MYANMORE : Weekly Guide to Yangon - 15th December 2017

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Christmas Dinners and Parties

What’s On - December FRIDAY 15TH Xmas with The Four | Nightlife The Four band is back to Envoy with Christmas songs and many more.

Call them at 01 380 284 / 380 362 to book your table or simply buy an entrance coupon at the counter when you arrive. ? The Envoy Restaurant & Bar - 108, Bo Aung Kyaw St, Lower Block | P 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Father's Office Turns Two (Free Flow Heineken ) | Nightlife Come down to Father's Office to celebrate its second birthday with free flow Heineken beer between 6pm to 8pm. | RSVP: 09 45021 8080. ? Father's Office - Bo Aung Kyaw St, Botahtaung Tsp | P 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Pyrite Grand Opening | Nightlife Let's welcome Sweet December with great news: the grand opening of Pyrite. Come on down and see what we have installed for opening. Grab your gang and party at like there's no tomorrow. | RSVP : 09 258 835 885. ? Pyrite - 37, Kabaraye Pagoda Rd, near Inya Lake Hotel | P From 10:00 PM

FAB 61 | Nightlife Prepare for a fabulous December! We'll have an extra FAB party on Friday Dec 15th at Muse. Ticket price is 5,000 kyats. ? Muse Bar - 330, Ahlone Rd,Dagon Tsp, Yangon International Compound | P From 10:00 PM

15TH-16TH The 1st Anniversary & Beer Club Grand Opening | Nightlife On 15th and 16th is the vital milestone of the first successful years of Eclipse Bar & Restaurant in Yangon Nightlife. They would love to express the heartfelt thanks to our beloved guests in this biggest and significant event Party of Angels—a celebration of Eclipse Bar 1st Anniversary and Beer Club Grand opening. | RSVP: 09 44247 7778. ? Eclipse Bar & Restaurant - 4th Floor, Myanmar Plaza, 192 Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp | P From 8:00 PM

15TH-18TH Yangon Waterboom Night Market | Shopping Night Market is now placed at Waterboom Yangon. There will be a lot of food, accessories and also an unplugged live show. You can also go into the Kiddy Land with 2,000 kyats until 8 pm. Free entry. ? Yangon Waterboom - Shu Khin Thar, DawPone Tsp | P 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM

15TH DEC - 7TH JAN Thuma The - Photo Exhibition | Art & Stage By taking a deeper look into the lives of five everyday women in Myanmar, “Thuma The” (She is) photo exhibition aims to bring awareness not only to the role that women play in Myanmar, but to the vast and untouched opportunities they have for growth and leadership development. Come by the Savoy Hotel to discover these women's stories and learn how Conyat Create is working to empower women in Myanmar. ? Savoy Hotel - 129, Dhammazedi Rd, Bahan Tsp | P 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

What’s On SATURDAY 16TH Reason to be Idiots | Art & Stage This is a concert of two rock bands “Reason” and “Idiots.” Ticket prices are 10,000 and 20,000 kyats. RSVP: 09 977009157. ? Mhyaw Sin Kyun - KanDawgyi Park, Bahan Tsp | P From 6:00 PM

Entropy with Sanzy at The Penthouse | Nightlife Fancy some drinks with an amazing view for a sunset and later to dance your night away? Then you know where to be. | RSVP: 09 771 239924. ? The Penthouse - 271-273, Bar Ga Yar St, Park side one building 8th floor, Sanchaung Tsp | P From 6:00 PM

Cruise Christmas Party | Activities Let’s cruise for Christmas at Yangon River! We promise to provide a remarkable experience on the water. Tickets: 17,000 kyats with two drinks—2,000 kyats per sold ticket will be donated for our Santa Claus charity. Tickets available at www.myanmoreticket.com ? Yangon Rhythm Cruise - Botahtaung Jetty, Near Botahtuang Pagoda, Seikkan Tsp | P 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Ghastly: The Mystifying Tour - Yangon | by Heineken | Nightlife Heineken presents “Ghastly.” The Mystifying Tour – Yangon (Light Up The Night Vol. 30). Headliner: Ghastly Supporting Artists: Dynamite, Hane Nanda, Kitty, The Kendrick. | RSVP: 09 44000 7788. ? FUSE - 4th Floor, Myanmar Plaza, Bahan Tsp | P From 10:00 PM

