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NOT FOR SALE your essential lifestyle liftout with seven days Tv Guide THE PHNOM PENH POST - SEPTEMBER 4 -10, 2009. ISSUE 6 SEVENdays MARKET FORCES What happens when men and markets mingle Mad for the Mobile Living multiple lives with Cambodia’s latest phone fad Fashion • Food & drink • Travel • healTh • sTyle • WhaT’s on • sTuFF 2 INSIDE THE PHNOM PENH POST 7DAYS SEPteMbeR 4 -10, 2009 03 WHAT'S ON Your guide to the seven days ahead 14 8 05 HEALTH & BEAUTY What’s good for you 06 FASHION Bag it up – and stay in style 08 OFF THE GRAPEVINE Reporting from the swaying frontline of the wine industry 11 SIEM REAP SCENE 16 Explore the mysteries of the tamarind 14 FEATURE Dial into local mobile phone culture 16 COVER StoRY Hunting the weird and wonderful in Phnom Penh’s markets 19 TRAVEL Post Media Ltd CEO: Michel Dauguet Post Media Ltd. Learn to be budget-conscious on the road Publisher: Ross Dunkley Level 8, No 888 Building F, Editor: Joel Quenby The Phnom Penh Centre, Cnr Sothearos St and Sihanouk Blvd, Deputy Editor: Mark Roy Phnom Penh Cambodia. Subeditor: Dene Mullen 20 TV GUIDE Designer: Andy Ball Be an informed channel-hopper Fashion Editor: Maya Ballard-Downs Telephone 855 23 214 311 Reporters: Mom Ou, Roth Meas Facsimile 855 23 214 318 Layout: Tun Min Soe Email [email protected] 31 ON THE SCENE If you see one of our resident snappers, say © Copyright Post Media Limited The title 7Days , in either English or Khmer languages, its associated logos or devices and the contents of this publication may not be reproduced camembert! in whole or in part without the written consent of Post Media Limited. 7Days is a wholly owned publication of Post Media Limited and appears as insert to The Phnom Penh Post. It is an integral part of the newspaper and must not be sold separately. 7Days is printed by Post Commercial Printing and all liability for the content is taken by the publisher. 3 SEPTEMBER 4 -10, 2009 7DAYS THE PHNOM PENH POST WHAT’S ON transvestite secret agent whose alter Siem Reap THURsday SEPTEMBER 10 ego is a gay male. 19:00 KHMER DANCING SHOW Phnom Penh THE DAMNED UNITED Dead Fish Bar, Sivutha Boulvervard. Flicks, An examination of what went Every night from 7-10 pm. Telephone THE POWER OF THE MASTER wrong for the outspoken young 063 963 060. 19:00 French Cultural Centre. A man flees football manager Brian Clough when after having abused a young girl. he took over at Leeds United, 2009. 98 WEDNEsday SEPTEMBER 9 During his escape, he kills the wife of minutes. 20:00 a wiseman and kidnaps his child, who Phnom Penh becomes his pupil, telling him that the WEEKEND WARRIOR wise man is the murderer. Years later, Club White. DJs Bee and Pannara spin KEIKA he asks the child, now grown up, to go the best of hip-hop, RnB, and Top 40. French Cultural Centre. A very looking for the murderer. 19:00 Happy hour specials 8-10pm. seductive woman, Kakei, is bored and lonely in her marriage to a powerful STATE OF PLAY Dontro Village king. 19:00 Flicks. Unflappable US Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his TIN CUP GOLF DAY ME MYSELF political party. All eyes are upon Angkor Phokeethra Golf and Spa Meta House. The remarkable debut the rising star for the upcoming Resort, Kontro Village, Puok District. film of Pongpat takes us to Thailand, presidential race. Until his research All golfers welcome. $70 fee for day. where “ladyboys” have empowered assistant/mistress is brutally murdered Phone 012 402 700. 7:00 themselves decades ago, 2007. 102 and buried secrets come tumbling out, minutes. 19:00 2009. 118 minutes. 22:00 Monday SEPTEMBER 7 OPEN SESSION GLORYHOLE Phnom Penh Flicks, Bring a DVD or pick one from Pontoon . Cambodia’s only gay club the house collection. First come, first night. International DJs, drink specials, Ream Eyso and Moni Mekhala served. 22:00 and a live cabaret show. French Cultural Centre. The Khmer Arts Ensemble brings to life this MIDWEEK CRISIS THURSDAY THREESOME classic tale of the conflict between a Club White. DJ Achaya featuring Club White, DJ Bobby and Coolsam, sun-giant and water goddess. 19:00 special guest DJs, playing electro, playing hip-hop, Rnb, top 40 hits. 3+1 house, minimal. beer promos. TERMINATOR SALVATION Flicks. John Connor and Marcus Siem Reap Siem Reap Wright journey into the heart of Skynet’s evil robot combine and battle TALK TO MONKS ABOUT BUDDHISM CHANGING CLIMATES to save human existence, 2009. 114 Singing Tree Café, off Wat Bo Road. Singing Tree Cafe. This week’s movie The relaxing surrounds of Kep Lodge will be the venue for the Kep Jungle Dance, next Friday September 11. Minutes. 20:00 Every Wednesday and Saturday. 17:30 showing. 