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When I first joined the ASEAN Life magazine’s editorial team, I had
already expected to write and edit while riding trains, planes, and
Publisher:
John Oei
automobiles. Let’s not forget the beaches of Bantayan Island in the
Managing Directors:
Sakri Dewi Tirtowidjojo
Lisa Tungka
a chaise lounge by the shore line but I neglected to have someone
province of Cebu, Philippines, too. I had brought out my laptop to
take a souvenir photo which would have been appropriately labelled,
“Life is a Beach!”
Editor in Chief
Lorna L. Dietz
I am writing from the Philippines, right in heart of the ASEAN region.
Artistic Development
Yohanes Agus Rustanto
Nanang Putra
Dawn is about to break while it is early afternoon in California. My
Skype phone line connects me to my office. Facebook Chat serves
shanghai-beijing tour
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as my reminder checklist. It is Trello.com that continues to help me check, double-check, and
Video Development
Johannes Danniel
triple-check editorial submissions as well as maintain a “life line” to our Artistic Development team
Contributors
Agnes C. dela Cruz
Rom Kenneth Sales
Bernadine Racoma
Mark dela Cerna
Noemi L. Dado
Maan Bellosillo
Rhodora Montemayor-Palinar
Rad Zarei
Michelle San Miguel
Lorna Lardizabal
Paul Spinrad
Dr. Taruna Ikrar, MD, MS, PhD
media colleague, Robert Henry, had introduced me to its efficient ways a couple of years ago. Sadly,
Chief Operating Officer:
Indriati Oei
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CA 90631
(213) 550-3888
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(415) 213-7323
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www.Asean-Life.com
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members, Agus Rustanto in Indonesia and Nanang Putra in California. I mention Trello because a
Robert recently passed away so Trello will always remind me of him.
There were some unexpected hiccups in the production of this second issue. Overseas travel might
sound like a romantic adventure yet it is fraught with health challenges such as water retention from
a higher-sodium diet or a dry cough that doesn’t seem to go away. A word of advice to neophyte and
seasoned travelers from non-tropical climates: Just before your overseas travel, take a 10-minute
sauna to activate those unused sweat glands.
In this second issue, ASEAN Life takes a look at Southeast Asian romance and its nuances as well
as some stories about ASEAN women and girls. There are other regular features such as an event
calendar and regional recipes. The cover story about “Mae Flores: A Filipina American Entrepreneur
in India” is as intercultural and intergenerational as it gets. The story is provocative because it
deliberately confronts cultural and gender issues from a first-person point of view.
As ASEAN Life sinks its teeth deeply into “meatier” topics that affect the lives of ASEANs worldwide,
let’s remember that this lifestyle magazine may have been inspired by the orga