A Gel, a Wax, and a Clay. What does these three have in common? Well simple, and there are two things that these three are common. It is a fact and it is true. One, these three are setting or styling agents that are used to make the crowning glory, slash our hair, a stand out. Our hair what makes us a little different from one another, though we may have the same style or hair cut, still, there’s a difference. Second commonality is the brand that holds these three styling agents called GRIPS which is under Skintec. These styling agents are the frontliners of GRIPS when it comes to hair styling.

The best way for a story to be told is to have a storyteller and for big brand like Max's Restaurant big name from the entertainment industry is needed as well to continue the story telling and the best name that qualifies for that is the well loved artist of this generation none other than Coco Martin.  Yes, Coco Martin is the newest face and brand ambassador of Max's.  According to Max's officials, Coco Martin's name came most popular among the actors of this generation and that's why they have him now as one of their growing family.

Filipino fans of rising UK band Lawson can look forward to some exciting times come 2013 as the boys from Britain is reportedly visiting Manila in the coming months ahead. Date and venue are not yet finalized. But the quartet already expressed their high anticipation of going to a place they can only describe as "beautiful." In a chat with a MCA Music which locally distributes their recorded material, Lawson members Joel Peat and Ryan Fletcher showed their good feeling about the high possibility of reaching the Philippine shores and perform in front of their fast-growing fan base here. Brown recently harmonized with rock icon Sir Paul McCartney and another British giant Robbie Williams for the charity single "He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother’ which is dedicated to Liverpool supporters and families still looking for justice after the Hillsborough disaster. "I think the band is working under a perfect system where we got individual roles to fulfill and we're not bothered by it. It's cool that Andy is our singer-songwriter and he is the eldest," stated Fletcher who made note of the bass grooves from Guns N Roses and Bon Jovi as being personal influences.

Though Steven Tyler deemed fan favorite Colton Dixon’s 7TH place finish in American Idol’s Season 11 to be “beyond shocking”, the 21 year old singer/songwriter held true to his musical passion and deep faith, viewing his elimination from the show as a huge opportunity.

While the remaining contestants battled it out for the Season 11 finals, he got right to work collaborating on 13 new songs in 13 days, the start of a songwriting process that ultimately netted him 22 potential tracks and led him to sign with 19/EMI-CMG/Sparrow Records. His highly anticipated debut album A Messenger, (release date January 29, 2013), features 11 powerful and infectious pop/rock tracks that showcase Dixon’s trademark balance of vocal tenderness and intensity, his energetic piano playing and, above all else, a sense of hope and inspiration.

Good day there readers!

Well, it's been a year already and time does fly so fast that I didn't realized it is time again for SM North EDSA's The Great Northern Sale.  Yup!  The Great Northern Sale will happen again and there are now plenty of stores where you can score some great deals.

It's the first food review of Kwento Ni Toto for this year and since it's New Year new things will happen.  To start the tease for the changes I mentioned in one of my post that there will a Monday Jam for music and today which is for food, restaurants, recipes, drinks or everything that deals with food and drinks will fall under Tuesday Appetite.  Of course I know most foodie events are done on weekends so I'll just make sure to have it posted on Tuesdays so readers will know what they'll be expecting on that day.  So expect more!

So for our Tuesday Appetite we will be having a Singaporean and Cantonese Cuisines from Wangfu Chinese Cafe.  The place is located at Il Terrazzo Mall in Tomas Morato.  It's just around the place of Tomas Morato where most of the best restaurants and bars in the metro are found.  Of course it is Quezon City which is dubbed is the City of Stars.  For those who will looking for the place it can easily be spotted.

Very bad of me that I missed sharing this information about this two rap artists and take note this two are certified Rap Artists. This two are the most popular artists in the Fliptop scene. As MCA Music beefs up with its OPM label, Loonie and Ron Henley are good addition to their roster of top local acts. These includes Nyoy Volante, Urbandub, Sabrina, Pupil, Solenn Heussaff, Franco, Barbie Forteza, Chicosci, The Oktaves, Tanya Markova and Pedicab. Its international acts comprised of U2, Psy, Snow Patrol, Keane, Justin Bieber, Lady GaGa, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Gotye, Rihanna, Sting, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey and Jessie J among others.

Want to know who's Rita Ora?  Read some of the information about her and her album below to have a glimpse about Rita Ora.

If there is a sense when Rita Ora walks into a room that a star has already been ordained from above then nobody appears to have told the young Londoner and future pop princess herself. She has not an air or a grace about her. She greets the bar staff dotted in the hostelries of her neighborhood like old friends, mostly because they are. She bumps knuckles with the coat check chicks and management with the same egalitarian smile. Friends stop by for a brief ‘Hi’. Strangers look on with a discernible, barely contained ‘wow’. There is no mistaking the fact that Saturday night in Notting Hill is brightened by a touch of Rita’s special aura. She might not have been born this way, but she was recognisably named it.

It's been quite some time that I wasn't able to share something from the music scene and as for this year we will try to make some few changes and schedules with our postings.  We will be having a regular music schedule and it will be called the Monday Jam.  So everything with regards to music will be published in our Monday Jam.  This is just a tease so there will be more to come.

For now we have our Ne-Yo's Sophomore Single entitled "Forever Now".  Read more details about it below.

Watched and seen the first few episodes of ABS CBN's newest teleserye that will sure hit primetime, Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw.   Three of the well known entertainment royalties will make prime time a good reason to come home early.  The Queen of all Media Kris Aquino, Box Office Queen Anne Curtis and the very Idol of the Masses Robin Padilla joins together in this drama series, bringing another love story in a different approach.

