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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 crew this issue and find out
what they’ve got planned for 2013
Tata Mapa
WRITER
For this issue
set us on the right
path for a healthy start this
New Year with a roundup of
restaurants in Chikka Eat+Drink
For the big year
“
I’ll be trying
a different tack and throwing
out all plans. It should be
interesting to travel without a
map, so to speak, and to go
where the wind blows.”
Jof Sering
STYLIST
For this issue
put together
lounge-friendly, easy looks for
a weekend in Anilao
For the big year
“
There’s
always a fork in the road, and
just as I do in styling, I’ve given
myself options. So in 2013,
I’m either studying in Europe
or finally starting work on my
dream beach house.”
Jorem Catilo
PHOTOGRAPHER
For this issue
one of our regular
photographers, whose first
assignment for
Smile
was our
June-July 2012 cover, snaps
another hot one for us — this
month’s cover and our feature
on Anilao
For the big year
“
I want to ride
my fixie bike brakeless in as
many cities as I can.”
Alexandra Karplus
WRITER
For this issue
offers a
comprehensive guide to the
Laneway Festival in Singapore
For the big year
“
An African
safari has been on my list since
I was a kid and I’m hoping 2013
will be the year. Seeing all of
those animals in their natural
setting would be unreal — I’m
not a big fan of zoos.”
Lester V. Ledesma
WRITER AND
PHOTOGRAPHER
For this issue
led a team of
photography buffs through the
streets of Bangkok
For the big year
“
Just once
for this year I want to shoot an
assignment entirely on film,
the way we used to do back
in the ‘90s. Black and white.
Silver halide. Wet process. It’s
a lot of work and somewhat
scary these days — and boy, it
required plenty of discipline.”
Edgar Alan Zeta Yap
WRITER AND PHOTOGRAPHER
For this issue
once again fell off the map, this time into the remote reaches of Korea
For the big year
“
I want to finish exploring every one of the 80 provinces of the Philippines.”
Edgar’s on a
mission to see
all of the world’s
impressive sights
