Countdown to Saarang 2015 is Humanfolk’s Campaign for Support

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The Humanfolk band is the very first Filipino artist invited by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras to perform for the World Culture Show series. Saarang is a five-day social and cultural event organized by the students of IIT. Next year marks the 40th year of the event and will be held in Chennai, India. The event expects 50,000 guests from all over the world and will run from January 7 to 11.

Come, listen and enjoy a night of World music!

What: Humanfolk’s Countdown to Saarang 2015 Launch
Where: The Bar@1951 (formerly Penguin Café)
1951 Adriatico St., Malate, Manila (between Adriatico Circle and San Andres)
When: 16 October 2014, Thursday
Time: Music starts at 7pm

Singapore Airlines Is Official Sponsor of 2014 WTA Finals Singapore

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Singapore Airlines has signed an agreement with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to be an official sponsor of the 2014 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global.

Under the terms of the agreement, the iconic Singapore Girl will make an appearance at the international sporting event to provide a touch of the Airline’s world-renowned hospitality. Six Singapore Girls will be featured at the prize presentation ceremony. Singapore Airlines will also be flying players and officials to Singapore.

Held in Asia Pacific for the first time in WTA’s 44-year history, the season finale of the women’s tennis tour will take place from 17 to 26 October at the Singapore Sports Hub.

“We are pleased to be an official sponsor for the WTA Finals held in Singapore, in another example of our commitment to both sports and tourism. This world-class event will attract both local and overseas tennis fans, showcasing WTA’s huge presence and growing influence in the Asia-Pacific,” said Singapore Airlines Divisional Vice President Sales & Marketing, Mr Foo Chai Woo.

The Next Cucina Idol Cook-Off Challenge Grand Winners

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Congratulations to The Next Cucina Idol Cook-Off Challenge Grand Winners from both Culinary Enthusiasts Division and Culinary Students Dvision, namely Mercedita Madrona and Kimberly Jane Solejon respectively who both won a staggering P 250,000 kitchen showcase prize for beating other finalists from the recent Melawares Culinary Clash held last Saturday, October 11, 2014 at the Global Culinary and Hospitality Academy in Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

The other finalists of the culinary competition, namely Maria Luisa Juanson, Maridel Pacleb, Ayah Potian, and Vivian Tiongkiao from the Culinary Enthusiasts Division, plus Maverick Javier and Mark Johnsent Talento from the Culinary Students Division, all went home with a prize of P 25,000 each. Not bad since all contestants were able to join the contest by simply purchasing P500.00-worth of Melawares, Bestware, Perfect Dining, and Urban Kitchen products and filling out an online contest registration found at the Melawares Cusina Club Facebook page, and submitting online the photos of their entries. Preliminary winners were chosen based on the plating, cleanliness and preparation, and number of Facebook shares.


The chosen finalists for the Culinary Students Division were asked to impress the judges with their star dish using chicken, while those in the Cooking Enthusiasts Division tried to stand out from the competition with their original fish recipe.Mercedita impressed the judges with her Adobo Marinated Hito while Kimberly Jane made it to the top with her Pan-Seared Chicken.