Optimist

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.

Bagaimana jadinya jika seorang gadis mendapati kisah cintanya mirip dengan cerita fanfiction yang disukainya? Akankah kisahnya benar-benar berakhir bahagia seperti cerita yang dibacanya, ataukah malah memiliki akhir yg berbeda?

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool. It's funny because it's true. I was innocent. Someone naive enough to trust so blindly and for that I was taken advantage of by liars. And now I have lost everything. But I was given a new life. A second chance to right the wrongs done against me. Now vengeance is on my mind. Hatred is in my heart. And love is in the air. But I don't know where it's coming from. Because I don't trust anyone. Not even the air I breathe.

Mencintai, bagiku ya harus memiliki. Apapun itu alasannya! Seorang Adam datang, ketulusannya meluluhkanku. Sorot matanya yang tajam, memabukkanku. Sedang sebuah cincin, yang melingkar di jari manisnya, seketika menghancurkan harapanku. Iya, dia sudah beristri. Tetapi hasratku untuk memilikinya, tetap menggelora, tidak akan pernah padam sampai kapanpun. Mungkin ini sedikit gila, tetapi ini lah kisahku. Kisah seorang wanita muda, yang bernama Criana.

July a workholic woman who is in a relationship with her old lover in secret. The age that is no longer young makes her big family urge to get married, even they arrange an marriage partner for her. The reason July keeps her relationship with Argus a secret from people around her is because the past history they had as former college student and his status as a widower. Argus once left July before and married another woman of his parents ' choice. July does not want her big family to know which is definitely the they relationship will be opposed by all parties, even on the day of her marriage, July still kept the identity of the groom until the end. That's why an agent hired by Argus can show up at a wedding to be a substitute groomer. July is trapped in a fake married life with N over a contractual agreement.

Keanehan terjadi pada pasangan Rudiansyah dan Mayasari ketika wanita itu melahirkan bayinya. Meski hanya dari desa dan tidak berpendidikan tinggi, Mayasari dan Rudiansyah bukanlah orang-orang yang berpikiran sempit. Bahkan, selama masa kehamilan Mayasari mereka lebih memilih memeriksakan kandungannya ke bidan atau dokter di kota. Untuk USG dia memang memilih ke dokter di kota karena bidan dan puskesmas di desanya belum memiliki alat USG. Mayasari sendiri termasuk wanita yang rajin memeriksakan kandungannya. Dan kala itu, dokter juga sudah melakukan pemeriksaan Ultrasonografi atau USG. Dari hasil pemeriksaan USG diketahui jika Mayasari mengandung seorang bayi perempuan. Hanya satu orang bayi. Namun, betapa terkejutnya mereka saat tiba waktunya Mayasari melahirkan, wanita itu melahirkan bayi kembar perempuan. Bayi tersebut lahir setelah beberapa menit setelah Mayasari melahirkan bayinya yang lain. Hal yang membuat mereka heran adalah setelah Mayasari melahirkan bayinya yang pertama, perut Mayasari langsung kempes dan dokter sudah memeriksa jika memang tak ada bayi lain setelah Mayasari melahirkan. Mereka bertanya-tanya, darimana datangnya bayi kedua Mayasari? Selain itu ada keanehan lain saat bayi kedua itu lahir. Kelahiran bayi itu, diiringi gemuruh suara angin dan petir yang menggelegar bersahutan juga hujan yang sangat deras. Bahkan suasana pun berubah mencekam dan mampu membuat bulu kuduk berdiri. Ada misteri apakah sebenarnya di balik kelahiran kembaran bayi Mayasari?

Angelie is a college student from the slums of Manila who has always been certain of her intentions in life. She had her life planned out before enrolling in university. However, things spiral out of control and become monotonous when she is denied in the admission of her first choice university. However, this does not deter her, and she spends the next year becoming accustomed to failing herself. Eventually, events transpired and she discovered optimism during her second year in college. As she has made genuine friends, they embark on a path of intrigue in order to spice up their stay, which entails changing their NSTP subjects from CWTS to ROTC. They had no idea that tensions would erupt once they entered such an organization. They unearth secrets, secrets that would either destroy the organization as a whole or would destroy them individually.

Jaya diputuskan oleh kekasihnya—Tasya—di suatu malam hanya karena tidak mengingat hari ulang tahunnya. Di saat Jaya ingin mendapatkan hati Tasya kembali, dia mengalami kenyataan yang jauh lebih pahit: Tasya menjalin hubungan dengan sahabatnya sendiri. Jaya harus memilih antara sahabat atau mantan yang masih dicintainya. Dia hanya bisa pasrah menanggung luka yang teramat dalam. Layaknya batu karang di tepi lautan, bahkan meski diterpa ombak jutaan kali pun, ia tetap bergeming.

Cowok itu bernama Beryl. Nama lengkapnya Beryl Bernando. Dia punya sejuta pesona di kampus dan pandai meluluhkan hati para cewek. Cewek mana pun pasti berhasil ditaklukkannya. Tidak hanya cewek sesama mahasiswa saja yang berhasil masuk dalam jeratan dan perangkap cintanya, tapi juga dosen galak dan senior di kampus juga berhasil ditaklukkan hatinya. Bahkan dosennya menjadi teman main di atas ranjang. Dia adalah Bu Liana. Tidak hanya Bu Liana saja yang berhasil ditaklukkan Beryl di atas ranjang. Tapi masih terdapat segudang cewek lain yang berhasil menjadi teman kencan di atas ranjang. Di ujung cerita, Beryl menikah dengan Sherly atas permintaan Paelori, cewek yang sangat dicintai Beryl karena secara diam-diam Sherly sangat mencintai Beryl dan Paelori ingin menebus dosa orang tuanya pada keluarga Sherly.

"Maybe it is true that there is always one who will get to you-that person with a special something that will let him sneak under your defenses." Lily feels there is no escape from the dark world she inhabits. At hindi na rin niya gustong makawala mula roon. And just as long as she relies only on herself, she knows she would be okay. Isa lang ang pakay ni James sa pagpipilit na makalapit kay Lily-ang gantihan ang babae sa ginawa nito sa kanyang kapatid. But as he tries to get under the woman's skin, he realizes the danger he is putting himself in-danger that is more emotional than physical. Because slowly, he finds he is being seduce to join her in the dark world she lives in. The Red room. Lust,love and pain- those are what Lily and James both share. And it seems neither of them wants to escape from that-just as long as they are both in on it.