Masarap!
While it’s notoriously a great compliment to brownies, this sweet treat was “not an option” to be served with them during the 2014 family reunion.
Ice cream
Donning a dress, makeup and a stuffed bra, Naro turned heads with his portrayal of this politician during a presidential debate skit during the 2016 reunion.
Hillary Clinton
The 2018 family reunion shirt featured the word “Adobo”, with a chicken foot above it modeled after this sportswear company’s logo.
Adidas
While it wasn’t always… upright… the 2016 and 2018 reunion house had a table for this popular game in its basement.
Shuffleboard
A young Lois coined a more “politically correct” term for this domino-based game that Nanny is absolutely cracked at.
Mexican Train Domino
In 2020, a bowling alley by the name of Isle Bowl served this food that had absolutely no business being as good as it was. Isle Bowl also made family reunion history by being the only place we have ordered from twice in one week.
Pizza
Mexican themed… dance off? In 2012, the Tiongson Show had an international flavor, thanks to finding this headwear in the closet of the reunion house’s basement.
Sombreros
The 2014 “let’s do a funny one” reunion photo was unbridled chaos. Eric got in trouble for running at the camera, Evan and Parker held the same pose they had during the regular photos, and Naro pulled up his shirt, revealing his nipples to be covered by stickers of this company’s logo.
Custom Ink
This state has been the most common host of the Tiongson Family Reunion.
Minnesota
Awkward! During the 2012 reunion, the L2s and L1s played a round of this card game that takes serious guts to play with your parents.
Cards Against Humanity
June 14th, 2014 was a great day for Eric’s taste buds. For breakfast, he had a leftover bratwurst alongside a doughnut from Hornbacher’s. For lunch, he had Hardee’s. For dinner, he had BBQ ribs, prepared by this household for their meal for the 2014 reunion.
Osgood
Go Nanny! Go Nanny! During the 2010 reunion, the L3s, with a surprise appearance from Nanny, broke it down to this dance classic.
Cupid Shuffle
This year’s reunion was unique because it marked the only reunion where the shirts were not pre-made, but rather made during the reunion.
2010
The 2010 reunion house is best remembered for rodents, an abandoned bar, and a statue of a monkey who earned this name thanks to the style of clothing he wore.
King Toot
On the last night of the 2010 reunion, in the middle of a tornado warning, the Tiongsons played this classic game, with prizes at stake.
Bingo
This restaurant was the site of Nany and Lolo’s 50th anniversary celebration and our token “going out to eat” dinner for the 2016 family reunion. Most notably, Naro ordered an extra side of fries here, not realizing his grilled cheese sandwich already came with an order of fries.
House of Embers
“Alabama beer and a burger” was Jules’ order in this infamous Eric BT YouTube video that premiered on Thanksgiving Day 2015, only to be deleted at the request of Lori and Chris shortly after.
Spouse Hunters
One staple of the family reunion is the classic family photo. You guys know the drill, everyone puts on their reunion shirt, spend 30 minutes to get one photo suitable for the book cover… except for one year. Which year did we NOT wear our shirts for the family photo?
2012
Arcadia Lodge, located in Bigfork Minnesota, offers a spacious dining hall, public beach access, an obscene amount of horseflies, and a water trampoline! The L3s hit their goal of jumping off said trampoline 1,000 times over the course the week, plunging into the water of this Minnesota lake.
Big Turtle Lake
In 2020, Eric brought Mario Kart Wii to the reunion in an effort to assert his dominance over the family. While he certainly displayed his superior talent, he did have a Kryptonite, as Rhett would routinely beat him on this course.
GCN DK Mountain
During the 2006 reunion, Chris’ sweet snack of choice was white chocolate M and M’s, which featured promotional material for this movie on its packaging.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
On July 4th, 2013, Emily, Eric, Lois and Lily put on their own production of the Disney Channel original movie “My Babysitter’s a Vampire.” At the end of their version of the show, the cast ate animal crackers out of a box, a play on the bit “Cuban animals” from the original movie. What brand of animal crackers were eaten?
In reverse order, name the colors of the shirts from the past 5 reunions (2020-2012)
White, dark blue, light blue, light green, light blue and white
The 2012 and 2014 reunion house’s sunroom featured a TV manufactured by this company. Some notable events that happened in this room include a watch party for the 2014 World Cup match between the United States and Ghana, L3s creating a “dumb dares” challenge and Lolo giving Noah a talk about becoming a grownup.
Mitsubishi
During the 2012 reunion, a two-year-old Parker set a high score on this JVL touchscreen game in which the player must tap arrows on the screen to keep a drunk man upright as he walks home from the bar.
Done Drinking