I'm back from a long hiatus... Christmas vacation that is :)

The Ulupan has a new Board of Trustees and officers. I was voted to be the Business Manager of the association. It means I am going to have a lot of extracurricular activities again this year.

Initial copies of my first book of Pangasinan poetry entitled Pinabli tan arum ni'ran Anlong came out last Dec. 27, 2003. There are some errors in the cover page though. Will have to fix/correct them in the 2nd printing.

I was with Dir. Jaime P. Lucas and journalist / historian, Restituto Basa on the 30th of December. They are coming out with a book about the history of the City of Alaminos. I might be joining them again this 17th and 25th of January.

And lastly, here is the 75th sonnet added to the Magilion: Soniton Pangasinan.

sonito 75

inanlong ko'y pililikna'd luyag
ed sinonito iran balikas

say kabog ed pagew et talurtur
tan ritmo'y silabilan nambilang

no maminsan et oala'y saletan
na mitatanol ed kada dasig

mapalnan taningting o laineng
a mangiaanduyan ed isip

sineneran ko 'ra'y kaereman
tan nakad kon tinundaa'y natan
pian naimatonan ko'y arapen

tan dia ed marintek iran anlong
nisulat ira'y bilay-aoaran
ed saray egpang na Malagilion

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