Art interrupted with Lopez Museum's Open Ends exhibit

What happens when art and art-making are interrupted? Is an unfinished work still worthy of display? Why would a work with no perfunctory conclusion deserve a second look?

Open Ends, the second exhibition offering of the Lopez Museum and Library for 2015, highlights a collection of rarely seen studies, sketches, and unfinished paintings by Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo. These works are a segment of the collection that will resurface after more than a decade long hiatus – well-kept and in storage. Often overshadowed by the higher-profiled Juan Luna, Hidalgo’s works reflect his quieter temperament, of an artist that is often only spoken of when referring to the tandem. Their contribution to Philippine Art is more than the laurels and distinctions they garnered in the historic Exposition win in 1884. Hidalgo and Luna were at the forefront of the development of Filipino nationhood and it was through their art that they attempted to make sense of this personal and higher struggle.

Your Own Property: The Currency - Invest in the Best Property In Ortigas

WIth the boom of real estate in the country, investing in one great way that one can actually look to, and with a lot of properties out there, which one is the hottest and also a good buy?

Well definitely, being in the commercial district is the most sound investment to do. Yet most of them have old buildings or either parking lots which are not for sale or lease. But if we look into Ortigas, there is actually a rising property which sits in the heart of it all and provides all the things you need, your work, your family, your life. All these is in The Currency by Vista Residences.

We met some of the people behind the award-winning project and shared to us how one can actually find a good buy with The Currency. Well it already a given that it is in the middle of Ortigas Center, and it houses both residential and commercial spaces which makes a good economic ecosystem. Compared with competitors, it provides a far more affordable choice yet provides all the modern amenities one can find in other luxurious yet pricey properties.

With the economy on the rise and OFWs investing their finances here in the country, The Currency is what one can be considered the best investment for the long term.  Set to be completed by 2015, its ready to house residents and business to the bustling Ortigas Center.

Highlands Coffee Opens in Eton Emerrald

Coffee lovers rejoice! As the Vietnamese Coffee brand Highlands Coffee is expanding their business here in the Philippines, they are also on a roll with opening new stand alone branches in key areas in Metro Manila, and today they have opened a new branch in the busy Ortigas district which is also a big market for coffee shops.

Highlands Coffee opened its first store in Lucky Chinatown Mall with Netopia and have partnered with different stores and restaurants. They also have opened stand alone store like the one in E. Rodriguez near St. Lukes Medical Center. And the latest one opened with Eton Emerald in Ortigas.

Your Own Property

Manual to Lyf has now a real estate blog called YOUR OWN PROPERTY. A great guide for people who wants to know about great buys in real estate. You may visit the site at www.yourownproperty.blogspot.com. And For the first main feature, we have the Malayan Plaza Tower located at Ortitgas Center. Just across Asian Development Bank and Podium, it also has a great view of the Ortigas skyline and beyond. For more details visit the blog today!