hello again

hello again,

we were supposed to head on down to the south coast of cambodia yesterday to a resort called sihanoukville for some beach action but we hit a bit of a scare as ross woke up with chronic stomach pains and aching bones,muscles etc so fearing the worst and just to be on the safe side we got him quickly to a hospital for treatment and diagnosis but i can happily say that hes now on the road to recovery and it seems that it was a little case of food poisoning so nobody worry!i was a little tired when i wrote last and forgot to mention that we'd visited the killing fields and the infamous s21 (s for security) khmer rouge jail in which there were 14,000 inmates (all innocent people as none of the khmer rouges victims/prisoners had a actually committed any crime!)and only a handful survived!this was an experience and a valuable historical lesson but it also sent shivers down my spine to see such horror and deprivation as it was based in a phnom penh childrens school with the classrooms transformed into cells and torture chambers.i could never imagine such horrific crimes and the agony of these people must've been immense and for this it makes me very sad but happiness now comes from walking the streets and seeing the country and the people rebuilding their self confidence,self belief and individuality as a culture they have built over thousands of years,and that they truly deserve!that's all i will say on that subject as although it is good for us all to remember these atrocities and to pay thoughts and prayers to the many victims at times i cannot think about it for too long as it can get a little too much and can make me very sad and frustrated at how any member of the human race can reach such a pinnacle of pure evil!
on a lighter note!my guitaring is coming along pretty well and yesterday i learnt the first basic chords towards my mission to play the blues!sweet!
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ok forget the singing part but hopefully i'll be able to play it eventually!hehe
it's all coming along nicely and im taking it a step at a time but i must say im a little suprised at myself as i've not once before seen myself as a future guitarist(even now really!)so im really enjoying it!ross almost has the didgeridoo technique going on and maybe a couple of days if he practices he'll have it mastered so its all good and productive on the musical front in fact we've been pretty productive all round,writing songs,learning didge n guitars n i've finally finished my first wooded carving that i started on my arrival to thailand in january!its made with ebony wood and is one of the best ive done and im looking forward to starting the next!
i was in a shop the other day in phnom penh and the owners were eating at the counter out of a bowl that had some sort of mixture in which looked ok and they offered me some.well,not one to offend the locals i tried a spoonful and it was very nice!what was the slight crunch that accompanied the strong garlic taste i wondered!on closer inspection of the bowl i spied a variety of contorted red bodies in amongst the flavoursome mixture that i immediately recognised as the large red soldier ants that are always nibbling my feet!haha got my own back on the little buggers!brilliant!and they actually taste pretty good!next stop tarantula!mmmmm anyway we are now in sihanoukville on the south coast of cambodia and are hitting a long awaited and sorely missed bit of beach life before heading back to phnom penh and up to siem reap to soak up the immense energy that the angkor wat will surely have to offer us!anyway so thats it for now
take care every one
much love
damo xx