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03 | 7 Questions: The manga pioneer 04 | Golden era film posters 06 | Writing on the wall: Street art rise 09 | Inside the home of an art therapist 12 | Sugar daddy dream starts to sour 13 | Health kick and fishy delights 17 | What’s on: Watch, see, party CEO: Chris Dawe

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He tells us what the perfect Cambodian manga would be, why women are drawn to his week is all about iconic the art, and why the Kingdom is bound to prints. Japanese cartoons, the bold embrace its charms. shapes of Cambodian street art, Another endearing arts fan is featured in our and vintage golden era glamour all story on vintage cinema posters. feature on these pages.

His passion for golden era film has taken In what is perhaps our most heart-warming him all over the region, in search of classic seven questions yet, we meet the man who has prints. opened up Phnom Penh’s first manga café – on For our cover story this week, I met the one of the city’s seediest streets – and he turns street artists making waves – and getting on out to be fascinating. the hazier side of the law.

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Lisa Mam and Peap Tarr, whose striking patterns cover walls all around the city are the two best known – but is there a hint of an expanding scene?

What rules are there, and what happens if you break them?

Finally, in the second of our forays into the city’s wackiest and most wonderful houses, we took a look at a different kind of house – one designed to nurture the most therapeutic environment possible.

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in this area at those times. I think our customers will be university students. A manga café is like a library: you come in and pay $2.50 for one hour of reading, $2 for students, and $3 to watch an anime movie.

Quest ion s Kenji Hozawa, a former office worker, was fed up with the mundane “rat race” in Japan. His solution was to start Cambodia’s first manga and anime café – a library and cinema of sorts, where fans could rent their favourite comics or watch the likes of Akira on a wide-screen television. Claire Knox spoke to the bouncy Hozawa about girly interest in manga, literacy and Phnom Penh’s notorious Street 51.

What brought you to Cambodia?

I moved here in January, from Fukuoka – apparently it is one of the world’s most liveable cities. I worked for an insurance company and also as an office clerk at a university, just incredibly boring. There’s a recession in Japan, no money, so I wanted out. I have always loved manga. There’s nothing immature about admitting that in Japan; it’s an adult hobby. Manga and anime cafés can be found on every corner. The competition is fierce, and I saw there was a market here. You know, in Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City, there are already manga cafés. This is the easiest country in Southeast Asia to open a business, and this will be the first! There is not a big Japanese community here, so I hope most of my customers will be local. I have been surprised that some young Cambodians can speak Japanese, and there are a

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‘My main goal is to encourage Cambodian manga creators. I think a Cambodian manga would be about fantasy’: Kenji Hozawa, owner of Cambodia’s first manga and anima café. PHA LINA

‘I want Cambodian people to know Japanese manga - K-pop is here, so why not? number of Japanese language schools. What is driving me is, I want Cambodian people to know Japanese manga and anime – K-pop is so popular here, so why not? I like comics, graphic novels, la bande dessinée in French, they say. Manga has a very distinct style though.

Can you describe that style?

We have a tradition of drawing, telling stories that way. I think it stems from the Ukiyo-e woodblock prints – so beautiful. More modern manga started after the US occupation in the ’40s and ’50s. Manga was then put in newspapers. It can be highbrow, but there is something for everyone – romance, comedies, realistic, dramas, action, sci-fi.

Do you think the

combination of graphics and illustrations with a narrative can help encourage reading among younger Khmers?

Yes, many young Cambodians don’t read. Even some adults. I think they should stock manga for sale at Monument Books, as it makes reading accessible for many.

It’s an ideal combination of art and literature. My main goal is to encourage Cambodian manga creators. I think a Cambodian manga would be about fantasy. There is one I already like – Patrick Samnang Mey, who wrote Eugenie, a graphic novel, actually, but still exciting. His style [of drawing] is a bit softer than manga. It was different from Japanese manga – it did not have a happy ending! Right now, I will import mainly English-language manga, I won’t translate into Khmer because copyright is so

expensive, but I would love to see Cambodian artists create Khmer-language manga.

The location seems a bit dubious . . . Why did you choose Golden Sorya mall on Street 51, an area renowned for hedonism and sex tourism?

To be honest, because it is very cheap – this costs me only $200 a month! I hope to move somewhere bigger eventually with a huge cinema screen.

Right now, it is a small space with 16 seats, bookshelves with Japanese and English manga, and we’ll serve Fanta.

Strictly no alcohol.

Sometimes manga is associated with porn, and I can see some irony. Late at night here, there are many drunk Western men around and prostitutes. We will open during the day though; close by 8pm . . . it’s quite peaceful

And your favourite manga?

It would have to be Division Chief Kosaku Shima, it is about a businessman. He’s the most famous businessman in Japan, you know? He works for an electronics company, like Sony or Panasonic. An executive. People sometimes live their lives through manga . . . I read my first manga, though, as an eight-year-old.

Doraemon – the blue robot cat! There are many men in their ’40s and ’50s who love these characters still.

Who has stopped past the shop so far?

There has been so much interest. I made a Facebook page and wow! It seems there are already little manga book clubs, which is great. They’ve asked when we’re opening, and some have even come to pose in front of my shop in cosplay [manga and anime costumes] in front of my manga posters in the window!

Is this a male-dominated sphere – what about females?

Well, in some ways, but I have had females get in touch too about the store. We have romance and teen manga – Fruits Basket is a good one.

And Nodame Cantabile, a great tale about a quirky girl who plays the piano so well.

Girls love the female anime characters – they like the tough ones.

To be honest, this is a great alternative to the trashy magazines around, all about celebrity and image.

Hun Sen’s Eye @HunSensEye Laos is like, “Some guy named Rainsy just called and asked if we have ‘internets’ here. I told him we have all kinds of nets.”

Liam Cochrane @Liam_ Cochrane Somewhat unnerving to return from the studio to find msg on phone that “@HunSensEye is now following you”. #Cambodia #mademelookaround is in the studio @FX_PP The more I stay in this town the more I learn to drop the fake smile and go straight to the point. #PhnomPenh can handle the truth!

Casey Nelson @LTO_cambodia More tagging and graffiti showing up around town.

Tourists stop to take pix of it.

A new tourist attraction?

Wildlife Alliance @WildlifeRescue Our rangers at the Stung Proat Station confiscated 4 live civets who were then brought to Wildlife Rehabilitation Station Hun Sen’s Eye @HunSensEye This morning I put sugar in my coffee, and of course Lao Mong Hay called and told me it was “a grave miscalculation.” #cambodia #douchebag OU RITTHY (KHMER) @ ritthyou Visiting them doing hunger strike! Very painful to see.

This afternoon Appeal Court Summons Yorm Bopha. Lets see result tomorrow.

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the exhibition is curated

by French-Cambodian UT of all the art director Davy Chou, whose forms resurrected 2011 documentary Golden from the abyss of Slumbers awoke many the Khmer Rouge memories of Cambodia’s preperiod, the brief golden era of Khmer Rouge film industry and kicked off a youth-driven Cambodian cinema has revival of 1960s and 70s perhaps been the most cinephilia, with the formation complicated to recapture. of the filmmaking collective Out of an estimated 380 Kon Khmer Khoun Khmer. feature films released in a “It’s a combination of period of less than 15 years, films we’ve lost and ones we only a few remain, many not on 16mm but crackling VCD have,” says Chou of the show, or watery video, copied again nodding to a canvas showing actress Dy Saveth in the and again. poster of her best-known film, As with those who lived wide-eyed under a dramatic through the Khmer Rouge, head of brown serpents.

Cambodian film has seen “The Snake Man is not incredible stories of survival.

Much of it thanks to the work lost. The filmmaker lives in Canada and has the print of cinephiles, students and there. This was the biggest amateur researchers –and hit. For that film I asked what can’t be remade is still remembered, through music, all my friends, ‘do you have a poster?’ No one had it. I homage and documentary.

This week Birds of Paradise, asked the filmmaker and his a painting exhibition by daughter and she said that artist Kun Sotha in the foyer they had the film poster in of the Chaktamuk theatre, Thai, so it was translated into recreates the classic movie Khmer and recreated.”

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‘My heart holds films and the stars of the past – this is my interest and something that’s taken me to research. ’ posters of the period’s bestknown features, in all their action-packed, technicolour glory. Shown as part of the Memory! International Film Heritage Festival,

Few film posters from the golden era survive. Most of the current recreations are from mass-produced lobby cards collected by fans or original movie posters from

Eighteen-year-old film researcher Rin Chhoumvirak wrote the program for the exhibition Birds of Paradise, a recreation of vintage film posters by artist Kun Sotha. The show is running as part of the Memory! International Film Heritage Festival. scott howes

Thailand, where Cambodian films and their stars, dubbed into Thai, were hugely popular. No one seems sure as to who painted the original artworks, packed with dramatic mise-enscenes, B-Grade glamour and screaming taglines.

Since 2010, another group of young film buffs,

the Preah Sorya group, have enthusiastically dedicated themselves to researching and rediscovering golden era music and film. Their founder, 18-year-old Rin Chhoumvirak (Virak)wrote the text for Birds of Paradise and earlier this year, with some financial help from a fellow film buff,

flew to Bangkok to visit the Thailand Film Archive where, says archive director Chalida Uabumrungjit, there are two or three original film reels of Thai-released Cambodian films, as well as a small collection of pictures and posters.

“At that film archive I found magazines and maybe a few films. I felt wonderful,” Virak says. “I don’t work not for myself or my family, it’s for our national [culture].”

Last month he went on another mission, this time on the scent of a picture collection kept by a former movie projectionist in Ek Phnom, Battambang, and held onto through the Khmer Rouge.

Anxious for a find, Virak prayed “to the stars” – Vichara Dany and Kong Sam Oeun, the dashing leads whose faces once commanded billboard-sized installations over Phnom Penh’s movie theatres – that he would uncover some more of their lost world.

To his great surprise, the elderly projectionist presented him with a whole uncut reel of 16mm film.

“After the Khmer Rouge, whenever there was a village ceremony, they’d bring the film out and screen it,” he explains. “Ten years ago he retired. [The family] had

even more films up until two years ago but they threw them out.”

The 16mm film was lying partly unspooled on a table inside when he visited.

“He gave the [remaining] film to me and I kept it at my house. I think it was made between 1967-68 because Kong Sam Oeun and Kim Nova are in it.

I was so sorry [the other film was destroyed] - why didn’t they keep it for me?” he says with anguish. “I feel this [remaining] film is my luck. I always pray to the stars: please help me!”

While the star actors of the ‘60s and ‘70s enthrall Virak, their deaths cast a sad shadow on the films. From the 11 movie poster paintings on display, Dy Saveth and Virak Dara were able to escape the regime. Others such as Chea Youthon, Sam Ouen, Nova and Dany, were killed and their films – of which there was usually only one copy – mostly destroyed.

“My heart holds films and the stars of the past – this is my interest and something that’s taken me to research. I want to know: Why did they die? How did they develop this filmmaking?” Virak says.

“There’s a whole story behind each film,” Chou says of the films in the Birds of Paradise show. One of

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Few original movie posters remain, but fan cards can still be found. supplied

his favourite of Kun Sotha’s paintings is the mystical drama Tro Peang Peay [The Sacred Pond, 1970], the first film to show lead actors naked, with a soundtrack featuring Sinn Sisamouth and Ros Sereysothea.

In contrast, the artwork for Ung Kanthouk’s lively 10,000 Regrets [1970], with a jiving, trousered

Vichara Dany, is more Elvis Presley than Angkor. The musical romance was set in contemporary times and included music by the Bee Gees.

After making Golden Slumbers Chou met Ung Kanthouk, who had left Cambodia and was living in France, and invited her to a screening of his film.

“She was so amazing – she was so talkative! I wish so much that I could have met her before so I could include her in the film. She said she was shy, but afterwards she couldn’t stop talking.”

Chou, the grandson of Cambodian director Vann Chan, became enamoured with the Kingdom’s lost cinema after watching movies

A movie poster obtained by the film group Preah Sorya. supplied

In his essay, ‘Nine Tales of a Rediscovered Cinema’, reprinted for the Memory festival catalogue, Chou muses that probably the golden era’s greatest film is Ly Bun Yim’s Theorum of the Seahorse, and it has never been seen – by anyone. It was finished and ready to be screened when the events of April 1975 intervened.

‘I want to show what I feel about film to other people.

I want to write about film... and eventually I want to make films. ’ sent to his family on VCD. In between films, a trailer for one of his grandfather’s films came on. Of the 30 films he made, only three survive.

A movie poster made of film stills, rather than painted. supplied

Much of the current information on golden era cinema has been collected

by Khmer cinephile turned blogger Huy Vathara, who

migrated to France in 1980 and eventually created an online depository of everything he could find of Cambodian film – the site became so populated with clips, biography and music, it now has restricted access.

Along with other online film lovers in the US, Huy has built up a huge amount of resources on Cambodian filmmaking, says Lim Sophorn, archivist at the Bophana Visual Resource Center.

It was Huy who reached out to Virak and Chou.

“We met, I was working in France and I had the idea of something to do on this topic.

To be honest, I think he was a little disappointed: I hadn’t seen a single film, I was just interested in the stories of the films,” says Chou.

At Memory, one of the biggest crowd-pleasers to screen has been Ly Bun Yim’s

1965 hit Sobasith, a mythical tale with what was considered at the time to be staggering special effects.

It is the second time Virak has seen it – the first was with the director himself, after the teen rang him up for a school project and asked to interview him.

“He said OK and was very friendly about it – I was very happy. I started writing a book about Ly Bun Yim, but it’s not published,” he adds.

For the second screening, at Chaktomuk theatre, Virak will take his mother and grandmother along. They’re proud of his work, he says, though they aren’t great film buffs themselves. 1960s and 70s film has instilled a kind of national pride in him, he says.

“I want to show what I feel about film to other people.

I want to write about film... and eventually I want to make films.”

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Writing’s on the wall: rosy future for street art scene?

Poppy mcpherson ore than 100 years ago, the Royal Palace needed a painter.

The man chosen had a deep passion for art, which has passed down three generations of women in his family.

First to his daughter, a royal doctor in the 1960s, then his granddaughter, who survived the Khmer Rouge regime, artistic inclination intact and, finally, his great granddaughter: the country’s first street artist.

Speaking in a hotel covered in her own murals, the royal painter’s youngest descendent politely declines to reveal her great grandfather’s name because he was a “controversial political figure” but says her family inspires her work.

She’s at the forefront of a nascent street art movement which encompasses international artists working in Cambodia who have attracted attention on the other side of the globe, as well as a growing number of locals.

The 24-year-old, who is known for her hypnotising kaleidoscopic patterns, many featuring female figures reminiscent of Apsara dancers, often collaborates with Peap Tarr, 36, whose mother is Cambodian and father from New Zealand. The twosome could be called the rock stars of the Cambodian street art scene.

The city teems with their imagery: they’ve been hired to create pieces for bars, restaurants and hotels around the city, as well as advertisements.

The pair also play a key role in The Roots Remain, an upcoming documentary

by Montreal-based French Cambodian street artist ‘Fonki’, who sought them

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Artist Lisa Mam: “I do like Cambodian patterns, they’re really intricate.” SUPPLIED

out as evidence of the burgeoning urban scene in the country while on a trip last year.

