Letter from the Editors
CREDITS
Publisher
TransAsia USA, Inc.
Editor-in-Chief
Bernadine B. Racoma
Managing Editor
Agnes C. Dela Cruz
Contributors
Christine A. Acuña
Philline Isabel D. Amado
Grace A. Arellano
Stanley Chandra
Agnes C. Dela Cruz
Kathleen Ross Cruz
Mavell Dojillo
Ma. Arianne Fatima F. Gapac
Ma. Catherina Romero
Rom Kenneth Sales
HOW TO REACH US
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P.O. Box 7590,
Alhambra, CA 91801 USA
Phone: +1626.940.5083
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.asean-life.com
ADVERTISING
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Greetings and welcome to our first issue of the revitalized ASEAN
Life Magazine!
We are more than excited to have made it this far. Please take some
time to get to know our magazine. We have different sections, all conceptualized to make you know and understand the 10 member nations that make
up the ASEAN or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Let us make ourselves clear right from the start. We are not in any way
connected with the organization, ASEAN, but as Southeast Asian ourselves,
we want people to intimately know the region. It’s often overlooked and
overshadowed when it comes to economic competitiveness, but the region
is nevertheless a rising global economic force.
Southeast Asia is so diverse – culturally, linguistically, traditionally and
ethnically. It has plenty to offer investors and travelers alike. Southeast Asia
is a great source of palm oil, spices and condiments, textile, apparel, vehicles, electronic products,
food (fresh and processed) gemstones, rubber, automotive parts and more. You may have a fair
idea about Bali, Komodo dragons, Bangkok, Pattaya, Boracay, Puerto Princesa or Singapore, but
that’s barely scratching the surface. It is almost impossible to see all the incredible sights that the
region has to offer in one’s lifetime. Have you heard about the city of Luang Prabang in Cambodia,
which is a World Heritage Site? How about the temples at Bagan in Myanmar, Vietnam’s serene
and scenic Halong Bay or Indonesia’s Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park?
When we first discussed about