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The Only ROSE

PostPosted: November 29th, 2011, 9:19 am
by Rose Fres Fausto
I'm a mom of 3 wonderful boys and wife of an equally wonderful man. So at home I am the only Rose (literally & figuratively). :P

I was an investment banker before I decided to be a full time mom. I ended up writing my first book Raising Pinoy Boys because I wanted to share what I learned after over 2 decades of parenting boys and probably my reaction to midlife! The project got bigger when I decided to interview the parents of successful Pinoy men like Lance Gokongwei, Tony Meloto, Tony Tan Caktiong, Bo Sanchez, Brothers Nestor, Raul & Lorenzo Tan, and Chris Tiu. It continues to get bigger as I now go to schools, offices, radio & TV shows to talk about parenting and increasing our children's and our own FQ (Financial Intelligence Quotient, a term I coined in the book).

I'm currently enjoying this new phase in my life - whole new set of people and experiences. It was a thrill to see my book being bought and read - first from the local bookstores, and now available all over the world via Amazon kindle, Apple iTunes iBookstore, Barnes & Noble nook, and of course our very own Flipreads (a Filipino online eBookstore). Receiving feedback from readers is really a profound experience especially if they share how your thoughts affected them. I learn from them too.

I met one of your members in this month's MILF (nope not the leftist kind but the "write-ist" one :P - the Manila International Literary Festival) and was invited to check out this community. Congratulations to ReadPhilippines for its strong growth! I look forward to learning from all you Pinoy readers. I encourage everyone to continue reading, it's the best preparation for writing. And with the way digital publishing and eBooks are coming in a big wave, I won't be surprised to see you launch your own books soon!

We should really come together and increase the Pinoy readers tribe. This is our contribution in increasing the Filipino literacy for a better Philippines!

I also invite you to my site http://www.RaisingPinoyBoys.com. If you want to see my book launch and some dances from my sons, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/RaisingPinoyBoys

Re: The Only ROSE

PostPosted: November 29th, 2011, 10:21 am
by Wanda
Hi Rose! Welcome to RP! We're glad to have you join us! Congratulations on your book and do feel free to mingle and join in any of the discussions! RP also has a virtual library (the "catalog") button which you can use if it's any interest to you. Enjoy and welcome again!

Re: The Only ROSE

PostPosted: November 29th, 2011, 10:31 am
by PrincessPea
wow, writer talaga kayo?! Dream ko maging writer, but I don't read as much books as I should. I'll follow your advise and read more! Salamat and Welcome!!!!