“I wanted to show the energy of what is happening in Cambodia right now, especially in the communities that I’ve met through graffiti,” the

23-year-old says in a Skype interview from Montreal, fingers blackened from an earlier painting session.

His interest in graffiti was piqued in childhood (“as a kid I love to take markers and write on the bus”) but matured into a fuller appreciation of the

art form.

“Graffiti is a tool to meet people, and also a tool to reconnect with our culture.

We really want to show [though the documentary] something different from what usually you see from Cambodia – Khmer Rouge and Angkor Wat.”

says, is derived from motifs on the walls of Angkor temples, blended “with the modern imagination”.

They pair have just finished painting the interior of a new bar, Slur, which opens next week on Street 172.

They both stress the importance of doing work that is, in Mam’s words, both “legal and nice”.

Not everyone agrees. A handful of, mostly expat, graffiti writers based in the city paint walls where permission has been given but also private property: fences, walls and the temporary structures around construction sites – places where the boundaries blur.

“Painting legal walls is OK, but it doesn’t really give you any kind of buzz,” Daniel* says one afternoon in a Western restaurant, fingers wrapped around a cold Anchor.

His routine is rather different from the other two. “Getting up at 2am, creeping the streets, getting up and going out the next day and checking it all out.”

“I’ve done rooftops at 3am when I’ve been drunk off my face, hanging off the side of a roof, it’s f***ing stupid really.”

He completes three or four pieces a month, from simple tags to complex murals involving 20 or more colours, spending upwards of $60 a month on paint.

A good deal of the most recent graffiti, he said, has been done by ‘graffiti tourists’ who come to the city specifically to leave Like Peap and Mam, behind tags and throw-ups. his work incorporates He cites a UK-based Cambodian visual tropes. group called World While in the country Domination who “paint he returned to Angkor literally every country they Wat with the intention can get into.” of learning about Khmer He and a friend also ornaments to weave into based in Phnom Penh will his own work. When he go to Ho Chih Minh soon, painted on walls around “just for painting.” town – including a mural at “We’ll paint during the entrance to Boeung Kak the day on some legal Lake, Cambodian people walls where you’ve got recognised symbols in his permission to paint, and at designs. night-time go out bombing “I really wanted to and painting the streets.” incorporate that style, it’s Some of the art on so rich.”

Phnom Penh walls has Both Peap and Mam use garnered international Cambodian patterns in attention. their work, but the former’s Lee Bo, who runs the are “a bit more fierce,” website Global Street Art, according to the artist. which has a goal to build Much of Mam’s style, she a global photographic

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Street artists Peap Tarr and Lisa Mam painted the interior of Kampuchea Krom’s Le Biz Hotel. SCOTT HOWES

archive of street art online, said he’s posted content from Cambodia.

“It has been artists who have visited and painted in Cambodia,” he writes in an email from London.

“I suspect it’s a combination of our brand not being so known in Cambodia, but also the scene being quite young there.”

Street art is spreading internationally, and “getting good”, very quickly, he adds.

“With increasing internet use, everyone has access to art from all over the

world. If you subscribe to good blogs or Facebook pages you can see amazing international art no matter where you are based.”

Aside from trailblazers Peap and Mam, other Cambodians have started to take an interest and experiment with paint.

During his time on the street, Daniel has spotted a number of what he thinks are the hallmarks of locals.

“There are a couple of kids running around, I can tell they’re locals – I can just tell by what they’re doing, and what they’re

Mam and Tarr are at the forefront of the scene in Cambodia. SUPPLIED

‘There are a couple of kids running around, I can just tell they’re locals from what they’re doing.’ writing.”

If you’re an inexperienced writer, he says, “you don’t go to other countries writing graffiti, you start off in your own back yard until you get better.”

Mam and Peap,

meanwhile, have a large Cambodian following online.

They are probably from the city’s wealthier families, Peap said. “I just judge by the younger kids that follow us, a lot of them go

A graffiti wall in Toul Kork. SUPPLIED

to international schools, they have access to the web.

“I know some of them are trying it out, but there’s no real scene.”

In Thailand, he says, the graffiti scene started with “richer kids doing it, they could afford the equipment.”

“If was different to the West, where it was poor kids who got into it, because you could paint any way you wanted and anyone could see it…

“Asian culture, it’s different. It’s not like, let’s go and steal some paint – in

terms of Buddhism that’s really bad, they don’t steal.”

It’s not just wealthier children who are taking an interest. Peap has done classes with children taking part in Friends International-sponsored programmes and says “it’s hard to know who it could touch.”

The skateboarding NGO Skateistan, whose facility near the Russian Market is covered in paintings – have also had graffiti artists come to talk to children.

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At first, they didn’t understand the concept said Bejamin Pecquer, Cambodia Country Manager for the NGO. “We as foreigners have special feelings about street art and graffiti, and here they have nothing – they don’t really understand why we do that.

“Now, when they come in they all say, ‘Wow, that’s super beautiful’ and ‘we want to do the same’. They’re really excited about painting a wall, or doing something nice in the landscape, but they don’t have a special idea first, so they just stand in front of the design.”

“One place that’s really nice on Norodom Boulevard, many international people come in.

Old buildings. People live there, I know that they allow the people who do graffiti to come, they pay a little money.”

“I’m sure that in a few years you will see it [a big scene]. You go to Bangkok, Vietnam, you see graffiti everywhere, and skate parks and the urban culture is bringing people together.”

Tin, 20, a young Cambodian student instructor at the centre, painted a cartoon dog on one of the skate park ramps.

“As a first step for me, I want to draw many ramps in Skateistan and, if I’m free, I want to draw outside, on the wall,” she said.

There’s no doubt that graffiti - like the other hallmarks of ‘urban’ culture such as hip hop and breakdancing –has been heavily influenced by scenery foreign to Cambodia.

Benjamin Pecquer, Cambodia Country Manager for Skateistan: “I’m sure that in a few years you will see a bigger scene’. SCOTT HOWES

‘Last time we did it, the police stopped and were taking some video of us doing it – but so was Joe public’ Naturally, international artists transfer their own “techniques and stylistic influences”, says Bofkin.

“If you’re taught by someone who has a certain style then you’re more likely to take that style.”

“How else is it going to come in?” says Peap. “ With hip hop it was definitely Cambodian Americans. Also some of the French Cambodians. But no one was bringing in street art. I started doing a bit and linking up with Lisa and then it really started to happen.”

The pair are cautious about the development of the street art scene they helped foster.

“It’s developing now. Right now me and Lisa do it serious, we take it serious,” says Peap.

“People have to understand that we’re not just going out there tagging and doing illegal stuff, we also do it just to spread our culture and make a movement in the art scene,” Lisa says.

“To also let the Cambodian young people join in this art scene and make it become bigger and bigger.”

A glance at Cambodia-specific forums reveals threads lambasting the increase in graffiti – and, mostly tongue-in-cheek, threats.

“Taggers should be castrated on sight,” says one post on Khmer 440.

“My fear would be a bunch of Khmer

Classic outlines seen on Phnom Penh walls. SUPPLIED

kids seeing it done and off they go spraying everything in sight. Then Cambodia would look like a damn train yard,” reads another.

Some have threatened to turn vigilante on graffiti artists, according to Daniel.

No doubt, lines have been crossed in the past.

In 2010 an Italian graffiti artist spraypainted walls at Tuol Sleng genocide museum. One of the spray-painted images was a portrait of a boy executed at S-21 holding a sign with the man’s tag, ‘‘codefc’’.

So where does graffiti cross the line into vandalism?

“Certain things are completely out of bounds,” says Daniel. “I’d never paint a school or a place or worship or someone’s private property.”

For Peap and Lisa, all tagging is out, as is all painting without permission.

“When you start going all out in Cambodia, the government will just come and shut it down, they shut everything down they don’t like,” says Peap, adding that in Thailand the scene had turned sour after an expat couple started drawing over other artists’ work and ‘bombing’ the city.

“They really created such a bad scene over there, where the government is actually cracking

Street art near to Boeung Kak Lake. SCOTT HOWES

down on stuff and it’s a lot harder to do things” “I just don’t want it to die too early,” Lisa adds.

In Cambodia, the legal repercussions are not nearly so clear-cut as in the West.

None of the artists know of anyone who has been arrested, or even fined, for painting on a wall, though several have had run-ins with the law, or private security guards. All have been tame.

When asked whether street art, or painting on walls, was a crime in Cambodia, the spokesman for the Phnom Penh police department said he couldn’t answer.

“Last time we did it, the police stopped and were taking some video of us doing it – but so

was Joe public,” Daniel says.

“They didn’t come up and ask us what we were doing, or if we had permission – they thought it was pretty cool.”

When Fonki had the Phnom Penh police chief on the phone after his project gathered a crowd, it came down to the question: What is art?

His own, it seems, has been given the city’s stamp of approval.

“He said, ‘OK, if you say it’s art, you tell me and send your sketch. If it’s art, I’ll let you do your thing.’

And so then, he decided that it was art, and he let me do my thing.” *Names have been changed

The walls of NGO Skateistan’s Phnom Penh centre were painted by children. SCOTT HOWES

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Inside the home of: An arts therapist “I was nursing in the early 90s here for a couple of emergency NGOS and Cambodia was a very different world - it was what woke me up.”

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ET back over five kilometres from the Tonle Sap’s chocolate waters and hours away from any of the country’s sandy coastlines, the sleepy suburb of Sangkat Boeung Tumpun is an unlikely location for a ship.

“It’s interesting because we literally almost bought a boat,“ says art therapist Carrie Herbert as she opens a Bougainvillea-swathed cream gate, throwing her arms up towards the three level house in front of us, its white-washed concrete moulded into the bowed shape of a boat.

“The one that became Pontoon – do you remember? It didn’t work out for a number of reasons but I think that even back then, years ago, we had already thought of the metaphore of boats and water.”

Herbert designed the home (it straddles the border of Boeung Tumpun and the fast developing Tuol Tompoung) with her partner – also an art therapist - Kit Loring, and the metaphor she is referring to is their practice of therapy: “diving deep into experiences, navigating the storms of life, letting go and washing away.”

The home is also the base for Herbert and Loring’s Ragamuffin project, which provides clinical arts healing for Cambodian children and adults - rape victims, refugees, those with emotional and mental disorders or who have suffered trauma or drug addiction– along with running training programs for organisations, courses for local counsellors and housing research facilities.

Herbert channels all the right earth mother vibes – a soothing intonation, calm gestures and ample, genuine embraces - but is without the saccharine spirit often synonymous with hippie healers.

“Personally I am lured towards the water and ocean... I grew up in a small fishing village in the south of Wales, around boats. Water is a powerful force- it’s in our tears, most of our body is made up of it.”

The pair purchased the block of land five years ago, which originally held a traditional Cambodian concrete house and a couple of “sick, wounded mango trees” and asked a visiting architect friend for his aesthetic expertise.

“He joked, ‘You could fit the hull of a boat

in there’ and I suddenly knew what it was. The next day we were walking around the house with chalk, sketching out the lines, I’m sure people thought we were mad.”

The soaring boat house can be spied from the street below, tangles of vines and creeper tumbling over its curved walls, the hull of the ship looking east over Phnom Penh. It is grand and commanding but at the same time veiled in privacy by the layers of vegetation – something the pair intended.

The nautical theme has been wonderfully played up: portholes are dotted around each level, nautical rope is hung from railings, vessels filled with shells and sand are placed on tables.

Turquoise, teal and aqua silk cushions form a wall around the feature and the heart of the house- the living room and “healing room”. The circular windows are lined up close to the ceiling – one looks out from the inside to a sea of leafy green. “We were trying to create that privacy but at the same time keep it very light and bright.“ There’s ample security – a number of guards, barbed wire, cameras and padlocks – but once inside the house is free from the iron bars and blackened windows that mar the homes of many in this city.

Herbert says the house was designed around the two mango trees – they’re now producing over five kilos of mangos every year. The house – there are three sections: the boat room, an office and an apartment - swirls around a verdant courtyard with large, kidney shaped ponds, a waterfall and Japanese-styled pebble paths and bridges.

“The trees were so symbolic really of what we do and who we work with. I got chatting with Bill Grant, the engineer – he’s back in Wales now – and he helped us design foundations underneath the house which would allow the roots to spread. The trees have just flourished!

It’s like they’re saying ‘I am a mango tree!’ They are actually breaking through the concrete and rock bases of the ponds. Overall, the most important thing for us design-wise was to respect nature as we built... It was just fitting that these trees rose up again and we deal with people that are also incredibly wounded.”

The garden certainly did flourish and the property’s lastly built structure - the three level apartment the pair do most of their living in – is “like a beautiful white tree house... You can hear the water trickling outside.”

Herbert employed a builder from a village in

“What feelings does it evoke in people? They always ask ‘Can I live here?’ They say they don’t want to leave. Also a safe and relieved.” ruth keber

rural Cambodia, Sarun – a friend of one of her staff – and says she was touched by his response to “a strange idea”.

“He’d never heard of a curved wall... But he was so committed to building things in a safe way. He was a bit puzzled, but it broadened his creativity. He surprised us with beautiful gestures - he carved a lotus into concrete [the lotus, a symbol of healing in Cambodia, is used

throughout the spaces- windows are shaped like the flower, as are lights] and lovely spirals. He put his and his workers’ energy into it.

The apartment is petite – on one floor an office and therapy room, on the next a small lounge and miniscule kitcheonette and a maritime, iron ladder creeps up to the third floor bedroom and bathroom. A white, ornate balcony wraps around the structure.

The lower level of the ship: “While they were building the boat room, living on site, the construction workers had dried fish strung up and were all singing ‘I’m going to the island, a safe place for supper’, it was so funny and wonderful and awesome, exactly the type of energy we wanted into the new building. ruth keber

Art therapists Carrie Herbert (above) and Kit Loring butterflies and beautiful birds, rainbow fish that ni catcher.” The two ponds resemble hearts and are c

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feeling of playfulness- a person came in here the other day and just leapt on the beanbags. People say they feel

“I call it very economic, ergonomic pod living.

You realise what you don’t need when you live in a small space. Because nature is wrapped around us you have a sense of spaciousness.”

Inbuilt wall boxes house trinkets from all around the world (Ragamuffin works in Russia, Peru and Kazakhstan) – there are brass singing bowls, sculptures of delicate Kbach Apsara dance hand gestures, an embroidered carving

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“The lotus flower is a very important spiritual symbol of Cambodia that comes up constantly in arts therapy so I really wanted this in my home.” PHA LINA

from Kazakhstan, a shisha from Russia, a pretty sketch of a Celtic ‘healing woman’ from Wales, and saxophones, flutes and other percussion instruments (Herbert and Loring are both musicians).

A favourite object of Herbert’s is a wind chime made of driftwood gifted by her brother.

“It says Gwled, it means homeland in Welsh. A constant reminder of home.”

g share their verdant courtyard with their two dogs and other wild animals: “They’re amazing- we get bats and ibble at your feet just like the Bangkok fish spas… We have a snake too actually, he’s a safe snake though, a rat connected through a bridge, she says. ruth keber

“I often leave to work on other projects in other countries, and I like that nomadic lifestyle, but it always feels like home, when I come back. I sigh, its like a sanctuary.” PHA LINA

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Sugar daddy love: My last chance?

