Rayong, Reu, and Stairwell Home Recordings.

Over the weekend, I made a short trip to a quiet beach nearby Rayong - Maerampung Beach.

With a borrowed acoustic, the songs finally came...
... 1 about the twist and turns of life, and another... well, a little more intimate - of how I feel about losing my brother, Reuben.

See, I love water.
Always have been a water-baby.
But nowadays swimming, especially in the sea, is tinged by memories of my brother.
We learned to swim together.
We used to play such ridiculous games and compete to see who was the better swimmer.
Him of course.
But late 2007, he drowned in a murky river in Cambodia.
And ever since then, despite still loving water, I cannot help but wonder how he felt... as his lungs ran out of air and he sank into a deep darkness.

Not to get morbid on you or anything.. but I do wonder.
How painful was it?
Did he suffer long?
Could he taste the horribly dirty water?
Whenever I get a mouthful of salty seawater... I wonder what he thought as he failed to reach the surface for air.
.... so being at the beach again made me reflect on those things - somewhat removedly.




Anyyyywayyy.....
You can listen to my latest 2 songs (I recorded "Beyond" in the stairwell):

• Beyond - A Song for Reu
• Unfamiliar
  

And HERE are some pics from my weekend.




Enjoy! :)