UNIQLO To Release Fall- Winter Collection

REPOST from my August 22,2012 post

Final Collection of Uniqlo Collaboration With The Undercover Label

August 22, 2012, Manila, Philippines – UNIQLO today announces that its final collection based on the collaborative design project with acclaimed designer Jun Takahashi, and his cult-hit Undercover fashion label, will be released in the Philippines from August 22. Similar to the spring-summer collection, the 2012 fall-winter collection will focus on a family theme and include a line-up of apparel for women, men and children. The first phase of the new collection will go on sale at the UNIQLO store in SM Mall of Asia, as well as UNIQLO stores in 11 markets outside of the Philippines.

The line, available exclusively at UNIQLO stores, has been very successful since its debut this past spring. The concept of this unique one-year project has been the family, with collections that offer stylish clothes for parents and their children. The offerings have won fans all around the world by combining UNIQLO’s high-quality casual clothing with designs that reflect the Undercover label’s distinctively edgy and fashionable look.

The 2012 fall-winter collection includes close to 100 items for men, women and children, and it brings together Undercover’s unique design aesthetic with UNIQLO’s high performance fabrics. Under the direction of Mr. Takahashi, UNIQLO signature fabrics and materials such as those used in its HEATTECH line of garments and its Ultra Light Down jackets are fashioned into fresh and original designs. The line up covers a broad range of clothing needs for the fall and winter seasons; the men’s and women’s offerings come in a palette of colors such as wine, olive, gray and black, whereas the children’s items are available in a mixture of bright colors such as pink, red and yellow and darker tones such as wine and blue.

Number of items	Signature products
Men’s: 36 items	Bikers Jackets, Premium Ultra Light Down Jackets, V-neck Cardigans, Long Sleeve Shirts, Corduroy Slim Fit Jeans, Skinny Fit Jeans, T-shirts
Women’s: 32 items	Premium Ultra Light Down Jackets Tunics, Hoodies, Knits, T-shirts, Jeans, Lounge sets
Children’s: 31 items	Motorcycle Jackets, Blousons, Raincoats, Cut & Sewn items, Pants, Skirts, Tunics, Dresses, T-shirts

Suzuki: Shifting gears for drag racing

In its effort to standardize drag racing and make it world-class, Suzuki launched the Raider Breed Wars (RBW) in 2010, a drag racing event that provides the proper venue and standards to the drag racing enthusiasts.

Through the Raider Breed Wars, Suzuki provides the safer and legal venue as well as the proper protective gears to drag racers. This year, much excitement is forthcoming at the event, as it reintroduced itself as The National Drag Racing Championship 2012.

Raider Breed Wars is a National Drag Racing Competition authorized by the National Motorcycle Safety and Sports Association (NAMSSA). Its objective is to provide the proper and legal racing venue where all participants are required to follow strict playing rules and to wear the proper protective gears that pass the government’s safety standards (ECE, DOT, SNELL, ICC, etc.). The event is free for all and the top finishers for each category qualify for the Raider Breed Wars Final.

On its first year, the event received wide acceptance as Suzuki established a regulating body for the “revived” sport. On its second year, Raider Breed Wars added two additional legs in North Luzon and in Mindanao; and the event got a new partner with the participation of Phoenix Cyclomax.

Now, on its third year, the Raider Breed Wars has taken another form as the National Drag Racing Championship 2012. The Luzon races are under Turbo Racing; while the Visayas and Mindanao races are under Suzuki Race Wars, which is organized by the 5th Gear Motorsports. Both races have three exclusive Suzuki categories: the Raider 150, the Underbone 115, and the Scooter 130. So far for this year, Suzuki has mounted 5 Turbo Racing events and 4 Suzuki Race Wars nationwide with total accumulated audience of 21,800 and 214 race participants. Two more races are set for the year before the Luzon regional finals for the Turbo Suzuki Cup in Clark and the Vis-min regional finals in Tagum. This will all culminate to the national finals in December at Asean City in Paranaque.

The National Drag Racing Championship is powered by Cyclomax, A brand of Motorcycle oil distributed by Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. one of the fastest growing independent oil companies in the country today.

Committed to bring the excitement of drag racing in great form in the Philippines, Suzuki continues to promote safety and sportsmanship in the game.   With the progress of drag racing in the country, Suzuki is getting closer to its vision — to spur drag racing’s evolution from being an event to a sport in the Philippines.

Rainy Day Safety Tips to take with you on the road

Whatever the season, safe driving is always the No.1 concern of motorists. However, the rainy season is when motorists have to be most careful and vigilant. Here are some ways to make sure that you’ll be driving safe on wet and slippery streets.

Make sure your car is in good shape.