JACKSON LORD SEATON Dear Jackson, I’m under no illusions. I’m 52 years old, and my girlfriend, a lovely Cambodian woman, is 25. I only speak very basic Khmer and her English is minimal, but I enjoy just being with her, and she seems to be happy to oblige me. I’m educated – I know to most people there would seem to be something missing. The relationship is by no means equal. But, whether or not it’s a perfect match, I feel like it’s my only option: I’m divorced, pretty overweight and feel like this is my last chance to have some companionship.

I would be perfectly content, but the problem is, I have 2 children with my ex-wife, both living in Australia. The relationship with their mother ended badly, and I came to Cambodia soon afterwards. Neither of them will come to visit – which is a problem, as I can’t foresee myself leaving anytime soon.

My daughter, in her twenties, flat-out refuses, as she disapproves of my new relationship. More than that, she is disgusted by it – my girlfriend, who may soon become my wife, is her age, she says.

How can I reconcile myself with my children without losing my girlfriend, who has become dependent on me?

While sexpats sleaze their way through Phnom Penh streets,

there are honest, good-intentioned men who come to Cambodia and unwittingly fall for a younger Khmer woman, mistaking mutual dependence for love.

Is this woman worth ruining your relationship with your children?

If you really loved her, it might be.

Judging from your letter, though, it

just seems as though you’re afraid of being alone. And celibate.

Think of it from your daughter’s perspective. There’s a rift in the family, and instead of facing it, you flee to a developing country where (she thinks) you have sex with hookers her age, thus sexualizing her peer group, and making you not

only a coward in her eyes, but also a lascivious exploiter of impoverished women. In other words, your daughter likely thinks you’re becoming a creep.

The companionship your Cambodian lover gives you might be good, but your relationship with her seems to have nothing to do

with who she is as a person. Do you really know anything about her? Or are you only interested because of what she gives you? If the latter is the case, do yourselves both a favour and end it. She may be content with the relationship too, but it’s unlikely that she’ll ever be truly happy. Like I said: mutual dependence. Do you really think she sees you as something more than a gentle fat man with a wallet?

Try to find yourself a meaningful relationship. In Western countries, there tends to be more single women in your age group then men. Many have been married and divorced.

They know what it’s like. Many are still searching for love. Go home for a bit. See your children. Repair things.

Hit the gym. Try playing the field.

Ask your friends to set you up. Look at your divorce as another chance for love instead of a mess of screaming and lawyers to make you feel defeated, to make you flee to another continent for the numbing comforts of cheap love and beer.

Or, if you really do fall in love here, stay, learn the language, get married, take care of your wife’s people, put roots in this beautiful land. Love can transcend race, age and language – I know. It’s just that in Phnom Penh, that kind of love tends to be scarce.

Got a question about sex or relationships for Jackson? Email ppp.lifestyle@gmail.com.

Movie Review

Awesome horsemen fizzle out

By Stephanie Merry If THERE were an instruction manual for heist movies, the directions would include amusing the audience members with witty banter, delighting them with a clever crime and shocking them with one final neversaw-it-coming twist.

The makers of the entertaining and confounding Now You See Me have painstakingly followed orders, ensuring all the required components are in place.

The problem is that, in focusing on what makes a good caper, director Louis Leterrier forgot about what makes a good movie: character development, carefully constructed tension and believable plot points.

The film opens with an Ocean’s Elevenlike montage introduction to four magicians. There’s the egotistical card trick pro Daniel Atlas ( Jesse Eisenberg, basically playing Mark Zuckerberg again), con man and lock picker extraordinaire Jack Wilder (Dave Franco), underwater escape artist Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher) and mentalist Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson).

The four are brought together by an unknown person who offers a reward if the magicians team up and carry out some large-scale deception.

Fast-forward a year, and the quartet, now known as the Four Horsemen, vamps on a Las Vegas stage preparing for the evening’s piece de resistance. Without leaving the

delivery of witticisms, but they’re also dismissive and self-righteous. So, the first complication becomes who we should pull for: the somewhat likable authority figures or the somewhat likable criminals? As we ponder that little puzzle, the story begins to get bogged down by a fledgling romance, a corrupt insurance company chief executive, a long-missing magician and the addition of Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman).

Thaddeus is a pompous myth debunker and TV personality, whose main role is to make Dylan look like an idiot while explaining (to him and to us) how the Four Horsemen pull off their stunts.

As the action kicks into gear, the story sprints to catch up. Regardless of how or why we got here, it’s at least fun to watch.

The mostly bloodless hand-to-hand combat looks like Jason Bourne with just a dash of the Three Stooges. If the plot starts to feel a little outlandish, there’s the sense that a The cast of the latest installment of the ‘never-ending smashy-crashy’ Fast franchise. Reuters razzle-dazzle finale could bring the threads arena, the illusionists appear to rob a swivels over to FBI agent Dylan Rhodes together. But it never comes. The big last Parisian bank and rain the stolen euros on (Mark Ruffalo) and his new partner from heist erupts, then fizzles. And the requisite the excited audience.

Interpol, Alma Dray (Melanie Laurent). twist, while indeed a shock, opens holes in The outrageous setup more than suffices, Dylan is a more-or-less lovable what plot development came before. and the film gets a lift from offbeat curmudgeon stock character, and Alma is The bulk of movies in theaters this characters, especially Daniel and Merritt, his fresh-faced counterpoint. Agent Rhodes time of year promise action-packed visual and humorous dialogue. The camerawork can’t prove how the Four Horsemen pulled splendor without requiring much brain is zippy, and the film pops with the promise off their thievery, but he’s set on halting power. Now You See Me purports to be of effervescent fun. any more wily lawbreaking at their next big something more, offering the former inside of a cinematic cryptogram. Now that And yet, these lively shysters don’t show in New Orleans. turn out to be the main focus of the Dylan and Daniel are remarkably similar. would have been a neat trick. washington post film. Following the Vegas show, the story They’re fun to watch with their sweet

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Fishermen carry a rattan basket full of water vegetables, bound for market stalls, on Koh Tang island off the Sihanoukville coastline. PHA LINA

Restaurant Review

Mackerel, marinated in a simple mix of ginger and garlic, is tender and delicious. ruth keber

Grilled prawns need not be adorned with anything else. They’re rubbed with garlic and chilli. ruth keber

A health-kick uncovers fishy delights Julius Thiemann

stingray and clams, beautifully fresh and seasoned with a sauce of garlic chilli and In A recent attempt to change my life, I cut sugar, sizzle above the charcoal fire. It smells my hair, changed my sheets and decided to of the ocean. give up carbs. The beer belly had to go, but Rightly or wrongly, I take popularity as an I wasn’t sure where in Phnom Penh I could indicator of cleanliness. Whenever I’m there escape the rice trail. for dinner, the place is packed: groups of men, Luckily, there’s Russian Market. One women and couples giggle together, feasting corner is home to a handful of small seafood and licking their fingers. Shiny cutlery is kept barbecues. They’re all decent, but one – the in Tupperware, and servers wear disposable restaurant right in the middle – is exceptional. plastic gloves.

Dining there is more than a meal; it’s a It looks so clean, in fact, that I usually dare culinary experience. You sit on the plastic to order oysters as a starter. Just 1,500 riel chairs and wait, watching squid, prawns, apiece, they go well with the raw veggies on

ice.

The real treats, however, are the mains, which come straight from the grill. Small portions go for 5,000 riel, and are a great size for sharing (big are 10,000).

The mackerel is a revelation. It comes wrapped in tinfoil, covered in ginger and some fried onions. The ginger and onion had drawn into the fish and gave it a subtle aromatic note that unfolded when the tender and yet al dente meat fell into flakes on my tongue. Needs absolutely nothing to go with it.

The prawns are delicious: juicy, thanks to

the garlic-chilli sugar-glazing, and perfectly soft. The squid manages to be both delicate and crispy, especially on the tentacles, which are guzzled with a satisfying crunch.

One warning: don’t come for the mini stingrays, which suffer from a chalky taste that I imagine somewhat akin to limestone.

The little place with the four high-heeled waitresses has become my regular. The service is attentive and personal - a real pleasure in the chaotic hustle and bustle of Tuol Tompoung. ​​​​​​ Street 450, restaurant in the middle under the market canopy, open from 5pm.

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01:52 Clear And Present Danger 04:09 The Eagle 06:00 Hudson Hawk 08:00 Tower Heist 10:00 Red Dawn 12:00 Clear And Present Danger 14:30 Mirror Mirror 16:15 The Deep End Of The Ocean 18:00 The Eagle 20:00 Hudson Hawk 22:00 Tower Heist

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The Amazing World Of Gumball My Gym Partners A Monkey Chowder Abe Monsters Baby Looney Tunes Tom S Jerry Show Bola Kampung Ben 10: Omniverse Oggy And The Cockroaches Adventure Time Tom A Jerry Show The Amazing World Of Gumball

05:10 Cheaper By Trie Dozen 2

16:00 Kung Fu Panda

06:45 Pirates Of Trie Caribbean:

16:30 Kid Vs Kat

09:35 Con Air

17:00 Penguins Of Madagascar

11:30 Safe

17:30 Fanboy A Chum Chum

14:50 Once Upon A Time

18:00 Spongebob Squarepants

15:40 Da Vinci’s Demons

19:00 Penguins Of Madagascar

16:40 Trie Big Year

20:00 Kung Fu Panda

18:20 Up 20:00 This Means War

21:00 Ttie Fairly Oddparents

21:40 Bad Ass

22:00 Spongebob Squarepants

23:10 Con Air

23:00 Chalkzone

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Action

09:00 Nascar Sprint Cup Series 10:00 Nascar Nationwide Series

Bad Ass

A Vietnam veteran who becomes a local hero after saving a man from attackers on a city bus decides to take action when his best friend is murdered and the police show little interest in solving the crime.

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11:00 Total Rugby 11:30 Abl Crossover

18:30 Fim Mx3 World Champ

07:00 Football Friendly

19:00 Rugby 7s Season Review

09:00 Uefa Champions League

20:00 Inside European Rally Champ

12:00 Archery World Cup

20:30 Score Tonight

12:30 Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifiers

20:55 Fia Fl Champ

14:30 Mlb Regular Season 17:30 Baseball Tonight International

22:30 Wheels 2

18:30 Fox Sports Central Live

23:00 Score Tonight

19:00 Asean Basketball League

23:30 Muaythai Warriors

11:00 French Cup 13:00 Football Friendly 15:00 Scg Thailand Open 20:00 Uefa Champions League 22:00 Uefa Champions League

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How It’s Made Destroyed In Seconds Destroyed In Seconds What Happened Next?

Magic Of Science American Chopper World’s Toughest Drive Man Vs Wild How Do They Do It ?

How It’s Made Dirty Jobs How It’s Made

12:00 Great Ocean Adventures 13:00 Snake Crusader With Bruce

George In Too Deep Killer Outbreaks My Extreme Animal Phobia Untamed A Uncut Meerkat Manor Ned Bruha: Skunk Whisperer Wildest Islands Snake Crusader With Bruce George 19:30 In Too Deep 20:00 Untamed Europe 13:30 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00

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02:00 Anonymous 04:15 Mirror Mirror 06:00 Clear And Present 08:20 Mirror Mirror 10:15 Hudson Hawk 12:00 The Deep End Of The Ocean

15:00 Tom S Jerry Show 17:00 Dragons: Riders Of The Berk 18:00 Oggy And The Cockroaches 19:00 Adventure Time

13:50 About Schmidt

20:00 Tom S Jerry Show

15:50 Serenity

21:00 The Amazing World Of Gumball

17:45 Clear And Present Danger 20:05 Red Dawn

22:00 Oggy And The Cockroaches

22:00 Anonymous

23:00 Chowder

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Fat Albert Trie Pursuit Of Happyness Stuart Little 2 Trie Magic Of Belle Isle This Means War Trie Day After Tomorrow One For Trie Money White Chicks Shallow Hal 21 Jump Street Trie Sitter Once Upon A Time

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Drake S Josh You’ve Got To See This Big Time Rush Ttie Fairly Oddparents Icarly Icarly Marvin Marvin Penguins Of Madagascar Kung Fu Panda Ttie Fairly Oddparents Spongebob Squarepants Chalkzone

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Tanked Pit Bulls And Parolees Austin Stevens Adventures Animal Planet Showcase Untamed Europe My Extreme Animal Phobia My Cat From Hell Tales Of Nature Great Savannah Race River Monsters: Killer Outbreaks Whale Wars: Viking Shores

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11:30 Football Asia

13:30 Fia Fl Champ

Red Dawn

12:00 Global Football

15:00 Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifiers

12:30 Smash

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A group of teenagers look to save 13:00 Total Rugby their town from an invasion of 13:30 Mlb Regular Season North Korean soldiers.

16:30 Global Football

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17:00 Football Asia

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17:30 Baseball Tonight International

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18:30 Fox Sports Central Week In

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Review 19:00 Us Open: Official Film

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15:00 16:00 Malaysian Invasion Mixed Martial 17:00 18:00 Arts Fighting Champ 19:00 Muaythai Warriors 20:00 Asian Festival Of Speed 21:00 Fia Fl Champ 22:00 Fia Fichamp 23:00 Mma - One Fighting 03:00 Inside Grand Prix 07:10 Fia Fl Champ 11:00

The Known Universe Dangerous Encounters Animal Autopsy Great Migrations Mega Factories Machines Of War Mammoth: Back From Dead Witness: Japan Disaster Saved By The Lioness Fifa World Cup Qualifying Fifa World Cup Qualifying Scg Thailand Open

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Man Vs Wild Gold Rush Bering Sea Gold: What Happened Next?

Magic Of Science Dirty Great Machines Around The World In 80 Ways Man Vs Wild Destroyed In Seconds Destroyed In Seconds Monsters Resurrected Gold Rush S T A R

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Tower Heist Red Dawn Clear And Present Danger The Eagle Mirror Mirror Tower Heist Hudson Hawk About Schmidt Mirror Mirror The Deep End Of The Ocean The Eagle Anonymous

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The Amazing World Of Gumball My Gym Partners A Monkey Chowder Tom S Jerry Show Courage The Cowardly Dog Oggy And The Cockroaches Adventure Time Oggy And The Cockroaches Ben 10: Omniverse Adventure Time Regular Show Oggy And The Cockroaches

02:40 Trie Covenant

14:30 Ttie Fairly Oddparents

04:20 X-Men: First Class

15:00 Victorious

06:35 Stand By Me

15:30 Marvin Marvin

08:05 Garfield

16:00 Big Time Rush

09:30 Trie House Bunny

16:30 Figure It Out

11:10 Trie Big Year

17:00 Spongebob Squarepants

12:50 Lockout

17:30 Nick At The Movies

14:25 Brave

19:00 Spongebob Squarepants

16:00 21 Jump Street

19:30 The Fairly Oddparents

17:50 Trie Avengers

20:30 Nick At The Movies

20:15 Once Upon A Time

22:00 Danny Phantom

21:00 Da Vinci’s Demons

23:00 Chalkzone

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13:00 Planet Speed

The Deep End Of The Ocean

13:30 World Of Gymnastics 14:00 Asean Basketball League

The Deep End of The Ocean is a 16:00 Mlb Regular Season film about a family’s reaction when 19:00 Baseball Tonight International Ben, the youngest son is kidnapped 20:00 Us Open: Official Film and then found nine years later.

