3.11.2012

311 Anniversary Memorial Ceremony @Kamaishi, Iwate 

Long, long official ceremony, swamped with bureaucratic titles and resounding words.  It almost took the life out of the people who were attending it.
I would rather mourn you in the snow, where you used to live.
Nonetheless, the most moving part of the ceremony was the beautiful singing of the children's choir.  It brought tears to my eyes.

If the happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?

                                    ~Judy Garland, Over the Rainbow


Fallen like a star, you who cannot fly over the rainbow anymore.... rest in peace.
We will remember.

On the Road

Deep in the fog.
Mountains become splashes of ink on thin paper.
Into the picture we go.

Was and Is.

One year ago, Iwate Prefecture, Ootsuchi.
Once, a hell on earth.
Now, a deserted land with shattered dreams, family and lives.

Now, it is a place I work in everyday.

Top Chef dinner and breakfast@Ofunato

Today is our rest day and I just had a breakfast prepared by a former Top Chef (a tv food show) Frank Terzoli. And dinner last nite too!! benefit of volunteering haha XD

really appreciate that he came all the way from tokyo to Ofunato to cook for us.

Yummy yum dinner!

Chef in action

yummy appetizer