So thoughtful and funny my friend/AHRC batchmate, Josel J.  He’s with ICC right now; and regretfully informed me that he hasn’t seen any ICC pencils for sale.  Should he come across one but isn’t up for sale, he promised to go to the extent of stealing so as souvenir for me.  Hahahahahaha, kina-career na talaga ng friends ko ang pencil collection ko! 

Thanks for the thought, Josel; pero baka ikaw pa ma-accuse dyan sa ICC nyan, ha J — all for a measly pencil! Anyway, I’d look forward to your new set of pasalubong-pencils from other deep European cities you visited this time J.