21:00 Asean Basketball League

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23:00 Nascar Sprint Cup Series

03:30 Hot Water

15:00 Helicopter Wars

14:30 Auction Kings

13:00 Tales Of Nature

04:30 Fia F1 Champ

16:00 Bite Me With Dr. Mike Leahy

15:00 Gold Rush

14:00 Whale Wars:

16:00 Bering Sea Gold:

15:00 Killer Outbreaks

06:00 Rugby 7s Season Review 07:00 Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifiers 09:00 Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifiers

17:00 The Known Universe 18:00 Naked Science S2.5

17:00 Mythbusters 18:00 Dirty Great Machines

11:00 Fia F1 Champ

19:00 Banged Up Abroad

12:30 Inside Grand Prix

20:00 Breakout

20:00 What Happened Next?

21:00 The Border

20:30 Magic Of Science

13:00 Rugby 7s Season Review 14:00 Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifiers 16:00 Fia F1 Champ

22:00 Forensic Firsts

17:30 Sbk Superbike Champ

23:00 Banged Up Abroad

19:00 Inside European Rally Champ

11:00 Scg Thailand Open

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19:00 Discovery Sunday

21:00 Bering Sea Gold:

16:00 My Cat From Hell 17:00 Pit Bulls And Parolees 18:00 Wildest Islands 19:00 Untamed Europe 20:00 Extinctions

22:00 Auction Kings

21:00 Whale Wars:

22:30 Auction Kings

22:00 Untamed & Uncut

23:00 Discovery Sunday

23:00 Pit Bulls And Parolees

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02:05 Hudson Hawk

02:00 The Amazing World Of Gumball

03:15 My Week With Marilyn

14:30 Ttie Fairly Oddparents

03:45 Clear And Present Danger

03:00 My Gym Partners A Monkey

05:00 Who Killed The Electric Car

15:00 Victorious

06:05 Serenity

04:00 Chowder

06:35 The Ides Of March

08:05 Red Dawn 10:00 The Deep End Of The Ocean 11:55 About Schmidt 14:00 Clear And Present Danger 16:20 Hudson Hawk

05:00 Tom S Jerry Show 05:30 Courage The Cowardly Dog 06:00 Oggy And The Cockroaches 07:00 Adventure Time 08:00 Ben 10

08:15 White Chicks 10:05 Shallow Hal

15:30 Marvin Marvin 16:00 Big Time Rush 16:30 Figure It Out 17:00 Spongebob Squarepants

12:00 Cheaper By The Dozen 2

17:30 Rocket Monkeys

13:35 Alvin And The Chipmunks:

18:00 Nicktoons : Teenage Mutant

16:00 Ben 10: Omniverse |

15:05 The Darkest Hour

18:00 Tower Heist

16:30 Adventure Time

16:35 Lockout

20:00 About Schmidt

17:30 Regular Show

18:10 Once Upon A Time

22:00 Serenity

18:00 Oggy And The Cockroaches

19:00 Da Vinci’s Demons

Ninja Turtles 18:30 Nicktoons : Robot S Monster 19:00 Spongebob Squarepants 19:30 The Fairly Oddparents 20:30 House Of Anubis

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11:00 Us Open: Official Film

16:30 Freedom Riders Asia

12:00 Nascar Sprint Cup Series

17:00 Fia World Touring Cars 2013

15:00 Kia World Extreme Games

17:30 Wimbledon Official Film

17:00 World Of Gymnastics 17:30 Baseball Tonight International 18:30 Fox Sports Central Live 19:00 Fia Fl World Champ 20:30 World Of Gymnastics 21:00 Fox Sports Central

18:30 Wimbledon Official Film 19:30 The Lighter Side 20:30 Score Tonight 21:00 Wimbledon Legends: 22:00 Wimbledon Legends:

21:30 Kia World Extreme Games

23:00 Score Tonight

23:30 Fox Sports Central

23:30 The Record Breakers

12:00 Match Of The Week 14:00 Classic Match 16:00 A Game Oftwo Halves 16:30 A Game Of Two Halves 17:00 World 17:30 Netbusters 18:00 Classic Match 18:30 Classic Match 19:00 Classic Match 19:30 Classic Match 20:00 Match Of The Week 22:00 Classic Match

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Mythbusters Monsters Resurrected Nightmare Next Door Man Vs Wild How Do They Do It ?

How It’s Made Dirty Jobs Swords: Life On The Line Jungle Gold Gold Rush Moments Of Impact Swords: Life On The Line

13:00 Snake Crusader With Bruce

George In Too Deep Untamed Europe Extinctions Animal Planet Showcase Meerkat Manor Ned Bruha: Skunk Whisperer Wildest Islands Snake Crusader With Bruce George 19:30 In Too Deep 20:00 Battleground: Rhino Wars 21:00 Whale Wars: Viking Shores 13:30 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00

Anonymous The Eagle Tower Heist Hudson Hawk The Eagle Mirror Mirror About Schmidt Tower Heist The Deep End Of The Ocean Mirror Mirror Hudson Hawk About Schmidt

15:30 Oggy And The Cockroaches 16:00 Ben 10: Omniverse 16:30 Adventure Time 17:30 Regular Show 18:00 Oggy And The Cockroaches 19:00 Adventure Time 20:00 Tom A Jerry Show 21:00 The Amazing World Of Gumball 22:00 Oggy And The Cockroaches 23:00 Chowder

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The Covenant Gridiron Gang Trie Big Year Trie Grey Brave 21 Jump Street Trie Avengers Bad Ass Trie Sitter Once Upon A Time Da Vinci’s Demons Shallow Hal

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Oggy would be the happiest of cats if three cockroaches hadn’t decided to settle.

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Ttie Fairly Oddparents Victorious Marvin Marvin Big Time Rush Figure It Out Spongebob Squarepants Rocket Monkeys Nicktoons : Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nicktoons : Robot S Monster Spongebob Squarepants The Fairly Oddparents House Of Anubis

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05:30 Fox Sports Central 06:00 Mlb Regular Season 09:00 Kia World Extreme Games 11:00 Nascar Sprint Cup Series 12:00 Nascar Nationwide Series 13:00 Us Open: Official Film 14:00 Beach Soccer Tape 15:00 Kia World Extreme Games 17:00 Spirit Of The Us Open 17:30 Baseball Tonight International

15:55 Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifiers 17:55 Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifiers 20:00 Golf Focus 20:30 Score Tonight 21:00 Rebel Tv 20 21:25 Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifiers 23:30 Great Wimbledon Rivalries

14:00 Classic Match 16:00 Premier League Greatest Goals 17:00 World 17:30 Netbusters 18:00 Classic Match 20:00 Match Of The Week 22:00 A Game Of Two Halves 22:30 A Game Of Two Halves 23:00 Goals Of The Season

14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00

Gold Rush Moments Of Impact Man Vs Wild How Do They Do It ?

How It’s Made Dirty Jobs Auction Kings Auction Kings Around The World In 80 Ways Deadliest Catch Man Vs Wild Auction Kings

12:00 Wildest Islands 13:00 Snake Crusader With Bruce 13:30 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00

George In Too Deep Battleground: Rhino Wars Whale Wars: Viking Shores Austin Stevens Adventures Meerkat Manor Ned Bruha: Skunk Whisperer Wildest Islands Snake Crusader With Bruce George In Too Deep Wildest Latin America

04:00 The Deep End Of The Ocean 06:00 The Eagle 08:00 Clear And Present Danger 10:20 Mirror Mirror 12:05 Serenity 14:00 Hudson Hawk 15:45 The Deep End Of The Ocean 17:45 About Schmidt 20:00 The Eagle 22:00 Red Dawn

02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 05:30 06:00 07:00 08:00 16:00 16:30 17:30 18:00

The Amazing World Of Gumball My Gym Partners A Monkey Chowder Tom S Jerry Show Courage The Cowardly Dog Oggy And The Cockroaches Adventure Time Courage The Cowardly Dog Ben 10: Omniverse Adventure Time Regular Show Oggy And The Cockroaches

04:25 The Artist

14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00

06:10 21 Jump Street 08:00 Once Upon A Time 08:50 Da Vinci’s Demons 09:50 Trie Darkest Hour 11:20 Lockout 12:55 Warrior 17:50 Men Of Honor

18:30 19:00 19:30 20:30

20:00 Brave 21:35 John Carter 23:50 21 Jump Street

Shallow Hal

A shallow man falls in love with a 300 pound woman because of her “inner beauty”.

23:15

Wednesday

S T A R

02:00 Serenity

Comedy

Ttie Fairly Oddparents Victorious Marvin Marvin Big Time Rush Figure It Out Spongebob Squarepants Rocket Monkeys Nicktoons : Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nicktoons : Robot S Monster Spongebob Squarepants The Fairly Oddparents House Of Anubis

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

14:00 Fedex St. Jude Classic 15:00 Kia World Extreme Games 17:00 Global Football 17:29 Fox Sports Central Right Now 17:30 Us Open Champ 18:30 Fox Sports Central Live 19:00 Asean Basketball League 21:00 Fox Sports Central 21:30 Kia World Extreme Games 23:30 Fox Sports Central

Wimbledon A Fashion Statement Wimbledon Official Film Against Trie Odds The Record Breakers Smash Score Tonight Mobil 1 The Grid Smash Malaysian Invasion Mixed Martial Arts Fighting Champ 23:00 Score Tonight 23:30 Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifiers 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00

16:00 Storm Worlds 17:00 Bite Me With Dr. Mike Leahy 18:00 The Border

12:30 Auction Kings 13:00 Around The World In 80 Ways 14:00 Deadliest Catch 15:00 Man Vs Wild

19:00 Situation Critical 20:00 Engineering Connections 21:00 Apocalypse: The Second World

16:00 Man Vs Wild 17:00 How Do They Do It? 17:30 How It’s Made 18:00 Dirty Jobs 19:00 Dirty Great Machines

War 22:00 Convoy: War For The Atlantic 23:00 Cruise Ship Diaries

20:00 Ultimate Warfare 21:00 World War Ii In Colour 22:00 Surviving The Cut

12:00 Wildest Islands 13:00 Snake Crusader With Bruce 13:30 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00

George In Too Deep Wildest Latin America Great Savannah Race Botswana’s Wild Kingdom Meerkat Manor Ned Bruha: Wildest Islands River Monsters My Cat From Hell Tanked

S T A R

02:10 Hudson Hawk

02:00 The Amazing World Of Gumball

03:30 Puncture

04:00 About Schmidt

03:00 My Gym Partners A Monkey

05:10 Lockout

06:00 Hart’s War

04:00 Chowder

06:45 Best Of The Festivals

05:00 Tom S Jerry Show

07:40 The Help

05:30 Courage The Cowardly Dog

10:05 The Covenant

06:00 Oggy And The Cockroaches

11:45 The Ides Of March

07:00 Ben 10

13:25 Bad Ass

07:30 Ben 10: Omniverse

14:55 The Sitter

08:00 Kumbh Karan

16:15 John Carter

08:15 Boys 09:45 This Must Be The Place 11:45 Be Cool 13:45 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 16:00 My Best Friend’s Wedding 18:00 Big Miracle

Comedy About Schmidt

A man upon retirement embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter’s wedding only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

17:45

Thursday 14:30 The Fairly Oddparents 15:00 Victorious 15:30 Icarly 16:30 Marvin Marvin 17:00 Spongebob Squarepants 17:30 Rocket Monkeys 18:00 Nicktoons : Teenage Mutant Nnja

Turtles

16:00 Ben 10: Omniverse

18:30 Alvin And The Chipmunks:

19:55 Hart’s War

16:30 Adventure Time

20:00 21 Jump Street

22:00 Big Miracle

17:30 Oggy And The Cockroaches

21:50 The Grey

18:30 Nicktoons : Robot A Monster 19:00 Spongebob Squarepants 19:30 The Fairly Oddparents 20:30 House Of Anubis 21:00 Spongebob Squarepants

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

13:00 Us Open Champ 14:00 Us Open Champ 17:00 Baseball Tonight International 18:00 Abl Crossover 18:30 Fox Sports Central Live 19:00 Us Open Champ

15:00 Wimbledon 16:00 The Lighter Side 17:00 Wimbledon Official Film

14:00 Hd Goal Mania

18:00 Fim Mx3 World Champ

15:00 Classic Match

18:30 Fia Fl World Champ

17:00 World

20:00 Wheels 2 20:30 Score Tonight 21:00 Sbk Superbike World Champ 21:30 Wheels 2 22:00 Wimbledon Legends: 23:00 Score Tonight

20:00 Us Open Champ

12:00 Match Of The Week

23:30 Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifiers

17:30 Netbusters 18:00 Own Goals And Gaffe 19:00 Premier League Greatest Goals 20:00 Match Of The Week 22:00 Classic Match

14:00 World War Ii In Colour

14:00 My Cat From Hell

15:00 Surviving The Cut

15:00 Tanked

16:00 Man Vs Wild

16:00 Cats 101

17:00 How Do They Do It?

17:00 Meerkat Manor

17:30 How It’s Made

17:30 Ned Bruha:

18:00 Dirty Jobs

18:00 Wildest Islands

19:00 Destroyed In Seconds

19:00 River Monsters

19:30 Destroyed In Seconds

20:00 Killer Outbreaks

20:00 What Happened Next?

21:00 My Extreme Animal Phobia

20:30 Magic Of Science

22:00 Untamed & Uncut

21:00 American Chopper 22:00 World’s Toughest Drive

Action 21 Jump Street

A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.

23:00 Meerkat Manor 23:30 Ned Bruha:

20:00

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THE PHNOM PENH POST • 7Days • JUNE 7 - 13, 2013

Free will astrology Week of JUNE 6

Aries

(March 21 – April 19) The longest natural arch in the world is the Fairy Bridge in Guangxi Province, China. Made of limestone, this 400-foot-wide span crosses over the Buliu River. No one outside of China knew about it until 2009, when an American explorer spied it on Google Earth. Let’s make the Fairy Bridge your metaphor of the month, Aries.

Judging by the astrological omens, I suspect there’s a good chance you will soon find something like a natural, previously hidden bridge. In other words, be alert for a link between things you didn’t know were connected.

Taurus

(April 20 – May 20) I hope that in recent weeks you’ve made yourself a master of sticky and intricate details. I trust you’ve been working harder and smarter than you have in a long time. Have you, Taurus? Have you been grunting and sweating a lot, exerting yourself in behalf of good causes? Please tell me you have. And please say you’re willing to continue for a while longer. The way I see it, your demanding tasks aren’t quite finished. In fact, the full reward for your efforts may not become available unless you keep pushing beyond the point that you consider to be your fair share.

Libra

(Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Studies show that people spend 87 percent of their time inside buildings and six percent in enclosed vehicles.

In other words, they are roaming around outside enjoying the wind and sky and weather for only seven percent of their lives. I think you’re going to have to do better than that in the coming week, Libra. To ensure your mental hygiene stays robust, you should try to expose yourself to the natural elements at least nine percent of the time. If you manage to hike that rate up to ten percent or higher, you stand a good chance of achieving a spiritual epiphany that will fuel you for months.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Resurrection is the Scorpionic specialty. Better than any other sign of the zodiac, you can summon the power to be reborn. It is your birthright to reanimate dreams and feelings and experiences that have expired, and make them live again in new forms.

Your sacred totem is the mythical phoenix, which burns itself in a fire of its own creation and then regenerates itself from the ashes. Now here’s the big news headline, Scorpio: I have rarely seen you in possession of more skill to perform these rites than you have right now.

