Autumn just came out of my office window

As often happened in the last few years, summer is extending its warm benefits until November, until Rome and i guess the whole south of Italy.
As always occurring, there's a strange feeling about all this, too many months ahead until next hot and then rain, cold, grey...whatsoever.
Neverthless there's a sort of "wind of change" which still makes me wishing all this, warm sweaters, hot chocolates, (luckily and rarely)snow falling, the smell of "burning" chimneys, NO F. mosquitos, to feel home protected when outside is pouring and mostly those long and very relaxing Sundays at home.
Those Sundays when out of the window nothing tells you to get out and you have lot of time to spend on playing, reading, watching Movies...or simply taking your sacred time.
I spent some time in Caracas years ago, enough time to enjoy the wonderful endless warm through the whole year, enough time to think that could be the perfect weather, but still not complaining about what Europe, or better Italy, has to offer me.
Changing seasons, changing clothes, tastes, food, humour and all the colors of this world.
Cheers
E.

"The Band's visit"

It's been a bit silent this blog lately, and I like to be a sort of back on track with one of the things I like the most: movies.
I wouldn't say just movies, but some particular movie, one of those which normally isn't a box-office Champion and neverthless, a very interesting one !!!
It was "Everything is illuminated" a year ago, it's "The Bands visit" today.
The Alexandria (Egypt) Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrives in Israel to play at the opening of an Arab Cultural Center and from that moment on, it's a sequel of unlucky events that takes the Band to bump into different culture, different people, different places.
As always it's not a technical critic which I'm going to do here, but a sort of slow-delivery emotion which flows back to me, that strange sensation when you leave the cinema and images or feelings keep on walking with you for a while.
A bit slow in some part, it' full of sense of humour everywhere else with a bitter/sweet conclusion : loneliness has not boards and can unite people of any kinds.
Enjoy it if you have chance :-)
E.

Andalusia 2008

I was LUCKY to be THERE THERE !!!

A Lonely Man in the Empty House !!!

Moving IN !!!

Tell me what's your Colour !!!!

They Are Coming !!! -6

Lost in "Traslocation"

Sorry sorry sorry...
oh well...I know nobody ever gives a F. that I've been out of connection lately :-) but you see...I've been moving out !!!

Io Non Mi Sento Italiano !!!

It's perfectly the way I feel, better telling you with Giorgio Gaber's words !!!

A Typical ITALIAN elector !!!

Happy Easter from Italy...Summer is Approaching !!!

Me Lo Passi Mentre Faccio La Foto ? :-)

The Man in the Mirror...or the woman ?

Il Comico Costantini

There are Nights when you have time to waste, let's say on Vacation, let's say in a Foreign country.
Make you are a bit drunk, you do stupid stuff...VERY STUPID stuff.
Here you are directly from S.Sebastian Spain, our favourite Massimo Costantini's performance.
If you wanna see him in action, please check any restaurant, party or overcrowded place in Pescara and "around" :-)

IF...I had time !!!!

IF I had time i would be spending my days "taking my time".
I would cross this town on shiny days and look what's up around this wonderful town, i could probably lay down on some stretch of green and read a book, listening to music or just look through my camera instead.
I could, should, would make so many other things but i'm rushing all the time instead these days, my million Mortgage documents to find, furniture to choose, heavy working hours and all those things i have left suspended in my life and need to be finished.
English (luckily internal to company) course, swimming course, guitar course bla bla...am i really used to be so (un)efficient?
And what about this blog left "unspoken" a whole month?
FITTER, HAPPIER, MORE PRODUCTIVE...A PIG IN A CAGE !!!! :-)

Scene da Un Carnevale (Ascoli)

Talking to me ???

My very Special nice weekend ( Rome/Pescara)

Picking Up From Youtube : Johnny Palomba

Un anonimo romano ma a quanto pare nato in Colombia, si presenta solo con il volto coperto e scrive ironiche recensioni su film (e altro) in stretto dialetto capitolino.
Spesso i suoi scritti sono recitati da attori Romani, meglio...molto meglio se da Valerio Mastrandrea.
Vale la pena ascoltare :-)

Back Home !!!

