Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Why You Should Listen More To Classical Music


Is it true that listening to classical music is actually good for you? Yes, classical music does 
have many benefits for both our mental and physical health. It can stimulate the brain, 
improve sleep, reduce stress and also strengthen the immune system. Be sure to book time in 
your schedule this summer to attend The Asian Youth Orchestra’s world tour, with stunning 
performances hosted in Hong Kong, China, Philippines, Taiwan and Japan from 3 - 26 
August 2018. Here are a few of the top reasons why you should be listening to more classical 
music than you have been:
Classical Music Soothes Anxiety
Listening to classical music will give your mind a calming effect, and therefore you will be 
able to get relief from whatever is causing you anxiety. Counselors and therapists often will 
advise you to play classical music if you or a relative are having anxiety attacks. If you have 
watched or attended award ceremonies, you are likely to notice that classical music takes over 
the waves to create a good atmosphere for the attendees as they are awaiting the winning 
announcement.
 
Classical Music Boosts Your Brain Power
Listening to a classical music performance before going into your exams room may help in 
improving test performance. Several scientific types of research have been conducted to 
prove the effectiveness of classical music on your brain, known as the Mozart Effect. While 
studying the Mozart effect, the students have been able to memorize and remember better 
what they learnt while listening to classical music.  

Classical Music Improves Physical Performance
For those who participate in physical exercise, classical music is a good performance 
improvement measure, as the person will be able to concentrate on what they are doing at the 
physical fitness centers.  Classical music also assists in lowering blood pressure and can help 
you eat less! Playing soft music and dimming lights in dining areas has been found to help 
people enjoy their food more, eat slower and lower appetite.

Classical Music Helps You Sleep Better
Classical music is wonderful for the purposes of relaxing body and mind before sleep. For 
mothers, it is a good soothing tool that will allow the child to sleep faster in most cases.  
 
Be sure to set aside time this summer to enjoy the Asian Youth Orchestra’s summer festival 
or concerts and have your mind blown away! The AYO Summer Festival will be held  from 
14 July to 3 August 2018 and the Asian Tour from 3 - 26 August 2018. Stay updated by 
following us on Facebook, you can also see the updated 2018 Asian Tour Schedule here.
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Celebrate Chinese New Year with Lucky Pork Dumplings



Chinese New Year, or the Lunar New Year, is a time to gather with your family, honor 
ancestors, and share a feast with food that symbolizes prosperity in the coming year. Serving 
pork symbolizes strength, wealth, and blessings-- and it’s important during the biggest 
holiday of the year to enjoy a feast full of hope and positive vibes. For your celebration, share
 the best, high quality pork on the Hong Kong market with your loved ones-- Scan’s 
flower-fed pork raised on small Nordic farms. For a simple, yet delicious meal, try our Lucky 
Pork Dumpling recipe below-- this chinese pork recipe can even be made into soup if desired.
Get out your broom and sweep away the past: The Year of the Dog begins 16, February 2018.

Lucky Pork Dumplings

Ingredients:
450 grams Scan Flower-fed Pork-- ground
1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
1 clove minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 cup chopped green onions
Vegetables of your choice (Chinese cabbage, bean sprouts)
1-2 packages of dumpling wrappers
Directions:
1. Add all dumpling ingredients into a large bowl except for the wonton wrappers. Mix 
thoroughly.
2. Set out wonton wrappers, prepare a small bowl of cool water for sealing edges. Start 
heating a pot of salted water. Work on step 3 while salted water comes to a boil.
3. Spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoons filling in wonton wrapper. With fingertips, lightly wet edges 
with water. Firmly pinch edges. Repeat until all filling has been used.

4. Place dumplings in salted boiling water, and cook gently for about 10 minutes. Drain, then 
run cool water over your cooked dumplings to avoid sticking.

