Lisa Periquet: London, because it's a calmer world
Lisa Periquet misses London. “I really do miss London; it’s a second home of sorts for me and my family. It is where my husband and I started our married life and raised three children into their early years when we lived there all throughout the decade of the ’90s. We left 20 years ago but we still do long visits once or twice a year, initially because my husband continued to do business there, and then lately for R&R in the familiar place it has become for us.
“London is a city with a rich and fascinating history, with so much to explore in the realms of culture, lifestyle and the arts, it also serves as my happy and safe place.”
Lisa says that in London, she spends her time puttering around her home space and the shops, exploring the huge, cosmopolitan, and diverse city, especially the cultural spaces such as galleries and museums.
“Using public transportation, preparing my own meals and doing household chores become second nature in no time at all. One of my indulgences is reading the Sunday
papers from cover to cover, which can take several hours, as well as watching the news and regular television programming in order to enjoy the articulate expressiveness, sense of humor and literary flair of the English. I even somehow manage to appreciate the gloomy, drizzly weather London is famous for, even if it used to depress me when I lived there, knowing that this time it will be a fleeting experience, rather than seasonal drudgery.
“London is a place where I can step into a calmer, slower and simpler life; stop and smell the roses and recharge my batteries for a limited time, until I parachute back into my Manila world.” Trickie Lopa, Dindin Araneta and Lisa Periquet are the founders of Art Fair Philippines and Art in the Park. They are culture and heritage mavens.
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