A year ago, my editor over at Utusan Publishers asked me to write a book on my garden. However, I was 'embroiled' in Hikayat and after that, Legends Of Asia. So IFTG was a project shelved for quite some time.
After writing Legends Of Asia, I no longer have any appetite for hikayat, folklore and legends. Well, for the time being at least. And yet, not writing felt strange. So I revisited IFTG and arranged a meeting with Mr Lam Peng Sam.
Mr Lam was a columnist for gardening in many of the top dailies including STAR, UTUSAN and NEW STRAITS TIME. I have always enjoyed his articles and home-made marmalade. Both Mr Lam and Mrs Lam and their daughter Evelyn are good friends. Needless to say, I was grateful and relieved - not to mention happy, when Mr Lam agreed to co-write IFTG with me.
This would be a collaboration of the young and old, the expert and the enthusiast on many levels. I look forward to this journey.
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Photo : My passionfruit on our garden fence
7 commentaires:
Lovely! Looking forward to it. Aunty Ninot, Mama's asking if you know about alumni dinner on July 2nd? purrr...meow!
No, I had no idea. I will check it out...Thanks to your Mama. I take it she is going?
Aunty Ninot,
Just call or email Aunty Aimy. purrr...meow!
Aunty Aimy anak sakit. Iman is in hospital.
Mmmm.. like the idea..work in progress.. can see some headway has been established! ;))
Oh yes, Ayoh Wang. About 138 pages in progress already. In addition, Mr Lam is coming up with brilliant guidance on how to care for about 60 plants that can flourish in a normal Malaysian household with some land.
It's fun!
I guess work can be accomplished much better and at a faster pace if one enjoys it (as well enjoys the set of people that accompanies it) and I believed I can understand it well as I have enjoyed most of the tasks/people that I have to perform/work with while exploring for Malaysian black gold ;))
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