Southeastasia Stories

In a quiet town of Taiping, Rizal Salleh has always known the rhythm of his days. The scent of leather, the careful stitching of soles, the familiar faces that pass by his small workshop. But some paths are not meant to stay in one place. When an unexpected opportunity calls him beyond the town he has always known, Rizal finds himself stepping into a journey that will take him across unfamiliar roads, cultures, and people-each leaving behind something he cannot quite name, but cannot forget. Along the way, he begins to understand that some things are not simply made by hand... but shaped by stories, memories, and the quiet connections we carry with us. Langkah Warisan is a gentle journey of discovery, heritage, and the footsteps we leave behind. Malay words and phrases are woven throughout the story to preserve its cultural voice. The journey begins with a 3-chapter release followed by one chapter every Saturday, Monday and Thursday. And if you like to learn more behind the process of creating Langkah Warisan, feel free to follow instagram account @langkah.warisan

What do you do when your mum's favourite song becomes the source of your trauma? Bunga can't listen to that melody anymore, not without having a PTSD episode, what used to be a part of her happy memories were twisted and contorted into painful ones. She doesn't want to be reminded of what happened and doesn't want to hear that melody ever again.

Cheryl and Toni meet for the first time in 20+ years. Choni one shot set in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

When Jayson Dizon returns to La Riojo, he isn't chasing ghosts-he doesn't believe in them. But the land he left behind has never stopped whispering. Generations of betrayal and blood hang over the Dizon name: A father who vanished without a grave. A cousin murdered in the dark. A family torn apart by greed for the cursed soil of Oliva. Now, years later, the land calls Jayson home. What waits for him isn't peace, but the unraveling of secrets buried deeper than any grave. Every acre of Oliva breathes with memory, every corner of La Riojo holds a shadow, and every choice Jayson makes will either break the curse-or bury him in it. In a town where land means legacy, and blood is the only inheritance, can Jayson uncover the truth before history claims him too?

In the spring of 2004 - after living in Tokyo, Japan, for over three years pursuing a career as a freelance musician - science fiction and fantasy author Domenico Italo Composto-Hart set off on a half-year backpacking journey through the lands of East and Southeast Asia, Siberia, Central Russia, the Baltic states, the Nordic countries, and Eastern and Western Europe. Traveling by foot, bus, train, and boat - and seeing the world through the analytical lens of anthropology, archaeology, and economics - Domenico documents, researches, and deciphers the developing nations he encounters as they rise through the turbulence of unregulated Western capitalism and globalization. Travels in the Land of Hunger is the author's reflective account of the dark, long-lasting impact of Western colonialism and imperialism, the Vietnam War, the Khmer Rouge regime, the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and the sex tourism and sex trafficking industries in Southeast and East Asia. It is also a narrative of finding exotic beauty, inspiration, inner strength, and unexpected love.

Riley and his friends take a well-earned break after university and decide to travel around South-East Asia. After exploring and adventuring, the young men pack their belongings to return home, back to their lives and their future careers. Riley has other ideas. Ignoring his friends pleas, he has no want to return to London and plans to continue living his life abroad. He scratches a humble living from city to city, from country to country, and rarely checks in with his friends and family. Riley is running. But from what?

❝BRUCE LEE WAS THE FIRST GUY TO BRING FILM RECOGNITION OF ASIAN MEN NOT BEING WIMPS, SO IT MADE ME WANT TO BE AS POWERFUL AS HE WAS.❞ [MALE FACE CLAIMS & POC INCLUDED] ⓒCover Guy : Ding Cheng Xin Started & Published On: 10 February 2019. Completed On: 12 September 2020. Not completely edited. [No suggestions accepted anymore.] (Don't read this book if you hate it and be a racist here! OUT PLEASE! 👉🚪)

Sometimes life is filled with events that seems to turn for the worse. When 19 year-old Zee wakes up to find her brother-in-law murdered in his sleep and her sister missing, that is exactly how she feels. Events making her life turn for the worse. Or at least, that's what she convinces herself she feels.

