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text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hUZo2cc_bn4/V-dhw3DjLWI/AAAAAAAAFK4/o6dN4SrJswkyLC0LRAYDEilMMl9ezvTbgCLcB/s1600/Manila%2BInternational%2BBook%2BFair.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Manila International Book Fair\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hUZo2cc_bn4/V-dhw3DjLWI/AAAAAAAAFK4/o6dN4SrJswkyLC0LRAYDEilMMl9ezvTbgCLcB/s640/Manila%2BInternational%2BBook%2BFair.jpg\" title\u003d\"Manila International Book Fair\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nIf you're a total bookworm you would have probably heard about \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.facebook.com/manilaintbookfair/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eManila International Book Fair\u003c/a\u003e. And if you're a super duper mega bookworm, you have probably went to this event to score lots of discounted books. This year, Manila International Book Fair happened at SMX Convention for a week full of events and discounted books that surely all book worms, kids and adults, boys and girls will like. Whether you're into young adult books, studying law, or probably into DC and Marvel comics, Manila International Book Fair has got you covered with lots of exhibitors and books to choose from.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nTo be honest, I haven't been a to book fair as big as this before. So this is actually my first. Luckily, I was invited to Vins Santiago's book launch so I was able to see what's the fuss about this grandest book fair in the country. For starters, it was crowded but not like the travel expo type of crowd. And book worms are everywhere. Famous book store such as National Book Store and Fully Booked are giving huge discounts for regular priced books. You just have to brave the long lines in the cashier though! But that's just about it. I saw one book I want to buy but when I decided to buy it, I couldn't find the book so yeah. I guess book fairs like this requires you to be fast enough in the decision making department to avoid book mishaps.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A-wOP1Ybl6c/V-dg71yyiLI/AAAAAAAAFKo/aPD91PHBfZUI5m6iN51bU9wGW5f4Q037QCEw/s1600/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B5.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Transformed: Mula sa Pagiging Transwoman\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A-wOP1Ybl6c/V-dg71yyiLI/AAAAAAAAFKo/aPD91PHBfZUI5m6iN51bU9wGW5f4Q037QCEw/s640/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B5.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vins giving his talk to the crowd\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo yes.. that was quite an introduction. I am writing this down because I was in awe when I saw Vins Santiago in personal. If you don't know him.. he's the man that's known for changing his gender twice. His life story is very inspirational. Can you imagine undergoing the process of being a transwoman, and afterwards be transformed again through the works of God? Yep, that's what he did. He was once a transwoman. And according to him, when he found his way to God, he was transformed and knew that being a transwoman wasn't really for him. His life story was actually featured in MMK in 2003 that starred by Fanny Serrano.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWhen I got inside, the talk already started. There are a lot of people listening attentively that I couldn't find my way in the middle to take a decent photo. I haven't read the book yet but I'm already intrigued with the book because when we had a chance to have an interview with him, he said the said the book isn't just about his transgender life and that a lot of people will be able to relate even if they're not part of \u0026nbsp;the LGBT community.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zd-Lb7xGgVk/V-dhItgihaI/AAAAAAAAFK0/uzzw1ApUTfwDf1ah1aOsO-uNlfN-yQ82QCEw/s1600/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Transformed: Mula sa Pagiging Transwoman\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zd-Lb7xGgVk/V-dhItgihaI/AAAAAAAAFK0/uzzw1ApUTfwDf1ah1aOsO-uNlfN-yQ82QCEw/s640/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vins' book launching\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SYWU-8NhfVA/V-dgpuhTWgI/AAAAAAAAFKg/R3Rxjqvvi8g1YgkodA0F6mPpGbsOV7ymgCEw/s1600/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Transformed: Mula sa Pagiging Transwoman\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SYWU-8NhfVA/V-dgpuhTWgI/AAAAAAAAFKg/R3Rxjqvvi8g1YgkodA0F6mPpGbsOV7ymgCEw/s640/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vins answering questions from the crowd\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVins answering questions from the crowd\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-McYtkNG6k0E/V-dgj8InNdI/AAAAAAAAFKY/s-Snqd6-N9UUkRlRF7H1Rc-zzDd5LrmSQCEw/s1600/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Transformed: Mula sa Pagiging Transwoman\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-McYtkNG6k0E/V-dgj8InNdI/AAAAAAAAFKY/s-Snqd6-N9UUkRlRF7H1Rc-zzDd5LrmSQCEw/s640/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"Transformed: Mula sa Pagiging Transwoman\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe book is entitled \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #768d68;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Transformed: Mula sa Pagiging Transwoman\"\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e. The book is targeted to the LGBT community but like what I've said, you don't have to be part of the LGBT group in order to relate to the book. I'm sure all can relate with different life tragedies. The book is written in Taglish and part of the sales of the book will be donated to the HIV victims that have been abandoned by their families. The book is about a boy who grew up to be a beautiful transsexual woman that tries to fill an emptiness inside him. The book is about his journey to God and how it has transformed him again. And while I don't condemn the LGBT community, I think this move of Vins is a personal project of him to spread the word of God through his book.