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The Human Story Book (THSB)

It is with great pleasure that *A VOICE TO BE HEARD LTD.* presents you - The Human Story Book; a profound, real-time learning experience like no other.

Let us welcome you to step into a space where you don’t just read a book, but you *listen* to one. Here, the *"books"* are people with lived experiences of substance addiction and incarceration.

In a safe, interactive setting, they share their deeply personal stories and the pain, the turning point, and the strength of recovery. You will have the rare opportunity to ask questions and engage meaningfully, creating a human connection that leaves an unforgettable impact.

If you’ve ever wondered how addiction takes hold, or how recovery is even possible. This is your moment to listen, learn, and grow. Come with curiosity, leave with compassion.

The Flow

It is like when you go down to a library to borrow a book to read; only to know it is a human library where the book is a human.

You register to a borrow the book - but here you sit at a book station with (human book in person with his/her story a life challenging moment that led to addiction and incarceration) – and it is in real-time interactive session listening to the (like you reading a book) person’s story. It is an interactive session that you are allowed to ask the person “here and now” on certain compelling question you want to know ask to know more.

Author's profile:

Azmi Abdul Rahman

By seventeen, while the nerdy kids were starting their A levels, I had graduated to heroin. Before long, I got caught and was placed under two years of urine supervision. Timely intervention? Not quite. In a move that was more cool-headed foolishness than rebellion, I tore up my supervision card. I saw it as a rite of passage. I wanted to be a badass like my using friends.

Haryati Halifi

A craved for more was a burning ambition to eclipse them all. Success in marketing delivered that, with a dizzying climb to top-earner status. But the high-roller lifestyle spiralled out of control, leading to a descent into drugs fuelled by reckless partying. A trafficking conviction shattered the illusion. however, imprisonment became my first stark awakening.

Hassan Rahman

Hassan grew up in a stable home, but everything changed at 13 when defending his younger brother led to assault charges and time in Singapore Boys’ Home. Caught in a cycle of violence, gangs, and reformative training, his early life spiraled beyond control. This powerful story traces his journey through pain, mistakes, and resilience — a raw reflection on how one moment can alter a life, and how hope can still rise from the darkest places.