I read to them to put them to sleep. I don’t remember growing up on fairy tales. Instead of the usual children’s books, I remember our mother reading to us illustrated versions of Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. She also read to us her favorite novels from popular magazines: Liwayway, Bulaklak, and Tagumpay.
Pagkatapos ko ng hayskul, puro literaturang kanluranin ang binasa ko dahil iyon ang nasa kurikulum at dahil baduy palang magbasa ng mga nobelang Tagalog, lalo na kung galing sa Liwayway, Bulaklak, at Tagumpay.