Dear Olivia: Congratulations on the launch of Asian Dragon Magazine. It is a welcome addition to the reading materials available to the businessman. We have taken the liberty of reproducing and sending the subscription forms to our board of trustees and members. We hope that like us, they will find Asian Dragon Magazine worth reading. MR. MELITO S. SALAZAR JR., President, Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines I’m a fan of the mag! SERGIO VALENCIA, Chairman, PCSO It’s amazing the way your magazine projects the Chinoys of the Philippines. A toast to the success of your magazine. DR. SEVERINO TANBONLIONG Dear Olivia: I was delighted the first time I read Asian Dragon Magazine as it features varied interest from success stories to social and fashion events, especially among the Filipino- Chinese community. I am looking forward for the coming editions. Good luck and more power! CARLITO GO, President, Citimart Group of Companies Batangas City Asian Dragon Magazine is a trendsetting informative reading material. It is alive, relevant and interesting. Keeps me awake and wishing for more. FRANCISCO DEL ROSARIO, President/COO Roxas Holdings, Inc. Congratulations to the publisher and editor of Asian Dragon Magazine. I believe this is a unique addition to a wonderful and well crafted magazine that not only caters to Chinoys but to a broadband of Filipinos who like to read a very wide variety of subjects from people, fashion, health, cars, gadgets, sports and many more. Although it started with a specific flavor during its launching, with a handful of excellent writers, now it has plenty and well developed articles written by people who you could relate to or just someone next door! It gives the feel that the magasine sometimes is written by a group of friends, too! I subscribed to it the moment I got the first copy.. Keep it rolling guys... LINDON SEEDIET, Past President Rotary Club of Dipolog Dear Editor: Thank you very much for your feature “Straight from a Gay Chinese Heart”. It painted a very accurate picture of me 20 years ago. I am a graduate of St. Jude Catholic School and De La Salle University. Nothing has changed in the way Chinese Families view their gay sons and daughters, and how Chinses culture play a big part in their lives. It is true that if you are a breadwinner, or made a success of yourself, they look the other way, as they did with me. This is sad as I think about those who tries but luck was not at their side. Will they be branded as the blacksheep or the “ malas” in the family? I remember a movie starring Dindo Fernando. The trailer was a scene where one of the characters said: “ Malas and me bakla sa bahay.” That line hit me where it hurts and made me very afraid of being a gay. I remember my grandfather telling me on the eve of my departure for a vacation in Hong Kong. I asked him what pasalubong he wanted. His answer: bring me your girlfriend. Obedient and respect are two very different virtues. You can have both. I am obedient, obedient to what I believe my life should be, and respectful of my elders and what they believe in. I am happy my life turned out the way it is and it was my choice, not my elder’s choice. I am openly gay, but you wouldn’t know it if you see me. My family and friends know but we don’t talk about it. There are a couple of schoolmates who still make fun of me. It’s 2008, and I couldn’t care less. I won’t be living the life I have now had I stayed in Manila. One I worked hard for in terms of self empowerment, accepting my sexulaity and being not ashamed of it. I feel that the current Chinese- Filipino generation is more accepting, if the way my friends accepted me is any indication. A good thing came out of my being openly gay: My mom and my aunt are more understanding of my lesbian sister and gay cousin. More power to your magazine. GERRY ANTHONY TAN, Los Angeles, California Never a dull moment There was never a dull moment when it comes to this magazine. Not only does it offers insights on successful personalities but it also covers a wide range of topics which caters to the modern me. Every issue has useful and interesting information which never fails to updateme on what new and what’s hot. Hat’s off to all the people behind this. A magazine I recommend to everyone. JOHANN TAN, VP Finance, Paperland, Inc. A great challenge Allow me to congratulate you for your continuous successes. Being the first Chinese-Filipino business and lifestyle magazine is probably a great challenge, as all firsts are. I must commend you in conceptualizing it and working it into a reality. This is surely a great thing to have, it focuses on the issues that we, members of the Chinese- Filipino community, are highly involved in, and which ultimately becomes a tribute to our heritage. More power to Asian Dragon! GWENDOLYN L. CU, Managing Director, Avenue Square Naga City Asian Dragon is the magazine for the whole family. I read it from cover to cover. LILY LIM CHUA, VP- Finance, Firewolf Motors My letter to you encouraged me to write my experiences that hopefully eill be published in our batch’s (St. Jude Catholic School) 25th anniversary homecoming coffee- table book called Kaleidoscope this July. They have assigned Luis Katigbak to write with me my experiences. Thank you for starting the ball rolling for me. GERRY ANTHONY TAN, Los Angeles California Style and content Greetings! I am a Chinese- Filipino and a graduate student of the Asian Center, University of the Philippines, where I am pursuing my MA in Asian Studies major in China. I bought a copy of your latest issue, and thoroughly enjoyed it, particularly the interviews and your articles on vegetarianism (because I’m a vegetarian). I see a lot of growth and improvement in Asian Dragon’s whole package, from the content to the style and photographs, since I started purchasing it a few issues ago. I just wished you came out on a monthly basis! It was a pleasant surprise to find a superbly done magazine both in style and content, not to mention a deeply insightful magazine on the Chinese- Filipino community. I am excited to see how your magazine will evolve and bring its readers more suprises. LINETTE CHUA, via e-mail Model Magazine Your magazine’s ability to put unknow and amateur models of all ages in every issue is truly worthy of a standing ovation. As one of your many avid readers, it is always a welcome surprise for me to find out who you are putting in front of the camera next. I am sure this “newly crowned” magazine modelsare enjoying their experience, just as much as we readers enjoy your magazine. WILLIAM DEE, via e-mail |
