joni | July 31, 2010
It’s been a crazy busy week! I’m super grateful for:
– Get-together with Lit friends for lunch and coffee
– Cats!
– Mandarin classes
And super super super grateful for:
– the results of the APO evaluation
joni | July 10, 2010
Kate is home from her studies overseas so a meet-up is a must. Kate, Bevz and I had dinner at Capricciosa then had tea/coffee at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.
joni | May 25, 2010
Now that I have uploaded all of the pictures from my Shanghai trip, let me now delight you with pictures from my thesis defense.
My Thesis Defense
Degree: Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Thesis Title: Finding My Way Back to My Mother’s House
Venue: Dr. Cirilo F. Bautista’s residence
Date: March 19, 2010
Time: 10 AM to 12 PM
Pictures [...]
joni | March 8, 2010
Two days after I released my novel+essay, Ms. Marj, my literary mommy sent me this poem via Facebook.
The Joy of Writing
By Wisława Szymborska
Why does this written doe bound through these written woods?
For a drink of written water from a spring
whose surface will xerox her soft muzzle?
Why does she lift her head; does she hear something?
Perched [...]
joni | December 18, 2009
Annette is home and the Lit people made a mad dash to have Christmas dinner with her. We went to Brasserie Boheme at Picasso Serviced Residences in Makati. Food was yummy and reasonably-priced (at least for now), but the staff were still undergoing training. Fair warning: Don’t go if you’re not the patient type.
Super thanks [...]
joni | December 2, 2009
The National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose is turning 85 and the DLSU Literature Department decided to throw a surprise bash. I was lucky enough to be invited.
It was a great night for prose and poetry with old friends and mentors. One of these days, I will have to deliver on my promise to [...]
joni | September 12, 2009
I know it was just this morning when I blogged, almost unwillingly, about things I am grateful for this week, but I feel the need to do a follow up after meeting up with the lovely Lit people for a long lunch today. It was everything that I needed at this very low point in [...]