“BOOM, BABY BOOM”

Sagittarius Gemini

(May 21 – June 20) How free do you want to be, Gemini? A tiny bit free, hemmed in by comfortable complications that require you to rely on white lies? Or would you rather be moderately free in ways that aren’t too demanding -- politely, sensibly free? Maybe you feel brave and strong enough to flirt with a breathtaking version of liberation -- a pure, naked freedom that brings you close to the edge of wild abandon and asks you to exercise more responsibility than you’re used to. I’m not telling you which kind you should opt for, but I am suggesting that it’s best if you do make a conscious choice.

Cancer

(June 21 – July 22) In August 1961, the Communist government of East Germany built the Berlin Wall. It was a thick concrete barrier designed to prevent the oppressed citizens of East Berlin from escaping to freedom in West Berlin. The barrier was eventually policed by armed guards. Traffic between the two Berlins became virtually impossible for the next 28 years. Then a miracle occurred: East German authorities relinquished their stranglehold.

They tentatively allowed East Berliners to travel to West Berlin. Soon the Mauerspechte, or “wall woodpeckers,” showed up. Armed with hammers and chisels, these people began chipping away at the Wall. Two years later, most of it had been demolished. I hereby assign you to be a wall woodpecker in your own sphere, Cancer. The time is right to demolish a barricade. It may take a while, but you’re ready to start.

(Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Octavio Paz spoke to a lover in his poem “Counterparts”: “In my body you search the mountain for the sun buried in its forest. In your body I search for the boat adrift in the middle of the night.” What have you searched for in the bodies of your lovers, Sagittarius?

What mysteries and riddles have you explored while immersed in their depths? How has making love helped you to better understand the meaning of life? I invite you to ruminate on these uncanny joys. Remember the breakthroughs that have come your way thanks to sex. Exult in the spiritual education you have received through your dealings with lust and sensuality. And then go out and stir up some fresh epiphanies.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Do you know what minced oaths are?

They’re rarely used anymore. If you went back a hundred years, though, you’d hear them regularly. They were sanitized swear words, basically; peculiar exclamations that would allow people the emotional release of profanities without causing a ruckus among those who were listening. “Bejabbers!” was one. So were “thunderation! and “dad-blast!” and “consarn!” Here’s one of my favorite minced oaths: “By St. Boogar and the saints at the backside door of purgatory!” I bring this up, Capricorn, because I suspect it’ll be a minced oath kind of week for you. What I mean is: You’ll have every right to get riled up, and you should express your feelings, but not in ways that create problems for you.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20 – Feb. 18)

Leo

(July 23 – Aug. 22) The following slogan captures the spirit I bring to composing my horoscopes: “I live in the future so that you don’t have to.” But right now this slogan doesn’t apply to you. From what I can tell, you are currently visiting the future as much as I do. Here’s what I wonder, though: Are you time-traveling simply to run away from the dilemmas that face you in the present? Or are you taking advantage of your jaunts to acquire revelations that will help you solve those dilemmas once you return?

(Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) You know that there are different kinds of stress, right? Some varieties wear you out and demoralize you, while other kinds of stress excite and motivate you. Some lead you away from your long-term goals, and others propel you closer. The coming weeks would be an excellent time for you to fine-tune your ability to distinguish between them. I suspect that the more you cultivate and seek out the good kind, the less susceptible you’ll be to the bad kind.

© Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny

1 Cain’s brother 5 March 17th marchers 10 Costa del ___ 13 Actress ___ Flynn Boyle 14 1/16 of a pound 15 All there in the head 16 Start of some advice to a baby boomer 18 Song and dance, e.g.

19 Chemistry 101 models 20 Charge on an electron 22 Imprint clearly 25 Bring up, as kids 26 Advice to a baby boomer (Part2) 33 It launched E. Murphy’s career 34 To be, to Caesar 35 “The final frontier” 36 Fox feature 38 Advice to a baby boomer (Part3) 41 Whole milk alternative 42 “___ and his money ...”

44 Crime bosses 46 “The Raven” writer’smonogram 47 Advice to a baby boomer (Part4) 51 ... lick ___ promise 52 Jet pioneer

53 Kodak concoction, once 57 Hummer’s instrument 61 Fellow 62 End of the advice to a baby boomer 65 One Capp of the comics 66 ___ rings (fried side) 67 Not pro 68 Two-piano piece 69 Find a new tenant for 70 Trial balloon

Down

1 Rootless plant 2 Lisa Simpson’s brother 3 “Switch” ending 4 Earp and Masterson 5 End of a quest?

6 Bad hairpiece 7 Participating 8 Eye membrane 9 Avoided commitment 10 Draped dress 11 “But I play one ___” 12 ___ majeste (high treason) 15 Ancient Persian governors 17 Weaver’s fiber

21 Contented sighs 23 Dermatologist’s concern 24 Mince 26 “From hell’s heart, ___ at thee” (Melville) 27 Botch-up 28 Mixtures or medleys 29 They may be strung out 30 Makes cookies 31 “Beaut” extender 32 Beat 37 Quality of a good friend 39 Trade requirement?

40 English queen 43 Some hosp. workers 45 Military cap 48 Book reviewer?

49 Narrow, steep-sided valley 50 PLO leader, once 53 “By gosh!”

54 Cafe handout 55 “Go back” computer command 56 First Oscar-winner Jannings 58 “The Twilight ___” 59 Bits for Fido 60 Remember to forget 63 Abbr. in a help-wanted ad 64 You’ll get a bang out of it

Thursday’s solution

There’s only one correct way to spell the English word “beauty.”

But that wasn’t true centuries ago.

Before the advent of the printing press, orthographic anarchy prevailed for many words. Some of beauty’s variations included bewte, beaute, beaultye, beuaute, bealte, buute, bewtee, and beaultye. I bring this up, Aquarius, because I think it would be fun and healthy for you to take a respite from having to slavishly obey standardized rules. I’m talking about not just those that apply to spelling, but others, too. See what you can get away with.

Pisces

(Feb. 19 – March 20)

Virgo

Across

In the last chapter of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel The Brothers Karamazov, the lead character says the following: “There is nothing nobler, stronger, healthier, and more helpful in life than a good remembrance, particularly a remembrance from childhood. A beautiful, holy memory preserved from childhood can be the single most important thing in our development.” I bring this up, Pisces, so as to get you in the right frame of mind for this week’s featured activity: remembrance. One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is to reminisce about the old days and the old ways. To do so will enhance your physical health and purify your emotional hygiene.

Thursday’s solution

JUNE 7 - 13, 2013 • 7Days • THE PHNOM PENH POST

FRIDAY SUNSET SANDPIT SESSIONS This week with Scott Bywater and Jenna Holliday and the last chance to catch Kevin ‘Pinky’ Drew perform a set of his highly original and infectious songs. Enjoy drinks and meals in a chilling area and a play area for kids.

Le Jardin, #16 Street 360. 6pm DJ FRED JUNGO The former resident DJ of Bangkok’s Bed Supperclub performs.

Riverhouse Lounge, #6 Street 110. 6pm THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY WITH MIKE’S BURGERS Tour of Kingdom Breweries, with unlimited food supplied by Mike’s Burgers and beer supplied

by Kingdom Breweries. $12 per person.

Kingdom Breweries, #1748 National Road 5. 6:30pm LOCO FRIDAY Practice your salsa bachata and merengue moves with a new teacher who just arrived from El Salvador. Special tapas and cocktails half price. $1 beer and sangria.

The Latin Quarter, corner of Street 19 and 178. 7pm PLAE PAKAA Discover the diversity of Cambodian culture through the Children of Bassac’s classical and folk dance in the gardens of the National Museum.

Tickets for sale at “http://www. cambodianlivingarts.org/”or at the door. $12 entry National Museum, Street 178.

7pm NIGHT OF THE REVOLT FUNDRAISER A night of poetry, films and art to raise money for Studio Revolt’s documentary Cambodian Son, which follows the journey of exiled American spoken word artist Khosal Khiev.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 7pm SEDUCTION POOL PARTY Bikini and intimate wear fashion show featuring Aubade, Blue Glue bikinis from Promesses and Phnom Boutiques. Featuring Taittinger Champagne, free flow drinks, and canapés. Dress code is white resort wear. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Call 092 515 825 to buy tickets. Presented

by Seduction, Sapors Modeling Agency and Tattinger.

Le Blanc Boutique Hotel, #21A, St 352. 7pm REVOLUTION Featuring Tulip Band, DJ Bob Revo and DJ Sun. Special deals on finger food, with sisha and live music. Buy one cocktail jug and get one free.

Lavo Club, corner of Street 208 and Norodom Boulevard.

7:30pm RAGGA BOX BEATS

Reggae soul sister Imojah Ds Wolete Selassie, along with other Phnom Penh musicians, will play some reggae tunes.

Show Box, #11 Street 330.

7:30pm GTS JAZZ PIANO TRIO Two French and one Italian put on jazz.

Opera Cafe, corner of Street 13 and Street 178. 8:30pm SONHADOR Bossa Nova Night.

The Village, #1 Street 360.

8:30pm KLEZBODIANS Live music.

Paddy Rice, #213 Sisowath Quay. 9pm FRIDAY NIGHT SALSA PARTY Free beginner classes beforehand at 8pm.

Perma Cafe, #69 Street 450.

9pm PENTHOUSE Club music presented by DJ Tensions. Special cocktail is Penthouse Miami served for $4.

Vodka and champagne bottles 20 percent off from 1am. Free entrance.

Nova, #19 Street 214. 9pm KHMER SAX MACHINE Vintage funk and soul. Free entrance.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 9pm SKY PARTY Live music with DJ Orland on the top of Cambodia’s tallest completed skyscraper. Free entrance.

Eclipse Sky Bar, #445 Monivong Boulevard. 9:30pm CRIMINAL RECORDS A night of alternative Indie tunes with the occasional avant-garde live act.

La Croisette, #241 Sisowath Quay. 9:30pm

FILM MR. HULOT’S HOLIDAY In this classic 1953 French movie, Monsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation, where he accidentally (but goodnaturedly) causes havoc. French with English subtitles.

Chaktomuk Theatre, Sisowath Quay. 9am A TRIP TO THE MOON In this 1902 Georges Melies film, which is regarded as the first sci-fi film ever produced, a group of people attempt to travel to the moon. Hand-painted colour version, which was lost for over 80 years and restored by the Technicolor Foundation.

Bophana Centre, #64 Street 200.

2pm THE PROMISE: THE MAKING

OF DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN Thom Zimny’s rockumentary examines the genesis of Springsteen’s masterpiece.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 4pm TOP HAT An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.

Chaktomuk Theatre, Sisowath Quay. 4pm LA DANSE: THE PARIS OPERA BALLET The film follows the production of seven ballets by the Paris Opera Ballet.

Chaktomuk Theatre, Sisowath Quay. 6pm

SATURDAY COOKING CLASS SWEAT AND SAMADHI YOGA Flow style yoga class. Call 012 739 419 or 012 739 284 for details and directions.

Yoga! Phnom Penh Studio, #172 z2 Norodom Boulevard.

10am CRAFTY SATURDAY Fun and games for children aged 1.5-10 years old. Includes swimming activities, snacks, outdoor activities and storytelling.

Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult. $8 per child. Bring three for the price of two with reservations. Reserve 24 hours in advance and get $1 off. Call 078 777 466 or email ls@ dkschoolhouse.com.

DK Schoolhouse, #7 Street 466.

10am COOKING CLASS The Sofitel’s Do Forni restaurant is featuring guest chef Javier Codina from Spain, who will be holding a cooking class on Catalan cuisine. $25 fee.

Sofitel, Sothearos Boulevard.

10:30am SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ROAST AT SCORE Classic weekend roast served at Score Sports Bar and Grill every weekend.

Score Sports Bar and Grill, #5 Street 288. 12-5pm WORLD WIDE KNIT IN PUBLIC DAY Free and open to anyone who knits, crochets or uses a needle for good in any way. We’ll even have knitting themed cupcakes for the occasion.

Bloom Cafe, #40 Street 222.

1pm FISHING BOAT TRIPS Join us on the Tonle Sap river boat trip on Saturdays as we try to catch some fish. We’ll go away from the city in search of good fishing spots. Everyone will get their own rod and drinks. At the

end of the trip, we’ll cook some river fish Cambodian style with pepper sauce and sour mango, even if you don’t catch any.

Also, we’ll tell you some stories about the river and its history.

Email dorn_phok@yahoo.com or call 0978970007 to make a reservation by Friday. $10 per person.

Brown Coffee, corner of Street 98 and Sisowath Quay. 4pm ROHINGYAS EXHIBITION AND TALK Award-winning photojournalist Greg Constantine has spent seven years photographing the Rohingya community in an effort to draw attention to their plight.

Stripped of their citizenship in 1982, the Rohingya are a stateless community, unwanted not only in their homeland of Burma but also everywhere else. Book presentation and exhibition opening.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 6pm CAMBODIA RUGBY CHARITY GALA 2013 Black tie gala to raise money for the Cambodian Rugby Youth Development Program. Emceed

by Sambo. Ticket price includes free flow wine, beer and soft drinks, buffet dinner, celebrity auction, memorabilia auction, amazing raffle prizes, music and dancing. Tickets $60 at the door, $50 per person or $450 for a table of 10 if purchased in advance at The Flicks.

Raffles Hotel Le Royal, #92 Rukhak Vithei. 7pm PP PUNCHLINERS Comedy Club Cambodia’s comedy night.

Equinox, #3A Street 278. 8pm DJ RASTAMOK Reggae, ska and dub.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 9pm BOX ROCK Rock from Splitter Khmer alternative bands.

Show Box, #11 Street 330.

7:30pm WASH PROJECT Poetry performed in soundscape.

Written, arranged, performed, improvised and captured by Warren Daly, Alex Leonard, Scott Bywater and Hal FX. Opera Cafe, #13 Street 178. 9pm

FILM FANTASIA A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music.

Chaktomuk Conference Centre, Sisowath Quay. 9am VESYOLYE REBYATA Set in Odessa and Moscow in the 1930s, Shepherd Kostya Potekhin is mistaken for an international concert star. He falls in love with Anyuta and plays the “star” for her. In a cascade of comic

musical numbers he becomes the leader of a Jazz-Band and gives a hilarious show at the Odessa Music Hall. Now he is destined to perform at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

Chaktomuk Conference Centre, Sisowath Quay. 2pm LAST HIPPIE SOUNDING This documentary features previously unreleased footage from the 1960s and 70s hippie scene of Goa. Includes interviews with DJ icons such as Goa Gil. Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 4pm THE BAND WAGON A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.

Chaktomuk Conference Centre, Sisowath Quay. 4pm PINA A tribute to the late German choreographer, Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.

Bophana Audio Visual Centre, #64 Street 200. 4pm SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

Chaktomuk Conference Centre, Sisowath Quay. 6pm

SUNDAY ROAST SUNDAZE All day roast. Free beer or glass of wine.

From $7.50 The Local, #8 Street 144. All day.

cauliflower cheese, Brussels sprouts, green beans, carrots, roasted potatoes, stuffing and homemade gravy.

The Piano Lounge, #53 Street 57. 2pm TEXAS BBQ All you can eat Texas barbecue. $7.50 per head.

