In early 2000, big luck came my way in the person of Ben Chan, of the retail giant Bench. I had never met Mr. Chan, or so I thought. One day, out of the blue, he asked his advertising promotions director, Jojo Llamzon, to phone me about doing a book for him.
How long has it been since I wrote you a letter? Not too long ago, after I saw how you carefully filed and kept all my letters and postcards, including the ones I addressed to you while we were traveling together, you with your eyes on the stamps that you wanted for your collection!