Author: Keith Costelloe
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039152910
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
“What kind of shit son am I?” Scott, a seventeen-year-old Californian, dreams of his father being killed and then sees the news report of the accident on TV. His father dead, he is taken by his mother to Malaysia where he has to make new friends. Feeling lost over his father’s death, and missing his best friend back home, he records reports on life in Malaysia. Scott also worries he’ll become violent like his father, a Vietnam vet, but his out-of-body experiences help him look at the world in a different light. Just as he is beginning to settle in, he falls in love with his new best friend’s sister. When he discovers she’s been kidnapped and is going to be sold into a sex trafficking ring, Scott, his volleyball coach and teammates, plan to organize her rescue, but become the target of the sex traffickers themselves. What chance does a group of kids have against a gang of criminals? From the easy-going life on the east coast of Malaysia to the beating heart of Bangkok, this is a roller-coaster of a story.
Starship Malaysia
Author: Keith Costelloe
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039152910
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
“What kind of shit son am I?” Scott, a seventeen-year-old Californian, dreams of his father being killed and then sees the news report of the accident on TV. His father dead, he is taken by his mother to Malaysia where he has to make new friends. Feeling lost over his father’s death, and missing his best friend back home, he records reports on life in Malaysia. Scott also worries he’ll become violent like his father, a Vietnam vet, but his out-of-body experiences help him look at the world in a different light. Just as he is beginning to settle in, he falls in love with his new best friend’s sister. When he discovers she’s been kidnapped and is going to be sold into a sex trafficking ring, Scott, his volleyball coach and teammates, plan to organize her rescue, but become the target of the sex traffickers themselves. What chance does a group of kids have against a gang of criminals? From the easy-going life on the east coast of Malaysia to the beating heart of Bangkok, this is a roller-coaster of a story.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039152910
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
“What kind of shit son am I?” Scott, a seventeen-year-old Californian, dreams of his father being killed and then sees the news report of the accident on TV. His father dead, he is taken by his mother to Malaysia where he has to make new friends. Feeling lost over his father’s death, and missing his best friend back home, he records reports on life in Malaysia. Scott also worries he’ll become violent like his father, a Vietnam vet, but his out-of-body experiences help him look at the world in a different light. Just as he is beginning to settle in, he falls in love with his new best friend’s sister. When he discovers she’s been kidnapped and is going to be sold into a sex trafficking ring, Scott, his volleyball coach and teammates, plan to organize her rescue, but become the target of the sex traffickers themselves. What chance does a group of kids have against a gang of criminals? From the easy-going life on the east coast of Malaysia to the beating heart of Bangkok, this is a roller-coaster of a story.
Made In Malaysia
Author: Alexandra Wong
Publisher: MPH Group Publishing Sdn Bhd
ISBN: 9674152571
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
When Alexandra Wong left her corporate job to pursue her dream of being a writer, she didn't expect to open a treasure chest of experiences. Culture shock and curtains of mosquitoes give way to familial warmth at an Iban longhouse. A French former nuclear scientist who embraced Malaysia as his second home makes a weekend in Gua Musang even more memorable. Pointers on how to be a serious and caring teacher emerge from one of her school's naughtiest girls. And stirring displays of chivalry help Alexandra see titled and supposedly aloof public figures in a different light. From the generosity of food vendors and selflessness of bus and taxi drivers to innumerable life lessons learnt from friends both old and new, she knew from the very start she was chasing something far more precious than her dream. A compilation of her popular Navel Gazer columns in The Star and other stories, Made in Malaysia is about one woman's journey of discovery across a historically and culturally rich and diverse land.