Sundance Inn and Saloon, #61 Street 172. 3pm ULTIMATE FRISBEE Pickup games and league games.

All levels welcome. Contact Greg at gbloom88@gmail.com for more information.

Northbridge International School. 3pm CHESS CLUB No charge, but we ask that you buy a drink to justify our presence.

Open Wine Restaurant, #219 Street 19. 4pm THE RINGTAILS BBQ with live music from The Ringtails, bringing back the nice souvenirs, related to the sounds of Dixon, Supertramp, The Stones, down the List to Led Zeppelin.

Le Jardin, #16 Street 360.

4:30pm

FILM MR. HULOT’S HOLIDAY In this classic 1953 French movie, Monsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation, where he accidentally (but goodnaturedly) causes havoc. French with English subtitles.

Chaktomuk Theatre, Sisowath Quay. 9am

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ROAST AT SCORE Classic weekend roast served at Score Sports Bar and Grill every weekend.

Score Sports Bar and Grill, #5 Street 288. 12-5pm

ALL THAT JAZZ Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.

Chaktomuk Theatre, Sisowath Quay. 2pm

SUNDAY CARVERY A traditional carvery with a selection of succulent roast meats.

The Exchange, #28 Street 47.

1pm

SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN The true story of Rodriguez, the greatest mysterious 1970s rock icon, who never was.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 4pm

HASH HOUSE HARRIERS Cross country running and walking through fields, farms and foliage followed by Anchor beer and softies. Walkers and runners of all shapes and sizes are welcome. $5 for expats, $2 for locals. Fees include all bottled water, cool drinks and beer.

Phnom Penh Railway Station, corner of Monivong and Russian Boulevards. 2pm

THE GOLD RUSH In Charlie Chaplin’s 1925 classic, the Tramp goes to the Klondike in search of gold.

Bophana Audio Visual Centre, #64 Street 200. 4pm

SIMPLY THE BEST SUNDAY ROAST Option of Argentinean beef, lamb shoulder imported from Australia and chicken of which you may choose more than one at $10 per person. All the trimmings you can eat, including Yorkshire pudding,

APSARA Among His Majesty Norodom Sihanouk’s most prominent films.

Chaktomuk Theatre, Sisowath Quay. 6pm SMILE PINKIE The story of an Indian girl with a cleft lip whose life is changed forever when she meets a social worker.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 7pm

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THE PHNOM PENH POST • 7Days • JUNE 7 - 13, 2013

FRIDAY: NIGHT OF THE REVOLT FUNDRAISER A night of poetry, films and art to raise money for Studio Revolt’s documentary Cambodian Son, which follows the journey of exiled American spoken word artist Kosal Khiev. Born in a Thai refugee camp in 1981, Kosal immigrated to the United States as an infant. At the age of 16, he was arrested and convicted for attempted murder, and spent 14 years in prison before being deported to Cambodia, a country he had never stepped foot in. He proceeded to represent Cambodia at the 2012 Olympics’ official poetry festival and recently learnt of his long-lost father and sister’s whereabouts in France.

Meta-House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 7pm

SATURDAY– GREG CONSTANTINE’S ROHINGYA PHOTO EXHIBITION AND TALK Greg Constantine first encountered the Rohingya community in early 2006 when he traveled to the heated border area of Bangladesh and Burma to document the thousands of Muslim refugees who had fled Burma’s Rakhine state. Since then, he has captured an extensive collection of images that show the plight of these stateless people, who are welcome neither in their native Burma or neighboring Bangladesh. According to Human Rights Watch, 125,000 Rohingya have been displaced in the past year alone as violent attacks and ethnic cleansing take their toll.

Constantine is in Phnom Penh to exhibit his photo library, titled Exiled to Nowhere: Burma’s Rohingya. With poignant black and white photos and recorded narratives of their subjects, Constantine will be available to personally answer questions about his time spent documenting a people with nowhere to go.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 6pm

HELL AND BACK AGAIN Filmmaker Danfung Dennis reveals the devastating impact a Taliban machine gun bullet has on the life of 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris. Presented by the Overseas Press Club of Cambodia.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 8pm

MONDAY YOGA CLASSES Call 012 739 419 or 012 739 284 for details and directions.

Yoga! Phnom Penh Studio, #172 z2 Norodom Boulevard.

8am, 12:15pm, 5:45pm KATY PERI’S PERI PERI CHICKEN AND PIZZA The Katy Peri chefs serve their dishes to the tune of reggae music.

Show Box, #11 Street 330. 6pm MARGARITA MAYHEM Shake your blues away with Margaritas in every flavour. Buy one get one free all night. Enjoy mash-up remixes and tunes with DJ Narata.

Riverhouse Lounge, corner of Sisowath Quay and Street 110.

8:30pm

TUESDAY TWO 4 TUESDAY Resident DJs playing the best popular dance tracks, buy two get one free for cocktails and mixed drinks all night.

Riverhouse Lounge, corner Sisowath Quay and Street 110.

4pm

8am, 12:15pm, 5:45pm

FILM LIMELIGHT Billy Corben’s documentary charts the rise and fall of legendary New York club king Peter Gatien, who owned famous hotspots including Limelight, Tunnel, Palladium and Club USA. Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 4pm

QUIZ NIGHT Teams can accumulate points just for playing and win great prizes at the end of the season. Weekly prizes are featured as well. $1 per person, with winning team taking all.

The Gym Sports Bar, #42 Street 178. 5:30pm

MY ATOMIC AUNT Kyoko Miyake’s documentary tells a surprisingly funny story of a family adjusting to life after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The director unearths hidden secrets and more questions than answers, when revisiting her Aunt Kuniko.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 7pm

GTS JAZZ Late 20th Century jazz music.

Piano Shop, #186 Street 13.

7:30pm

WEDNESDAY

OPEN MIC Musicians, poets, comedians or other entertainers invited to join.

Sundance Inn and Saloon, #61 Street 172. 8pm

YOGA CLASSES Call 012 739 419 or 012 739 284 for details and directions.

Yoga! Phnom Penh Studio, #172 z2 Norodom Boulevard.

ULTIMATE FRISBEE Pickup games from 4.30pm at ISPP field. Contact Greg at gbloom88@gmail.com for more information.

ISPP, Street 380 between Street 57 and 51. 3-5pm IN BETWEEN Gay and lesbian night, with prizes for best dressed.

Show Box, #11 Street 330. 7pm GTS JAZZ New York jazz night. A selection of standard and original tunes to recreate a typical jazz club feel.

Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra 25 Old Auguste Site, Sothearos Blvd. 7:30pm TRIVIA NIGHT $2 entry per player, maximum seven people per team.

The Willow #1 St 21. 7:30pm QUIZ NIGHT Lots of prizes and drink specials. $1 entry.

Sundance Inn and Saloon #61 Street 172. 8pm MIXED 8 BALL COMPETITION

First prize is a $25 Bar Tab, second and third prize is a bottle of wine.

Sharky’s, #126 Street 130.

8:30pm

FILM I NEED THAT RECORD Branden Toller’s documentary examines why over 3,000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 4pm BLOOD IN THE MOBILE F. Piasechi Poulsen’s documentary shows us the appalling price paid in Africa to sate our obsession for mobile phones. The main part of minerals used to produce cell phones are coming from the mines in the Eastern DR Congo. The Western World is buying these so-called conflict minerals and thereby finances a civil war that, according to human rights organizations, has been the bloodiest conflict since World War II. Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 7pm

THURSDAY BALL HOCKEY Sticks provided. Contact Greg at gbloom88@gmail.com for more information.

City Villa, corner of Street 360 and 71. 7pm PHNOM PENH BOWLING LEAGUE All welcome, regardless of skills.

Three games played each week with average scores recorded over the season for a final league ranking and winner’s trophy. Entry is $6 each.

Parkway Square, corner of Mao Tse Toung Blvd and Street 163.

7:30pm JAMMING NIGHT Acoustic and rock music. Join our band with your own talent.

Riverside Bistro, #273A, Sisowath Quay. 8pm LADIES NIGHT It’s ladies night and the feeling’s right. Hot dance and house tunes.

Buy two get one free.

Riverhouse Lounge, corner of Sisowath Quay and Street 110.

8:30pm

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FRIDAY: SEDUCTION 1ST BIRTHDAY POOL PARTY The white-washed walls, concrete tiles and curvaceous furniture of the recently opened Le Blanc Boutique Hotel equip the space with a very retro, space age vibe (the modern, slick bedrooms and backlit bedheads could be straight out the sci-fi sequences of Wong Kar Wai’s visually lush and stylised 2046). The perfect space then, for one of Phnom Penh’s slickest events this month. Seduction is the brainchild of stylish “party-host” Kanha Paula and marks a year since the parties of the same name were launched (there have been seven so far). The city’s jetset will be shimmying and clinking flutes of Taittinger by the Boeung Keng Kang hotel’s pool - a bottle of the Brut Réserve Champagne is up for grabs for the most “seductively” dressed. Co-hosted by Sapors modelling agency, cocktails and canapés will be served and a fashion show and sets by DJ Wez T and Stewart Kidd will be spread across the evening. Tickets are $25 beforehand and $30 on the door and guests are required to don swish, white resort wear.

SWING DANCING With Mama Swing Equinox, #3A Street 278. 9pm VANITY NIGHT Ladies receive one free bottle of 12-year-old whiskey, a bottle of vodka or one free carafe of cocktail.

NOVA, #19 Street 214. 9pm FREEZONE LIVE MUSIC MIX Featuring DJ Nico and American guitar player Tim King, who also hosts the afternoon radio shows on 97.5 Love FM Phnom Penh.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 9pm

FILM I AM STILL HERE Casey Affleck’s mockumentary shows actor Joaquin Phoenix having a nervous breakdown, growing a Taliban beard and launching a rap career.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos

SATURDAY: PP PUNCHLINERS Members of Phnom Penh’s fledgling comedy community, including several graduates of Aidan Killian’s comedy school, will perform their live acts. Featuring Chris Baker, Sam Thomas, Dan Riley, Ryan Bareither, Labhras de Faoite and more. Scotty Davis will MC. Entrance is free and will feature a prize raffle and giveaways for the best jump up-jokes will be on offer. Presented by Buffalo Sister restaurant, which is providing a meal (a hearty roast-beef or pork roll slathered in horseradish with a side of chunky, crispy chips) to the raffle winner, and Monument Hotel.

Equinox, #3A Street 278. 8pm

#21A, St 352, Phnom Penh

OPEN MIC NIGHT All musicians and singers welcome to join.

Paddy Rice, corner of Sisowath Quay and Street 136. 9pm

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Boulevard. 4pm THE RED CHAPEL Comedy of the absurd meets the country of the absurd in this documentary about North Korea.

Two Danish comedians join director Mads Brugger on a trip to this isolated country.

Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard. 7pm

ONGOING BEER O’CLOCK Free flow of draught Angkor and Tiger beer on all nights except Wine and Cheese Night. $15 per person includes French Fries and nibbles. 10 percent off a la carte delicacies. Special group discounts for groups of 10 or more.

InterContinental Hotel, #296 Mao Tse Tung Boulevard. 6pm.

Runs through June 30.

SUNDAY ESCAPE WITH FRIENDS The Regency Cafe’s Sunday special features international and Asian cuisine complemented with a selection of European and New World wines. $34 per adult, featuring a free flow of wine. Free for children below 12-years-old.

InterContinental Hotel, #296 Mao Tse Tung Boulevard.

SURVIVING Chov Theanly, a self-taught painter, is having his first exhibition. In this series, Theanly draws on live models that he selects amongst his friends, people he observes on the street and even himself. He poses them standing as well as sitting on chairs, a difference that signifies their varying personal circumstances and an echo of his own.

Java Cafe, #56 Sihanouk Boulevard. From May 30 to July 7.

A THING OF SMOKE Romeet’s new exhibition is a collaboration between the visual art of Séra and the poetry of Julianne Sibiski. The artist uses ink, acrylic, and pencil on Chinese paper mounted on canvas to play with vision and perception, creating a paradox in order and chaos. Pieces of word and line allow for spontaneous compositions while somewhere between abstraction and form, fragment and ink, a dance between the artist and the poet is created.

Romeet Gallery, #34E1 Street 178. From May 28 to June 26.

BLOOD AND SAND LAUNCH Photographer Erika Piñeros documents the bullfighting culture of her native Colombia through a series of photographs.

Chinese House, #45 Sisowath Quay.

IN MOTION A Collection of Photographs by Todd Brown.

Discover a fresh new look at Southeast Asia through a compilation of images from Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, and India.

Chinese House, #45 Sisowath Quay.

OPEN SPACE BAND Live music Wednesday-Sunday, playing ‘60s, soul, jazz, blues, rock Riverside Bistro, #273A Sisowath Quay. 8pm YOGA CLASSES Daily Yoga Classes with Oskar and Alison at two locations. Join us to improve your flexibility, strength, balance, posture and stress levels!

Email phnompenhyoga@gmail. com or call 012 739 419 for details.

SUBMISSION GRAPPLING A combination of Brazilian

Jiu Jitsu, catch and freestyle wrestling, we teach all the basics of ground fighting, control, escapes, chokes, arm locks, leg locks, while building a competitive spirit.

All levels and ages can and will be catered for. $10 for a single session, $135 for 15 sessions, $205 for 30 sessions and $360 for 60 sessions.

K1 Gym, #131 Street 199.

5:30pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 6:45pm on Tuesday and Thursday.

PRETHEA CHA The exhibition will showcase the work of talented German photographer Jessica Hetke, who spent time at three of CLA’s traditional arts teachers’ homes, and captured their everyday lives.

Cambodia Living Arts, #128-G9 Sothearos Boulevard. From April 2.

DANCE WORLD CAMBODIA Classes in a range of dance forms from ballet, jazz, and tap, to break dancing, k-pop, and belly dancing. There are classes available for all ages. For class prices and timetables go to danceworldcambo.wordpress. com Dance World Cambodia #313 Sisowath Quay, (Hotel Cambodiana - Entrance at

Physique Club Gym) WINE, FOOD AND MUSIC Each day be serenaded by Lolito on piano and DJ Lady Bluesabelle mixing global sounds of world jazz, Latin, soul and tropical beats during sunset.

Le Bar at the Sofitel, #26 Sothearos Boulevard. 6pm till late, every week Tuesday through Saturday.

DRIP EXHIBITION Inspired by the bombed-out villas of Kep from the mid 20th Century, Hak aims to demonstrate the old 1950s and 60s architecture through a multi-medium approach.

Institut français, #218 Street 184. Runs until May 18.

“DORSU! THE STRUGGLE FOR CHANGE” LAUNCH Photo exhibition by Heather Stilwell. Each photograph was taken within the last year during street protests, at garment factories, or inside people’s homes to capture moments that are rarely seen.

Craft Peace Cafe, #14 Street 392.

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THE PHNOM PENH POST • 7Days • JUNE 7 - 13, 2013

Ad, unclassified: Vespa devotee “Who wants a tailor-made vintage Vespa? Now paint booth is finished, we are just finishing 2 more projects: a super restored as original colour engine etc, and a 225 CC hot rod ....Time to get yours” BENNETT MURRAY By day, Nicolas Acma works a hi-tech job as a pharmaceutical engineer for a multinational company. In his off hours, however, he trades his lab coat in for a mechanic’s smock and goes to work rebuilding classic Vespas. Using original Italian parts sourced from around the world, he meticulously pieces together original parts into working machines. His garage, which is located next to his house on the city’s outskirts, is a non-profit affiliate of the 27-member-strong Vespa Club Cambodia.

