off to writerland

I'll be flying off in a few hours for Dumaguete for a week off from the hustle and bustle of work.

Apart from clothing and other necessitities, my bag includes:

copies of Salamanca and Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol.1 to sell or give away;
my notes for my lecture, to be transformed into some semblance of sense lest I embarass myself completely;
my camera, so I can mess around and hopefully improve my photography;
my laptop, so I can write (and do some work if needed, because I cannot truly escape my business);
my PDA, because it functions as many things (watch, scheduler, mp3 player, etc.);
stuff to read - a couple of books and the latest Time and Newsweek;
cigarettes, because I need my oxygen;
and a booster box of Magic: The Gathering's latest release, Dissension (yes, I'm still somewhat of an addict and I love to sort and speculate).

Everything else I can conceivably need is available there, so no worries.

I'm looking forward to immersing myself in the writing culture and hopefully get some writing done myself.

Bye!