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RdI8FjpY4do/V-dgnqJXKzI/AAAAAAAAFK8/c0_NmF3BOk4Vw0Eh_beD-dELiGyWOkn3gCEw/s1600/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Transformed: Mula sa Pagiging Transwoman\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RdI8FjpY4do/V-dgnqJXKzI/AAAAAAAAFK8/c0_NmF3BOk4Vw0Eh_beD-dELiGyWOkn3gCEw/s640/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Some of the people that asked Vins questions\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eHappy faces in the crowd\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJNALZOpOCo/V-dgxxx5PkI/AAAAAAAAFK8/B-k0STecC6oGdV95mjIs86WU9bMf_DwPQCEw/s1600/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B4.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Some of the people that asked Vins questions\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJNALZOpOCo/V-dgxxx5PkI/AAAAAAAAFK8/B-k0STecC6oGdV95mjIs86WU9bMf_DwPQCEw/s640/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B4.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vins receiving the publisher copy of his book\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QRkRuzMTfOY/V-dhDhIRLfI/AAAAAAAAFK8/5qtdSs6DL1on-GWx0GjMRtHpMWirbHvwwCEw/s1600/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B7.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Some of the people that asked Vins questions\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QRkRuzMTfOY/V-dhDhIRLfI/AAAAAAAAFK8/5qtdSs6DL1on-GWx0GjMRtHpMWirbHvwwCEw/s640/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vins' book signing\" width\u003d\"426\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eVins signing my copy :)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nMe, together with 4 other bloggers, had an opportunity to interview him. And from what I observed, he is very friendly and interacts with us as if we're just friends. When asked what triggered him to write the book, his response was \"God\". He said it's already the right time for him to write the book and that everything that's happening to him right now is the work of God. And if you're wondering what's his stand now about the LGBTQ community, he said that he's glad people now knows and can differentiate different sex orientation. And though he condemn the sin, he doesn't condemn the person itself.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThere are actually a lot of transgender people listening to him while he talks, most of them are his friends and they're okay. It's not like just because he went back to being a man again doesn't mean he no longer interacts with transgender people. Which I think is very human of him. Why? Because personally, I think it's very rude to judge and to select people whom you're gonna interact with just because of sex orientation. We may differ in opinions or thoughts at some topics but that doesn't mean we can't get along, right?\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mxfj6Y44gqg/V-dhBz3R3aI/AAAAAAAAFK8/1gXOpxum6NY2gw7VGwfxiAaJggYeRqRwwCEw/s1600/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B6.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Transformed: Mula sa Pagiging Transwoman\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mxfj6Y44gqg/V-dhBz3R3aI/AAAAAAAAFK8/1gXOpxum6NY2gw7VGwfxiAaJggYeRqRwwCEw/s640/Transformed%2BMula%2BSa%2BPagiging%2BTranswoman%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"Transformed: Mula sa Pagiging Transwoman\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eWith my fellow bloggers and Vins himself\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAt the end of his talk, he sang The Prayer for the crowd and continue with the book signing. I got my copy of the book signed too!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOf course this wouldn't be possible without \u003ca href\u003d\"http://omflit.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eOMF Literature Inc.\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://lightnetwork.ph/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eLight Network Channel 33, Magaan Dito Kaibigan\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nMy first time in the Manila International Book Fair is definitely motivational and inspirational. I might not bought the book I've been eyeing but at least I got loads of inspirational books. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThanks to Ms. Jenny of OMF Literature for entertaining and accompanying us.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eSPONSORED POST\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/2026665101418225451/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2016/09/manila-international-book-fair-book.html#comment-form","title":"15 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://draft.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/2026665101418225451"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/posts/default/2026665101418225451"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2016/09/manila-international-book-fair-book.html","title":"Manila International Book Fair: Book Launching of Vins Santiago"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://draft.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hUZo2cc_bn4/V-dhw3DjLWI/AAAAAAAAFK4/o6dN4SrJswkyLC0LRAYDEilMMl9ezvTbgCLcB/s72-c/Manila%2BInternational%2BBook%2BFair.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"15"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"SM Mall of Asia, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines"},"georss$point":{"$t":"14.5337364 120.98206819999996"},"georss$box":{"$t":"14.5318149 120.97954669999996 14.5356579 120.98458969999996"}}]}});