29 august 2014
weekly guide
neon glow party shagaDelic party- yeah baby! fab: it’s retro time hip hop on sunday van gogh: the mad genius JAZZ PRESENTS: CARNIVAL PARTY
editor’s note Hello MYANMOREans So if you feel like you need a new place, well whaddaya know - a new club debuts this weekend! An Austin Power Shagadelic Party at a new secret location in downtown area. And, they promise to keep it going ‘til 5am.Yeah baby! Flower-power theme not your thing? How about an a glowing Neon Party at 50th St Bar then? It will be dark. The only things that will light up the joint will the glow sticks and the glow drinks and your pearly white smiles when you hear DJ BAy Tar hit the deck. I repeat - it will be dark. I suggest you wear white. Still not your thing? Tough crowd… How about a Carnival Party @ MOJO then. A lively and rambunctious carnival atmosphere in a club. There’ll be dancers, an MC, games, buckets of drinks to win. You’ll be given a mask, party favours and a few other surprises are on the cards. Dont worry, you’ll be wearing a mask so no one will know if you misbehave. Or perhaps an old-time favorite - the FAB party! This time, FAB goes retro! Throwback hits from the past will be dug out and played. There will be songs you never thought you’ll ever hear again. There’ll be songs that you’ve never heard before and there’ll be songs that you will want to hear again and again and again. So let’s go retro... Found something you like?
what’s on FRIDAY 29TH AUG NEON GLOW PARTY @ 50TH STREET BAR | NIGHTLIFE
A first for Yangonites - an ultimate glowing party! 2500 glow stick, glowing drinks, lazers, black lights and some Trance and House as done by the best DJ Bay Tar! Dress in white and come glow with us! ? 9/13 50th St, Botahtaung Tsp (off Merchant Rd) | P 8:00 PM - TILL LATE I’ve never been to a Neon Party before so this will be something that I’m keen to see. If only I can come as a glow worm...
AUSTIN POWERS - SHAGADELIC PARTY | NIGHTLIFE
This August sees Austin Powers, Mini Me and the rest of the gang take over one of the hottest new night clubs in the heart of Yangon city’s downtown area.Tickets 8,000Ks. RSVP - 09254387205! ? Secret Location | P 10:00 PM - 5:00 AM If you think Yangon needs a new club, then wait no more. The Shagadelic Party debuts at this new-but-secret location. A few more days and all will be revealed
THE YANGON VIBE @ MOJO | NIGHTLIFE
Resident Mr Y spins for your pleasure: R&B, Hip Hop and party anthems to dance and sing all night. The benchmark party of Yangon. ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P FROM 10:00 PM
FRIDAY PARTY @ THE RENDEZ – VOUS | NIGHTLIFE
The Friday Party brings you great music from international DJs, an undercover dancefloor and bar in the open surroundings of the Institute’s picturesque gardens with sizzling BBQ! ? France Institute - 340, Pyay Road, Sanchaung Tsp | P 7:00 PM - 2:00 AM
what’s on FRIDAY 29TH - 31ST BUSINESS SET LUNCH @ THE STRAND CAFE | DINING
Are you thinking of hosting a lunch for your business partners, colleagues or friends? Business Set Lunch created by our French Executive Chef, Wilfrid Aubier. RSVP @ 01 243377~92. ? 92 Strand Rd, Kyauktada Tsp (Next to the British Embassy) | P 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
SATURDAY 30TH AUG FAB RETRO PARTY @ VIP BAR | NIGHTLIFE
It’s RETRO TIME . We are going to find the retro music in our deep expansive collection, dust it off, and play it for you. We will be playing a mix of genres. A blast from the past! 2,000Ks entry! ? Inside Yangon Hotel, 8th mile Junction, Pyay Rd | P FROM 10:00 PM There’s something about the word Retro that gets everyone excited. I guess ol’ skool will never go out of date. I bet you still know the words to Square Rooms.
JAZZ PRESENTS: CARNIVAL PARTY @ MOJO | NIGHTLIFE
We got an MC, very special dancers, masked carnival and games to win buckets of drinks. Come early to join the game! 15.000Ks covers welcome drink, carnival mask, party favors and a few surprises. ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P FROM 9:00 PM Party with masks on! MOJO has been throwing great parties weekly so I expect this night to be no less.
