De La Salle University is an oasis of calm in a city of movement. We allow two hours to cross this part of town from Bonifacio where I am staying, but it takes only thirty-five minutes. Such is the unpredictability of traffic in Manila. The lecture hall seats about two hundred, but seven […]

An Inde Author in Asia: Days 20-23: 11th – 13th March 2018: We arrive, a little dishevelled, at 5.00 am after an eight hour bus ride that has entailed rather less sleep than I would have chosen. On arrival I fall into bed, and fall immediately asleep. Four hours later I wake, shower (yes! Hot […]

Forester in Asia 2018: Days 14-17: 5th – 7th March 2018: Comfort Zones and The Land of Risk   So it’s 9.00 pm and we’re climbing onto the night bus for Camarines Sur. It’s full of double deck sleeping compartments. I never did this before – but new experiences are part of the joy of […]

Days 12-13: 3rd – 4th March 2018: Dragons and Artists   I am at UMAK again today, for a very special event. The University has sponsored an open competition to write and stage a thirty-minute musical based on my epic fantasy, Dragonsong. There are seven finalists, all of which will be performed today.   The […]

  Days 9-10: 28th -1st March 2018: University of Makati (UMAK)     We set out for an early start at Makati University, but are asked to delay our arrival. I have no idea why. “They’re not ready yet,” I’m told. Here, I am to run two back-to-back presentations of about two hours each. I […]