FOTN 070712: Beautiful Symphony

I'm really making it up to you! Hahaha!

Let me share my FOTN as well the products that I used when I watched my cousin at the Philamlife Theater. Read about it here! ^__^

PRODUCTS USED:

FACE: 

L'Oreal UV Perfect BB Max

Fanny Serrano Concealer in Cashew

Avon Simply Pretty Dual Foundation

e.l.f Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder in Luminance

e.l.f Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder 

EYES: 

Natasha Beauty Eye Brow Pencil in Caramel Brown 

e.l.f Primer and Sealer 

Lancome Magic Voyage Palette 

Wet N' Wild Mega Eyes Cream Eye Liner

Wet N' Wild Megaplump Mascara 

LIPS: 

Maybelline Baby Lips in Smoothing Cherry 

Cover Girl It’s Your Mauve (030)

Maybelline Volume Seduction XL Lip Plumper in Proud Pink

Would you believe that I used only one palette to achieve the eye make up? Awesome, isn't it? =D

What do you think of my FOTN? ^__^

Beautiful Music with Manila Symphony Orchestra and Regina Buenaventura

Hello! I'm back with another lovely post! ^__^

Let me make up to my lack of posts last week. =D

I am not sure if anyone here knows about my love for music. I do! Haha! I won't be making the following covers if I don't! Hahaha!

Sorry if the songs are in Korean, I promise, next time, I'll sing English songs! =D


Anyway, last July 7th, I got the chance to see my cousin perform (again) on stage. The Manila Symphony Orchestra and the talented Regina Buenaventura made a collaboration for a night of magical music. It was held at the Philamlife Auditorium at United Nations, Manila.

Philamlife Building

Trying to be Ulzzang with my makeup, hair and glasses! =D

The people are starting to gather outside the auditorium.

Our passes (I believe they were designed by my cousin). =)

The passes were surrendered to the ushers then tickets were given to us. =)

The orchestra

Gyah! I'm trying to take a photo of my cousin but she got covered by the pretty hair of the violinist in front. I love her hair! It's nice that she keeps it that way. ^__^

Blurry photo!!! TT__TT

Enjoying the show

Smile! =)

Happy and proud cousin = All smiles! Hahaha! ^__^

I love watching my cousin and her company play beautiful music! =)

It wasn't my first time to watch Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO) perform. I just couldn't remember how many times they have amazed me with their astounding music.

That night, the performance started with Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which was, well, FANTASMIC! I mean, FANTASTIC! =D

Knowing me, I have always been enchanted by Disney music. I guess my ears have been trained to listen to classical music, thanks to my old Disney Soundtracks. While listening to The Sorcerer's Apprentice, my heart raced and I felt like fairy dust will appear followed by Mickey Mouse! I was so amazed that tears welled up in my eyes. Disney music (as well as classical music) never fail to make me feel awed and inspired!!! ^__^

The other classic pieces that they performed were Barber's Violin Concerto and Kodaly's Hary Janos Suite, which had me creating scenes in my head. There was even a time that my Aunt even tapped me and told me that She was thinking of a person being chased in a Chinese movie. =D

Here are a few facts about the songs played in the concert:


Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The most performed and recorded of Paul Dukas' works. It is about a tale of a magician's apprentice who, is trying to make his own kind of magic but ends up with disastrous results. Disney acquired the rights to the song in 1937 and became part of the soundtrack of the 1940 film "Fantasia".

Barber's Violin Concerto


This was written by Samuel Barber in 1939, through the request of Iso Briselli, in exchange for $1,000. It was made up of three movements, of which the third one was not that appealing to Briselli. The latter found the third movement disappointing, being "not substantial" as compared to the first two movements.



Kodaly's Hary Janos Suite


A Hungarian folk opera based on the comic epic "The Veteran". It is the story of an old peasant soldier who returns to his village to weave tales of his heroic adventures. It was divided into six movements:  Prologue - The Tale Begins, First Adventure - On the Frontier Near Moscow, Second Adventure - In the Garden of Vienna Burg, Third Adventure - A Battlefield at Milan, Fourth Adventure - Vienna Burg and Epilogue.

The Manila Symphony Orchestra

I was trying to get a decent photo of my cousin... but fail! TT__TT

Bravo! ^__^

Looks like my cousin knows that I'm taking a photo of her! =D

Mr. Arturo Molina the Conductor and Ms. Gina Medina, the Concertmaster

Mr. Arturo Molina, acknowledging the orchestra

Hubby, Me and the kind Ms. (Teacher) Gina Medina

Of course, I won't miss a photo with my cousin! ^__^

Can you tell where our eyes are? =D

 

Me, my Cousin and my Aunt

Because I really can't get over my makeup that night...

Okay? ^__^


It was truly an enriching experience for me and the hubby. It pays to enjoy performances like this once in a while. It is relaxing and for me, it inspired me a lot. Whenever I listen to music like this, I regret not having learned to play the piano. How I wish I could still learn to do so. In fact, I envy hubby because he knows how to read notes and play the organ. One day, I will reunite with the black and white keys and play good music. For now, I must be serious when hubby teaches me. =D


Since hubby and I enjoy music like this, we shall train our future children to also embrace classical music. =)


What about you? Do you enjoy classical music? Can you play musical instruments, too?


