Green Pigs, Book Panels, and Other Things that Gobble Up Time
Hey, guys! November has been another crazy busy month. Wrestling with a second novel (*insert desperate scream here*) + speaking engagements + kid 1′s homework + kid 2′s piano practice + writing commitments + book club invitations + Angry Birds = where the *bleep* did all my time go???
It's Sunday morning and I've found a pocket of time to share a little bit of the part of my life where I'm not shuttling the kids around in sweaty gym clothes.
I was invited to be a panelist at the second Manila International Literary Festival (MILF). And yes, the acronym did make me giggle. A lot. I'm a nine year old. Sue me.
The venue for the event was the Ayala Museum. Trivia: When I first quit my corporate job to be a full time mom, I thought of becoming a volunteer guide at this museum. Life had other plans and I found myself writing a novel about a tour guide instead. I still think it would be fun, though.
…except maybe for the part where I'd have to climb these stairs everyday.
I must admit that whenever I see a crowd like this and realize that I need to speak in front of them, I battle the urge to run away. Far, far away.
Fortunately, I saw some friendly faces. This is my friend, Auiee Mangubat. Sometime between the Cretaceous and Paleogene period, we worked together on our college paper. She's now the publisher of Summit Media.
Another friendly face was my twitter friend, @Icee_Bee. It was great to finally "meet" her!
Point of no return. They locked the door. Gulp.
Luckily, no tomatoes were thrown. I was a happy camper.
Meet my fellow tomato-free panelists: Eros Atalia, Rino Balatbat, Jennifer Javier, and Xandra Ramos.
Sending out a huge thanks to the organizers of the event and everyone who turned up! 
And now, if you'll excuse me, I have a few green pigs to kill, er, I mean a novel to finish 
