00:00Our National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts, our beloved Sir Ricky Lee!
00:18Oh my, sir!
00:20Okay, sir!
00:21I'll just explain this, because we're getting busy.
00:25This is the fastest I've ever written a novel.
00:31I started last December, and I finished it last month.
00:36Actually, I've been writing my memoirs since I was a kid.
00:39That's why I've seen a few incidents in my diary.
00:43And from what happened to my friends back then, I thought of writing a novel.
00:49That's why I gave birth to this one.
00:51But I'll still bring back my memoirs.
00:54Last night, someone asked me on FDCP, if I'm still active.
01:00I said, I can't possibly not be active.
01:04When I finished my novel, I couldn't sleep.
01:07I couldn't rest.
01:09It's like I suddenly lost my purpose.
01:11I had nothing to do.
01:13That's why I have a lot of projects ahead of me.
01:17I have two films in MMFF.
01:21I have a project with Isabelle.
01:24She's been with me for a long time.
01:27She's been hunting me.
01:29I have a musical called Moral.
01:34With Ryan Cayaba as the musician.
01:41And then, I have a workshop that I'll continue this year before the end of the year.
01:47And a lot of other things.
01:49And I'm doing all of this because of the support of my friends,
01:52like those behind me.
01:54I can't do this alone.
01:56It's very easy to invite them.
01:58Some of them thought it was impossible.
02:01At the last minute, they said it was possible.
02:03And they came.
02:05And they were the only ones who read the script they read.
02:08On the spot.
02:11So, thank you very much to them.
02:13Thank you very much to MIBF.
02:15Because this night was possible.
02:17Thank you very much to everyone who helped us to make this novel.
02:23I can't say it one by one.
02:24From Adel to Mac.
02:27Thank you very much to Jun Matias.
02:29He got a booth for us.
02:31Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten a booth in this fair.
02:35Thank you very much to all of you, to the media.
02:38Everyone who always helps.
02:40But again, thank you very much to my friends behind me.
02:43To the people behind me whenever I launch a book.
02:48So, that's all.
02:50I'll see you later.
02:52And in the next occasions.
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