Friday, October 17, 2003
After The Launch
What a book launch it was! Many people came and bought books, and from the looks of it, a grand time was had by all. I know I did. I had forgotten what it was like to attend one's own book launch. It's been two years since the last book was released. I relished writing dedications on the books bought by supportive friends, students and relatives.
I love the cover of the new book and the idea that we put some pictures on it. It's been a while since I had finished it, almost a year and so have forgotten what I had written, or at least how I wrote it. And it is therefore quite an experience to have a reader open to a favorite page and ask me to autograph it. It's as if something strangely familiar appears before me-- a rush of impressions from some golden moment when the dove of insight perched on my life. I can only smile in gratitude.
What a good moment tonight was. We ended it with some tasty Chinese food. something fittingly mundane (but gratefully appreciated) to cap the evening.
Now, I officially begin the work on my 4th book! What will it be like?
Will let you know when the dove can be seen hovering above my space.
I love the cover of the new book and the idea that we put some pictures on it. It's been a while since I had finished it, almost a year and so have forgotten what I had written, or at least how I wrote it. And it is therefore quite an experience to have a reader open to a favorite page and ask me to autograph it. It's as if something strangely familiar appears before me-- a rush of impressions from some golden moment when the dove of insight perched on my life. I can only smile in gratitude.
What a good moment tonight was. We ended it with some tasty Chinese food. something fittingly mundane (but gratefully appreciated) to cap the evening.
Now, I officially begin the work on my 4th book! What will it be like?
Will let you know when the dove can be seen hovering above my space.
Singer, songwriter, musician, photographer, writer, scuba diver, lecturer, creativity teacher,
traveler, father, husband, Filipino, temporary manifestation of Original Face!
