BatJay Book Launch at Fully Booked
Viloria.net on 20 Apr 2008 | Filed under: General
BatJay launches his Batang Kaning Lamig book at Fully Booked (in The Fort) as part of the megalaunch of the Fox Literary House.
I heard this deep, booming voice. Kamusta, kamusta! Then BatJay has a quick chat with his publisher, and soon after he excuses himself to greet his mom.
Even before he arrived at Fully Booked, I heard his mom speaking with some of the people at the venue. You can tell how proud she is of her son. And I’m not just talking about her son’s successful booklaunch.
You know, some people are simply down-to-earth humble. I’ve attended several book launches, and this is the first time I’ve seen anything like this…
There, do you see it? Look closely…
Nakakangawit din yun, di ba? Imagine, you come straight from the airport, weather jetlag upon jetlag, head on over to Fully Booked, greet all your friends and relatives, stand around talking with your well-wishers, and then segue into an instant book-signing session… and not even ask for a chair.
It’s no wonder he has lots of friends. And it’s not surprising that his book sold out. 
(Too bad I missed his first book, Kwentong Tambay.)
Got to meet some of BatJay’s barkada (L-R): ApolTheGreat, Wats0n, FisherPau, and TitoRolly. Nice meeting you, folks! Have fun with AdSense! 
Here are more photos of the Batang Kaning Lamig Booklaunch. For the latest news and updates, check out BatJay’s KwentongTambay.com blog.
Congratulations, Jay! Here’s to even more books in the future.
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hey don manuel.
kakarating ko lang sa bahay. narito na ulit ako sa california after the short trip sa pilipinas at singapore.
maraming maraming salamat sa post na ito. alam mo, medyo naluha nga ako nung makita ko ang picture ng mommy ko na naka bukas ang kamay at handa akong yakapin. siya lang naman ang tutuong dahilan kung bakit ako umuwi at welcome coincidence lang yung booklaunch. mahigit isang taon ko na kasi siyang hindi nakikita. 83 years old na siya at every minute spent with her is time well spent.
natuwa ako to have finally met you. it puts a face to all those emails and comments in the past. next time, siguraduhin kong kasama ko si jet para pwede tayong makapag-usap ng mas matagal kasama si angel. kahit kape lang, ok na sa akin.
panay ang bida sa akin ng mga kaibigan ko kung paano mo sila tinuruan ng ad-sense. doon pa lang kitang kita na ang puso mong ginto. hehehe. ayan drama na kaya hihinto na ako.
ingat.
jay
lol! too bad I missed the impromptu adSense lesson. I heard it was very informative
That book launch looked like a lot of fun. And I agree about Jay, down to earth and a lot of fun. An all around swell guy.
kuuuu… mahilig lang talagang lumuhod yan. ehehe… biro lang po.
Ako din natigilan nung nakita ko yung picture ng mother-in-law ko with her arms wide open welcoming her son home. Naluha din ako cause I think I have a good grasp of the emotions enveloped in that embrace. A thousand stories told, indeed.
Alam mo ganyan din ang entrada niya pagdating dito kanina, ‘Hello! Helloooo!’ Laging nanggugulat… hehe.
Di ko napansin yung pagluhod ni Batjay ah. luffet nga yun!
Salamat ulit sa mga tips!
Bigla kang nawala after the launch? Sayang, nakapag kwentuhan pa sana tayo ng matagal. Marami pang ads eh. hahaha
It was nice meeting you.
sayang i missed the launch! eh di sana may isa pang seksi
@BatJay - Hello, Bossing Jay!
Good to know you’ve arrived safe and sound. Alam mo, habang kino-compose ko yung post, iba ang pakiramdam ko. Parang iba ito sa mga karaniwan kong posts. Akala ko dahil lamang sa mga photos. Ngayon, gets ko na kung bakit. Teka, tama na muna ito…
@JMom - Who knows? We might bump into each other in some impromptu blogger event and trade AdSense tips!
@Jet - Ako ko rin, nagulat sa Fully Booked. Ang lakas ng boses ni Jay. Siga. Merong chewing gum. Lahat, kinakamayan. Ngumunguya ng chewing gum. Kausap ang publisher. Nguya muli. Picture-taking. Nguya-nguya muli. Napaisip ako. Kinakabahan kaya si Jay? Hehehe…
(Pero nung kaharap na niya ang mom-in-law mo… Basta. Iba. Ewan ko lang, pero bigla ko na lang naisipang kunan sila ng litrato. Iba kasi.)
@Apol - Nice meeting you! Here’s to higher AdSense earnings.
@Rolly - Nice to meet you, Tito Rolly! Nagpaalam ako nang maaga kay Jay, kasi may emergency. Di naman life-threatening, pero kelangan talagang asikasuhin agad. Di bale, there’ll be more kwentos in future events.
@Delish - Kitakits sa third / fourth / fifth book launches!
hi manny, thank you very much for featuring fafa jay here in your very popular blog. we at blogkada love this man so much! we have very high regards for him and it really makes us so proud that he’s on his second book already (opposite tayo, i have his first pero wala pa ako nung second.)
it really is touching to know that most of his friends came to The Fort. Moreso that his mom was there to see him. Priceless yun.
OO nga, na-miss ko din yung adsense tutorial. pwede sigurong maki-chika kina apol about that
Again, thank you very much
Sir, it was a pleasure meeting you sa book launch kahit saglit lang. At sa isang iglap na yun, may natutunan kami agad sa yo!
Wow! I didn’t see you Don Manuel. Anyway, hope to..in other blog events. Hope you got wind of MB article on Happy Slip where I quoted u on vlogging..regards:)
@atesienna - Thanks for dropping by, Ate Sienna! I’ll be releasing some more Adsense tutorials in the coming days. Abangan!
@watson - Salamat, din. Here’s to more Pinoy probloggers!
@ajay - Hi, Annalyn! Sayang… I wish I didn’t have to leave early. Thanks for the MB article. I haven’t seen it yet. Ma-Google nga…
Update: Found it! Thanks, Annalyn! Bloggers and fans meet Happy Slip