A Good Book

I picked up a couple books the other day that looked really interesting. I'll just mention the one I'm reading now because I really can't say much about the other one just yet. It's entitled 'Ocean Sea' and it's by an Italian author by the name of Alessandro Barrico (it is a translation, but it's incredibly beautifully written). As any good author must at times, he tends to often ignore the rules of writing one learns in an institution. At times, he stops mid-sentence and at others a single sentence will last the better part of a page. At times, I find myself lost in the beauty of his words and at others I simply find myself lost. To say what it's about is rather difficult, there is no singular storyline. It is perhaps easiest to say that it is about the sea and it's immeasurable vastness. It's about truth, deception, awe, bewilderment, salvation, and perhaps most of all, the dark depths of the human soul. At present, I'd say it reminds me of two books: 'Life of Pi' and 'Heart of Darkness'. However, I'm only part way through so we'll see how it pans out.

Meet the roomies... this was Anna's last night in Kaohsiung. Partied in a swanky club called DREAM on opening night. The night never really ended. A good way to leave, with a bang not a whimper.

This was the waterfall where I had to abandon my shorts... yes, I am in my underwear.

Yes, that's me singing on stage with a Filipino band. This was back in Thailand. Good times.

The last photo taken before my camera bit the dust. I had just crossed a raging river (had to leave my shorts behind, with my camera, unfortunately), and I saw the most incredible waterfall.