Publisher: MPH Group Publishing Sdn Bhd
ISBN: 9674152571
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
When Alexandra Wong left her corporate job to pursue her dream of being a writer, she didn't expect to open a treasure chest of experiences. Culture shock and curtains of mosquitoes give way to familial warmth at an Iban longhouse. A French former nuclear scientist who embraced Malaysia as his second home makes a weekend in Gua Musang even more memorable. Pointers on how to be a serious and caring teacher emerge from one of her school's naughtiest girls. And stirring displays of chivalry help Alexandra see titled and supposedly aloof public figures in a different light. From the generosity of food vendors and selflessness of bus and taxi drivers to innumerable life lessons learnt from friends both old and new, she knew from the very start she was chasing something far more precious than her dream. A compilation of her popular Navel Gazer columns in The Star and other stories, Made in Malaysia is about one woman's journey of discovery across a historically and culturally rich and diverse land.
With Love, From Malaysia
Author: M. Bakri Musa
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595764207
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
With Love, From Malaysia is an intimate look at Malaysia in the 1970s, through a series of letters home by a young Canadian mother. With two toddlers and her Malaysian surgeon husband, she adjusts to life in a new country and strange culture. Karen E. Musa chronicles the challenges of tolerating a stifling bureaucracy and accommodating "how they do things differently." With Love, From Malaysia narrates the young family's rich and varied experiences, from their royal audience with the Sultan of Johore to visits to the kampong. For Karen Musa, the warmth of her husband's large extended family considerably eased her culture shock of "enjoying" the "luxury" of household maids, her continuing "saga of the telephone," and other tribulations in dealing with Third World officialdom. The family's adventures in the mundane chores of daily living, which the natives take in stride, make for entertaining reading. This is the Malaysia that natives and foreigners alike rarely experience or appreciate.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595764207
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
With Love, From Malaysia is an intimate look at Malaysia in the 1970s, through a series of letters home by a young Canadian mother. With two toddlers and her Malaysian surgeon husband, she adjusts to life in a new country and strange culture. Karen E. Musa chronicles the challenges of tolerating a stifling bureaucracy and accommodating "how they do things differently." With Love, From Malaysia narrates the young family's rich and varied experiences, from their royal audience with the Sultan of Johore to visits to the kampong. For Karen Musa, the warmth of her husband's large extended family considerably eased her culture shock of "enjoying" the "luxury" of household maids, her continuing "saga of the telephone," and other tribulations in dealing with Third World officialdom. The family's adventures in the mundane chores of daily living, which the natives take in stride, make for entertaining reading. This is the Malaysia that natives and foreigners alike rarely experience or appreciate.
Snatched
Author: Mariama K. Sangarie
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1982253215
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Young Malaysia Johnson and her family are planning a vacation in a foreign country, and she couldn’t be more excited. Little does she know this trip will change her life forever. After getting separated from her family, she is taken captive by an unsavory gentleman. Will her family be able to find her? Can she escape on her own?
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1982253215
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Young Malaysia Johnson and her family are planning a vacation in a foreign country, and she couldn’t be more excited. Little does she know this trip will change her life forever. After getting separated from her family, she is taken captive by an unsavory gentleman. Will her family be able to find her? Can she escape on her own?
Wedding Date in Malaysia
Author: Michelle Douglas
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369713419
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
What happens when the best man meets the mesmerizing bridesmaid in Malaysia? Find out in the latest Harlequin Romance by Michelle Douglas. Distracted by the bridesmaid… impossible to resist! Bridesmaid Ella wants to prove she’s moved on from the grief of the last eighteen months and is ready for a fresh start. So meeting playboy and best man Harry at the wedding party in Malaysia is excitingly refreshing! With an image to redeem, Harry’s solely focused on making the wedding perfect and he needs Ella’s help. But when their best-laid plans are derailed by their unstoppable chemistry, keeping focused becomes almost impossible! From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369713419
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
What happens when the best man meets the mesmerizing bridesmaid in Malaysia? Find out in the latest Harlequin Romance by Michelle Douglas. Distracted by the bridesmaid… impossible to resist! Bridesmaid Ella wants to prove she’s moved on from the grief of the last eighteen months and is ready for a fresh start. So meeting playboy and best man Harry at the wedding party in Malaysia is excitingly refreshing! With an image to redeem, Harry’s solely focused on making the wedding perfect and he needs Ella’s help. But when their best-laid plans are derailed by their unstoppable chemistry, keeping focused becomes almost impossible! From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.
