Japanese Poetry

[Senshi comes from japanese word meaning 'fighter'.] Buong buhay ni Blaire Aqear ay inalay niya upang maprotektahan ang mga batang nailigtas niya mula sa bihag ng mga masasamang nilalanang na tinatawag na dark enchant. Naninirahan sila sa dark forest kung saan wala nang pakialam ang buong light kingdom dito. Hindi sila naaksyunan. Wala silang mapuntahan kaya naman ginamit ni Blaire ang limang porsyento ng kaniyang kapangyarihan upang makapaglagay ng matibay na barrier. Ngunit ano ang mangyayari sa mga batang ito kung ang tagapagligtas nila ay hindi na nakabalik pa? Saan nga ba ito nagpunta? Nawawalan sila ng pag asa. Makakalabas pa ba sila dito o bago pa man sila makaapak sa labas ay nakuha na sila ng mga dark enchant? Sa kabilang banda ay aksidenteng nakarating si Blaire sa senshi academy. Ayaw niya doon. Paano siya makakabalik? Paano niya mapapaliwanag na ang dark forest na kinatatakutan ng lahat ay may mga batang umaasa na maililigtas sila? Paano siya makakauwi sa kaniyang tahanan? Sa pananatili ni blaire sa akademya ay naranasan niyang maging masaya, malungkot, magtaka at mag usisa. Hindi siya makapaniwala sa mga nangyayari sa kaniya. "Kung alam ko lang na ganito ang kapalit sa lahat ng ginawa ko para sa kanila, sana hindi ko na itinuloy pa." Blaire Aqear.

The novel is mainly about the forgotten British poet/writer named C. J Richards who lived in Burma/Myanmar in colonial times and he believed himself as a Burmophile. He served as I.C.S (Indian Civil Servant) and when he retired from I.C.S service, he was a D.C (District Commissioner) and he left for England a year before Burma gained its independence in 1948. He came to Burma in 1920 to work in civil service after passing the hardest I.C.S examination. He wrote several books on Burma and contributed many monthly articles to Guardian Magazine published in Burma from 1953 to 1974 or 1975. Though he wrote several books which had much literary merit to both communities, Britain and Burma (Myanmar), people failed to recognize him. The story has two parts: one part is set in the contemporary Yangon (then called Rangoon) in 2016 context and a young literary enthusiast named “Lin” found out unexpectedly the forgotten writer’s poetry book and there is surely a good deal of time gap that led him into a quest to know more about the author’s life. The setting is quite different comparing to colonial Burma and independence Myanmar (Burma), early twentieth century and 2016 which is a transitional period in Myanmar. The writer’s life is fictionalized in the novel and most of the facts are taken from his personal stories and other reference books. It is a kind of historical novel with a twist and it has comparatively constructed the two different periods in Myanmar history to convince readers, locally and abroad more about history, authorship, humanity, colonialism, and transitional development in Myanmar today.

The Heart Beneath the Thorn — A Modern Beauty and the Beast Retelling 💔 In a glittering city of fortunes and façades, The Heart Beneath the Thorn reimagines Beauty and the Beast through the broken glass of betrayal, redemption, and forbidden love. Emilia Grace, a fierce yet quietly bruised soul, is just trying to survive. Between juggling hospital shifts, family debts, and the ghosts of her past, she’s never had the luxury of dreaming. But fate has a cruel sense of humor when she’s assigned to care for Max Carter—the cold-hearted billionaire who once made her school years a waking nightmare. Max was the golden boy with the cruel smirk—the privileged heir with everything, except peace. Years later, a tragic accident leaves him scarred, not just physically but emotionally. Isolated and emotionally exiled, Max is now a man haunted by his past choices and a legacy wrapped in barbed wire. When Emilia walks back into his life, she's no longer the girl he mocked—she's the woman who might just be his undoing. Forced into each other’s orbit, what begins as a war of words slowly melts into lingering stares, late-night confessions, and an unraveling of everything they thought they knew. Max, the beast of her memories, begins to reveal the tender man beneath the mask—a man who collects poetry he never shares, who builds gardens no one sees, and who might have always loved the girl he couldn’t protect. But trust doesn’t bloom easily in thorn-covered soil. And when old enemies, buried secrets, and a scandalous inheritance come to light, Emilia must decide: can she love the man who once broke her, now that he’s the only one trying to piece her back together? A tale of enemies-to-lovers, second chances.

Si Akiyama, Fumiya Harah ay isang Japanese na iniwanan sa Bahay ampunan ng kanilang inang Filipino. Lumaki si Harah kasama ng kaniyang kapatid na si Aryah sa Bahay Ampunan at doon sila kinuha ng mag asawang Rosemarie at Anthony Coleman. Mga magulang ni Jack Coleman. Lumaki si Harah sa pamilya Coleman at nahulog ang loob ni Jack sa dalaga. Kalaunan ay nabuo ang kanilang pag iibigan at naging mas malapit pa sa isa't isa. Nagpasya silang ikasal. Kaya lang sa mismong araw ng kasal nila Harah at Jack ay sinabotahe si Harah ng kaniyang kapatid na si Aryah. Nilagyan nito ng Aphrodisiac ang tubig na inumin ni Harah at nagkamali si Harah ng kwartong pinasukan. Pinadala ni Aryah bilang unknown sender ang mga larawan at video na nakuha niya sa Mansion ng mga Coleman at nagpanggap na inosente. Kinamuhian ng buong angkan ni Jack si Harah at itinaboy ito. Inagaw naman ni Aryah si Jack. Nang mapalayas si Harah ay naging isang pulubi si Harah, doon niya nakilala ang kaniyang ama at tinulungan siya nito. Makalipas lamang ang ilang taon ay bumalik si Harah sa Pilipinas kasama ng kaniyang triplets na anak para umattend sa gaganaping kasal ng kaniyang kapatid na si Aryah at ng ex boyfriend niyang si Jack. Ininsulto at pinahiya naman siya ni Aryah pati ng mga kamag anak ni Jack. Doon dumating si Shawn para iligtas si Harah kasama ng triplets nilang anak. Hindi lubos akalain ni Harah at ng ibang tao na ang lalaking nakasama niya ng gabing iyon ay walang iba kundi si Shawn Ezekiel Peñafranco, isang hot billionaires. Paano kung alukin si Harah ng kasal ni Shawn? Tatanggapin niya kaya ang alok nitong kasal sa kabila ng paghihirap na naranasan niya dahil lang sa isang gabing pagkakamali?