NAWADAY OPEN MIC NIGHT X | ACTIVITY
Whether you are a decorated poet-warrior or a taciturn day-dreamer, come and delight us with your mind’s creations! ? Nawaday Tharlar Gallery - No. 304, 20/B, Yaw Min Gyi Rd (behind Scott Market) | P FROM 7:00 PM
SATURDAY 30TH - 31ST WEEKEND ACTIVITIES & PROGRAM FOR KIDS | ACTIVITY
Cinema time: Come to our private cinema theater to (re)discover the adventures of Toy Story™ and answer a special quiz! ? Monument Books - 150 Dhamazedi Road, Bahan Tsp (Junction of Link Lan & Dhamazedi Rd) | P 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SUNDAY 31ST AUG ROYAL COUSCOUS @ MOJO | DINING
After weeks of tasting we now have a couscous we’re proud of! Come for a feast ! Veggie or Royal (3 meats). 20% discount on Couscous. ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | FROM 7:00PM
DART & POOL COMPETITION @ 50TH STREET BAR | ACTIVITY
This will be a weekly competition! $30 bar tab to the winner of darts. and $30 to pool winner! All you have to do is turn up on Sunday, enter and win! Darts will be 301! Pool will be knock out! ? 9/13 50th St, Botahtaung Tsp (off Merchant Rd) | P STARTS FROM 1:00 PM
HIP HOP SUNDAY’S LIVE SHOW | STAGE
Rock the night with Sai Sai Kham Leng, Snare, Hlwan Paing, Bunny Phyoe, Yair Yint Aung. Ticket: 7500 Ks @ Bo Bo Music Production & City Marts! Call 095108634. ? Kandawgyi Myaw Sin Island, Nat Mauk Rd (Inside Kandawgyi Park) | P FROM 1:00 PM
what’s on TAPAS NIGHT FEVER @ THE LAB | NIGHTLIFE
15% discount on our international tapas list. Come to the Lab Wine & Tapas Bar to enjoy our signature houmous, our hearty burritos or our cheese and cold cut platters. ? 70A Shwegondaing Rd, Bahan Tsp (Shwegondaing Junction) | P 5:30 PM ONWARDS
VAN GOGH: MADMAN OR GENIUS @ PANSODAN SCENE | ACTIVITY
Come and join writer and cultural critic Anthony Russell for a free illustrated lecture on Vincent Van Gogh, one of the best known painters of the world. ? 144 Pansodan, second floor ( across from the Ganesh Temple) | P FROM 3:30 PM This is a treat for art lovers and fans of Van Gogh. I’d say he’s both a genius and a little mad. Why can’t one be both?
VESTIGE GRAND OPENING | ACTIVITY
Celebrate the grand opening of their VESTIGE flagship store in Yangon. RSVP @ 09-420099964. ? 12, Room 9/10, Parami St, 10 Quater, Mayangone Tsp | P 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
MONDAY 1ST SEPT QUIZ NIGHT @ 50 STREET BAR | NIGHTLIFE
Free pitcher of beer for every round winning team! Competition intensifies every week. ? 9/13 50th st, Botahtaung Tsp (off Merchant Rd) | P 8:00 PM - ONWARDS
MAMA MIA @ MOJO | DINING
Hey Italian food lovers! Start the week with some great comfort food 2 for 1 on pasta and pizza ! Buon appetito! ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
MONDAY BLUES @ MOJO | NIGHTLIFE
Charles David is back ! Listen to him serenade the blues upstairs right after your Italian 2 for 1 meal. There’s always a space for other musicians during the second set. ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P 9:30 PM - TILL LATE
TUESDAY 2ND SEPT MYANMAR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS’ CLUB DRINKS | ACTIVITY
Meet new friends, chat, cheap drinks and bbq all night while networking! ? Kaung Myat beer station (next to Ko San bar) on 19th Street, Chinatown | P FROM 6.30 PM
WINE TASTING @ MOJO | NIGHTLIFE
We continue to explore the wine universe this week; merging 2 reds and 1 white with paired snacks. Only 12,000Ks, admission free! ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WEDNESDAY 3RD SEPT LIVE MUSIC NIGHT @ 50TH STREET BAR | NIGHTLIFE Come and hear their resident band doing great cover songs! ? 9/13 50th St, Botahtaung Tsp (off Merchant Rd) | P 8:00 PM - ONWARDS
what’s on GIRLS NIGHT OUT @ MOJO | NIGHTLIFE
Meet your besties, savour a complimentary cocktail whilst enjoying groovy tunes from our resident DJ Mr Y. ? 135 Inya Rd (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P 8:00 PM - TILL LATE
THURSDAY 4TH SEPT TACO NIGHT @ GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE | NIGHTLIFE
Head on to the Taco Bar tonight! It has a selection of salads, grilled specialties, desserts and free flowing Corona Beer, margarita and tequila girls with shots. ? 35, Taw Win Rd (Near American Center) | P 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
FOLK ON FIRE @ MOJO | NIGHTLIFE
Quality music with a live band performing every Thursday. ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P 9:30 PM - TILL LATE
THURSDAY 4TH - 6TH PROPAK MYANMAR 2014 | BUSINESS
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MISS GOLDEN LAND MYANMAR 21st august 2014 photo by THE PICTURE MAN
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Riotgrrls @ MOJO 23th august 2014 photo by WERNICH HEIN
MY WORD OPEN MIC @ TS1 22nd august 2014 photo by WERNICH HEIN
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ASEAN GOURMET @ CHATRIUM 24th august 2014 photo by THE PICTURE MAN