If you’d rather make soup, heat chicken broth instead of salted water. Add the pork 
dumplings to boiling chicken broth and cook until done. Serve dumplings in broth garnished 
with chopped parsley or vegetables as desired.
Scan’s award-winning flower-fed pork is the result of 5 years’ extensive research in 
partnership with selected farmers and Finnish research institutes, including the Natural 
Resources Institute Finland and the University of Helsinki. Find our  premium flower-fed 
Pork at ParknShops Supermarkets as well as top-notch restaurants across Hong Kong.
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New Tech Introduced at PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics



Exciting days are ahead for PyeongChang, South Korea as they prepare for major 
international multi-sport events including the XXIII  Olympic Winter Games (commonly 
known as PyeongChang 2018), taking place from 9 to 25 February 2018 and then will be 
preparing for the XII Paralympic Winter Games taking place 9-18 March 2018. The Winter 
Games are a unique stage on which the world’s best athletes can achieve superior 
performances. Pride House International will also be at PyeongChang 2018, hosted for the 
first time ever in Asia. Pride House is a venue welcoming LGBT+ athletes, fans, and their 
allies during large-scale international sporting events.
We at Gay Games 11 Hong Kong 2022 are excited to see PyeongChang 2018’s vision come 
to life, offering a legacy of new growth and new innovations at this year’s Winter Olympics. 
Here’s a few of the new tech that is being introduced at PyeongChang 2018:
5G broadband speeds
South Korea is known for already having the fastest broadband speeds in the world (Hong 
Kong ranks 3rd, behind Ireland) and connectivity will be further boosted at PyeongChang 
2018 by Intel’s introduction of a 5G mobile network (which delivers download speeds of 
100Mbps) at games venues. The tech giant is planning to show off the capabilities of its 
enormous mobile bandwidth by offering transcendent live streaming and unsurpassed live VR 
experiences to visitors.  

Samsung’s new SmartSuit
Samsung is equipping two Dutch speed skaters with sensor-equipped suits that relay live 
body position data to their coaches. Software is then able to analyze the skaters racing posture 
and suggest improvements that the coaches can relay to a band on the athlete’s wrist. These 
suits are only being used in training, as using it in a race would be considered “digital 
doping”.

Korea Train Express-- Bullet Train
There’s no excuse for being late to the games! In November 2017 the Korea Train Express 
(KTX) line from Seoul to Pyeongchang was completed. The new trains travel at 300kph, 
making the journey take only 70 minutes instead of the typical 3 hour journey by road.  
MIPS Helmets
Speeds of upto 90 mph are achieved by downhill skiers, hence much research goes into 
designing helmets to reduce cranial damage from high-energy crashes. The latest 
development in multi-directional impact protection (MIPS) helmets, the Giro Avance, will be 
worn by some members of the US skiing team. These high-tech helmets feature a 
“hammerhead” design to reduce overall impact and ball-and-socket style slip planes that help 
reduce rotational movement during an angled impact.
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Intensive 2-Day Digital Workshop with Douglas White and Siemens Asia-based Marketing Teams



Douglas White, PRDA Founder and Business Director, recently held an intensive 2 day 
digital workshop for Siemens marketing and communications teams from Malaysia, Vietnam, 
Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia. Specifically requested by Siemens, the digital marketing 
workshop was designed to be a hands-on course following time-tested PRDA social media 
methodology-- offering practical techniques and tools that will enable the attendees to 
develop a comprehensive social media strategy aligned with the latest social media landscape. 
This methodology was designed by Douglas White, regional social media expert with more 
than 20 years’ marketing experience, and has proven effective over the last 10+ years for our 
clients. PRDA was founded to provide a complete solution for Social Media Management 
and delivers social media success for our clients in English, Traditional Chinese and 
Simplified Chinese (Mandarin).

Over the last 3 years, there have been more than 400 people trained in Douglas White’s 
methodology at workshops hosted across Asia. Interactive, hands-on activities include 
exercises that help you to gain insight into your social media pages, as well as your 
competitors-- enabling you to see how to make both easy and more time-intensive 
improvements to your social media platforms and how to leverage social media content to 
your best advantage. There are also in-depth demonstrations of practical social tools that will 
help you to connect with your followers (potential customers) by monitoring online 
conversations and real-time mentions using Fanpage Karma, Hootsuite and other tools.
Keep an eye out for upcoming workshops by following PRDA on Facebook, Twitter and/or 
LinkedIn. By attending you’ll be able to gain insights into the latest trends and consumer 
behaviour of social media users throughout Asia, along with learning key functions of 
different social platforms, search engine optimisation (SEO), tips on navigating Facebook’s 
continually evolving algorithms and much much more. You’ll walk away with tailored and 
applicable feedback specifically for your corporation, small business or startup, through 
hands-on exercises and group discussions.
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