Acma, who owns about 10 Vespas himself in both Cambodia and in his native France, emphasises that his garage is not a typical dealership – only true Vespa aficionados need apply.

— “I reject about 50 per cent of people who approach me. A lot of people come and say, ‘I want a Vespa,’ but they don’t know what it is, never ridden one before, and they waste my time. It is like selling a pet– it cannot just be sold to anyone.

It is a very long love story with me and Vespa. I got my first Vespa was when I was 13.

It was a reward because I graduated well from school. My mom was against two wheels, and

Acma’s clients are usually Vespa veterans, although some are converts. ruth keber

my dad was two wheels addicted, and secretly he went to the shop and said he wanted a scooter. Just to make my mom happy, I didn’t want a normal motorbike, so I got a 50CC Vespa.

I’ve decided to rebuild Vespas only with

Raging bull: The imposing entrance to an animal park in Mondulkiri. HONG MENEA

genuine parts and at high quality. I don’t want to do anything to cheapen Vespa. That’s why I try to remain discreet. It’s only for people who really love Vespa.

It’s really my passion– my therapist and shrink. When I’m working with Vespas, I

forget everything about pharmaceuticals. I keep having people come in who want a Vespa, and the first question is, ‘Have you ridden a Vespa?’ If not, I explain to them that it’s a very old lady. It’s not Honda Dream. You don’t just push a button to start. It needs a bit of maintenance and respect.

Vespa is beautiful, and she should be treated with respect, with no Indian parts and no Vietnamese parts, only genuine parts from Italy, or from one company in Germany that also makes very nice parts. I use my good friend eBay, too, and buy a lot of parts from people in the USA. There are a lot of people there selling Vespa parts.

I’m not making any profit. I do it for love.

I already have a very good job. I’m just doing this because I’m tired of seeing crap Vespas in Phnom Penh. In Cambodia, you cannot make profit on Vespa. People think that it is cheap, and they do not understand how long it takes to rebuild one. If I start to make money with it, I will lose my patience.

The old generation of Cambodians, particularly, like Vespa. A lot of them were young and had their first lovers on the back of Vespas in the 1950s and ’60s. When you stop at a red light and they hear that distinctive sound, you hear them say ‘Vespa!’​”

JUNE 7 - 13, 2013

The Lowdown on Temple Town

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NEW SHINTA MANI RESORT ON TRACK FOR OPENING

By Miranda Glasser

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efurbishments are underway at the Royal Bay Inn Angkor Resort, which has been taken over by Shinta Mani’s management company HMD Asia, and is being rebranded as the Shinta Mani Resort when it re-opens on August 1.

HMD Asia officially acquired the Royal Bay Inn, which is over the road from Shinta Mani, from previous owners Chheng Oun and Ly Heab on April 20, although the company was able to get a head start on work on one of the wings two weeks earlier, due to it being low season with few guests staying there.

Shinta Mani Resort is being marketed as a four star family resort, boasting 24 poolside garden rooms, 38 pool-view rooms and two junior suites.

Designed by legendary architect Bill Bensley – the man behind Shinta Mani and the forthcoming Park Hyatt – the look will be in keeping with its sister hotel’s clean lines and monochrome theme, but with a somewhat more lavish feel.

“The look will be totally different from what it is now to what Bill Bensley’s concept will be,” says director of sales and marketing Marpha Domingo.

She said the rooms will look a little like those in the sister Shinta Mani hotel, adding, “But of course it’s a slightly different target because it’s a resort. We will have 64 rooms so it will be more for groups and for families because we have more connecting rooms there.

“The setting will be lusher. Landscape-wise, Bill will be putting more plants and trees around, making a greener area. We have a lot of space between the wings so there is an opportunity to improve in terms of the landscape.”

The resort will also feature an allday dining restaurant and conference rooms. Royal Bay’s large swimming pool will remain, although Domingo says the plan is to covert it from chlorinated to salt water.

“The pool is bigger,” she says. “The space is quite nice because we’ll be able to do dinner at the poolside. And there will be more opportunity to have events at the pool area.”

In keeping with the family friendly feel, there will be children’s play area near the pool.

The Shinta Mani Foundation, which supports local communities through education and vocational training, will also have a more visible profile at the Resort.

Domingo says that at the sister hotel, there isn’t really room to

By Peter Olszewski

A remodelled section of the hotel showing rooms that face the pool.​ MIRANDA GLASSER

showcase the Shinta Mani Foundation and the work that it does. But the new hotel will have an area where the Foundation can show guests the nature of its philanthropic mission. A shop in the old hotel will be converted into an area where the Foundation can display information about its projects.

Domingo adds, “We are now involved with Senhoa, and we’ve given one of the classrooms as a space for a workshop where they make jewellery. Part of that area where the foundation is going to be will be used to display and sell the products that they’ve made.”

To coincide with the Shinta Mani

Shinta Mani director of sales and marketing Marpha Domingo outside the entrance of the refurbished hotel. MIRANDA GLASSER

Resort’s grand opening, Shinta Mani Hotel will also be renamed the Shinta Mani Club.

“The Club will be more exclusive for the guests,” says Domingo. The club will feature refreshments in the afternoons between three and five pm in Bensley’s Bar and this will be included in the rate.

She adds, “There will be other perks in the rooms as well, and the services.”

Blood donation drive ramps up A student from Siem Reap's Build Bright University giving blood. MR

PRONITH

By Miranda Glasser Multimedia youth channel Loy9, part of BBC Media Action, will be in Siem Reap on Monday filming people giving blood as part of its national blood donation campaign, aiming to get 999 donors in nine days in nine different locations.

The campaign’s motto is ‘Give

Blood, Give Love’, and is organised

by Loy9 in conjunction with United Nations Volunteers and the National Blood Transfusion Centre in Phnom Penh. The “big challenge” kicks off on June 9 in Battambang, and hits Siem Reap on June 10, before visiting seven other sites.

Blood donations in Siem Reap will be at two locations: Siem Reap Provincial Hospital from 8am-12pm, and Angkor Hospital for Children from 8am-5pm.

According to Angkor Hospital for Children external relations officer Ho Oma, the aim is to encourage young Khmer people to give blood because

Zipline tour launches

there is still a lot of associated stigma.

In 2012, for example, out of the 1,449 people donating blood at the hospital, only 451 were Khmer.

“We want to motivate young people – especially Khmers – to donate blood, because most of them are scared to do it,” Ho said. “They worry that it might affect their health, or that they’ll get sick and faint after a blood donation. We need to explain it to them and encourage them.

Loy9 came to talk to us, and we decided to do it together.”

Ho said the hospital regularly goes to the town’s universities and hotels to set up blood drives, and

spread safety messages.

Ho added that the aim on Monday is to get 50 blood donors at the Angkor Hospital for Children. But she is confident more will turn up, and said, “At the Provincial Hospital they expect 80 people and for us, around 50. But I think maybe we’ll get more because we have a volunteer team at the moment going out to universities putting up posters promoting the event, and we’ve contacted the local cable TV station.”

For more information about the blood drive or to register to donate on June 10, please email: submit@ loy9.com.kh.

Flight of the Gibbon, Thailand’s leading zipline eco-adventure canopy tour operator, will open its first zipline canopy tour inside the Angkor World Heritage Site this month, and a ribbon cutting ceremony took place at 8am this morning near Takeo Temple.

Jim Zigarelli, vice president of online communications and press relations at Treetop Asia, said the Angkor zipline tour will launch its website next week but will have a brief page up today.

According to a press release, the course will feature 21 platform stations in the treetops including 10 ziplines, four sky bridges, a tree house and a 50 foot abseil down from the treetops at the finish.

An added highlight will be the re-introduction of the extinct wild gibbon into the rainforest in late June.

The press release states, “Flight of the Gibbon was selected by Apsara Authority, who oversees all activities in the Park, as much for their knowledge and commitment to protecting the rainforest, as for their expertise in zipline eco-adventure canopy tours.”

The press release also quoted Mr Imsokithy, Apsara information officer as saying, “The Apsara Authority has been working for years to protect both the water and trees inside of Angkor Archeological Park…

Flight of the Gibbon has the proven record to guarantee us that the trees on the land we have leased to them will be protected and new trees will be planted and nurtured.

Flight of the Gibbon is only the second foreign entity ever allowed to own an attraction inside the Angkor World Heritage Site and the first since 1995.”

The company says part of its commitment will be the planting of thousands of new trees.

The course has been under construction for about six months, under expert supervision, and “every part of construction has to be 100 per cent environmentally sustainable with no impact to wildlife, vegetation and fauna.”

Flight of the Gibbon will also provide free English tutors and lessons at multiple places around Siem Reap to children and monks. Later this year, it will partner with Run Ta-Ek eco village to provide homestays to guests. The company will also give free flights for orphans, as it does in Thailand.

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THE PHNOM PENH POST Siem Reap insider JUNE 7 - 13, 2013

Man About Town Peter Olszewski SOMALY MAM SALON PLANNED The Somaly Mam Foundation will open a salon in Siem Reap, but dates and details are as yet unclear.

According to New York-based Amy J Merrill, the director of partnerships and business development for the Somaly Mam Foundation, the foundation is “still in the process of selecting the site for the salon and the name isn't 100 per cent final.”

Somaly Mam attracts huge international media interest, and her activities in Siem Reap have already received global reportage, particularly since she teamed up with actress Susan Sarandon.

Conde Nast Traveler, in its September 2012 issue ran part of a series under the banner of, “Visionaries 2012. 12 Remarkable Global Citizens.”

A story headlined, “Somaly Mam and Susan Sarandon Give Shelter to Former Sex Slaves” appeared in that issue. Part of the text read, “In a flower-filled compound half an hour from Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, several dozen women and girls are gathered around Susan Sarandon and Somaly Mam, telling their tearful stories. One woman was raped, then sold to a brothel, where she toiled for 12 years until she was freed in a raid orchestrated by Mam. ‘Do you know you are safe now?’

Sarandon asks, stroking the woman’s hair. This is one of three rehab centers established by Mam, a former sex slave herself, who moved to France but returned to Cambodia to help other girls facing the hardship she endured.”

The magazine also ran a photo taken by Brigitte Lacombe showing Sarandon and Somaly Mam “at Mam’s Siem Reap Center, in Cambodia, on December 6, 2011.”

INTO THE MYSTIC WITH JIM As well as tourists, the magnetic mystical appeal of Angkor Wat attracts a flock of weird and wonderful variants of the human life form – visionaries, healers, mystics, conspiracy theorists, and investigators of alien activity all make their way to Siem Reap to be in the shadow of the magnificent temples, and many of these seekers make their way to the Siem Reap Bureau of the Phnom Penh Post.

The latest of these is a self-professed Buddhist monk, who commenced his strange journey in life on April2, 1942 in Buffalo New York under the seemingly mundane western name of James Marshall, to then be renamed Jigmed Soinom in 1970, Upasaka Kalayana Bodhi in 1980, and Samaneim Jim in 2010.

But now he mostly goes by the name of Yogi Yasha.

The good yogi is in town intent on achieving some sort of project, but details are imprecise. His major mission however seems to be the translation into Russian of his Tambolian Map. This he says is one of his major life’s work developed after years of following up speculation by Albert Einstein on, “Where do the Solutions come from?”

The Tambolian map is a map of the human condition “free from ignorance and prejudice. It contains keys to the spiritual path for any person.” It is also a “universal reservoir of answers, solutions and possibilities.”

Perhaps more bewildering is Yogi Yasha’s CV, which contains 46 entries, and has an attachment listing 12 “memorable events.”

The CV kicks off on a slightly wobbly note with item number four stating that in 1996 he was “honorably discharged E-5” from the US Navy where he was an electronics technician.

The CV then enters parallel universes where at times the good yogi soars to mystical highs and at other times crashes into dreary earth-bound reality.

In 1975 he was “tested on the Longchen Nyingtik Refuge Tree

by Gyaltrul Rimpoche.” But in 2002-204 he led the life of “The Handy-Handy Man,” a freelance fixit dude in Phoenix, Santa Fe and Sedona. In 1998 -2002 he was, “Out of town and into the wilderness.”

We wish him well as he charts the course for his next CV entry.

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Members of Dengue Fever rocking out at the FCC Angkor. From left to right: saxophonist David Ralicke, drummer Paul Smith, singer Chhom Nimol and bassist Senon Williams. MIRANDA GLASSER

The mosh-pit as such: more than 550 people turned up to watch the band perform. MIRANDA GLASSER

By Miranda Glasser

back in Temple Town.

Tour manager Dickon Verey said the band was thrilled to play in Siem Reap again and thoroughly enjoyed the show and energy of the audience. He added, “They were very happy to see such a big and enthusiastic crowd and get such a fantastic reception from them.

“The show definitely solidified the band's view that Siem Reap will be a permanent fixture on any future tours of Cambodia.”

FCC Angkor general manager Douglas Moe was also delighted with the evening, and

Dengue Fever draws record-size crowd at FCC

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engue Fever’s gig at FCC Angkor on Saturday night notched up an attendance record at FCC Angkor, with an even bigger audience than anticipated of more than 550 punters.

The band played for an hour and a half in the FCC garden and churned out musical favourites, including Tiger Phone Card and a cover of the hugely popular 1970s Ros Sereysothea hit, Chnam Oun Dop-Pram Mouy (I’m Sixteen).

The concert culminated

with audience members being invited to join the band on stage, followed by a muchcheered-for encore, after which singer Chhom Nimol thanked the crowd in both English and Khmer.

Members of the band including bassist Senon Williams, guitarist Zac Holtzman and saxophonist David Ralicke continued the festivities into the night, crooning out a few tunes at Warehouse’s karaoke night.

It seems group members enjoyed the evening as much as the audience, and particularly enjoyed being

hopes to host more gigs at the hotel.

“We would love to organise more gigs in the future to entertain people in Siem Reap,” he said. “Knowing that Siem Reap is very limited in terms of entertainment and social community events and of course, we’d like to welcome people again.

“The band was very happy with the venue and the amount of people turning up to support them. It seemed like the whole of Siem Reap was at FCC that evening. We officially sold 550 tickets plus issued some complimentary tickets.”

Local chefs win gold in Mekong Culinary Challenge

By Thik Kaliyann The Cambodia Chef Association fielded a team of four competitors from Siem Reap at the Mekong Culinary Challenge 2013, and won the gold medal.

The Mekong Culinary Challenge, held from May 2226 in Bangkok, was the signature category at this year’s Thailand Ultimate Chef Challenge, and according to Long Bora, executive chef at Rees Hotel, it was the first time a Cambodian team had won gold at the Challenge.

“I was very excited when the judges announced that Cambodia had received the gold medal,” he said, “Honestly,

A tempting appetiser served up at the contest by the Cambodian team.

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I am proud to be a Cambodian chef and to win gold.”

Long Bora told Insider that on arrival in Bangkok, his team was a little nervous after discovering that the menu concept they had planned for had been changed by the organisers, and that meat had been scrapped from the revised menu.

“We learned that the Mekong Culinary Challenge 2013 was only focussed on the creatures that live in the Mekong River waters, such as fish,” he said.

