Tsai-ko Autobiography:  Ronnie California cattle call emblemLV Tsai-ko 2007Sugar Bowl 2008Hawaii Cattle Call emblemKaraoke Call
Name:   (withheld)          Bonafide Tsai-ko
High School:  unknown
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Tsai-ko caricature:  first row, 4th from left
Other:  President LoCal Tsai-ko Chapter

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From the Warrior Beat blog September 29, 2007:
ST's Intro:
very day, Ronnie delivers fresh insights and informative commentary — not just about football, but in all topics we discuss here, which is everything.
Today we learn about Ronnie, a dedicated UH fan and mother of our youngest blog poster.

T’S SATURDAY!!!
Is it GAMETIME yet??!!!

FAMILY:
I was born in 1966. I was the 6th out of 7 children, and the first girl. Needless to say, I was a tomboy. With the nickname of Ronnie and four older brothers (I would have had five, but one brother died before I was born), how could I be a girly girl? I went to Kainalu Elementary. My favorite memories are not having to wear shoes and playing German Dodge Ball every day in 5th grade. I went to Kamehameha from 7th- 12th grade. My favorite memories were eating lunch in the “formal” setting during intermediate, being in Mr. Bass’ class for US History and Law, winning the co-ed Song Contest trophy in 11th grade (we were 3 points away from perfect) and being in the marching band. I went to UH Manoa for 1 year. I think I was in my mid 30s before I finally told my parents the truth – that I didn’t quit college because I “was bored and just wanted to take a break”, I had flunked out of school for not going to class.

Thank goodness for trade school. I received my certificate as a Computer Operator in 1987 (the school told me I was too young and a female, so no company would hire me as a programmer) and got my first job as a computer operator for a hospital. There’s nothing like experiencing an earthquake from the basement of a medical building. In the past 20 years I have been a developer - designing multi-dimensional databases and reporting applications, a business analyst, a service practice lead, and a regional vice president of services. I now work in Information Security and love it.

I am a single mother of two boys. Ian is 16 (he was born at 3:16 AM and since Ian is Scottish for John, his Bible verse is John 3:16) and Aaron just turned 11 (Aaron was born at 4:16 AM and his Bible verse is Exodus 4:16). Aaron is very proud of being the youngest official Tsaiko poster. I am truly blessed by them every day and am thankful that I get to watch them grow and become men of character.

FOOTBALL:
I was introduced to football by my dad, who was a referee for Pop Warner and High School games. I learned all about the penalties before I learned about formations and strategy (other than to score more points than the other team). When I was 13 years old, I won an NFL football pool my dad was in charge of. We had to pick the winning teams from the beginning of the playoffs through the Super Bowl. The tie breaker was the total points scored during the Super Bowl.

I have been a fan of UH sports since the 90’s. My ex-husband was in the Navy and we were stationed at Pearl Harbor. We lived in Navy housing in Pearl City, but spent weekends at my parents’ house in Kailua. My dad watched all of the football, basketball and men’s and women’s volleyball games. I was hooked! Once we moved back to California, I was able to watch the football games on Fox Sports West. I like learning about the players and coaches as much as I like the action of the game. I think this is going to be a special season and everyone who can see this team in person should do so! The story of the football program during the June Jones era is truly inspiring. I can’t wait to watch it continue to unfold.

FELLOW TSAIKOS:
I have “met” such great people on this blog. I talk about all of you like you are family, because you are. I am honored to be able to read about your lives and your love, loyalty, and passion for Warrior Football, and the Warriors themselves. I can’t wait to meet my fellow Tsaikos before the Washington game!!

What a great outlet this blog is. I just want to thank all of you for letting me be as Tsaiko about Warrior football as I want to.

GO WARRIORS!!
IT’S SATURDAY!!!
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