Flying back home...is an endless sunset (from my dirty window :-)!!!

Diario di bordo (7-10 January '08) : Bangkok

Difficile definire con una parola Bangkok, mi vengono in mente: Caotica, contraddittoria, maleodorante...di poverta', di fritto e di fogna, trasgressiva ma sorprendentemente pulita (non una carta per terra) e soprattutto COLORATISSIMA.
Leggo da piu' parti che servono due giorni per visitarla, il palazzo reale e il Wat Po se hai voglia di templi e della civilta' che fu, i grandi centri commerciali se hai voglia di shopping a poco prezzo tra occasioni e falsi di grande marca.
E poi lo SkyTrain, una metro sopraelevata che fa molto Blade Runner, i battelli lungo il fiume, la gente, i sorrisi e le mille domande che vorrei fare se solo qualche locale parlasse un inglese diverso dai semplici numeri.
Vorrei sapere del Buddhismo, della devozione che incontro ad ogni lato, delle urla che non sento, della gentilezza che traspira ad ogni gesto.
Faccio delle foto, mi piace concentrarmi sui colori, la macchinetta funziona bene...il suo manico ancora molto male :-(
E.

Photos around Phuket...

Diario di bordo (4-7 and 11-15 January '08) : Phuket

In quasi tutti i viaggi itineranti che ho fatto c'e' un posto che chiamo Casa, un posto che piu' di altri mi rispecchia e piu' mi fa sentire a mio agio.
In Thailandia sento che la mia Casa e' Phuket, destinazione forzata di una via Crucis mille miglia.
Casa perche' c'e' il mare, decine di spiagge da scoprire, distanze da coprire comodamente in motorino, turismo indipendente (vicino a quello di massa per chi ne ha voglia), la liberta' di vivere e girare, un girare anche di notte che non e' una scommessa con la vita...se non fosse per la guida a sinistra :-)
E poi mille sorrisi, la natura incontaminata (e quella ormai Cementificata) e la possibilita' di avere cose differenti in pochi km e in poco tempo.
Photos should be following.
Cheers
E.

Diario di bordo (2-3 January '08) : Il viaggio di Andata

Non dormo, come sempre in aereo, ad un'ora che oscilla tra le 4 del mattino che ho lasciato e le 11 del "mondo" che verra'.
Leggo Gomorra, avvincente e ben scritto, mi segno una frase (tra le tante che verranno) e che mi e' piaciuta:
"E cosi' il lavoro, quando serve solo a galleggiare, a sopravvivere solo a se' stessi, allora e' la peggiore delle solitudini".
Mi piace l'aereo, mi piace stare vicino al finestrino a dominare i paesaggi, mi fanno sempre un certo effetto i grandi scenari : La Siberia.


Vista dall'alto mette i brividi, una distesa infinita di solitudine e freddo.
Siamo adesso sopra il Tibet...bello il Tibet...si se putesse vede' !!!
E.

Going to East : Thailand on my own

I'm leaving to east, first time to the very east , with nothing set yet !!!
Leaving with a small trolley and a handbag (they say you'd better leave empty to Thailand), a new Camera, a free ticket to Phuket ( mille miglia Alitalia I love you very much), some good books and a Rough Guide.
I am not sure i'm going to be back with everything mentioned above, (who knows me can imagine why :-) I hope i'll be back with much to say.
It will be a long trip to get Destination, the best i could get with 77 Euro of taxes : Rome --> Amsterdam --> GuangZhou (China)--> Phuket.
I'll have time to read and get informed while travelling, i'll decide my trip map "ongoing"...as a special person told me :"occhi aperti e anima leggera".
I'll keep you updated whenever possible, i'll surely send you sms if allowed.
With much love and my best wishes for 2008.
Enzito