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Our crew
this issue
s m i l e
c o n t r i b u t o r s
Meet our talented batch of contributors for October 2012
We love
October!
Tata Mapa
WRITER
For this issue
Put together our
MassKara guide with a must-
do, must-try list
Career highlight
“
Probably
when I launched
Martha
Stewart Weddings
back in
2008.
Or, to be more specific,
when I actually got to meet
Martha and I heard she was
happy with the mag!”
Rob Cham
ILLUSTRATOR
For this issue
Reimagined and
reinterpreted the fearsome
creatures of Pinoy horror
Career highlight
Two years
ago, he reached 3,500
followers with a rate of 50 or
so new converts every week
on Tumblr. He has a large
following of fans for his quirky
and witty illustrations.
Tim Tayag
COMIC
For this issue
Relived childhood
nightmares and rounded up
the usual Pinoy monsters
Career highlight
“
When
megastar Sharon Cuneta
heckled me during my standup
performance, and when airport
security finally recognized me
as the famous entertainer
Tim Yap.”
Kriss Sison
ILLUSTRATOR
For this issue
Illustrated the
Japanese cooking feature,
“
Washo good?!”
Career highlight
“
Getting my
own original series
Ninja Girl
Ko
on
Mangaholix Magazine.
Receiving Bronze at the 2nd
International Manga Awards
was another. I’d have to say
being able to do what I
love best as a career is the
real highlight.”
Maya Calica
WRITER
For this issue
Gathered a
few contemporay heroes
for inspiration
Career highlight
“
In 2005,
I was shopping in Zara
Singapore. The Filipina
saleslady saw my credit card
and asked, ‘When are you
going to write another book
after
The Breakup Diaries’
?”
Tommy Morris
PHOTOGRAPHER
For this issue
Directed and shot
photos of cover model Monica
at Singapore arts venue The
Foothills Fort Canning Park
Career highlight
“
Winning the
Australian National Portrait
Prize for ‘Shoot the Chef’ with
a shot of Tetsuya Wakuda,
the renowned three-star
Michelin chef.”
Abi Aquino
WRITER
For this issue
Shared the
principles of Japanese cuisine
Career highlight
Currently
being a creative director in
one of Manila’s top advertising
agencies. In her head, though,
she is also an intrepid explorer
of the world, capable of
trotting across countries on a
shoestring budget.
Cecile Jusi Baltasar
WRITER
For this issue
Got the lowdown
on what went down at the Juan
for Fun Challenge
Career highlight
“
When my six-
year-old daughter spotted and
corrected a grammatical error
in one of her storybooks. She
pointed it out and then told me
that she wanted to be a writer
like me.”