Malaysia
Author: A. J. Stockwell
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780112905813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
The main purpose of the British Documents on the End of Empire Project (BDEEP) is to publish documents from British official archives on the ending of colonial rule and the context in which this took place. This publication explores events in the Southeast Asia region from the establishment of an independent state of Malaya in 1957 to the creation of Malaysia in 1963, and British foreign policy objectives with regards to the territories of Malaya, Singapore and Borneo.
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780112905813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
The main purpose of the British Documents on the End of Empire Project (BDEEP) is to publish documents from British official archives on the ending of colonial rule and the context in which this took place. This publication explores events in the Southeast Asia region from the establishment of an independent state of Malaya in 1957 to the creation of Malaysia in 1963, and British foreign policy objectives with regards to the territories of Malaya, Singapore and Borneo.
Governing Singapore
Author: Raj Vasil
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000319415
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Singapore has its critics, but the city-state has achieved remarkable successes as a result of the voluntary trade-off of certain political rights for economic and social progress. In Governing Singapore, Raj Vasil supports this national bargain. He argues that in Asian new states like Singapore, economic and social under-development, as well as ethnic diversity and divisions make it impossible for Western liberal democracy to function effectively as an instrument of popular rule. The problems of under-development faced by Asian new states since decolonisation and independence continue to prove that democracy alone is not enough - national development and the need to adapt democracy to economic and social realities are equally important. Through reconciling democracy with national development, Singapore has transformed from a poor, backward Third World island into a prosperous and dynamic First World nation. Today Singapore is far better prepared for greater democratisation and increased popular participation.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000319415
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Singapore has its critics, but the city-state has achieved remarkable successes as a result of the voluntary trade-off of certain political rights for economic and social progress. In Governing Singapore, Raj Vasil supports this national bargain. He argues that in Asian new states like Singapore, economic and social under-development, as well as ethnic diversity and divisions make it impossible for Western liberal democracy to function effectively as an instrument of popular rule. The problems of under-development faced by Asian new states since decolonisation and independence continue to prove that democracy alone is not enough - national development and the need to adapt democracy to economic and social realities are equally important. Through reconciling democracy with national development, Singapore has transformed from a poor, backward Third World island into a prosperous and dynamic First World nation. Today Singapore is far better prepared for greater democratisation and increased popular participation.
Tall Tales of Malaysia
Author: James M. Bourke
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665597631
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Tall Tales of Malaysia is a collection of 18 vivid and memorable short stories about life in the Federation of Malaysia. The stories vary greatly in scope and theme. However, taken together, they capture the distinctive flavour of the people and states that make up modern Malaysia, its exotic rainforest, its diverse races, its indigenous people and their belief in ghosts, djinns and bomohs. There is a good deal of flashback to the colonial era and some mention of the legacy issues which still remain. The stories are entirely fictional and belong to the rich oral tradition of storytelling across Southeast Asia. Tall Tales of Malaysia are refreshingly different. They are gripping and a joy to read.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665597631
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Tall Tales of Malaysia is a collection of 18 vivid and memorable short stories about life in the Federation of Malaysia. The stories vary greatly in scope and theme. However, taken together, they capture the distinctive flavour of the people and states that make up modern Malaysia, its exotic rainforest, its diverse races, its indigenous people and their belief in ghosts, djinns and bomohs. There is a good deal of flashback to the colonial era and some mention of the legacy issues which still remain. The stories are entirely fictional and belong to the rich oral tradition of storytelling across Southeast Asia. Tall Tales of Malaysia are refreshingly different. They are gripping and a joy to read.
