in 1999, i was fortunate enough to be among the six filipinos handpicked to join an advocacy training program for asia and africa citizens held in baltimore, maryland USA... organized by the johns hopkins university. one of the perks of the program was a tour of the UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS in New York City...yup, the setting of the thriller: THE INTERPRETER that the characters regarded as a place for QUIET DIMPLOMACY.

at the gallery of UN SEC GENS.... look at the pic of kofi anan, bata pa sya nyan hehehe... si butros or boutros boutros gali ata yung isa (sorry di ko na alam spelling..wala ako kwenta reporter hehehe)... may pic din ang ating si carlos p. romulo... di ko lang na "kodakan".

just in front of the UN's main entrance. i posted this pic, because just like in the movie THE INTERPRETER, the post also displayed the signage "NO STANDING". hehehehe.

just before we were allowed to tour the UN HQ.

the UN EXHIBIT AREA. in THE INTERPRETER, this was the place where the pictures of genocide/land mine survivors were exhibited. yung dinaanan nina nicole and sean nang ilang beses. Coincidence...ang naka exhibit nung andun ako ay artwork din ng mga african freedom artists.

huge installation art. buti na lang di ako arachnophobic.

this was taken sa UN PARK. sa movie THE INTERPRETER, ilang beses nagtatakbo sina nicole dito. in front of this globe artwork ay ang sculpture naman ng gun/revolver na nakabuhol ang dulo. yup, the same sculpture used sa movie. sa left side... the park and the riverside where nicole's anger was reawakened by what were written in the notebooks.

clowning around with my pinoy classmates sa training program. mga pinoy talaga eh no hehehehe. btw, di pa digital cam ko nuon. kb10 ata hehehehe.

clowning around the UN solo. hehehehe. i was dancing this dance taught to us by an african classmate of ours.

all nation souvenirs. that's a russian doll. yung sa sesame street alala ninyo? yung paliit ng paliit kapag binuksan hehehehe.