Watching the first episode of the American Idol Season 12 together with other bloggers, celebrities and guests was something new for me and it was great experiencing it. Thank you for Star World for having us cover and experienced it.

K-Pop lovers, specially the guys out there, here's something that will definitely feed a warm sound to your ears. Read the details below.

Girl power is likely to be one of the New Year’s prevailing concepts as Girls' Generation practically drew first blood with the release of their fourth album "I Got A Boy". The title alone somehow suggests they're ready to dominate 2013 and no naughty boy can stop them!

Filipino fans of K-pop are in for an early treat this year following the local release of the highly anticipated new package on the very first day of 2013. The timely release and careful treatment put in preparing this album assure that listeners can hear choruses that are irresistibly melodic and catchy, or as insiders put it "easier to sing along to.The lyrics of title track single are agreeably endearing and relatable, according to a Filipino critic scrutinizing the song. The tune is "about a girl who intimately confides to her friend and genuinely expresses her inner sentiments about a boy."

TV host Gee Canlas impressed audiences when she was introduced in the now-defunct ABS-CBN show Music Uplate Live, where he made a name for herself as Speedy Gee because of her ability to talk really fast.

She then was given a hosting assignment in Pilipinas Win Na Win, alongside Pokwang, and Kris Aquino. The show however was axed after only a few months.

Recently, however, Gee made a surprise, bold move when she figured as one of the finalists of TV5’s Amazing Race Philippines, where she is paired with her good friend Sheena Vera Cruz.

Pop act Six Part Invention opens 2013 with the release of their album Stripped and Covered, under their new label Universal Records. Six Part Invention is composed of Rey, Kaye and Tag Cantong, and Andy Dela Cruz.

Six Part Invention joins the elite roster of Universal Records roster – Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Parokya Ni Edgar, Kamikazee, Spongecola, Christian Bautista, Noel Cabangon, Gloc-9, Richard Poon, Sam Concepcion, JayR, Billy Crawford, Callalily, among others.

For Justin Bieber fans here's something to go screaming about.  Read the details of the press release below.

RBMG/Island Def Jam Music Group global superstar Justin Bieber is celebrating 2013 in style by announcing the release of his new acoustic album, BELIEVE ACOUSTIC—arriving in stores on January 29th, and is now available for pre-order on iTunes (http://smarturl.it/JBBelieveAcoustic). Then, on February 9th, Bieber returns to Saturday Night Live, pulling double-duty as the show’s host and musical guest.

For music lovers who enjoys the music of Bon Jovi this ones for you.  Bon Jovi released their latest single "Because We Can" and if you want catch their tour just check the dates below.  Here's more of the details about their latest single and tours, just read below.

Bon Jovi’s brand new single “Because We Can” blasts out to worldwide radio today at 7:00 a.m. (EST) and will be available on iTunes (http://smarturl.it/BecauseWeCan). “Because We Can” is the first single from WHAT ABOUT NOW, Bon Jovi’s upcoming studio album, set for March 25th release on Universal Music. “Because We Can” was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Billy Falcon. Additional songs will be available prior to the March 25th album release date, these tracks will be eligible for an iTunes “Complete My Album.” The Official Bon Jovi App is available now for download: http://bit.ly/WnqZR6

For those who loves Bossa Nova songs and if you're a fan of SITTI then you might need to know that she's now with MCA Music.  Read the details about her contract signing.

The country’s number 1 music company MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines) welcomes another top artist to its OPM fold—none other than the Philippines’ Queen of Bossa Nova SITTI.

To Kwento Ni Toto's readers here's something to expect, specially for those who are an American Idol fans, StarWorld will give viewers an opportunity once again to witness and account the happenings as this US's top reality entertainment show flourished the entertainment scene.  Giving you more of the details as you read what in store right after hitting the read more below.

An update from the foreign music industry!  Read the details from the press release.

Italian teen group Il Volo is reaching more audiences with their repertoire becoming more mainstream each passing record or tour. The group recently released their sophomore album "We Are Love" which includes their version of Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" and U2's "Beautiful Day". They also recorded a composition by pop ballad hit maker Diane Warren, along with a duet with world-famous tenor Placido Domingo.

Released by MCA Music, "We Are Love" boasts a title cut that tightly embraces the identity of the Il Volo trio composed of Piero Barone (19), Gianluca Ginoble (17) and Ignazio Boschetto (18). The album was recorded in Los Angeles and Rome, co-produced by Grammy-winning producer Humberto Gatica and Tony Renis.

I have seen the Sarap Diva show before and the idea of cooking and talking makes it more fun and exciting to cook the menu.   In addition, knowing that the persons cooking are celebrities whom we watched and seen on television, plus the setting of as if they were just only cooking in a kitchen of a set made to look like a real house.


To be more specific SARAP DIVA is a cooking and talk show that is hosted by the owner of the house none other than the Asia's Song Bird, Ms. Regine Velasquez-Alcazid.  It is seen every Saturday morning at 9:40 on the Kapuso Channel, GMA 7.   We all can learn tips and tricks of different celebrities as they cook their most love dishes.


This coming Saturday, January 5, it's going to be a morning of screaming as the "Machete" actors visits the kitchen of Sarap Diva, Aljur Abrenica and Gardo Versoza together with Gladys Guevarra.

So ladies better wake up early and watch Sarap Diva on the Kapuso Channel.  Follow them at their twitter account https://twitter.com/SarapDiva

Before anything else I would like to greet all the readers a Happy New Year to all!  This marks the beginning of Kwento Ni Toto's year and this will be a very blessed and fruitful year.  Let us embrace the year and make a good change.

To all brands, companies, individuals, PR agencies who have made our year 2012 fruitful thank and for this year, 2013 let us work together again and bring joy to everybody.

Once again HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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