TODAY I ATTENDED a meeting at Rex Bookstore for the second edition of Sambotani, a Filipino textbook series for high school that I was luckily made part of about two years ago. The first edition was launched late last year but was only heavily promoted for use last June, yet some friends from San Pablo already texted me that their younger sibling's been already using the book. I also got a considerable amount for royalty earlier (along with a big load of Christmas goodies for Rex authors and employees) that I can finally have parts of my house painted as soon as the check's cleared.
Hindi ako masyadong nakakapagbasa ngayon ng nobela (p. 242 ng 942 pa rin lang ako sa Don Quixote) dahil maraming ibang kailangang gawin. Kahapon, halimbawa, tinapos ko ang unang bahagi ng isang mahabang maikling kuwento na isinulat ko para isalang sa workshop sa klase ni Dr. Chari Lucero. Sana e matapos ko na ito ngayong linggo dahil tinatapos ko pa rin ang isang personal essay tungkol naman sa ama ko na ipapasa ko naman bilang creative process essay sa kaniya.