diff --git a/laserchicken/read_ply.py b/laserchicken/read_ply.py
index 2f4bd53..8d2af01 100644
--- a/laserchicken/read_ply.py
+++ b/laserchicken/read_ply.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import os
+import json
+import ast
 
 import numpy as np
 
 
-def read(path):
+def read(path, verbose=False):
     if not os.path.exists(path):
         raise IOError('File not found: {}'.format(path))
 
@@ -18,34 +20,67 @@ def read(path):
 
         index = read_header(ply)
         result = {block['type']: read_block(block, ply) for block in index}
+        if verbose:
+            print('Header:')
+            print('-'*10)
+            for i, header_field in enumerate(index):
+                print(header_field)
+                print(index[i])
+                print
+            print('\nData:')
+            print('-'*10)
+            for data_field in result:
+                print(data_field)
+                print(result['%s' % data_field])
+
+            print('***************************')
+            print(result)
+
         return result
 
 
 def read_header(ply):
     index = []
+    comments = []
     line = ply.readline()
     while line.strip() != 'end_header':
-        if line[:8] == 'element ':
+        if line.startswith('element'):
             element_type = line.split()[1]
             number_of_elements = int(line.split()[2])
             current_properties = []
             index.append(
                 {'type': element_type, 'number_of_elements': number_of_elements, 'properties': current_properties})
 
-        if line[:9] == 'property ':
+        if line.startswith('property'):
             property_type, property_name = line[9:].strip('\n').split(' ')
             current_properties.append({'type': property_type, 'name': property_name})
+
+        if line.startswith('comment'):
+            comment_line = line.strip('\n').split(' ', 1)[1]
+            comments.append(comment_line)
+
         line = ply.readline()
+
+    if len(comments) > 0:
+        for i, comment_line in enumerate(comments):
+            comments[i] = ast.literal_eval(comment_line)
+
+        index.append({'type': 'log', 'log': comments})
+
     return index
 
 
 def read_block(block, ply_body):
-    properties, property_names = get_properties(block)
-    block_type = block['type']
-    number_of_elements = block['number_of_elements']
+    if block['type'] == 'log':
+        return block['log']
+    else:
+        properties, property_names = get_properties(block)
+        block_type = block['type']
+        number_of_elements = block['number_of_elements']
+
+        read_elements(ply_body, properties, property_names, block_type, number_of_elements)
 
-    read_elements(ply_body, properties, property_names, block_type, number_of_elements)
-    return properties
+        return properties
 
 
 def cast(value, value_type):
diff --git a/laserchicken/testdata/example.ply b/laserchicken/testdata/example.ply
index 3c8ac90..5033a0a 100644
--- a/laserchicken/testdata/example.ply
+++ b/laserchicken/testdata/example.ply
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ply
 format ascii 1.0
-comment log0000 Processed by module load
-comment log0001 Processed by module filter using parameters(x,y,z)
+comment {'time': '2018-01-18 16:01', 'module': 'load', 'parameters': [], 'version': '0.9.2'}
+comment {'time': '2018-01-18 16:01', 'module': 'filter', 'parameters': [('z', 'gt', '1.5')], 'version': '0.9.2'}
 element vertex 3
 property float x
 property float y