Check your wipers, brakes, brake lights, tire quality and tire pressure. Visibility is a two-way thing in motoring. Make sure your vehicle is readily visible to other motorists, especially in heavy downpours. Be vigilant about the small details.

Drive through familiar places.

Go through routes that you know very well, and those that you know do not get flooded often. As a general rule, if your vehicle gets submerged to about half the wheel’s height or higher, don’t go through the water. Also remember that some seemingly harmless puddles can be hiding a chasm of a pothole that could do damage to your car.

Drive defensively.

Driving in the rain easily equates to defensive driving. Slow down and always be aware of the cars around you. Track the car in front of you and maintain proper distance. Don’t slam on the brakes, as that could make you skid and slip on the road.

Always have an emergency kit.

Whether it be medicine and bandages, or the right tools to solve quick car problems, emergency kits go a long way in tricky situations. A change of clothes, toiletries, and even some food provisions stashed in your vehicle could help lighten up a hassle too.

Use proper tires.

Getting the right type of tires for the season is a basic necessity never to be ignored. Get a tire with good traction and that can brake well on wet surfaces. Look for models that are specifically designed for rainy weather. MICHELIN tires are a good fit for driving conditions that calls for durable and reliable tires for a safe ride. The leading brand in tire technology, MICHELIN offers a vast range of tire models that cater to every need and deliver top standards in safety, fuel efficiency and long-lasting tires.

Visit www.michelin.com.ph for more information.

Revving the Engine of Motorsports

Tadahito “Dashi” Devosora Watanabe, the Philippines’s lone representative in the 2012 Asia Road Racing Championships (ARRC), seeks to spur the growth of motorsports in the country. According to him, there are many young Filipino motorcycle enthusiasts seeking an opportunity to race for the country.

Dashi Watanabe gears up for a turn in this photo taken during the 4^th round of the 2012 ARRC at the Autopolis International Race Course in Hita, Japan. Dashi dreams of creating his own racing team to help younger Filipinos who like racing, and to help the local racing industry bloom.

Dubbed as the Philippine Azkals of the racing industry, Dashi’s team, Team Suzuki Pilipinas, represents the country in international competitions. Similar to how the Azkals encourage Filipinos to play football, Team Suzuki Pilipinas also gives the younger Filipino racers a chance to race for the country.

The 2012 Asia Road Racing Championships

Dashi races for Team Suzuki Pilipinas in the SuperSports 600cc category in the ARRC. Though not his first international event, Dashi still adjusted to the new experience, “Nanibago lang talaga ako sa team and sa mga kalaban”.

Team Suzuki Pilipinas started racing in the ARRC in 2011. This year, the team invited Dashi to race for them. Now, he has gone through the first four rounds of the ARRC. He noted that every round, the team continues on improving.

Dashi finished 13th out of 19 in the first round in Malaysia. Then he finished 19th and 17th in the second and third rounds in Indonesia and in China, respectively. Just last September 9, Dashi posted his best record so far in the series by finishing 13th out of 23 racers in the fourth round in Japan.

Dashi hopes that his performance continues to improve in the last two rounds. Right now, his goal is to get a championship for the country.

Learning from experience

Before his impressive finish in the second race in Japan, Dashi recalls the mistake he made in the first race of the fourth round.

After racing for the 9^th place in the first lap, Dashi slipped and crashed, causing the officials to raise the red flag to signal the stop of the race. According to him, he slipped because he became too aggressive and pushed the tires to their limit. He recalls that the race was stopped because many racers got involved. “Hindi ako nakatayo kaagad nang 5 minutes ata yun.”

He was rushed to a nearby medical clinic by an ambulance after he got up. The accident caused a minor injury in his backside, which he endured even in the second race, along with what he learned from his mistake.

Dashi also remembers those times when he used to race in the Underbone category. He said that unlike the underbone bikes he used in his past national races, the GSX-R 600 he is using now has more power. “Iba yung power niya kesa dun sa underbone na karaniwang nakikita sa streets.” According to him, his bike can travel up to 280kph in the racetrack.

His experience with the motorcycles completely upped another level when he transferred from the Underbone category to the SuperSports category.

Beyond the racetracks

When there are no scheduled races, Dashi spends his time doing his hobbies—or training, actually. His training activities include working out, jogging, trail biking, and boxing. Dashi said that right now, his lifestyle primarily revolves around his racing career. He does these training routines to keep his body in shape.

Just like other teens his age, Dashi also logs on the Internet whenever he has free time. He said that he often uses the Internet for social networking sites, and not for gaming. His Facebook and Twitter accounts are his means of updating his supporters and fans of his personal activities and the races of Team Suzuki Pilipinas.

