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A PLACE WITH PERSONALITY
Lifestyle Asia

A PLACE WITH PERSONALITY

SO/ AUCKLAND remains true to the SO/ brand’s service ethos, personalized and localized hospitality that embodies the location’s definition of an exquisite and comfortable home

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April - May 2020
Lifestyle Asia

A NEW ICONIC DUO

The BMW X1 and the BMW 1’s latest iterations continue the luxury automobile brand’s legacy of being ultimate driving machines with more space and better on-road performance

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April - May 2020
A Royal Wedding
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A Royal Wedding

Ingrid Chua finds a vantage spot in Windsor, where she gets more than a glimpse of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding day

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July 2018
Discover The World Of​ Longchamp
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Discover The World Of​ Longchamp

The new Longchamp flagship store in the cinematic Olympic Tower along Manhattan's Fifth Avenue is a 4000 square-foot shopping haven for lovers of the French luxury brand

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July 2018
An Aluminum Block Of Science
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An Aluminum Block Of Science

The new Leica TL2 includes impressive new features dreamed up for the next generation of photography enthusiasts

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July 2018
​Platters Of Passion In Saigon
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​Platters Of Passion In Saigon

Four restaurants provide memorable dining experiences, infusing the flavors of heritage and colonial influences in charming settings where famous movies were made

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July 2018
Home Away From Home
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Home Away From Home

SEDA VERTIS NORTH offers a soothing option for staycations north of the metro

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May 2018
Helping Filipina Ballerinas Pirouette
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Helping Filipina Ballerinas Pirouette

The Toe Shoe Circle was founded to help fund Filipino ballerinas’ needs for toe shoes to dance in season after season

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May 2018
Peruvian-Japanese Fusion Cuisine To Titillate
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Peruvian-Japanese Fusion Cuisine To Titillate

Homegrown restaurant Nikkei launches a new tasting menu highlighting the best flavors in a marriage of food from east and west

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May 2018
Provence On A Plate
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Provence On A Plate

The Raffles Hotel Makati introduces Mirèio’s new Chef de Cuisine, Hervé Clair, a Provençe native and student of the acclaimed Alain Ducasse

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May 2018
Kircher-Kierulf
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Kircher-Kierulf

A Scavenger Hunt to the Aisle.

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July 2017
Designing With Purpose
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Designing With Purpose

Fashion designer Sofia Borromeo is making waves in her own understated style

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August 2017
Le Sac Parisienne
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Le Sac Parisienne

For it’s Autumn/Winter 2017 accessories presentation, Hermes takes over a beautiful Parisian apartment to showcase the season’s most-coveted bags.

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May 2017
Destination For Healing
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Destination For Healing

Consultations, cleansing treatments and medicinal baths are healing practices rooted in tradition made more potent through the help of science at the newly-opened Holistic Sanctuary at The Farm in San Benito.

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May 2017
Tan-Ko
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Tan-Ko

A Wedding by the beach.

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May 2017
Giving Back A Child's Smile
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Giving Back A Child's Smile

Dr. Vicki Belo hopes to make a difference in the lives of children with facial deformities by repairing cleftlips and cleftpalates.

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April 2018
Speaking Through The Masters
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Speaking Through The Masters

BPI Foundation marks 40 years with a series of art exhibitions and programs for social innovation.

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April 2018
Confidence On The Road
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Confidence On The Road

The new Ferrari 488 Pista is a landmark car for the brand’s iconic V8-Engined Special Series.

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April 2018
Clearer Vision in Seconds
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Clearer Vision in Seconds

Poor eyesight conditions can be reversed by laser refractive surgery that is now accurate, painless and precise.

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April 2017
The Car Doctor
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The Car Doctor

Ferrari and Maserati’s newly launched service center is like a modern hospital for vehicles, equipped with new technologies and competent mechanical doctors.

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April 2017
Tugade-Castillo
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Tugade-Castillo

Dancing in the Rain.

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April 2017
The Mists And The Mountains
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The Mists And The Mountains

The image of Iya Valley’s ”Dancing Angels,” a nickname for the thick and fluid kinetic mountain mists separating the topography above from the winding gorges below, is an iconic visual memory I will forever keep with me after our visit to this unique and remote area of Shikoku Island in Japan.

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April 2017
A Force for Nature
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A Force for Nature

Developing harmony between the concrete jungle and Mother Nature

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June 2017 Issue 3
The South's Finest
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The South's Finest

Elevate your lifestyle at The Enclave Alabang.

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June 2017 Issue 3
A People's History in the Young Life of Romina Bernardo
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A People's History in the Young Life of Romina Bernardo

Supreme Court lawyer Romina Bernardo grew up in a family of two different faiths, and lived in two countries, watched noontime variety shows to learn Filipino.

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June 2017 Issue 3
Butterflies & Memories . . .
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Butterflies & Memories . . .

Trish Panlilio shares recollections as a tribute to her mother, the late Fe S. Panlilio.

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June 2017 Issue 3
Tata One Year Later
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Tata One Year Later

JJ Yulo reflects on the pillar of strength that his grandmother, Imelda Ongsiako Cojuangco was, who despite her fragile appearance, held the family together and impressed upon them the riches truly worth valuing.

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June 2017 Issue 3
Glittering Legacy Beyond Jewels
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Glittering Legacy Beyond Jewels

Candy Dizon’s recollections about her mother give an intimate view of the woman whose name was synonymous with fine joallerie. 

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June 2017 Issue 3
Motherhood Becomes Her
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Motherhood Becomes Her

From being a television host who traveled around the country, Xandra Rocha Araneta transitioned to being a wife and mother and discovered life is just as fulfilling and rich dancing in the rain with her sons, running barefoot in the garden and watching them paint the walls.

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June 2018
When Beauty Has A Purpose
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When Beauty Has A Purpose

When has a Beauty Purpose While Miss World Philippines 2017 Laura Lehmann changed the course of her life from pursuing a medical career to join the entertainment industry, she remained grounded in values instilled by her mother that led her to use her status to help underprivileged mothers and their premature babies.

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June 2018