Mayonnaise On An Escalator

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.

Lyph is notorious killer. She kills for a living. Either good or bad, Innocent or not. She simply doesn't care. Her heart has nothing but emptiness, She is completely heartless. All of this was a result of all the betrayals and hate she experienced in this world. She walked the darkest path, people can't even imagine, she sought for satisfaction through all the things she do to ease her desire, she had long hold unto. Yet unexpectedly she experienced another betrayal which pierced her deep. The noment dhe woke up all her desires disappeared like a bubble, leaving her with nothing but warmth.

Pinagtagpo ng tadhana ang dalawang taong magkaiba ng estado sa buhay. Ngunit ang tadhana rin ba ang gagawa ng paraan upang sila'y maghiwalay? Sila ba'y mananatili sa isa't isa? O, mas pipiliing lumayo para sa ikatatahimik ng kanilang mga puso? Will they still hold on to each other, or. . . move on?

Trauma masa lalu akibat pelecehan dari ayah tirinya, membuat Kimmy, gadis belia 25 tahun harus berjuang sendiri untuk melawan kerasnya hidup di jalan. Kimmy terpaksa berhenti kuliah lantaran tekanan dari keluarganya dan harus memaksanya mencari uang. Sebagai pelayan pengantar minuman di Bar, tidak jarang banyak pria hidung belang yang sering melecehkanya. Hingga suatu ketika, perdebatan seru antara dia dengan pria asing, membuat hidupnya semakin sulit. Kimmy bertengkar dengan pemilik dari tempatnya bekerja, Piero, 30 tahun, tanpa dia sadari. Dan Piero mengajukan tuntuan atasnya karena pencemaran nama baik. Namun, Piero memberikan pilihan kepada Kimmy untuk melepaskanya dari tuntutan itu. Apa itu pilihan yang diberikan Piero kepada Kimmy? Penasaraan? Yuk kepoin aja jalan ceritanya dalam drama romance I'm On You hanya di Good Novel.

“Kau sudah mengetahui semuanya, bukan?” Laki-laki itu mendekati Karleen sambil mengawasinya dengan tajam. “A-aku.” Karleen tidak tahu harus bagaimana. Mengetahui rahasia besar yang selama ini sengaja ditutup-tutupi membuat dirinya ingin menyerah. “Ada dua pilihan yang akan kuberikan kepadamu, diam atau keluar? Harga dirimu sebagai prajurit dipertaruhkan di sini!” Karleen memajamkan matanya. Amarah dalam dirinya menggebu-gebu. Seketika ruangan temaram itu menjadi terang dan panas. Api berkobar cepat tetapi sumbernya tidak diketahui. Hal yang diingatnya setelah itu adalah suara orang yang sangat familier memanggil namanya. Sebelum dia merasakan sesak dan tidak sadarkan diri.

Simula nang mag-transfer sa unibersidad na pinapasukan ni Max si Ridge ay wala ng ginawa ang lalaki sa bawat araw na nagdaan kung hindi buwisitin ang araw nya. Hindi naman nya alam what Ridge can get from doing it so. Satisfaction? Happiness? Nah. Imposible. Malamang, napasobra lang ang nalanghap na usok ng katol ang lalaki kaya't sya ang napagdiskitahan. Ngunit nang lumipas ang ilang araw, her enemy's action and act gets destructive, weirder and seductive. Kaya't naging mariin ang pagpapaalala nya sa sarili na kaaway nya ang binata, that he's an enemy.

Samantha: Jaecar, the fiercest of the Border Guard, has always been kind to me. Indulging me despite what I thought was his lack of sexual interest. That all changed the day he told me he'd have me as his mate. I said no. Spurring Jaecar to go from the sweet boy next door to the hungry wolf with his eye on me. Jaecar: She was mine. She'd always been mine. She just didn't know it yet. I courted her, I was kind to her, all with my end goal in mind. Possessing her. She thinks she can run from me. But I know everywhere she'd go. I know everywhere she'd hide. Because I know everything about Samantha. The Mating Moon is rising. And she will be my mate. Willing or not.

Vega Romeo is the live life, screw the rest type of girl. she is pretty content to just go with the flow until she is dared by her best friend to join in on a bet to make Zach Dante hers. Vega sees Zach Dante as a playboy with no feelings and so she agrees to play him. Vega would do anything to win, even if it meant hurting the one she's come to love. Competing against the other girls is not a walk in the park but Vega had already invested a lot to stop. Except lying came with consequences. And those consequences are more than she expected. But what happens in the past stays in the past right? That might be what Vega thinks, but it is not the same for Zach who bore most of the burn of the scandal. With bitterness In his heart, Zach bids his time in plotting his revenge and after five years, he's back. He's back and he wants nothing more than to destroy the woman who shattered his heart.

To my parents, I was their obedient and kind daughter. To my students, I was their gentle and understanding piano teacher. To my audience, I was the star performer at the cabaret. Of all these different identities, my favorite was by far the last. I enjoyed the hungry gazes that fell on me, searing my skin like flames. I enjoyed the juxtaposition between my different identities, never tired of playing different roles. In a sense, I was born to act, and I was passionately devoted to each of my identities. So, won't you come watch me dance?