But also: copies of my books (thanks to Anvil for providing me with copies of Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog; in case you haven't heard, they recently had a second printing of my novel--only a year after its release! people are actually buying the book!--and the quality of the paper is much better than the 2009 edition), and some of the anthologies I edited, or where my works had been published, including Lámang (special thanks to Gian Abrahan of LIRA for working to give me a few copies of the chapbook). I also intend to bring Fernando Pessoa's The Book of Disquiet to accompany me at the airport and during the flight.
Kaya naman, hinugot ko sa bookshelf ko sa Kagawaran ang nobela ni Merlinda Bobis na Banana Heart Summer. Mainam na rin sigurong isang Filipina ang ikalima kong nobelista, kahit nakasulat pa ito sa Ingles at naunang nalathala sa ibang bansa bago naglabas ang Anvil ng edisyon para sa Pilipinas. Nabasa ko na ang ilang kuwento ni Bobis sa White Turtle (na naghahanap pa rin ako ng mabibiling kopya sa ngayon) at may sarili rin akong kopya ng dalawa sa mga aklat niya ng tula, bagaman parehong hindi ko pa nababasa.