Raja Ampat Island is the most western district of the Indonesian province of Papua. Raja Ampat consists of an area surrounding four major island off the western coast of Birds Head Panisula of New Guinea Island. The western half of which is Indonesia and the eastern half, Papua New Guinea. The province was called Irian Jaya, and its a cluster of over 1500 small Islands.

Raja Ampat is the most bio-diverse location in the world more than 3000 species of fishes and over 300 species of corals have been identified here, in a single one and half hour dive you can identified more than 282 fish species and more than 400 species. Till this very day the area is virtually unexplored and unknown due to its size. This area as there are still many remnants of WW II.

The Roughest seas and decreased visibility in the Raja Ampat area are from mid-June until the end of August. During the rest of the year, the sea is mostly very smooth whit good visibility.

Dive sites in Raja Ampat Island:

• Kri Island: Kri has several sites and Cape Kri is one of the fishiest. The fish numbers and variety are truly amazing. The site is current dependent. Generally it's a steep slope with beautiful coral growth, lots of reef and schooling fishes, including the giant Queensland Grouper.
• Sardine Reef: Sardine Reef has really giant clams at 10m (33ft) but it's all about non-stop fishes here. There's a resident school of bumphead parrotfish in the shallows, colorful soft corals and plenty of critters.
• Kaboei Bay Rock Islands: The bay is a labyrinth of rock islands. Visibility isn't great but this is a great place for macro and finding odd nudibranches, mollusks and the pictured dragonet. Bat caves and skeletons are found on some of the islands.
• The Passage: This is a drift dive through a narrow channel near Waigeo. Look for archerfish among the mangroves, orange cup corals, seahorses, and percula clownfish.
• Fam Island: Several sites near Fam have stunning coral growth. Sponges and soft corals add color and fishes keep it going. Sites include walls, sloping reefs, and muddy bays.
• Misool: Misool is awash in fish life and huge sea fans. Caverns and boulders mark several sites. The schooling fishes seem endless and pygmy seahorses live in less than 10m (33ft). Some sites are current dependent.

At a Glance Irian Diving

• Reef type: Vertical walls, Lagoon channels, caves, platform reefs, etc.
• Access: By boat from base camps.
• Visibility: Very good, 20-45 meters.
• Current: Moderate, excellent for drift diving.
• Coral: Excellent " abundant & divers.
• Fish: Variety & abundance guaranteed.
• Highlights: Snorkeling with dolphins near the Wai base camp (5m); White-tip sharks under P47B wing; finding new wrecks untouched/complete.

It is easiest to fly through to Sorong via Jakarta or via Singapore. Merpati, Pelita and Lion/Wings Airlines operate daily flights from Jakarta to Sorong (with stopovers in Ujung Pandang/Makassar and/or Manado), whereas Silk Air operates regularly from Singapore to Manado. Daily flights to and from Sorong by Airlines Merpati, Lion/Wings or Pelita.

Raja Ampat Island have several accommodations whit traditional design, and there many boat you can rent for a stay. If you using dive operator they will arrange for your base came.

Raja Ampat islands have a very diverse topography with steep mountain shores and deserted white sand beaches. Explore the land on foot. Use a boat to move from one dive site to another dive site.

There are several restaurants and cafes throughout Sorong. Try their specialties: traditional irian foods!

There are many traditional souvenirs made from wood.

You can visit gorgeous waterfalls, ancient burial sites, bat caves and stunning waterways breathtaking limestone landscapes and Manta ray spotting and bird watching.

What makes the Kecak such a fascinating dance to watch are the fifty or so men in the checkered pants. They are both the choir and the props, providing the music for the story in a series of constant vocal chants that change with the mood of the actors. They don't sit still, either, they wave their arms to simulate fire, and reposition themselves around the stage to represent wind and fire, prison cells, and unseen hand of protection from the gods.

The dance is played in five acts and lasts roughly 45 minutes. It taken from the Hindu epic Ramayana, which tells the story of Prince Rama and his rescue of Princess Sita, who has been kidnapped by the evil King of Lanka, Rahwana and somehow with the help of the white monkey army, Rama rescues his wife and defeats the evil Rahwana.

Attending a Kecak recital is a must for any visitor to Bali. It is a wondrous experience, and a window into the musical and artistic culture that make the Balinese a special people.

这本书呢，对我来说又是另一个创新大胆的尝试，因为这是我的第一本书，也希望是最特别的，所以当初在构想这本书的内容时，我们都在想，是要出版跟大家一样的偶像写真书吗？还是要有所不同？

我的经纪人桂姊提出一个点子，或许可以用电影戏剧为出发点来作做为这本书的出版型式，刚好我自己本身也很爱看电影，也很希望能拍电影，于是桂姊就把这个纸上电影书的构想跟出版社提，很高兴出版社也很认同这个提案，于是乎就促成了这本书的诞生。

从确定要出书的那天起，我的脑子里就开始构想剧情。因为爱电影，所以一直以来就有很多的点子，因此就跟公司提出我想尝试自己写剧本，一方面希望能让大家看看更接近禹哲的东西，也希望透过视觉上全新的突破，呈现给大家从来没有看过的一本书。

这对我的演技来说，也是一个全新的挑战，因为只能用照片来传达情绪。

还好有我非常非常欣赏的黄中平导演为这本书掌镜。中平导演会给我很多讨论跟沟通的空间，而这也已经不是我们第一次的合作，所以让我非常开心，也非常放心地去诠释。

对于这本书，我只能说，很酷，看下去吧！

最后我要感谢很多人，因为大家共同的努力，才能够完成这本书。

要 感谢我的经纪公司桂姊、朱姊、龙哥、fly哥、玉琇、蝗虫、百铃，以及女主角也是我同经纪公司的师妹黎儿；也要感谢商周出版社的淑贞姊、如玉姊、静芬姊、 思帆姊、心愉姊、汇真姊；特别感谢为这本书掌镜的黄中平导演和文怡姊、为剧本润色、变成一部精彩小说的晴菜，以及帮我妆发的Kim及造型师梯子……族繁不 及备载。总之，谢谢大家。

唐禹哲?

二○○七年十一月二十三日

晴菜:自序

大约在今年八月底的时候，编辑向我提起一件合作的案子，因为从未尝试过，相信那一定会是个新鲜的挑战，所以答应下来了。

还没水到渠成之前，面对关心我的读者，总是暂时把它当作一个秘密，我用“秘密任务”