Before suiting up with Team Suzuki Pilipinas for the 2012 ARRC, Dashi was a freshman college student from the University of the East in Caloocan. He said that after the 2012 series, he intends to re-enroll in the university and continue pursuing his degree.

Chasing the dream

Dashi mentioned that he envisions that the time will come when he can finally qualify for the prestigious MotoGP. As it is the world’s premier motorcycle championship, Dashi is not even thinking about winning yet. “Kahit makasali lang,” he quips.

His career goal for now is to get an international racing championship for the Philippines. According to him, all the team needs now is more experience. He said that some of the other racers had experienced MotoGP, and that what makes them wiser.

He also expressed his desires to help the younger Filipinos who like racing. Young as he is at 18, Dashi has motivated himself to become better so that he could help the younger generation of racers in the future.

The fact that he himself has not experienced enough races, Dashi got the idea of creating his own team. He said he wanted to create this racing team “para sa mga batang gusto rin ng racing, para din sa racing industry”.

While Dashi is on his way up the international rankings in the motorcycle racing industry, he will definitely be the new face of motorsports in the Philippines. From a protégé to a rising racing star, Dashi Watanabe got the country running on track towards becoming a motorsports nation.

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KnickKnacks X-Blast Chocolate Milk Drink: Give your child the best he deserves!

Whether at home or in school, a mother would always want to make her child happy, especially if it’s about the food he eats. This is why she makes sure that she gives only the best for her child.

Usually, a mother would give her child something for a good deed at home or for an achievement in school, as a form of reward or probably just to show her love for her child. It should be something that would literally make his eyes glow—like chocolate.

Generally touted as “comfort food” for adults and kids alike, chocolate has always been a food of choice to give to somebody special. For many Moms out there, chocolate is the simplest yet most meaningful item they can give to their child, whether as a form of reward, a gift, or just to show how much she loves her kid.

One particular snack Moms can try giving their precious one is “Knick Knacks.” A leading brand in the biscuits category, “Knick Knacks” gave to kids around the world those popular “fish-shaped” biscuits coated in yummy and tasty chocolate, choco on choco, milk and strawberry.

And now this same tried and tested brand of truly delicious biscuits introduced another delightful product any kid or even a kid at heart will surely love—the “Knick Knacks X-Blast Chocolate Milk Drink.”

Launched middle of this year, the KnickKnacks X-Blast Chocolate Milk Drink, with its unbeatable chocolatey taste, is the latest in the impressive lineup of products from Knick Knacks. From now on, Moms’ shopping carts will definitely include a pack or two of Knick Knacks X-Blast Chocolate Milk Drink so they can give their kid something to look forward to in his lunch box.

Why not? Kids, more often than not, will ignore the contents of their lunch box once they open it and find it dull or unappealing. Their next action most likely is to compare their lunch box with that of their classmates. Worse, they’d ask for a share of their classmate’s baon so that they will have something to eat. Now that’s a scary scenario for parents to think about. And moreso, your child’s snacking experience in school together with his classmates will not be such a fun time anymore.

It’s a good thing that the Knick-Knacks X-Blast Chocolate Milk Drink is now available so that Moms can give their kids something else to smile about in school. And even if not in school, kids would surely enjoy Knick Knacks X-Blast Chocolate Milk Drink in the company of classmates or friends during break time, snack time, play time, movie time or just about any time of the day.

Plus, with superior quality manufacturing of the Knick Knacks X-Blast Chocolate Milk Drink courtesy of Delfi Foods, Inc., more and more kids—and parents—will enjoy chocolate goodness to the highest degree.

“It’s about time that the ‘fun’ factor in kids’ snacking experience is brought back to Filipino school kids. Plus the fact that having good snacks to share with other kids helps empower them to be socially active and genuinely friendly to make school and snacking an activity they can look forward to everyday,” explains Nilo Chincuanco, General Manager of Delfi Foods, Inc.

So make your kids’ snacking experience a delightful treat. Add Knick Knacks X-Blast Chocolate Milk Drink, the premium chocolate milk drink, to his baon and make each snacking experience in school a memorable one, especially if paired with tasty Knick Knacks biscuits. He can even make more friends by telling him to share his Knick Knacks X-Blast with his friends and have a blast during snack time.

So if you’re thinking of making your kid’s snack time more fun and exciting, go ahead and try the Knick Knacks X-Blast Chocolate Milk Drink—and best enjoyed with Knick Knacks biscuits. After all, “Snack Time is Knick-Knacks X-Blast Time!”

Knick Knacks X-Blast Chocolate Milk Drink is available in major supermarkets and groceries nationwide and comes in 250 ml and 110 ml sizes.