Saturday, November 12. Rest day for Edward P. Jones.
The Ambassador has him scheduled to visit Intramuros with Jun Jun Capistrano as docent. I hope, they are able to sneak in a stop at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila. Yesterday, on our way to De La Salle University, EPJ expressed an interest in seeing the ancient gold collection. We didn't have time to stop by before proceeding to La Solidaridad.
EPJ ended up warching the light and sound show at the Jose Rizal Museum in Intramuros. In the afternoon Rick and Nini Polney brought him to the Basilica of Quiapo, where he had a chance to observe the vendors, the shoppers, and the devotees of the Black Nazarene.
The Black Nazarene piqued his curiosity; he wants literature on it (in English, of course).
The Ambassador then brought EPJ to his favorite barber shop and finally sprung a Filipino massage on him. Later, EPJ told me, that was his first massage and he didn't like being massaged. Strangely, neither does Will. they don't like "being touched by strangers. WHY?????? (Bwahahahaha!)
Will and I are packing for Dumaguete today.
I must mention something important, that EPJ explained during the P.E.N. meeting last night. It is ESSENTIAL that one buy Lost in the City AND All Aunt Hagar's Children. Lost has 14 stories; Hagar has 14. Story #1 in Lost is connected to Story #2 in Hagar; Story #2 to Story #2; and so on through Story #14. A brilliant concept! EPJ is an architectonic writer, which contradicts his frequent claims that his writing is all "spontaneous." Everything, on the contrary, is carefully thought out, planned, and laid out in his mind.
Eat your hearts out; I have BOTH books. They are also both autographed by EPJ "For Angelique, Aubrey, and Chevy"--my granddaughters!
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