Rise and Sign!

D-day has arrived. I wake up early (I always wake up early) for my book signing date at the Manila International Book Fair. .

I feel a massive adrenaline rush while on the road. At the same time, spicy shivers attack my excitement because the torrential rain buckets down (visibility zero) and driver Sammy inches our way to the venue.

But the happy spirit rises when the readers come in droves—asking questions, telling anecdotes, chatting about this and that, taking photos, while I sign my books. 

And grace pours . . .

 . . . unleashing a deluge.