Thursday, July 13, 2017

Thursday, July 13, 2017
Photo by Marlon Cagatin

Go GREEN. Read from

THE SCREEN.


Monday, August 21, 2017

Now that Kristin Kneedler has departed the Philippines for another post, I can write about her. She was the Cultural Affairs Officer at the time I retired, and I was very fortunate to have a CAO whom I liked and who liked me back while I was in the process of doing an exit. She was very supportive of the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation, the American Studies Program, and the creativity and creative writing workshops I conducted for underserved audiences, especially those in Mindanao.

Kristin and I both love cinnamon-based perfume. Psychic phenomena make her uncomfortable; I once began to read her inside a car, and she made me stop. I will never forget her Jacqueline Kennedy aura and wardrobe.

Before I left, Kristin told me that she wanted my replacement to be, above all things, a writer. She said, "If Tony wrote it, I know that it's okay. I don't have to worry about having to revise it. That's the kind of Cultural Affairs Specialist I want." I wonder if the person who eventually replaced me is a writer, though.

Kristin, God bless you always wherever you are! 

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This blog is continued on Tony Perez's Electronic Diary (December 8, 2017 - ) , on tonyperezphilippinescyberspacebook39.blogspot.com .