Root of Rainbow | Nightlife To support the LGBTQ community in Yangon, Root has collaborated with Master Baytar to bring you the most colourful dance party. Also, in the spirit of Christmas, we will be giving out Root’s very own tote bags to three lucky winners. Keep a look out. Let’s get drunk and party up before the arrival of 2018. | RSVP: 09 45669 6695. ? ROOT - Bo Myat Htun St (lower block) Botataung Tsp | P From 10:00 PM

Meet & Greet with PindaPanda | Activities HOG E-sport Center organizes a meeting of Dota 2 celebrity “Pinda Panda” in Yangon. Come and meet her in person. ? Junction Square - Pyay Rd, Kamaryut Tsp | P 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

16TH-17TH Car-Nival 2017 Myanmar | Cars Fun Car event organized by DJ Parts & Crusade team, made possible by main sponsor Raf Oil Myanmar, Skyline Tint, Qmaxx off-road lighting & tyre sealant. A-Lan bazaar, Carsdb, 100plus and many more. Come meet Lu Lu Aung in person at Car-Nival event opening. ? Myanmar Culture Valley - U Wisara Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

2017: The Change (YSiD Interior Design Diploma Show | Exhibition This show at Yangon Gallery exhibits how YSiD students will change the local product to international brands from an interior design perspective.

Come support our students and make changes to local brands. ? The Yangon Gallery - People's Park, Near Planetarium, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM

What’s On SUNDAY 17TH Pocari Sweat Run Myanmar 2017 | Sports The second time running event of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd will be held in Myanmar. The purpose of holding Pocari Sweat Run is to promote the importance of hydration and other factors while running. | RSVP: 099 5333 8832. ? Kyikekasan Stadium - Yangon

The Lai Tu Chin Tattoo-Faced Ladies - Artist's Talk | Art & Stage To wrap up the exhibition at Pansuriya, the speaker will be making an hour-long presentation about the tattoo culture of the Lai Tu people, the creation of his book, and the goals of the funds raised from sales. Stop by to learn about these beautiful people and their culture. ? Pansuriya - 102, Bogalayzay St, Botahtaung Tsp | P 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

MONDAY 18TH Grunkohlessen | Dining Join us in the Nordic Circle and enjoy Grunkohl with Mahlzeit. Grunkohl Kale - has recently become very popular with all the foodies but not many people know that this superfood was well known to Germans and other nations from the Baltic Sea. Come celebrate a day off work with us with a glass of authentic German beer. | RSVP: 09 784 151250. ? Mahlzeit - 84, Pann Hlaing St, Sanchaung Tsp | P 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Le Cine Club - L’effet Aquatique | Movie Night The film is a French-Icelandic comedy screened in 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the SACD Award. It won also the Cesar Award for Best Original Screenplay at teh 42nd Cesar Awards. ? Institute of France - 340, Pyay Rd, Sanchaung Tsp | P 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

TUESDAY 19TH Friend's Tuesday | Nightlife Ô'Thentic has decided to dedicate Tuesday to friends. If you are new in Yangon or if you want to make new friends, join use at Ô'Thentic and make it your night. Play list will be your selection. | RSVP: 09 44952 9557. ? Ô'Thentic Crêperie & Wine Bar - 45 Yaw Min Gyi St, Dagon Tsp | P 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

THURSDAY 21ST Weekly Electro Swing Night With DJ Akat | Nightlife Join DJ Akat for a night of electro swing, every Thursday at Gekko. Beer from 2,500++, cocktails from 8,000++, bottle service from 65,000++ kyats. Free entry. ? Gekko Restaurant - 535 Merchants St, BoTahtaung Tsp | P From 8:00 PM

DISCLAIMER Information as of 12th December 2017. The events’ times and dates may change without notice. For more updated information, please check http://myanmore.com/yangon/events-calendar

guide

Christmas Dinners and Parties For those looking for some festive fun, here’s a guide to the Christmas revelry planned for Yangon:

DINNERS  Celebrate your Christmas Party at The Market | Dec 24 Dine, cheer and celebrate with family and friends this magical festive season!

The Market restaurant will put in place a wide range of festive season meals during this special holiday. Tickets: US$23-58 net per person.

