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MAGAZINE FOR CEBU PACIFIC
JANUARY 2011
Write here
right now
Three Hong Kong novelists
on the city that inspires them
Turning
Japanese
A slice of Tokyo in Saigon
PURE
PALAWAN
Kickstart your year
with an island detox
on page 40
the ultimate
bucket list
12 MUST-DO ADVENTURES FOR 2011
From learning to fly to
climbing Mount Apo
THIS MONTH’S COVER
Photography Francisco Guerrero. Photo editor
Lester V Ledesma. Art director Adi Effendy. Hair and
Makeup Marie Calica. Stylist Leona Laviña-Panutat.
Model Janet E/Reco Models. On Janet: Jacket,
stylist’s own. Scarf by Esprit. Pants by Bayo. Top by
Forever 21. Special thanks to Hotel St Ellis (www.
hotelstellis-legaspi.com), Albay Tourism Board, the
Department of National Resources in Legazpi City,
and JB Anonuevo for setting up the campsite.
welcome onboard
Start your engines!
Apart from cool morning breezes and comfortably dry weather,
January carries with it the positive energy of new beginnings. At this time,
we are faced with the thrill of the open road, the vast possibilities of the blank
page, and the crisp feel of a brand new slate. The new year brings renewed
hope in goals, dreams and wishes, and 365 days of trips to plan. We at Smile
understand that starting 2011 is an essential ritual that every one should take
part in, if they want to make their lives count.
Turn to Your Bucket List Year (page 32) for a list of amazing challenges
you can take all around the Cebu Pacifi c network. Whether you bungee-jump
off the Macau Tower or cliff-dive in Boracay, enjoy it for all it’s worth. If last year
brought you down, rid yourself of toxic baggage and cleanse yourself in unique
ways. A Clean Slate (page 37) is how one woman did just that in Puerto
Princesa, emerging ready to tackle anything. For others, this may be the year to
write a novel or collection of short stories or poetry. Learn how travel and your
own urban landscape can infl uence your output, as three published novelists tell
us in A Novel City (page 50).
Where are you going to this
year, and what wonders await
you? Plan now. Remember that
Lance Gokongwei
it’s all good with Cebu Pacifi c, so
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
long as you Smile.
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