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Love Quote by Kiana Tom

"I also love to surf the Net and talk on the phone with friends"

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A time capsule of late-90s/early-2000s relatability, this line is doing more PR work than poetry. Kiana Tom, a model turned TV fitness personality in an era when celebrities still felt slightly distant, leans into a carefully engineered ordinary: yes, the job may be cameras, bodies, brand deals, but the off-duty self is just like you, scrolling and calling friends. It’s an intimacy pitch, not a confession.

The phrase “surf the Net” is the tell. It’s not just dated slang; it signals a moment when being online was still framed as a hobby, even a little playful, rather than the default condition of modern life. “Talk on the phone” lands the same way: voice calls as social glue, before texting and social feeds atomized friendship into pings and reactions. The quote is light, but its subtext is strategic: normalize a public figure by pointing to private routines that read as wholesome, non-threatening, and non-glamorous.

There’s also an implicit defense against stereotype. Models are often reduced to image and surface; listing everyday communications reframes her as social, curious, plugged in. It’s brand-safe personality: no controversy, no edge, just accessible human texture. In a media landscape obsessed with “authenticity,” this is the earlier, simpler version of the same playbook: be aspirational in photos, be familiar in interviews.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Tom, Kiana. (n.d.). I also love to surf the Net and talk on the phone with friends. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-also-love-to-surf-the-net-and-talk-on-the-phone-56130/

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Tom, Kiana. "I also love to surf the Net and talk on the phone with friends." FixQuotes. Accessed February 2, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-also-love-to-surf-the-net-and-talk-on-the-phone-56130/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I also love to surf the Net and talk on the phone with friends." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-also-love-to-surf-the-net-and-talk-on-the-phone-56130/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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Kiana Tom (born March 14, 1965) is a Model from USA.

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