Address: Meliá Yangon - 192 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Tsp

 Christmas Eve at Novotel Yangon Max | Dec 24 Make memories of your Xmas at Novotel Yangon Max with Xmas Eve Brunch and Xmas Eve Dinner on December 24th, and Xmas Day Brunch will be on December 25th. Tickets: $57 net per person.

Address: Novotel Yangon Max - 459 Pyay Road, Kamayut Tsp

 Christmas Eve by Rose Garden Hotel Yangon | Dec 24 A four-course set menu inclusive of welcome cocktails, free flow draft beer, house wine & soft drink. Tickets: $60 net per person, advance reservation. $70 per person net per person on the day. Children aged 4 to 11 years old will be 50 percent off.

Address: Rose Garden Hotel Yangon - 171 Upper Pansodan Road, Mingala Taung Nyunt Tsp

 A Christmas Feast at Sule Shangrila | Dec 24 & 25 Eat well and be merry this Christmas at Café Sule. Gaily prepared for you is heart-warming buffet paired with free-flowing beer, wine and soft drinks – it’s going to be a rollicking, good time! RSVP 01 - 242828.

Address: Sule Shangrila - 223, Sule Pagoda Road, Kyauktada Tsp

 Christmas Dinner Buffet at The Emporia Restaurant | Dec 24 Enjoy Yangon’s most dazzling spread of traditional favorites at The Emporia Restaurant’s Deluxe Xmas Dinner Buffet including oven-roasted turkey, honey-glazed ham, roast duck, peppercorn beef, roasted lamb and prime rib plus a delectable dessert corner. Tickets: $50 net per person including free-flow selected drinks.

Address: The Emporia Restaurant - Chatrium Royal Lake Yangon, 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp

 Amazing Xmas Night at Esperado | Dec 24 Enjoy free flow on red and white wine, special door gifts, entertainment, handmade color clay dolls, Santa’s photo corner and many more exciting gifts at the event. Tickets: $32 net per person.

Address: Esperado Rooftop Bar & Restaurant - .23 Kan Yeik Thar Road, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp

All the above events tickets can be purchased at https://www.myanmoretickets.com

PARTIES  Christmas Cruise Party | Dec 16 The biggest Xmas boat party in Yangon, with international and local DJs, finger food and drinks, Santa lucky draw gifts, a Christmas tree and other decorations. Tickets: 17,000 kyats including two drinks. Buy at ticket. myanmore.com.

Boarding Time: 4:30-5:30pm Departure: 5:30pm Return: 7:30pm Address: Yangon Rhythm Cruise – Lanthit Jetty, Strand Road, Lanmadaw Tsp

 A Winter Tale’s Untold Masquerade | Dec 22 This December, the YIH committee brings you the Winter Masquerade Ball—“A Winter’s Tale Untold”—where, a mysterious and enthralling event.

Join them as they unravel the secrets of the winter’s tale and rewrite a sweet ending to the chill of a winter night. Ticket prices yet to be announced. RSVP: 01 901 0532.

Address: Vintage Luxury Yacht - 6, Botahtaung Jetty, Near Botahtaung Pagoda, Seikkan Tsp

 Boat Party | Dec 23 Keep calm. The biggest boat party in town is coming. Ticket prices yet to be announced. RSVP: 09455573442.

Address: Botahtaung Jetty, Near Botahtaung Pagoda, Seikkan Tsp

 Christmas Eve Dinner Party at The Penthouse | Dec 24 Enjoy a three-course menu and entertainment at one of the best rooftop bars in town. Tickets: 44,000++ kyats. RSVP: 09 771 239924.

Address: The Penthouse - 271/273 Bargaya Road, 8th Floor, Park Side One building, Sanchaung Tsp

 Christmas Brunch and Pool Day at the Governor's | Dec 25 Spend Christmas Day at the Belmond Governor’s Residence and enjoy a delicious holiday barbeque brunch and buffet, with live music and an open bar on select sparkling wine, Christmas cocktails and New Zealand wine.

Brunch includes all-day pool access. Tickets: $90 per adult and $70 per child aged 5-11 years. RSVP: 01 2302092.

Address: Belmond Governor’s Residence - 35 Taw Win Road, Dagon Tsp

review

Duck Out of This

BY EDMOND SAILLAND

Local Chinese chain Golden Duck’s outlet Junior Duck at Pansodan jetty benefits from a riverside location, a great place to enjoy sunset. It’s also a great location for people coming into downtown via Yangon’s waterways.

