2CELLOS (Sulic & Hauser) Live in Manila 2012

2CELLOS are former cello rivals Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser. It was January 2011, one year now when they uploaded the  unique duo cello version of “Smooth Criminal” by Michael Jackson onto YouTube that shook the world by storm. A few weeks later, their video became a huge viral sensation... receiving over 5 million views from across the world. So much has happened since. The 2CELLOS were kept busy since then and were invited all over the world to guest on leading news and tv shows. Ellen DeGeneres had them over featured in her talk show and has been for months now, doing front act peformances for a singing great, Sir Elton John.

2CELLOS are due to perform in the Philippines for a one-night show on January 20, 2012 at Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT), Resorts World Manila. Tickets for the show are available at all Ticket World Outlets and online purchase can be done at www.ticketworld.com.ph

Basic Information about 2CELLOS


Genre: Pop/Rock/Classical
Members:  Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic
Hometown: Croatia
Record Label: SONY MASTERWORKS
About: OFFICIAL facebook page

The meteoric success of 2CELLOS started when former cello rivals Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser decided to join forces. In January 2011, they uploaded a unique duo cello version of “Smooth Criminal” by Michael Jackson onto YouTube. Within just a few weeks, their video became a huge viral sensation, receiving over 5 million views from across the world.

A month later, 2CELLOS signed a record deal with SONY MASTERWORKS. They were invited by Sir Elton John to join him on his worldwide tour playing with and opening for him. Their self-titled debut album was released worldwide in the summer of 2011 achieving top 200 Billboard status in the US, #1 iTUNES Germany, and #1 on the Japan imported albums (ahead of such distinguished artists as Beyonce, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lady Gaga). They have appeared on national television shows including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Lopez Tonight and Fox & Friends in the U.S., as well as Stefan Raab’s TV total in Germany. Most recently, they were invited by Apple to perform their own show at the Roundhouse in London as part of their prestigious iTUNES festival that was streamed globally.


Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser are accomplished musicians, both having played the cello since childhood. They recently completed their studies, Luka at the acclaimed Royal Academy of Music in London, and Stjepan at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

Luka has performed all over the world at renowned venues including London’s Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Vienna’s Musikverein and Konzerthaus. He has won a series of international prizes including first and special prize at the VII Lutoslawski International Cello Competition (Warsaw, 2009).


Stjepan has also performed around the world in most European countries, South Africa, New Zealand, Asia and the USA, with debuts in London’s Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, South Bank Centre and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. He was the last pupil of Mstislav Rostropovich. In his short career, Stjepan has already been awarded first prize in twenty-one national and international competitions, and he has performed twice for Prince Charles at Buckingham and St James‘s Palace.

The 2CELLOS LIVE IN MANILA is presented by GB Productions Asia. Co-presented by Catalyst Revolutions, Inc., Time in Manila, Airgurus, Sony Music, Ivory Records.

What's Inside My First Aid Pouch In School

I blogged about miss going back to school. I sometimes wish I never had to grow up and graduate levels so I get to be pampered by my parents to the core. It's funny how my parents (both of traditional Chinese heritage) would freak out every time I leave home without my lunch and my first aid pouch!

My parents started to routinely make me bring a small pouch bag of first aid kit when I was in high school. I didn't like it in the beginning but eventually, i realized how necessary it was for kids. My best friend in school  at one time had a headache prior to an exam and good thing I have my kit with me so I was able to give her a medicine. A P.E. classmate got a cut and I gave him a bandage. Another classmate got her menstrual period and I gave her immediately a sanitary napkin. Although I never really got to use much of my kit's content, but I sort of became a class nurse for bringing first aid stuff. I was proud of being remembered more first than the school nurse. Ah well, my parents had to do the weekly refill of course, especially on the rubbing alcohol. Ha ha those were the days that just to have clean hands, I need to carry a big bottle of rubbing alcohol with me!

College was the same except for some great changes. I got a Burberry overnight pouch as a gift from my parents and it all contained my first aid kit this time with the contents got smaller and more handy. Time evolved!

If you are in school, it would be good if you bring with you a first aid kit for high school and college as you never know when you or someone you know will need its' contents.  If you are parents, I would start thinking of packing for your son or daughter a first aid kit. A good kit of supplies is a great school gift. Packing the basics with information on how to use the supplies is cool!

