january-2011

contents
Here’s where everything’s at in January. Start your year right!
7 Welcome
Message
Salutations from Cebu Pacifi c
CEO Lance Gokongwei.
9 Chikka
An array of fun, useful
and buzz-worthy mini articles.
10 Calendar
Kick off your year with this line-up up
of events around the network.
17
Slick Traveler
Travel show writer and producer
Troy Bernardo on vacations for the soul.
18 Cool
reviews
New music for your mp3 player plus
interesting books to read on the plane.
22
Baler
Bites
You don’t have
to be a surfer to
indulge in hearty
Pinoy comfort
food in this surfer’s
paradise in Aurora province.
Ba-cool-od
Drink, dine and shop in Bacolod,
the City of Smiles
24
27 Idol chatter with
Lee DeWyze
As the world girds up for American Idol
Season 10 this month, Smile catches up with
the dreamy eyed reigning Idol on his newest
album and his greatest gift of all.
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32
Your Bucket
List Year
Dare to go out on a limb in 2011!
These 12 thrilling vacation ideas will
make you feel truly alive.
40 A Clean
Slate
Out with the bad! Enjoy a gentle
detox in idyllic Puerto Princesa.
50 A Novel City
Three authors talk about how
Hong Kong infl uences their writing.
58Meander
through
this delightful little Japanese enclave
in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City.
75 Trip Journal
Your guide to enjoying cities across the
network with advice from locals.
106 Route Map
Where will you fl y to next? Check out Cebu
Pacifi c’s growing network!
Little
Tokyo in
Saigon
108 Airline News
Now’s the time to take trips to China and Coron
(Busuanga). Plus, sign up for CEB SMS-es!
111-112 Onboard
Delights
From savory bites and pastries to snacks,
check out our yummy offerings! Then take
your pick from sunglasses to watches, bags
to toys — great items for gifts!