A Harem Boy's Saga Part I
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Characters welcomes Bernard Foong, AKA: Young, for a 3 part posting about his
series: A Harem Boy’s Saga. This is a
unique look at his experiences as a young man growing up within a secret
society, told in a tender way as he explores his sexuality.
A Harem Boy Saga; A Memoir. Book 1 -
INITIATION.
This provocative story
is about a young man who was initiated into a clandestine sexual society. He
was spirited to the Middle East, from his UK boarding school. He attended the
Bahriji School (Oasis,) in The United Arab Emirates in preparation for serving
in Harems for the wealthy and elite.
It is also a love story
between the young man and his ‘Valet’ who served as his chaperone and mentor
during the boy’s Harem service.
Author’s note:
I had a privileged and
unique upbringing in Malaysia, where I was known as a "sissy boy."
Following in my brothers' footsteps, I was sent to an exclusive boarding school
in England. It is there that I was inducted into a clandestine organization,
E.R.O.S. The Enlightened Royal Oracle Society. For four years, unbeknownst to my family, I was willingly
and happily part of a Harem.
My story has been kept
under wraps for close to 45 years. The correct moment has arrived for me to
make known my unique education.
Unbridled is the sequel to Initiation
- A provocative story about a young man who was initiated into a clandestine
sexual society. He was spirited to the Middle East, from his UK boarding school.
He attended the Bahriji School (Oasis,) in The United Arab Emirates in
preparation for serving in Harems for the wealthy and elite.
It is also a love story
between the young man, his ‘Big Brother’ and his ‘Valet’ who served as his
chaperones and mentors during the boy’s Harem services.
This book follows the teenagers’ erotic and
exotic adventures and experiences at their 2nd Arab Household Harem, the Sekham.
They were apprentices and models, for the household patriarch’s controversial
photography project, “Sacred Sex in
Sacred Places”.
The author's experiences present facts that are
truthful. Through these truths, which are often demonized by contemporary
societies that deem such behaviors inappropriate, the author hopes to dispel
condemnations and negativity which relate to his experiences.
There are 5 - 7 volumes in A Harem Boy’s Saga series.
“Being deeply loved
by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
Lao Tzu
Debauchery is the triquel to A
Harem Boy’s Saga, a
provocative story about a young man who was initiated into a clandestine sexual
society through his UK boarding school. From there, he was spirited to the
Middle East to attend the Bahriji (Oasis) School in The United Arab Emirates in
preparation for Harem services for the wealthy elite.
It is also a love story
between the young man, his ‘Big Brother,’ and his ‘Valet,’ who served as his
chaperones and mentors.
This book follows the teenagers’ erotic and
exotic adventures and experiences at their third Arabian Household Harem, the
Quwah. There, they became confidants to a prince, assistants in an international
dance club venture, “Carousel,” and
apprentices and models in a controversial photography project, “Sacred Sex in Sacred Places.”
This story is an account of the author’s
experiences. Through these truths, often demonized by contemporary societies
that deem such behaviors inappropriate, the author hopes to dispel condemnation
and negativity related to sexuality, love, and personal freedom.
A Harem Boy’s Saga is a series of seven volumes.
No Distance Between Us
An Excerpt from A Harem Boy’s
Saga - I – Initiation; a memoir by Young.
This provocative story
is about a young man who was initiated into a clandestine sexual society. He
was spirited to the Middle East, from his UK boarding school. He attended the
Bahriji School (Oasis,) in The United Arab Emirates in preparation for serving
in Harems for the wealthy and elite.
It is also a love story
between the young man and his ‘Valet’ who served as his chaperone and mentor
during the boy’s Harem service.
Author’s note:
I had a privileged and
unique upbringing in Malaysia. Following in my brothers' footsteps, I was sent
to an exclusive boarding school in England. It is there that I was inducted
into a clandestine organization, E.R.O.S. The Enlightened Royal Oracle
Society. For four years,
unbeknownst to my family, I was willingly and happily part of a Harem.
My story has been kept
under wraps for close to 45 years. The correct moment has arrived for me to
make known my unique education.
There are 7 books to
this series.
Author’s
Bio
Young alias Bernard Foong is,
first and foremost, a sensitivist. He finds nuance in everything. To experience
the world he inhabits is an adventure which is mystical, childlike and
refreshing. He has a rare ability to create beauty in a unique fashion. His
palettes have been material, paint, words and human experiences.
By
Christine Maynard (screenwriter and novelist).
