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10:28AM - Still in Grab, on my way to Drafts. Late, like the last 2 times.😛 Bringing the following books… I See Yellow Flowers in the Green Grass (Vietnamese lit) and The Indio & The Impaler (Filipino lit) 10:48AM - Made it! Not late, because we're just starting the silent reading portion. 2:31PM - Omg, just finished the discussion. And here ends my update, because I basically forgot. I do want to say that these Read & Meet sessions organized by Alexx are a joy and truly a lovely way to spend Saturday mornings. A few of us are "regulars" now, but always happy whenever a new person joins the mix. I was reading I SEE YELLOW FLOWERS IN THE GREEN GRASS, which I've since finished and is honestly a delight. During my turn yapping--and God forgive me, but I yap a lot--talked about how I bought this in Hanoi as I was looking for a bestseller or a beloved book that wasn't declared a beloved book from the lens of Western translators/publi...

Yesterday I went to the second READ & MEET: A Read Together Session, organized by the lovely Alexx Majam of Drafts Gift Shop & Studio in Quezon City.  Essentially, Read & Meet is a silent reading/book lover socializing session, the brainchild of Alexx and Ilia (I think! Correct me if I’m wrong, Ilia!). It’s held in the workshop area of Alexx’s flower shop, Dratfts, which isn’t a huge space, so there’s only room for 10 people, making for a cozy reading session.  I’d been to the first one as well, as I do know both Ilia and Alexx professionally. On occasion, I even try to convince them to do some other reading-related events for both work and fun. I didn’t think I’d make it to this second one, because of scheduling conflicts and because when Alexx announced the sign-ups, I think the slots filled up very quickly. But fortuitously, my schedule cleared up and someone canceled, so I got the last slot. This was the table, from my POV, artfully cluttered with flowers an...