Real Life Book Launch for a Cause

[Josephine]

Hi Guys, in lieu of my friend, Manila Bulletin Columnist Kathrina "Kcat" Yarza, I'd like to invite everyone to a book launch for a cause.

The book is entitled "Real Life" by Dolly Palisada. It will be held at UP Bahay Kalinaw on Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 3:00PM to 6:00PM.

The book features the life story of ordinary Filipinos living extraordinary lives. Please see below:

Pagpag for Breakfast (story of Ramil Sustento) & Box of Dreams (story of Nene)

• Take a peek into everyday life in Metro Manila's poorest communities. Do their choices justify their appalling condition?

Leaving This Home is Water Under the Bridge (story of Lilia Dalmacio)

• What kind of mother would allow her children to sleep with a literal bridge over their heads?

Journey On A Wheelchair (story of Gaspar Salem)

• Born without hands and feet, Gaspar Salem of Zamboanga City dreams big -- going to college and having his own business. But with war in the city, his limitations, can he?

A Heart for Animals (story of Renee Tupas Leoness from South Cotabato)

• Renee Tupas Leoness is a Filipino working in Thailand takes on an unlikely cause -- animals. Will she be their voice?

Story of Hope In Singapore (story of Dahlia Rivera Supnad -an OFW in Singapore who is from Bacolod) & Let's Meet Jamie (story of Jamie del Rosario Martinez)

• A tale of two women whose personal circumstances and life's lessons pushed them to pursue happiness for others.

Life Must Go On (story of Kathrina Yarza)

• Kcat Yarza, who has Neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes tumors on nerve tissues, still walks in stride and looks forward to what life has to offer.

The Heart of What We Do

• This small charity has a big heart, but why did Workshops@IbaPa Charities Inc. chose the inmates of Iwahig Penal Colony as their beneficiary for Summer Pamasko Project?

• Kaeskwela is taking leaps and bounds to send school supplies and books to the hinterlands of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao for the poor school children in public elementary schools. Find out how they do it.

[K.D., Founder]

Jho, I want to go but I have to check if I have errands to do for my wife. But oh God, I want to go. I know that if it is you who is inviting, it must be worth all the while. I remember our PGH outreach.

[Josephine]

K.D. wrote: "Jho, I want to go but I have to check if I have errands to do for my wife. But oh God, I want to go. I know that if it is you who is inviting, it must be worth all the while. I remember our PGH out..."

Yay! Thanks, Kuya D! Sana pwede ka, pati na rin ang iba nating mga kakweba. Proceeds of this book launch will go to charity again. Actually, Kcat Yarza - whose life story (and struggles with her ailment) is featured in this book - was the one who organized that PGH outreach. She does that annually. ^_^

Anyway, I was away for a few days because my uncle died and I had to reflect for a while. I'm back now though.

[Josephine]

Hi Guys, three days to go! May sasama ba? :) Sama na kayo, please? ^_^

[K.D., Founder]

OMG, na-miss ko pala ito kahapon. Sorry, Jho. It just escaped my mind. :)

Sorry, next time. Hay, dapat kinalendar ko pala ito.

[Josephine]

K.D. wrote: "OMG, na-miss ko pala ito kahapon. Sorry, Jho. It just escaped my mind. :)

Sorry, next time. Hay, dapat kinalendar ko pala ito."

Hi Kuya D, ok lang 'yan. I wore my PRPB shirt to the event and I invited the author to join PRPB hehe. Her book is available in Central Bookstore. I've been browsing it already last night. I can tell it's going to be a heart-wrenching read.