Fragments of a Shattered Sun is an oral history novel chronicling the fictional Mindanao War of Independence (2028-2031), told through interviews, recovered letters, declassified documents, and testimonies collected by a historian in 2041. For decades, Manila treated Mindanao as a colony within its own nation-extracting nickel, gold, and timber while returning only soldiers and broken promises. When a leaked government bill threatens to privatize Lake Lanao itself, selling the sacred waters to presidential cronies, three unlikely leaders stand together: a Maranao professor, a Christian bishop, and a Lumad chieftain whose father was killed by Moro fighters decades earlier. Their declaration of independence ignites a war that will draw in great powers, shatter families, and force impossible choices on everyone it touches. The novel unfolds through a mosaic of voices on all sides of the conflict: a schoolteacher who becomes a guerrilla commander; a young soldier from Luzon questioning why he's fighting people who look like his cousins; a trauma surgeon who abandons her Manila career to operate by flashlight in jungle caves; fishermen turned smugglers; overseas workers who leave jobs in the Gulf to take up rifles; diplomats maneuvering in Bangkok and Riyadh; a palace secretary who witnesses power unraveling from the inside. As the war escalates, foreign powers pursue their own interests on Mindanaoan soil. American advisors, Chinese operatives, Malaysian intelligence officers, and Filipino diaspora networks from Dubai to San Diego are drawn into a conflict that refuses simple narratives of good and evil. Fragments of a Shattered Sun explores how ordinary people are transformed by extraordinary circumstances-and what it costs to build a nation from blood and hope. It is a story of exploitation and resistance, of unity forged across generations of distrust, and of the question that haunts everyone who survives: was it worth it?

a book of face claims for your ocs x book three of face claims [all rights reserved @eeveezilla | 2023]

From the gilded cage of her Srivijayan palace in ancient Indonesia, she traded her crown for a cutlass and her silks for sailor's rags. To escape a cruel arranged marriage, Princess Devi flees, reborn as a boy on a merchant ship. Her only guide through the bustling ports and treacherous seas of 9th-century Southeast Asia: a stolen map fragment hinting at a mythical island and a legendary treasure that could save her kingdom of Srivijaya. But the ship's brooding, half-Chinese navigator, Jian, sees more than just a clumsy cabin boy, and he's not the only one with secrets. With pirates hunting them across the vibrant Maritime Silk Road, political enemies closing in, and a cryptic trader's warning that their destination, the "Isle of Songbirds," eats souls, Devi must fight for her freedom and her life. Caught between her duty and her desire for self-determination, can she trust the enigmatic navigator who seems to unravel her disguise with every passing storm? Or will a forbidden, slow-burning romance in a world rich with Malay, Chinese, Arab, and Indian influences lead her to a fate worse than chains? Embark on a swashbuckling adventure through the heart of ancient Southeast Asia-a world of hidden identities, ancient secrets, and sizzling tension, where loyalty is tested and love is the most dangerous treasure of all.

"i can tell stories!" this is just me trying to write about the traditional Malay stories i heard while growing up. The focus of this series is in the traditional stories so like pay attention on the traditional Malay stories. written by ombak, æyin and pokok mangga.

"Alright! It's my time to shine now. I know I'll soon be really cool like Kuya Estados Unidos! Yehey!!~", Alonso exclaimed proudly as he raised his fists up into the air with a proud grin plastered on his face. Join this newly independent Southeast Asian nation as he makes his way to popularity and try to be like the awesome supercountries he always looks up to. With his mangoes and little puppy, Pandesal, by his side - what can stop him, right..? Well at least, that's what he believes. Surely he'll go through many obstacles and problems, but he'll raise his flag up high and wave it with pride and determination! Now come on! Let's join little 'ol Philippines on his rocky adventure to stardom! ((Hetalia belongs to Himaruya Hidekaz))

Legends... There's more truth to them than you'd think. When seventeen year old Odessa Santos returns to the Philippines for the summer, she expects she will be spending her days working on her tan and perfectly curating her Instagram profile with #summer worthy photos. Upon arriving in Acuña, her mother's hometown, complete with rice paddies and caribou, her vision for the ultimate summer getaway is crushed. Not everyone welcomes her, and the townspeople seem to know more than they're letting on... While locals caution her away from what they dub to be an Enchanted Forest, Odessa finds herself inexplicably drawn to it. Called to it. Bewitched by its lure, Odessa finds herself transported to the fairy realm, teeming with mythical creatures from provincial lore. To return, she must embark on an adventure, traversing valleys, rivers, and mountains. With the help of local guide Maya, and the cast of curious beings she meets along the way, Odessa might just make it back. But will she want to?

The year is 2060. Peace no longer exists. Major cities have turned into seas of fire, the skies painted red by endless rains of bullets. The Middle East burns, Europe collapses, and Southeast Asia descends into chaos. The United Nations has fallen, extremists rise, and nations are torn apart from within. Now humanity faces only two choices: be reborn under a new world order - or be buried forever in the ashes of war.

The wildlife status of Malaysia, a peaceful country that sits on the southeast of Asia, neighbouring Brunei, Thailand and Indonesia. Malaysia is the home of tropical rainforests and the magnificent island of Borneo. Explore and learn about this beautiful land and get your 'GO GREEN' spirit on!