Experience Unique Japanese-Peruvian Cuisine with Chef Shigeki Iimura at Buddha-Bar Manila

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Known for its modern Asian cuisine, Buddha-Bar Manila has been known to bring a wide variety of food dishes to Manila’s food-loving crowd. It has served Western cuisine and even mouth-watering Pacific Rim dishes that has included those from several Asian countries.

Starting May 19 to June 17, Buddha-Bar Manila will be offering the unique flavors of Nikkei cuisine to Manila. Renowned chef Chef Shigeki Iimura will be at Buddha-Bar Manila to serve his signature dishes and host a meet-and-greet on May 20 and 21.

Nikkei is a fusion of Japanese food made with Peruvian ingredients and cooking technique. This particular type of cooking is especially popular in South America, where there is a huge confluence of Japanese and Latin American culture. Considered by many as a gastronomical artform, this unique fusion of flavors has become one of the most sought after cuisine in many top cities and top restaurants all over the world. The past two decades saw the rise of global celebrity chefs specializing in creative and exceptional Nikkei cuisine.

Chef Shigeki is one of the most notable culinary masters when it comes to Nikkei cuisine. Having been exposed to the culinary world since he was a child, Chef Shigeki grew up in Tokyo where his family owned a restaurant and taught him how to select the freshest produce from the world-famous Tsukiji fish market. Having developed a love for Japanese cuisine, he honed different styles of authentic Japanese cuisine from Kyoto-style, Kaga-style & Robata for 35 years. After a career in a top Tokyo restaurant, he established himself in the Japanese culinary scene and traveled abroad to share his skills and knowledge. After also learning the Western style of cuisine and serving fusion dishes, Chef Shigeki is currently the executive chef of Buddha-Bar International.

Another Podium Finish for Team Suzuki Pilipinas at Round 2 of the Suzuki Asian Challenge

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Eane Jay Sobretodo did it big on race 1 of Suzuki Asian Challenge round 2 at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand last May 6-8, 2016. After the glorious victory of April King Mascardo as 2nd placer during race 2 of round 1 in Malaysia, Manileño rider, EJ got the limelight this time with his victory. As a newbie and the latest addition to Team Suzuki Pilipinas, Sobretodo’s performance was surprising and fulfilling.

EJ continuously showed his improvement from the practice, qualifying and actual race. After crashing on practice 1 sending him at the lowest ranks, EJ recovered with a clean comeback sending him to the podium. Placing 8th on the grid, Sobretodo leaped to 3rd place when co-Team Suzuki Pilipinas frontrunner April King Mascardo (who finished at 3rd) got a penalty for crossing the blue line. The warm up on Round 2 continuously showed EJ’s dominance as he finished at 1st place.

Team Suzuki Pilipinas maintains their good performance in the overall standing of the Suzuki Asian Challenge. Visayas’ bet Borbon also showcased a promising performance as he leaped from 11th Place to the 8th Place. Sobretodo is now ranked 5th from his position at 6th overall on round 1. Despite being penalized for an overshoot at race 1, Mindanao’ pride April King Mascardo was able to regain himself in the next races and finished strong at 4th place at the end of round 2.

With the consecutive success and podium positions that Team Suzuki Pilipinas was able to achieve in rounds 1 and 2, the team is more confident on the succeeding rounds. The 3rd leg of the Suzuki Asian Challenge will happen on June 3 to 5 at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan.

Follow the story of Team Suzuki Pilipinas at www.suzuki.com.ph and Suzuki racing at www.suzuki-racing.com or Suzuki community by following facebook.com/suzukibikersfed.

Get Supermom on Windows 10

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It’s easy to think of mom as Superwoman. Where she gets the energy to take care of the family while juggling a career, helping the kids with school work, or organizing barbecue parties, we don’t know. But what’s even harder is finding a cool gift for such a busy body.

For the month of May, get mom something that will make her life a whole lot easier and fun at the same time: a device that runs on Windows 10.

Here’s why a Windows 10 (phone, tab, PC or laptop) gift totally rocks for mom:


No password-security, no problem

We can’t blame busy mom for sometimes misplacing the keys around the house, but it’s too much to make her remember all those complex passwords for various digital devices. Thanks to Windows Hello, the biometric security feature of Windows 10, she’ll never have to jog her memory. All she has to do is flash her eyes in front of the device and let the infrared scanning feature verify and log her in right away. Mom will surely get a kick out of having her device “know her.”


A Multi-Tasking Assistant

Windows 10 has a sassy and efficient assistant built into it: Cortana. More than just a bot, Cortana helps out in things that really matter to mom, like helping locate a lost file, suggesting places to go, offering to buy flowers, or make travel arrangements.

Cortana gets even more interesting when you sign in with your Microsoft account. She will monitor the calendar and give reminders, as well as provide relevant information like specific news that’s important to mom.


Never lose her phone again

So mom loses her phone every now and then. We all do – what’s new with that? If she’s on Windows 10 though she can get Cortana to locate her phone using her PC’s geo-location feature. Once Cortana spots her phone, it rings and voila! Phone retrieved in no time at all.


Do edge-y stuff on Windows Edge

The new browser in Windows 10 called Edge has inking capabilities that mom will love. Does mom like to use pen and paper or highlight on reading material? Mom can highlight or encircle items, take notes, write, type directly on the browser page and save the notes in Microsoft OneNote. That’s so much better than going the roundabout way of printing out a page and writing on it…then putting away that piece of paper or passing it on.


Lumia 950 XL: a PC in her palm

Microsoft’s flagship phone for Windows 10 helps moms who are always on the go stay connected in the smartest ways. It’s almost like putting a PC in the palm of her hand.

The Lumia 950 XL has big typing space and a wide 5.7” HD display that lets her see everything crystal clear, even under a noon day sun (the phone auto adjusts the screen’s brightness). This is good for reading articles, e-mails, or messages so she doesn’t need to squint or reach for her reading glasses.

It gets more exciting when she finds that a lot of Windows 10 apps work perfectly on the Lumia like the Windows Reading List, which lets her organize and easily find articles for later reading, or the Movie Moments app where she can edit recorded family videos. Not least of all is the Movies & TV app that lets Mom stream her favorite soap or movie anytime with you!


Share information seamlessly

Have you ever experienced transferring all your files from one device to another? If you hate that, don’t let mom go through it!

Imagine having mom’s photos, music, or docs move effortlessly on any Android, Windows or iPhone through the Phone Companion app on Windows 10 PCs. The updated Xbox Music app on Android and iPhone also allows for free playback of music files and playlists from OneDrive, so all of mom’s media is available to her anywhere and at any time.

People are spending more time on Windows than ever before – over 75 billion hours over 270 million active devices all over the world. It’s Microsoft’s best platform to date. If you're worried about her having issues, don't. Sites like TechLoris are here to solve any issues you can without paying an expert. So do yourself a favor and make that special woman in your life happy with a Windows 10 gift. And if you’re a mom too, it could even be the best gift you’ll give yourself.