys.
September 1st, 2006 at 3:58 pm
eye got caught
buking mo na lahat ng gawain ko sa buhay eh, so di na ko magpapakilala ah, hehehe!
September 1st, 2006 at 5:26 pm
it’s kala. just checking up to see if your fish gets enough fishfood.
September 1st, 2006 at 7:52 pm
Hi,
I read your blog regularly!
September 1st, 2006 at 10:39 pm
I like your blog. I’m here in California, I’m a wife and a mother of a 4 year old girl whom I home school for preschooler.
September 2nd, 2006 at 12:44 am
hi toni!
lightheaded here. or mayette which is my real name. and i know you’re a friend of my good friend anj. and chiqui. and i’m a former jesuit volunteer as well.
am still a student (hopefully by october i’ll finish my law course) and hopefully by next year i get to take the bar exams. in between studying and sleeping i spend most of my times reading books. or watching tv. and traveling. oh and there’s the internet. sometimes i cook. i love to bake but i haven’t done any baking for years. and i enjoy reading blogs.
enjoy the weekend!
September 2nd, 2006 at 1:18 am
Dami mo palang fans. hahaha.. This is Lissa and you BETTER know me. hahaha loko lang.
September 2nd, 2006 at 5:29 am
Junnie here – with paint on the fingers and greased elbow from the contruction we’re doing of our new old home….
September 2nd, 2006 at 7:22 am
hi, toni! i haven’t really been “lurking” much these days…have been away from the blogging world for a little over a month. my hubby mark and i have been living in the bay area for almost a year, and we really like it here. i have a week of vacation coming up in september, and i should be able to fill you in/post more in my blog by then.
September 2nd, 2006 at 8:05 am
Hi! I’m Mauie. I’m a full-time wife and mommy, part-time grad student, blogger,music lover. I’ve been reading your blog for a few months now since I stumbled upon it through Jher’s (Bridget Jones is a Man) link.
September 2nd, 2006 at 11:04 am
Hi Toni!
Not quite new here. I have left a comment before.
September 2nd, 2006 at 1:16 pm
hi!
September 2nd, 2006 at 1:17 pm
Great idea! Hi there!
September 2nd, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Hi Toni. My name is Tintin, and I’m a friend of Anj’s. Like Anj, I’m from JVP, and I found your blog through a link provided in my good friend’s lightheaded.blogspot.com. I’ve been visiting your site for some months now… I was initially interested in what you have to say about married life, but now I just keep coming back for anything you write na. I’ve been married for a little over a year now, and as you say, married life is like one long slumber party.
Oh… and I’m from SHS too! A batch or two ahead of you, I guess, since Anj is younger than me by one. 
Keep writing!!!
And thanks for sharing with us your life.
September 2nd, 2006 at 2:30 pm
Great idea marikit sis! I wonder if I’ll even reach 50 lurkers on my site… Hehehe.
September 2nd, 2006 at 2:37 pm
Tons, Lani here, the mother hen. I’m 40 years old pero hindi halata mukang 41 lang (hehehe). A loving mom to Aldrin and sweet wifey to Don (agree kaya sila?). Gemini ako tulad ni Annabanana at mom ni Jerome. May pagka-moody pero mabait-bait naman. I love to blog because I can express some of my emotions through it. May pagka-senti ako, pero fighter din. I am what I am; what you see is what you get! O devah (hehehe)
September 2nd, 2006 at 8:22 pm
hello tones!
**hugs! im the annabanana mentioned in lani’s comment…i love your blog and i love you!
September 2nd, 2006 at 8:41 pm
Lyra here. A w@wie so I knew about this since you put this online.
Heya!
September 2nd, 2006 at 9:47 pm
sumilip lang akong muli dito para magbasa ng post… nahuli pa ako.
i’m pao, married, loves to blog about anything & everything, and right now, i can’t think of anything but being excited because i’m joining my hubby who’s based abroad in a few weeks time! whoopee!
September 2nd, 2006 at 10:38 pm
*waves*
huli ako waah =) im jing *^_^* currently in dubai, united arab emirates. 26 years old, newly-married. im a struggling housewife just like you before =) have been a lurker of your blog for almost a year now. i admire you for your great ideas. i should say i’m a fan *^_^*. have a stunning day !!!
September 3rd, 2006 at 12:47 am
hye toni. i came here by a link to your post on the 20 Sweet Valley Questions.
. I think what you have here is awesome
September 3rd, 2006 at 4:41 am
Hello Toni! My day is not complete without visiting you site. Take care and hope to meet you someday soon!
September 3rd, 2006 at 12:25 pm
I’m reading!
September 4th, 2006 at 6:23 am
Late on my bloghopping rounds, but I’m here
……….. all the time
another super idea, Toni. I think you already know a little about me, there’s not much to know beyond my blog description, wife to an artist and mother to three beautiful girls.
September 4th, 2006 at 10:57 am
hi.. im rose, 32 w/4 kids. im here in JAX ,Florida..
my first time revealing myself here..hehe!
this pretty cool !
September 4th, 2006 at 3:51 pm
Hi! Came across your blog before, found it interesting, have bookmarked it and visits this when I’ve got free time.. hehe! Am 22, and I find it amusing to read on how wives think.. Still too young and inexperienced to know.. Hahaha!! Nice blog, BTW! Take care!
September 4th, 2006 at 4:42 pm
ang cute nito, toni! i’m at home and sickie and killing time by blog-hopping.
hope all is well!!
September 5th, 2006 at 4:10 am
Hooyyyy! As usual, late ulit ako sa pagbati! Kamustamos?
Naryan kami sa Maynila ng asawa ko sa December 23 – Jan. 16 – magkakape tayo, ha?
September 6th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
hey toni. i’m just at the 16th floor hehehe
September 6th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
elows! its me! renin…20y/o… f… ab psych stude…i regularly (if reading your one -week entries in a day is considered regular) read your blog… im learnign while haing fun when i read your your blog… simply like it!
September 7th, 2006 at 1:57 am
huli man daw at magaling, naihahabol din..
September 11th, 2006 at 2:03 am
i am techguy by the way….
matagal ko na ring read tong blog, kaya tamad lang akong magcomment
December 21st, 2006 at 6:52 am
have discovered your blog recently and been reading your past entries. i like them a lot. am 47 yrs. old, married (but separated)??? am i the oldest in the group?
February 2nd, 2007 at 9:08 am
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