A Starbucks Planner and Neil Gaiman in Manila
Thanks to my kind and pretty friend, Rita, I was able to get my 2008 Starbucks Planner sooner than I expected! I swear I didn’t force her to do it. She just, all on her own, realized that she doesn’t want to fill up her Starbucks card with stickers anymore and give it to me instead (Lol @ Rita). So THANK YOU, Rits! You’re the best! You may visit her new blog at www.tarits.com.
There. I’m returning the favor by plugging her site! HAHA
Hands down, the 2008 Planner is a lot better than the 2007 one. Last year’s planner is a little bit on the heavy side which is why I refuse to lug it around with me. The new planner, on the other hand, is thinner, lighter, and more convenient. Plus, the pages actually have lines! I need those lines. My handwriting tends to slant without ‘em. Heh.
I claimed the planner today at Starbucks Bonifacio High Street branch (The Fort), but that wasn’t really my purpose of going there. I wanted to catch a glimpse of Neil Gaiman, author of Stardust, at the Awards Night and book launch of “Expeditions” (a compilation of comics and fiction done by Filipinos). I brought my copy of Stardust in the hopes that there’d be book signing. But there wasn’t, much to my despair. I wouldn’t even have minded standing in the long queue if there was one. Apparently, the only way to get Neil’s autograph was to buy his already-signed books available at Fully Booked. So, no, I didn’t get a copy.
Just by listening to him talk on stage for about 30 minutes, I can say that Neil Gaiman is really smart and funny. His hair is just a bit unkempt in person compared to his photos online and in his books but he looked really young for his age. His son Mike, who works for Google, was there too. I swear a part of me wanted to approach him to ask if Google is looking to hire janitors. I would’ve handed him my resume in a heartbeat! LOL. I brought my dad with me too but I’m pretty sure he didn’t have a clue who in the world Neil Gaiman is. Deej also went there carrying my copy of American gods. So that makes two of us plus a bunch of other disappointed fans who didn’t get our books autographed. Hehe.
Neil said he might come back here next year. I hope they’d have book signing then. :)
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