The staff are enthusiastic and the menu is extensive, ranging from cheap(ish) barbecue options to 30,000-kyat seafood dishes.

The roast duck was reasonably priced (8,300 kyats for a half) and attractive— thick pieces of meat and a glistening, crispy skin. Unfortunately, it lacked the gamey flavor needed to push my roast duck buttons and was served with a (sickly sweet) bean sauce which I would guess came straight out of the jar.

I followed with some chicken wings, pork rib, and squid (around 3,000 kyats per measly portion). The barbecue may have been the highlight of the meal—the meat was fresh and doused in what tasted like a Chinese-style blend of cumin, star anise, peppercorns.

Unfortunately, the meal went downhill from there. The menu is hard to navigate and follows a formula of pork/shrimp/chicken with ginger/soy bean/ curry/sweet and sour followed by more exciting seafood dishes and fried rice/noodle dishes. It would best be described as localized Chinese cuisine.

The chicken with ginger was bizarre, large pieces of watery chicken breasts in a gloopy, sweet dark sauce with no discernible ginger taste. The prawns in the prawn with black bean sauce were not fresh and I couldn’t find any black beans. Kailan with garlic was too salty and too much cornstarch had been added, a horrible gloopy green mess. The chicken fried rice was passable but no different from the htamin kyaw you’d get at a beer station.

There was a hint of dirty dishcloth flavor to each dish, and I suspect a liberal amount of MSG was being used.

Not to be entirely negative, the Japanese tofu with vegetables was fairly pleasant, with both a soft and a solid tofu sautéed with mixed, vegetables, garlic and a light curry seasoning. I cannot, in good conscience, advise you to visit the restaurant expecting a delicious meal but, if you happen to be in the area and want a riverside spot just away from the clamor of downtown then this could be a viable option.

Address: Nanthidar Compound, Pan Soe Tan Saikkan Strand Road, (at the end of Pansodan Street, near Dala ferry and watertaxi stop), Downtown Yangon.

Phone: 01 249 421 Opening Hours: 9 am-9 pm

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Now showing in Yangon cinemas from 15th - 21st December 2017.

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a 2017 American epic space opera film. It is the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).

Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall, Nay Pyi Daw, Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint)

FERDINAND Ferdinand is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama film. It is based on Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson's children's book The Story of Ferdinand.

Junction City, Mingalar Cinema 2(Dagon Centre (II), Shae Saung Cinema

COCO Coco is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy film. The story follows a 12-yearold boy named Miguel Rivera who is accidentally transported to the land of the dead, where he seeks

the help of his musician great-greatgrandfather to return him to his family among the living.

Nay Pyi Daw

3GIRLS 3Girls is Burmese Horror Movie directed by Wine with stars : A Lin Yaung, Phway Phway, Ei Chaw Po and Paing Phyo Thuh.

Junction City, Junction Maw Tin, Junction Square, City Mall, Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex , Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Shae Saung Cinema, Thwin, Mingalar

HTAR WA RA A MAY Htar Wa Ra A May is a Burmese Drama Movie directed by Zin Yaw Mg Mg with the stars : Nay Toe, Wut Hmone Shwe Yee, Ye Aung and May Than Nu. Junction City, Junction Maw Tin, Junction Square, City Mall, Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Thamada Cinema

Junction Maw Tin | 01 225 244 Junction City | 01 9253591, 01 9253592 Junction Square | 01 527 055 City Mall | 09 764802081 Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex | 09 260 887 035 — 36, 01 230 3 165 Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint) | 09 779 054 671 — 73 Mingalar Cinema 2(Dagon Centre (II) | 09 732 54 091 — 92 Nay Pyi Daw | 01 251 277, 01 251 288 Shae Saung Cinema | 01 252 113, 01 388 034 Thamada Cinema | 01 246 962, 01 246 963 Thwin | 01 372 594, 01 388 033 Mingalar | 01 243057 Mega Ace (Tharkayta) | 01 556 782 Mega Ace (Tamwe) | 01 554 383 Mega Ace (North Okkalapa) | 09 971 750 91

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AMBULANCE

199 / 01 549309

192

FIRE STATION

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191 / 01 252011 / 01 252022

01 642742 / 01 549209

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YANGON GENERAL HOSPITAL

01 252859 / 01 378376

01 256112 / 01 265131

HOTLINE NUMBER 1876

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