Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Sept. 13, 2012

The opening ceremony of a photographic exhibition:
“Kizuna All Together Bayanihan: Representation of ‘Tohoku’”
4:45pm, Japan Hall, GT-Toyota Asian Center Hall of Wisdom, University of the Philippines

“Reconstruction of Filipino Community in Disaster Area of Japan”
A special lecture by Dr. Wako Asato (Kyoto University)
At 5:15pm, Japan Hall, GT-Toyota Asian Center Hall of Wisdom, University of the Philippines