17:30 Kep Lodge and Cameleon are presenting three international DJs on the decks, DJ Plex, DJ Achaya, and DJ Sihanoukville Jah Road. Dance the jungle night away to the uplifting sounds of Tech-Progressive-House. Enquiries to 092 435 330 or [email protected]. CONOR WALL BEACH CRICKET Every Monday on Independence beach in front of Seabreeze.16:00 FRIday SEPTEMBER 4 FULL MOON PARTY I AM WHAT I AM Club White, No 305 Mao Tse Tung Meta House. Exhibition featuring BARBECUE Phnom Penh: Boulevard opposite InterContinental three films dealing with queer and Snookys beach, Ochheuteal beach. Hotel . DJs Achaya and Wes T spinning gender topics, interwoven with live 18:00 GIFFARD CONCERT House. Great Happy hour and full performances by Khmer drag queens. K-West, 1 Sisowath Quay. Come moon specials! 20:00 18:00 JUKEBOX enjoy a cocktail and welcome Giffard Club White. Drink Specials, DJs Spirits to Phnom Penh while listening 30 YEARS FOR A TRIAL D’SCO THE GECKOS OF LOVE Pannara and Cool Max spin hip-hop, to a varied mix of rock and pop by Chinese House, 45 Sisowath Quay . Chinese House. Dan and Scott, guitars RnB, any requests. Cambojam live. 18:00 Photographer John Vink documents and vocals, will play rock, jazz and the genesis of the Extraordinary blues classics. 21:00 TUEsday SEPTEMBER 8 THE ROADS TO DEVELOPMENT Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Meta House, No 6 Street 264. Open August 20 - September 6. VANISHED INSIDE/OUT Photos from the new book ‘Roads Sorya Mall Cinema. New Khmer- Java Café. A series of images of to Development’. Raises questions JAPANESE DOLLS language film with English subtitles, billboards of development projects, regarding what different development Wat Phnom Exposition centre. An screening nightly. 9:00, 14:00, 16:00, and the future they envision. Part of “roads” mean for people, places and expo co-organized by the Japanese 18:30 daily. the ‘our city’ collective project.18:00 the physical environment. emabassy, come see these intricate and fascinating Japanese Dolls. Open DJ CASHMONEY REFLECTION PHOTOS THE GIRL WITHOUT HANDS until September 21. Club White. DJ Cashmoney playing Equinox Cambodia. A varied photo French Cultural Centre, No 218 Street hip-hop. Warm-up by DJ Illest. Special show about Paris’ people, its sights, 184. Compagnie Pamas presents a Sihanoukville performance by Klap Ya Hands $5 attractions and storefronts. Opening classic brothers Grimm tale adapted entry includes one drink. Call for table night. 19:00 into Khmer. A father who accidentally GOURMET BUFFET reservations: 016 994 483 (Khmer) or marries his daughter to the devil. Small Green Guest House, downtown. 013 994 483 (English). GIRL INSIDE 19:00 19:00 Canadian documentary film makers Siem Reap Maya Gallus and Justine Pimlott CLASSICAL CONCERT SATURday SEPTEMBER 5 followed their subject Madison over Cambodian-Japanese Cooperation DEVATA a period of three years, observing Centre, University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh: The Gallery By The Courtyard, National her family coming to terms with Russia Boulevard. Tubingen Chamber Road 6. Launch includes talk by the young woman’s shift of gender, Orchestra, featuring soloists from SACRED DANCE/ SACRED SPACE archaeologist and historian Dr Oliver as she herself undertakes a long Cambodia and Germany. Under Khmer Arts Ensemble. An open Cunin. RSVP to Mr. Savorn 063 966 journey – not only of metamorphosis the patronage of His Majesty King rehearsal of a sacred classical dance 788. 17:00 but of deep introspection, 2007. 72 Norodom Sihamoni.19:00 drama amid the splendour of its minutes. temple-like theatre. 11:00 TALK TO MONKS ABOUT BUDDHISM AN EVENING OF CHEKHOV Singing Tree Café, Singing Tree Café, DAYTIME DARKNESS Khmer Surin, Street 57.Anton PANH CHA POR TEVY off Wat Bo Road. Every Wednesday French Cultural Centre. Inspired by Chekhov’s ‘The Bear’ and ‘The Bophana Audiovisual Ressource and Saturday. 17:30 events lived by the actors or their Proposal’ will both be performed. Centre, No 60 Street 200. A millionaire parents at the Stung Meanchey dump, Tickets $10. All proceeds go to the allows his daughter Tévy to disguise Sunday SEPTEMBER 6 this drama takes place just after the Asapara Arts Foundation. 19:00 herself as a man to participate in the Khmer Rouges. A series of scenes class given by a teacher at Padamok Phnom Penh depicting the unbearable daily lives of FULL METAL JACKET school. Later, the classmates realise these impoverished families. 19:00 Flicks, No 39B Street 95. Story follows that Tévy is a girl. A son of Cham WALKING THROUGH a group of Marine recruits from the millionaire fall head over heel in love Sasa Art Gallery, No 7, Street 360. THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT harrowing experience of boot camp to with her, 1971.