Kumusta si Jem?
He's;
1. Unable to write complete sentences. Waste of time. He says
2. A period of sacrifices. i.e., Zero social life. Zero care about current affairs. All for the sake of creative growth.
3. Teacher; a living National Artist. Pressure; colossal. Sleep; nonexistent.
4. A few commissions. Mostly choral. Sufficient for pocket money. A pending NAMCYA piece.
5. 'kawawa ka naman ba't 'di ka nalang kasi nag (INSERT MONEY/MATERIAL ORIENTED CAREER)?
6. He'd rather go through this all over again just to leave one significant contribution to the (Philippine) arts than to be another forgotten brick in the wall of capitalism.
7. Waistline; stuck at 30. But he's fine. Thank you. :)