Resetting Malaysia
Author: Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
Publisher: Gerakbudaya
ISBN: 6297575185
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
This book intends to reset and make Malaysia into a nation for the rakyat, not just for a select few. Resetting Malaysia compiles articles that put forth ideas on how every Malaysian can make changes that will eventually bind us into a single nation that respects the faiths, cultures and lifestyles of all—by challenging inherited perspectives, narratives and perceptions. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi explores how educational institutions impart imitative and uncritical practices, how spirituality can inspire personal and political change, and how our fractured past can be critically understood, to underline that the rakyat are the true owners of the country.
Publisher: Gerakbudaya
ISBN: 6297575185
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
This book intends to reset and make Malaysia into a nation for the rakyat, not just for a select few. Resetting Malaysia compiles articles that put forth ideas on how every Malaysian can make changes that will eventually bind us into a single nation that respects the faiths, cultures and lifestyles of all—by challenging inherited perspectives, narratives and perceptions. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi explores how educational institutions impart imitative and uncritical practices, how spirituality can inspire personal and political change, and how our fractured past can be critically understood, to underline that the rakyat are the true owners of the country.
Archinesia 10
Author: Imelda Akmal
Publisher: IMAJIbooks
ISBN: 6029260359
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
CITY, PEOPLE and ARCHITECTURE No matter hom impressive or iconic building or tall skyscraperis upon the skyline of a city, these buildings are concieved with people as their users. Yet the question is, for which layer of citizenship do they serve ? Have the stakeholder of the built environment give adequte attention towards the lives of those in between the cities’ sprawl of structures ? The topic of Archinesia vol.10 is “City, People and Architecture”, in which we try to reassess the position of architectural projects apart from being iconic attractors in the cityscapes. We ought to examine the role of architects in the ever-crucial process of creation within an increasingly populous contect. Without understanding how architects impact people, the profession will fatally disconnect itself from society. BUILT PROJECTS andramatin: I+L Residence, Tangerang Studio TonTon : JS House, Jakarta RT+Q Architects : House of the Collector, Semarang MSSM Associates by RSI Group : The Monolithic House, Semarang Eleena Jamil Architect : Sepang House, Sepang DCM Jakarta : Alila Solo Samdoon Architects : The Deck, Phuket Vo Trong Nghia : Roc Von Restaurant, Hanoi Shau Indonesia : Microlibrary Bima, Bandung Vo Trong Nghia : Sen Village Community Center, Long An Tetawowe Atelier : L45 Community Library & Student Hostel, Kuala Lumpur Eleena Jamil Architect: Bamboo House, Kuala Lumpur RAW Architecture : The Guild, Jakarta
Publisher: IMAJIbooks
ISBN: 6029260359
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
CITY, PEOPLE and ARCHITECTURE No matter hom impressive or iconic building or tall skyscraperis upon the skyline of a city, these buildings are concieved with people as their users. Yet the question is, for which layer of citizenship do they serve ? Have the stakeholder of the built environment give adequte attention towards the lives of those in between the cities’ sprawl of structures ? The topic of Archinesia vol.10 is “City, People and Architecture”, in which we try to reassess the position of architectural projects apart from being iconic attractors in the cityscapes. We ought to examine the role of architects in the ever-crucial process of creation within an increasingly populous contect. Without understanding how architects impact people, the profession will fatally disconnect itself from society. BUILT PROJECTS andramatin: I+L Residence, Tangerang Studio TonTon : JS House, Jakarta RT+Q Architects : House of the Collector, Semarang MSSM Associates by RSI Group : The Monolithic House, Semarang Eleena Jamil Architect : Sepang House, Sepang DCM Jakarta : Alila Solo Samdoon Architects : The Deck, Phuket Vo Trong Nghia : Roc Von Restaurant, Hanoi Shau Indonesia : Microlibrary Bima, Bandung Vo Trong Nghia : Sen Village Community Center, Long An Tetawowe Atelier : L45 Community Library & Student Hostel, Kuala Lumpur Eleena Jamil Architect: Bamboo House, Kuala Lumpur RAW Architecture : The Guild, Jakarta