^__^


P.S: I recorded the songs that night, but I'm not sure if I could share it here. I'll just update this post or write a separate post on it once I get permission to do so. ^__^


I shall also update you on when the next concerts will be. Please do watch out for that! ^__^

Saturday Fun

Annyeonghaseyo! ^__^

Whew! What a week! I had headache for the past three days so I couldn't concentrate on blogging. Yesterday, I watermarked my photos and now... I'm on a spree!!! =D

Last week, my favorite aunt - I'm not saying this because she'll get to read this - I've already mentioned her on my past post, on my 30-Day blog challenge, the 29th day. - sent me a message and asked me to call her. So, I did and I found out that she needs help in her kitchen. =D

If you don't know, (or if I haven't mentioned), my aunt is a master in the kitchen... Oooops! She's a GODDESS!!! She could could whip up a delish menu and bake yummy treats - one of the reasons why I love staying there is I get to try eating other kinds of food! Hahaha! =D

Peace, Tita ("Aunt" in Tagalog)! But one of the things that I love about going to her place is getting to bond with her. She's the mom that I wish I had! Well, I'm still lucky to have her as my aunt! She treats me like her own, even telling me that I'm like her daughter already. ^__^

Anyway, my sister, me and my hubby went over to her house to help her. I had a blast teasing my dear sister. It's just my lambing to her, you know. We haven't seen each other in months. =D

Aunt's kitchen was very busy last Saturday. She had to prepare food for about 90 people. The menu for that day was Japanese: Tonkatsu/Karaage + Kani Salad. It was tiring, yes, but being with the people that I love made everything an easy task for me. ^__^

The food were to be served to the orchestra. One of my amazing cousins is part of the Manila Symphony Orchestra. There was a concert that night. ^__^

I think we finished around 3:45pm. We went to the venue at 4pm.

My aunt and I agreed to do our makeup magic at the venue. =D

Lookie! A cute bear hanging from Tita's bag!

The food! I got full with the smell of the cooking  Tonkatsu/Karaage! XD

Hubby: Why so serious? =D

Hubby isn't the camwhore-kind of guy. But on times that he's game to do so, he can make the cutest poses!!! ^__~

Me: Before

Look at the messy hair! I wasn't aware that my hair was that messy! I had my Firmoo glasses on, to at least hide my ugly, bare face! =D

Me: After

Ahhh! The wonders of makeup! The concert will start at 8pm, so we still had plenty of time to do some magic. I was supposed to do my aunt's makeup, but her sister(?)-in-law came early. They'll discuss some matters so I was left alone in the powder room.

I think it took me about 20-30 minutes to complete this look. And! I used only one palette for my eye make up! ^__~

My EOTN: Smokey Taupe

Since there was no one else but me in the powder room, I took the opportunity to take a few photos. =D

I missed doing my makeup! It felt good to be reunited with my makeup!!! ^__^

Aigoo! You tricky cellphone camera! Y my head smaller than my body? Boobies look big?!? o__O

Outside Philamlife Auditorium

I got hungry, so hubby and I went to KFC and we had a light meal. =)

Yay! Excited to watch the concert! ^__^

Uhhh... Blurry! >__<

Am I Ulzzang worthy? ^__^

Regina Buenaventura, Violinist

Soon as I saw her photo, I was stunned at her beauty. She's pretty, her face looks so classic! I must say, her beauty is timeless and exquisite! ^__^

Philamlife at 65

Our passes are so sosyal! =D

I think my cousin designed it herself! *Proud cousin!*  (Insert big grin here! Hahaha!)

The passes were surrendered to the ushers in exchange of our tickets. =)

Our tickets. I can't help but stare at the violinist's classic beauty. ^__^

We sat at the best spot: Orchestra side, middle part. One downside is, I can't see my dear cousin doing her magic! TT__TT

Nevertheless, the performance was _________! (I gotta stop blabbering about this now, I will write about the concert in a separate post! =D)

Before the performance

Happy girl! Haha!

Me and my cousin after the concert

One more souvenir before going home! =D

It was a tiring but awesome day for me and the hubby! He likes performances like that. You know, he's the kind that would listen to all sorts of music: from classical music to rock! =D

Imagine, he listens to Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballe, Sutherland and Horne! Not familiar? Here's a video clip:

And because I can't get enough of my eye makeup, I continued camwhoring at home! =D

FOTN

EOTN

Nice that my cat-lining skills hasn't gone yet! =D

I'm in love with my eye makeup!

I assure, it's pretty in real life! My aunt could attest to that! =D

Waaah!!! I really can't capture the beauty of my eye makeup! I badly need to invest in a good camera!!! =D

I give up! Final shot! =D


I'll write about the concert in a separate post. Please watch out for it, okay? ^__^


Do you enjoy concert performances by an orchestra?