Remembering my teen to college days, these are the most essential for me:

• Adhesive bandages in all sizes
• Non-stick gauze to cover larger wounds
• Adhesive tape to help secure the gauze
• An Antibiotic Ointment to prevent infections in a wound or minor burn
• Elastic Bandage to wrap and provide compression for sprains and strains
• Ice Pack for when an injury first occurs
• Acetaminophen - great for headaches and pains
• Ibuprofen - also great for headaches and pain from inflammation or swelling
• Diphenhydramine - for itchy bug bites and allergies like Benadryl
• Cough drops / sore throat lozenges - great to soothe minor throat pain like Strepsils
• Tweezers for removing splinters 
• Thermometer
• Eye wash - I recommend Eye-Mo still 
• Anti-bacteria Hand Spray - I recommend what I always carry with me - Hygienix - because it's handy and formulated to keep hands soft and smooth

Packing up a few first aid essentials is not embarrassing for teens! It is actually a great gift. My parent's made sure I bring it with me all the time because it serves as a reminder to always stay safe and a lesson in how to take care of problems while away from home. All that - in one kit! 

Hygienix Lunchout Promo Got Me A Free Yoshinoya Coffee Jelly

So cool this essential anti-bacterial product called Hygienix! Not only that it is part of my emergency health kit or pouch, it got me a free coffee jelly at Yoshinoya!

Coffee Jelly is my favorite! It's a refreshing treat all the way from Japan served with frozen whipped cream and chocolate sauce. Although it is also delicious with ice cream, regular whipped cream or flavored coffee cream. Coffee Jelly is served solid in glasses, cubed in bowls or cups just like the one here at various Yoshinoya branches in the Greater Manila Area (GMA)!

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Went for lunch at Yoshinoya's Robinsons' Galleria branch last July 10 and I saw the promo. Good thing I have a coupon from my purchase of Hygienix Anti-bacterial Handspray which entitled me to avail a free coffee jelly. How you can avail of it too and where? Here's a copy of the promo:

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So grab Hygienix now! I went for IX at Yoshinoya and I will go for IX again and again!

SkinWhite Face Cream Powder For A Beautiful Face

Summer is out and rainy days are in. I have been gradually seeing my skin go even, whiter not just because of the non-exposure to sun but because of the SkinWhite products that I have been using for years now since I was a teen. During summers, I like to tan myself. During rainy seasons, I seek for having a whiter, luminous  and translucent complexion. Iba na ang malinis at makinis tignan!


Having a beautiful, flawless skin makes me feel beautiful. These are my tips for a beautiful face - proper skin care, the right beauty sleep every night, a balanced diet and an extra portion of care on a regular basis via SkinWhite products.

The Skinwhite PowerWhitening Face Cream Powder
This functional whitening, moisturizing face cream powder contains rich amount of powerwhitening properties  to help refresh and hydrate the Filipina or Asian skin as well as transforming uneven skin tone into luminous and translucent complexion.


How to use this product for 7 days:
As the last step in my basic care, I usually take a pea-sized amount and apply the cream evenly starting from the center and move outwards then I gently pat with my palms for better absorption.

Why do I think they call this a Face Cream Powder? This product has a unique formula that moisturizes the skin as a cream and transforms itself into a powder!


Efficacy/Effect: Helps to whiten skin and actually whitens skin in 7 days, leaving skin with a smooth and silky feel.


Facts:

• Its' long-lasting, light and non-sticky coverage is as good as face powder as it instantly hides blemished and dark spots.
• Its' Powerwhitening technology gives you dramatic whitening.
• Its' Vitanourish Formula combines Vitamins B5, B3, B6, C & E to nourish and moisturize skin.
• It has SPF10 that protects you from harmful rays of the sun.

So, Asian and Filipina girls....  when you put SkinWhitening Face Cream Powder on your skin, it penetrates deep into the layers of your skin to provide the formula where your skin cells need  them the most. With SkinWhite Face Cream Powder, you don't have to worry about the chemicals within your skin may be harming because all ingredients are natural extract and oils especially formulated by Splash Research Institute for the Asian skin.

What Girls Need during Rainy Season

During this mid-year where rainy days is a common weather, one thing that always be present in my bag is Alcohol and Lotion, Hygienix Ethyl Alcohol and SkinWhite Whitening Lotion. Whenever I go to a party or just walking by the street, it's unavoidable not to get my feet wet. Rainy water is never clean, to keep my feet and body healthy, I'd always use Hygienix Ethyl Alcohol. It effectively kills germs and disinfects while soothing the skin. It has a non-drying formula and mild fragrance.

