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* Think flowers made from tomatoes and cut-up cucumbers are impressive? Check out these food art photos from Fabulously40.com and be amazed at a tomato commanding a cauliflower army, a sneakered foot carved from bread, and a creepy guy crawling out of a watermelon! The egg on a pram has got to be the cutest, though.
 
* You can improve your feature writing skills even more by attending a seminar facilitated by seasoned journalist Alice Colet-Villadolid, courtesy of the Filipinas Heritage Library.
 
* The Kisame: Visions of Heaven on earth exhibit is still up at the Ayala Museum until July 20.
 
* Can't wait for the Cinderella musical? Check out the preview of Lea Salonga and Australian actor Peter Saide's performance and be sure to reserve your tickets asap!

In the United States, people bring out the barbecue grill mostly during the summer months and the summer holidays (Memorial Day and the Fourth of July) to take advantage of the warm weather. Thankfully, we don't have to wait for summers to set in since the Philippines is a tropical country and Filipinos love grilled food--sisig, inihaw na liempo, inihaw na pusit, pinaputok na tilapia, and more! That must be one of the reasons why there are a lot of restaurants such as Gerry's Grill that offer a lot of grilled food for meals and pulutan.

 

 

Many urbanites live in cramped studios with barely enough space to breathe, and this has resulted in a myriad ways of maximizing living space. From fold-up tables to dual-purpose furniture, interior design experts have suggested numerous creative ways to prettify and widen our personal space.

 

 
I find, however, that not a lot of attention is paid to lighting. The effect of lighting in a space is immense. Case in point: a cramped room on the first floor is more depressing than a cramped room on the fifth floor where natural light comes in.