The team spent two days devising a new menu, and Long Bora said, “We felt nervous, but we believed in the concept that we chose to cook and I believed in my team.”

The cooking was judged on the chefs’ commitment and devotion to their culinary skill, and their dishes were critiqued by a panel of 20 judges, ten of whom were World Association of Chefs Societies approved international judges, he said.

The judges gave scores on four main points such as material bought, hygiene, presentation or innovation, and the taste and texture.

Long Bora said, “We got a full score on taste and texture, we got 50 points.”

Khim Bun Song, Siem Reap’s new provincial governor said that he thanked the team for bringing the name of Cambodia

The chefs with a touch of gold: (from left to right Song Lak from Angkor Century Resort and Spa; an official from the Chef Association, Taiwan; Long Bora from Ree Hotel; Sok Vichet from Grand Soluxe Angkor Resort and Spa; and Sin Bunthong from Borei Angkor Resort and Spa. PHOTO SUPPLIED

to the world, and he was elated to hear that the Siem Reap chefs received a gold medal.

“This does our country proud,” he said, “And it is very important to tell the world that Cambodia also has many talented and professional chefs to welcome visitors.

“I understand that it was not easy to get the gold medal and I know the team tried very hard to bring it back to our country.”

But Cambodia did not win the challenge outright – the overall winner was Thailand which won a championship trophy, coming in three points ahead of Cambodia, the gold medal winners.

Long Bora said, “We received the gold medal and Thailand received the championship trophy. But Cambodia had only one team attending the contest, and Thailand had four or five

groups.”

He added, “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all academy boards, advisors, members and private sector sponsors for making this happen. Without their massive support, we would not be able to achieve the glory for Kingdom of Cambodia.

“We are now trying to promote our Cambodian food to the world, and the next culinary competition for us will be in Pattaya in August.”

There are seven professional chefs in the Cambodia Chef Association, all from Siem Reap hotels including the Grand Soluxe Angkor Palace Resort, Ree Hotel, Victoria Angkor Resort and Spa and the Borei Angkor Resort and Spa, according to Sie Panyathon, executive assistant manager of Grand Soluxe Angkor Palace.

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JUNE 7 - 13, 2013 Siem Reap insider THE PHNOM PENH POST

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Self-taught artist gets his own show at hotel

By Miranda Glasser

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self-taught artist who paints with house paint on homestretched canvas is the subject of a new exhibition, titled Finding Home, at Hotel 1961.

Battambang-born Phok Sopheap, aka ‘Bee,’ is not a trained artist and only started painting two years ago.

Curator and Hotel 1961 owner Loven Ramos says it was Bee’s passion for art that first drew him to the painter’s work.

“Why we fell in love with Bee’s work is that he’s a self-taught artist,” Ramos says. “He didn’t go to school at Phare Ponleu Selpak or anywhere else – he’s a total outsider from that artistic community. He just literally immersed

Canvases from Bee's work in progress; faces spelling out 'He is my father' (red) and 'I love my father' (white.). MIRANDA GLASSER

The artist Phok Sopheap, aka Bee, in front of a painting from his Finding Home collection depicting a family in the living-room. MIRANDA GLASSER

himself in the world of other artists and that’s how he got into it, sheer passion.”

Bee started painting in 2011 and later met Ramos at the Angkor Art Explo Festival, where he was one of the invited artists from Battambang.

“I saw so much potential in him,” says Ramos. “It’s exactly my story as well because I never went to school. I was self-taught so I see a lot of myself in him.”

Finding Home, a collection of eighteen paintings in which the themes of women and family feature strongly, is so-called because Ramos feels that Bee, who had a lukewarm reception with his first exhibition, has finally found a home.

“First and foremost he is an orphan,” says Ramos. “He helped raise his family. Also, when he first exhibited in Battambang he didn’t exactly get good reviews because of course as an outsider, people from the artistic community found him too audacious with his strokes, his use of colour and with his use of material.”

Bee paints using house paint rather than regular acrylic because that is all he can afford. He also stretches the canvases himself and does his own priming and even then, Ramos says, only when he has the extra money to do so.

“I guess for us, that’s one of the reasons we opted to support him,” says Ramos. “He can’t spend that

A work from Finding Home made up of four small paintings joined together, featuring images of women and mothers in the family unit. MIRANDA GLASSER

much money on materials and on realising his vision, his dream. So we felt an exhibition would be a perfect way for us to give him a home.”

Among the paintings are striking canvases of red or white mask-like faces on black backgrounds. The faces are stately-looking – each wears a crown and a solemn expression.

But a closer look reveals that the features are actually made up of cleverly concealed words relating to family. One says, “I miss my mother”.

Another, “He is my brother.”

Ramos says, “It’s all about his family.

The essence of family, a mother. It’s really the essence of home that he misses and is trying to find again.”

Bee adds, “It’s like kings and queens,

or princes and princesses, because every face has a crown.”

Bee moved to Siem Reap a month ago and, as well as being artist-inresidence, is also being trained as the Gallery 1961 manager.

“He’s employed by us so he earns something in return,” says Ramos.

“We wanted someone to help us manage the gallery on a more permanent basis, but we wanted that person to be local, someone who’s really involved within the artistic world and who knows the people in Cambodia. This is a great platform for him to be able to do that and to hone his skills further.”

Finding Home is on at the main gallery at Hotel 1961 until June 28.

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Entertainment

THE PHNOM PENH POST Siem Reap insider JUNE 7 - 13, 2013

What’s on FRIDAY 7

Angkor Village Hotel theatre, Wat Bo Road Sunday June 9, 3.30pm

CHARITY PUB QUIZ AND RAFFLE In support of the Volunteer Building Project Cambodia. $1 entry; lots of fantastic raffle prizes.

Raffle drawn after the quiz, tickets $1.

Rosy Guesthouse, East River Road, Friday June 7, 8pm

WINE NIGHT Special offers for wine lovers.

25 per cent discount on all wine, 50 per cent on selected wines. encouraged to come meet and share ideas - mingle and talk about what you're working on!

Soria Moria Boutique Hotel, Wat Bo road.

Sunday June 9, 12pm – 10pm

LE DON D’ADÈLE Performance of French play, ‘Don Adèle’. Tickets $8 for adults or $4 for children. All proceeds go towards Sala Bai Hotel & Restaurant School (also on Sunday, 3.30pm) Angkor Village Hotel theatre, Wat Bo Road Friday June 7, 6.30pm

BBQ POOL PARTY Sunday BBQ including homemade beef sausage, pork chops, chicken and vegetable skewers, jacket potatoes, crispy salad, special home-made sauce and a baguette.

The Siem Reap Hostel, 7 Makara Street Wat Damnak Sunday June 9, 4pm - 8pm

KNOCK OUT POOL COMP Free entry, winner takes home a $30 food and drinks voucher.

Jungle Junction, High School Road Friday June 7, 7.30pm

MONDAY 10

PARTY NIGHT Elements Bar, Pub Street.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday June 7:30pm LADYBOY REVUE Linga Bar, Pub Street.

Friday June 7, 10:30pm LADYBOY REVUE The Station Bar, Street 7, Old Market area.

Friday June 7, 9:30pm LIVE MUSIC WITH CANAPES Victoria Angkor Resort and Spa Friday June 7, 5pm to 7pm

SATURDAY 8 JUNE SUPER SATURDAY 50 per cent discount on food Soria Moria Boutique Hotel, Wat Bo road.

Saturday June 8 12 – 8pm LADIES NIGHT Free glass of sparkling wine Elements Bar, Pub Street.

Saturday June 8, 7:30pm LADYBOY REVUE Linga Bar, Pub Street.

Saturday June 8, 10:30pm SHOW SPECTACULAR Show spectacular featuring ladyboys and Khmer comedy.

The Station Bar, Street 7, Old Market area.

Saturday June 8, 9pm

SUNDAY 9 LE DON D’ADÈLE (See Friday)

LOY9 NATIONAL BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN Give blood as part of the Big Challenge to get 999 donors in 9 cities, in 9 days. At the Provincial Hospital between 8am-12pm, and Angkor Hospital for Children from 8am-5pm.

Siem Reap Provincial Hospital and Angkor Hospital for Children Monday June 10, from 8am KHMER LOCAL HANDICRAFT WORKSHOP ON SHOW Please come and join us and discover what the locals have.

Apsara Holiday Hotel, National Road 6.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 7am / Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 7am and 5pm

TUESDAY 11

12 MOVIE NIGHT Film: “A Good Day to Die Hard”, 6pm Film: “Jack the Giant Slayer”, 8pm Free entrance and free popcorn Rosy Guesthouse, East River Road Wednesday June 12, 6pm $1 NIGHT All drinks $1, all food $1.

Soria Moria Boutique Hotel, Wat Bo road.

Wednesday June 12, 5pm – 10pm LIVE PIANO Asana Old Wooden House, The Lane, Pub St area Wednesday June 12, 7pm JAM NIGHT Open mic night, all welcome whether singing or playing a musical instrument.

X Bar, end of Pub Street.

Wednesday June 12, 8pm THE APSARA TERRACE Outdoor pan-Asian BBQ buffet with classical Khmer dances and Bokator Khmer martial arts.

Experience the magic of the Apsara dance in our lush gardens.

Traditional music, beautiful dancers, delicious food and a great atmosphere.

Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, Vithei Charles de Gaulle.

Dinner Commences 7pm Culture Performances 7:45pm Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday LADIES NIGHT Free cocktail for all female customers.

Pyramid nightclub, National Road 6A Wednesday June 12, 8:30pm GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES LADY BOY SHOW The Station Bar, Street 7, Old Market area.

Wednesday June 12, 9:30pm

AUTHENTIC KHMER BBQ & APSARA DANCE SHOW $25 per person, poolside. Dining reservations: 07756 56 22 Heritage Suites, Wat Polangka Tuesday June 11, 7pm-8.30pm

THURSDAY 13

LIVE MUSIC AND OPEN MIC NIGHT House guitars available, all instruments welcome.

Fresh at Chilli Si-Dang, East River Road Tuesday June 11, 8pm

OH MY BUDDHA! 50 per cent off all food and drink, buy one get one free.

Soria Moria Boutique Hotel, Wat Bo road.

Thursday June 13, 12pm – 10pm

LADIES NIGHT Complimentary glass of sparkling wine and free mini manicure/ pedicure on the Soria Moria rooftop.

Soria Moria Boutique Hotel, Wat Bo road.

Tuesday June 11, 7pm

LIVE! JAZZ IN THE CITY Saxophone, trombone, piano, guitar Happy hours at the cocktail bar.

Dining reservations 077 56 56 22 Heritage Suites, Beside Wat Polanka Thursday June 13, 6:30pm – 9.30pm

WEDNESDAY

WEEKLY CHARITY PUB QUIZ Come along and help a local charity helping local people. $1

entry The Warehouse Bar, the Old Market area Thursday June 13, 8pm

Khmer lessons (free): Saturday and Sunday 16:00 – 17.00 Vegetarian cooking class: Every day 11.00 – 13.00 Peace Cafe, Wat Bo Area

ONGOING

WEEK-LONG SPECIALS Earlybird Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5-7pm: $1 off any main dish Sexy Saturday: Roll The Dice For Your Price: Roll 2 dice and pay the total amount in '000 Riel. Roll a double 6 and your drink is free! Price will always be lower than menu price Hangover Sunday (day) 12-5pm: Bloody Mary for $3. Menu special: Bacon butties and chip butties available Soccer Sunday, 6pm till late: Watch Sunday's double header English football matches on the new projector and enjoy offers on beers and Western food.

Monday Madness, 7-9pm: Free Angkor or juice with any rice or noodle dish ordered Two for Tuesday, 8-11pm: 2 for 1 on house cocktails or Angkor draft Toxic Thursday, 8-11pm: House short & mixer, house wine and Blur shot only $2.50 Freaky Friday, 7-11pm: Appetiser Medley only $8. 2 for 1 on all draft beers. House cocktails only $3 Under Construction Bar & Restaurant, Wat Bo Rd

SWIM, SIP & SAVOUR Swim in our infinity pool in nice quiet surroundings, sip a cocktail prepared by our barman and savour a special dinner. $30 per person.

Sala Lodges, Salakomroeuk commune, behind Wat Damnak SUNDAY POOL BRUNCH $20 per person, access to the pool included Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa Every Sunday, 10.30am – 2.30pm HALF PRICE SPECIAL 50 per cent off food. For bookings please contact: +855(0) 63 966 550 / 12 760 448 or email: Bookings@selantra.com Selantra Restaurant & Lounge Every Sunday, all day FINDING HOME Exhibition of works in progress by resident artist Phok Sopheap.

Hotel 1961, River Road Ongoing until June 28 BABEL GUESTHOUSE CLASSES: Zumba with Ti Sam ($8) Mondays & Wednesdays, 6-7pm Ashtanga yoga ($8) Mondays & Wednesdays, 7-8pm Babel Guesthouse, St 20, off Wat Bo RIVER GARDEN CLASSES: Pilates ($5) Monday and Thursday, 6-7pm PEACE CAFE CLASSES: Yogilates, ashtanga, hatha & restorative yoga: Mon-Fri: 8.30am & 6.30pm, weekends various (For more details check: http:// www.peacecafeangkor.org/ program.htm)

ANGKOR BODHI TREE RETREAT & MEDITATION CENTRE CLASSES: Meditation: Every day: 6.30am and 4pm Yoga: Sun - Wed and Friday: 6pm Chill pill class: Thursday & Saturday: 6pm & 8pm.

Tuesday 8pm.

Angkor Bodhi Tree Retreat & Meditation Centre, Wat Polanka area VICIOUS CYCLE BIKE RIDE 20-30km bike rides through the countryside. $5 to hire a mountain bike or bring your own. Rides take place most Saturdays but please check on: 012 462 165 or

at: http://www.facebook.com/ groups/308395112548010/ Vicious Cycle Bike Shop & Bike Tours, St 26, off Wat Bo Most Saturdays, 8am COOKS IN TUK TUKS Cooking classes. Cost: $25 River Garden Hotel, River Road Daily, 10am LE TIGRE DU PAPIER COOKING CLASS Cost: $13 or $19 Le Tigre du Papier, Pub St Daily, 10am or 1pm AFTERNOON DELIGHT Hot drink and a slice of homemade cake (from the daily selection) for $4.50 Upstairs Café, Wat Bo Road Daily, 3pm – 5pm TRADITIONAL SUNDAY ROAST Meat alternates weekly; chicken, beef or pork plus all the trimmings for $6. Served all day until 6pm.

Sister Srey Café, River Road Every Sunday till 6pm SUNDAY ROAST Choice of roast beef or roast stuffed chicken with roast & mashed potato, cauliflower cheese, seasonal vegetables and gravy. Price is inclusive of one free beer. $8.

Molly Malone’s, Pub St Every Sunday, 12 – 10pm ‘LET THERE BE ROCK’ NIGHT Featuring the X-Rays live; covering Jimi Hendrix, Metallica, AC-DC and much more. Bar food available all night.

X Bar, end of Pub St Every Tuesday and Thursday, 7pm – 12am LADIES NIGHT PROMOTION Buy one get one free on selected cocktails.

Island Bar, Angkor Night Market.

Every Wednesday and Saturday 4pm till late LADIES NIGHT All cocktails buy 1 get 1 free.

Picasso, Alley West

Every Wednesday 6pm