Hygienix Ethyl Alcohol

To keep my skin smooth and moisturized in this changing weather from a hot day into a sudden rains, I use SkinWhite Whitening Lotion. Skinwhite has SPF which protects my skin from sun-damage caused by prolonged sun exposure, Ultra Hydrating-enriched with moisturizers that locks in skin's moisture, keeping it hydrated all day. Also, it promotes fairer, whiter, more vibrant, healthy glowing skin in as early as 2 weeks.

SkinWhite Whitening Lotion

With these two products, I can go anywhere even if ony rainy days. I never have to worry because SkinWhite Whitening Lotion and Hygienix Ethyl Alcohol revitalize my body, keeping my skin health and my health safe.

What to Bring at School

It's school days once again, the kids and teens will have a long day studying again.  As a cousin, one thing I should always consider is their health. Whenever lunch break or after school, I'd always bring Hygienix Ethyl Alcohol, Hygienix Anti-bacterial Hand gel, Hygienix Anti-bacterial Hand Spray. Health is always my priority. Whenever my son goes playing football, he would go to dirt, splash in water, and get sweaty. For protection, after his every training I use Hygienix Ethyl Alcohol because Ethyl Alcohol effectively kills germs and disinfects while soothing the skin. It has a non-drying formula and mild fragrance.

Hygienix Anti-Bacterial Hand Spray

Hygienix Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel

Hygienix Ethyl Alcohol

My cousin always carry in his bag Hygienix Anti-bacterial Hand gel, before eating he uses it to effectively sanitizes his hands while keeping it nourished and refreshed. It also has a preferred scent and feel on skin. For daily use, I would use Hygienix Anti-bacterial Hand Spray because the hand spray is packed with moisturizers to keep my hands soft and smooth.

If you want your love ones to be clean, safe, and healthy, Hygienix is for you because Health is a priority.

Contents of My Older Sister's Bag

I was looking for my favorite lipgloss hours ago and since I couldn't find it, I went to my older sister's room and decided to check on her bag thinking that she might have it inside. I held the bag upside down for the contents to drop on the bed, surprised of the contents i smiled not because i found my lipgloss but because i have found something better. I found her secret for having fairer, whiter, more vibrant, and healthy glowing skin. Her bag contains SkinWhite Face Cream Powder, SkinWhite Power Whitening Face Cream, SkinWhite Power Whitening Lotion, and SkinWhite Power Whitening Face Solution along with her Mac make ups and perfume. 

I thought my sister is too "sosyal" to use products made in the Philippines but lo and behold, she patronizes SkinWhite. 


My sister is originally morena. She got it from our Filipino mother whereas I got my flawless white skin from our father who's Chinese. We used to tease her as the adopted one because of her skintone. Poor sister... Perhaps the pressure of wanting a whiter and fairer skin made her seek for this but i guess the contents in her bag worked wonders on her. 


I've nothing against being morena. I actually want to switch skin tones with my sister. It's just my preference.


Anyway, I decided to ask my sister about the contents in the bag how long she has been using SkinWhite, she answered "i've been using it for 6 weeks now", i was really surprised of that answer. Within 6  weeks and with the help of skinwhite products she got KUTIS-ARTISTA skin.

Maxi-Peel Concealing Cream Whitening Review by A Working Mom

Please disregard the grammatical error but here is one honest-to-goodness review from a working mom named Reigne.


I am a working mom. I am very particular with my physical looks because i always encounter people. I never get to have a fair skin specially on my face. I was been using a lot of creams to lighten my skin but nothing gives me the kind of radiancy with this Maxi Peel Concealer Cream did to me. 

When I used it, i noticed that my face became so smooth. It really hides the dark spots and some blemishes on my face. Its like I am wearing make up everyday. It never oily because at the end of the day it still looks like its fresh as ever. You look so young and stress free when you are applying it. 


One week after i already see that my face whitens and becomes smooth because this product not just conceals that hides some dark spoted area in my face it also whitens and a sun block as well. So it really protects my face from sun damaged. Since then i am now using it everywhere i go. I woud definitely recommend this to my freinds, specially to those who dark spots area in thier faces and want to hide it. Wearing this everyday will improve your looks in a way that you will getting younger and your face looks so clean and perfect.