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‘The baby tree’. A street vendors baby sleeps soundly suspended from the branch of a tree. Street corner downtown Rangoon, Burma. by Jack Picone www.jackpicone.com http://myanmore.com/yangon/events/jack-picone-burma-workshop/
MYANMORE RECOMMENDS
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (3D) It’s difficult to tell what audience director Jonathan Liebesman (Wrath of the Titans) and producer Michael Bay had in mind while bringing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back to the big screen. Is it the kids drawn to the hit animated Nickelodeon reboot or the middle-aged crowd looking to reconnect with yet another thing they loved in their youth? The filmmakers never came up with a resolution, which is why we have a reported $125 million effects parade with a crippling identity problem. The movie doesn’t even seem that committed to its titular stars: The fussily art-directed, needlessly creepy-looking reptiles stay on the outskirts of the film for biblical gaps, leaving put-upon TV reporter April O’Neil (Megan Fox) and lovelorn sidekick Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) to shoulder the burden ofTurtles‘ dumb-as-nunchucks ransom plot, which finds evil blade fetishist Shredder trying to unleash a chemical attack on New York. Turtles contains a spectacular car chase down a snow-capped mountain that recalls Bay’s hyper-adrenalized highway stunts in Bad Boys II, and it opens with a bravura comics-inspired credit sequence. Those toobrief thrills only shine a harsher light on the film’s laborious pacing and cringeworthy one-liners spilling from the maws of the ninja teens. Still, it can revel in this tiny victory: In the battle between Bay-produced jumbles of ’80s kid nostalgia, Turtles is head-and-shell better than Transformers. Cowabunga? Credit: Entertainment Weekly
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COCOON CAFE & BAR
BY DANIEL ALEXANDER ROCA ON AUGUST 25, 2014 WHAT IT IS Rooftop patios have an enduring charm about them that always seems to pique one’s attention. Is it the temporary sensation of escape that attracts us to these lofty verandas? Or perhaps it’s the laissez-faire attitude that one tends to imbibe almost through osmosis—puffing on a hookah while the breeze slowly whisks away your stress and beneath you a city flounders in chaos. The horns are distant. The mad dogs of summer further still. And for a moment it seems that what you have around you—where you are—is a paper thin shell that screens you from the world congested: a cocoon. ATMOSPHERE Situated on the 9th floor, this establishment gives plenty of room for your mind to breath. It has a classic, almost antiqued feel that seems effortless. The indoor and outdoor areas bleed into one another yet are also distinctly separate. The bar area is perfect for those wanting to hole up between four walls, but a short walk through a hallway reveals a dining room missing its second, third, and fourth walls. Cross that imaginary line and you’ll be in their canopied terrace. There are a few seating areas that skirt the exterior of the restaurant, but they seem cramped. If you’re looking for another beautiful view of Shwedagon Pagoda at night, go elsewhere. It isn’t spectacular from this vantage point. RECOMMENDATION: Cocoon takes typical Myanmar beer station dishes and elevates them to a simpler, cleaner, more appealing level. The flavors are more distinct and the dishes lack what can only be described as that street food skeeze. Our favorite was the Grilled Pork Neck (4,500Ks), which was served with fresh mint and a tart and zingy dipping sauce that pepped up the heavier flavor of the grilled meat. Don’t skip on the mint either; it’s not a garnish. We also liked their Steamed Mutton Leg (6,000Ks), which was more of a savory garlic and onion curry dish served with a side of white bread. They have a large menu that also includes some western options; stick to what you know they know and you won’t be disappointed. RECOMMENDED COCKTAIL: We tried a few and finally found this one: The Texas Tea. A mix of tea, rum, Cointreau, sugar, lime, and orange juice, it somehow produced a light and refreshing coffee flavor. Very strange, but also very enjoyable. On a side note, our drink orders did take a long time to arrive – almost as long as our food. PRICE | Dishes are about 5,000Ks each, and cocktails about 2,500Ks. Address | 22/24 Shinsawpu Road and corner of Baho Road, 9th Floor | 01 500 863 | Mon - Sun: 10:00 am - 12:00 am
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ARTIST profile EAIN AYE KYAW Eain Aye Kyaw (born 1981) studied art in Yangon. He was inspired by a painter of his street to become an artist. His technique of simplifying bright outdoor scenes through sharp-edged shapes combines with powerful, homogeneous colour fields produces striking scenes of life in Myanmar.
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