Bernard
Foong (designer) – A brief history
Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the age of
8, he was assisting his aunt and cousin, learning the art of sewing and
fabrics/colors matching. He attended an exclusive private boarding school in
the United Kingdom before obtaining his Diploma in Fashion Design at the Harrow
College of Art & Technology in London, England. He went on to complete his Master of Design
at the Royal College of Art & Design, London, England. During his college
years he won several international fashion awards and was already retailing
bridal and evening dresses to several well known department stores in England.
Liberty of London, Selfridges, Harrods and Harvey Nichols to name a few that
carried his designs. His Royal College of Art graduation wedding/evening wear
collection was sold to Liberty of London and displayed in their store windows
for the entire month of June that year.
For four years, he worked for Liberty’s
bridal department as their in-house designer until a trip to Hong Kong, while
working on a freelance project for ‘Bird’s’(casual wear) company, he was
recruited by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as their Fashion professor
for the next 6 years. During his stay in Hong Kong, he freelanced for numerous
fashion companies. From designing casual wear, swimwear, lingerie, and fur
garments, men’s wear, bridal and evening fashions to accessories (bags, shoes,
and head-wear). He also participated and organized numerous fashion shows,
events, functions, and presentations in the Asia Pacific region.
Working for Keys Far East Hong Kong as chief
lingerie designer - travelling extensively to the United States, he was
soon recruited as an Associate Fashion
Design/Illustration Professor to the University of Wisconsin, Madison and also
lectured at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design for a couple of years.
Foong was then appointed as the Fashion Development
Manager by an established department store – Parkson Grand (22 stores in
Malaysia and one in Shanghai, China). Producing under the label, Natural Life
by Bernard Foong, he designed casual-wear collections for the Parkson Grand’s
flagship store in Kuala Lumpur. After a couple of years later, he was invited
by the Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore to join their design school to establish
a Fashion Design department. For two years, he assisted several founding
members of the design school - working on the fashion department’s teaching
curriculum.
The Fitzgerald Theatre Department, University
of Hawaii, Manoa, Oahu, Hawaii awarded a full scholarship for Foong to complete
his second Master of Art in Theatre Costuming. Now a resident on the Island of
Maui, he has assisted many charity organizations in their fund raising events
with his extravagant fashion and performance shows/presentations. In 2005, he
and his partner, Mr. Walter Jay Bissett opened Fire Dragon Bistro Orient &
Design Shop. He also designs costumes/fashions for numerous theatrical
productions in Hawaii and abroad.
Appointed as chief lingerie designer for Cerie
International Limited – Hong Kong, his lingerie designs can be found in major
department stores in Canada and the United Kingdom.
He showcased the BERNARD FOONG R-T-W collections and BERNARD FOONG @ Modern Classic
Ltd. (an established – Hong Kong bridal & evening wear company)
collections in Hong Kong. His 2008 & 2009 bridal/evening/bridal lingerie
fashion show, “Grace” & “Coming Up Roses” were premiered at Hong Kong
Fashion Week in July 2007 and January 2008 respectively at the Hong Kong
Convention & Exhibition Center, garnering positive interest in many Asian
press reviews, including a China nationwide television broadcast of his latest
collection. Aika (International Opera Singer) wore several Bernard Foong
special occasion dresses at her Japan & European tour in September &
October 2009.
Foong was the chief Creative Director for Official
(Special Occasion fashion manufacturing company) Guangzhou, China producing – BERNARD FOONG Couture (specialty
one-of-a-kind creations), White (RTW - Wedding/Special Occasion wear), Foxy Cute (Smart Casual/Cocktail wear), SexZ (decorative bustier) & Diva Bitch (sexual
lingerie inner/outer-wear) collections.
Besides working on his regular haute couture,
R-T-W and lingerie collections he is a visiting consultant/advisor for:
·
Pivot
Point fashion college, Chengdu, China.
·
Hong
Kong Design Institute (fashion department), Hong Kong, SAR.
·
Hong
Kong Poly/U, Hong Kong (School of Apparel Design
& Merchandising), SAR.
·
Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association, Hong Kong.
·
Singapore Temasek Polytechnic – School of Apparel Design
& Merchandising (ADM), Singapore.
Bernard is also writing his autobiography, a
seven book series of Mr. Foong’s young life:
A Harem Boy’s Saga: A Memoir by Young.
This provocative story spanning 4 decades and
3 continents is about a boy who was sent to a very exclusive English boarding
school in the 1960s where he was initiated into a clandestine sexual society
and then spirited away to serve in wealthy and elite Middle Eastern harems
."
A Harem Boy’s Saga series is published by Solstice Publishing and is
available in print and E-books internationally.
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