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HERBAL INTOXICATIONStop and smell the rumdul

ON THE UP & UPGiving the children ofthe dump a fresh start

3OctOber 2 - 8, 2009 7DAYS tHe PHNOM PeNH POSt INSIDE

04 WHAT'S ONCinephiles rejoice – plus fashion, music, and…climbing?

06 HEALTHTake a spa with an intoxicating infusion of native herbs

07 GOING GLOBALRecord shops are dead – long live the record shop!

08 FASHIONKeep abreast of the trends in London and Milan

10 OFF THE GrApEvINEWine artisans in a David and Goliath situation

11 FOOd FOr THOuGHTThis Malaysian restautant has more than you’d imagine

13 SIEM rEAp SCENEMeet our five-star role model

15 FEATurEYoung kids are thinking outside of the box - are you?

16 COvEr STOrYDump kids leaving a life of grime

19 TrAvELIndian guru brings yoga to the Scots

22 Tv GuIdE Your perfect companion on the couch

30 ON THE SOApBOXWe rant about iPhones and self-help guides

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4THE PHNOM PENH POST 7DAYS OcTObEr 2 - 8, 2009WHAT’S ON

Friday OCTOBEr 02

Phnom Penh:

dOUBLE LayErSMeta House, 6 street 264. Sokuntak Piteak and Din Teang Borin come together to exhibit powerful works of art. 18:00

F MaGaZiNE: Love the 60sChinese House, 45 Sisowath Quay. F Magazine bi-monthly launch party. Free entry. Contact Marie Anne Abrera, [email protected]. 20:00

ENTrE LES MUrSFrench Cultural Centre, No. 218 Street 184. Teacher François Marin and his colleagues are preparing for another school year of teaching at a racially mixed inner city high school in Paris (2008; 128 minutes). 19:00

OPEN SESSiONThe Flicks, No 39B Street 95 . Bring a DVD or pick one from the house collection. First come, first served. 16:00

FrOM PEaCEFUL rEVOLUTiON TO GErMaN UNiTyArt Café. A documentary, exhibition opening. 19:00

SBEK POr rEViVaLAmrita Performing Arts, Chenla Theatre, Corner Mao Tse Toung Boulevard and Monireth Boulevard. An evening of large, small, and colourful puppetry. Tickets 2000 riels at Amrita and at the door, donations appreciated. 19:00

BLiNGClub White, 305 Mao Tse Tung Boulevard opposite InterContinental Hotel. Flashy, hip hop bling with the stylish Phnom Penh partiers. Top 40 dance tunes all

night by DJ Bee special guests. Happy hour promotions.

Siem reap

PiLaTES WiTH CONCHETTaSinging Tree Café, Off Wat Bo Road. $ 6 entry. 09:30

aSHaNTaGa yOGa WiTH HEidiSinging Tree Café. $ 6 entry. 18:30

aCOUSTiC CLaSSiCS LiVEMolly Malone’s , Pub Street. Performed by Australian singer and guitarist Daniel Sea. Free entry. 20:00

rETrOSPECTiVE CaMPBOdia Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor. Eric de Vries exhibits some of his best work from the past decade.

SaTUrday OCTOBEr 03

Phnom Penh

ON TriaLMonument Books, 111 Norodom Boulevard. Please join Monument Books for the launch of this important and timely new book from DCCAM (Documentation Centre of Cambodia). 17:00

La ViELLE daME ET LES PiGEONSFrench Cultural Centre. While American popcorn-eating tourists wobble around Paris and pigeons are too fat to fly, a starving French gendarme is desperate for food. Watching the birds feast on cakes and crumbs brought by an old lady, he slowly realizes that his best chance of survival is to dress up like a pigeon and try to trick the old lady into feeding him as well. (1998; 25 minutes). 10:00

PrEaH KO PrEaH KEaOVFrench Cultural Centre. 17:00

OPEN SESSiONThe Flicks. Bring a DVD or pick one from the house collection. First come, first served. 16:00

24 HOUrS draWiNG dayJava Café. Once a year cartoonists around the world attempt to draw 24

pages in 24 hours. The 24 hour comic is a ‘free drawing exercise’. 08:00

SBEK POr rEViVaLAmrita Performing Arts, Chenla Theatre, Corner Mao Tse Toung Boulevard and Monireth Boulevard. An evening of large, small, and colourful puppetry. Tickets 2000 riels at Amrita and at the door, donations appreciated. 19:00

ZEiTGEiSTMeta House. Peter Joseph’s provocative documentary about historical and modern conspiracies, touching on religion, terrorism, and the global financial system (2007, 90 minutes). 19:00

Siem reap

aSHTaNGa yOGa WiTH HEidi.Singing Tree Café. $ 6 entry. 09:00

TaLK TO MONS aBOUT BUddHiSMSinging Tree café. 17:30


FULL MOON ParTyParadise Eco-Resort, national road 6 to poipet. Free Entry. 23:00

SUNday OCTOBEr 04

Phnom Penh

MELOdraMa SUNday dOUBLEChinese House. Double showing every first Saturday of the month. ‘In the Year of Thirteen Moons’ (1980; 124 minutes). Erwin Spengler has a sex change operation to woo his beloved business partner but is led to a series of damaging relationships and betrayals. Film uses harsh colors, asymmetrical sets, and a dissonant sound track to create a unique narrative. 17:00

HOTTEST FULL MOONPontoon. DJs Blue and Achaya, spinning for the crowd. Wear Bikini get a free welcome shot. Come enjoy a fire show, dancing, and drink specials. 21:00

EXiSTENZMeta House. David Paul Cronenberg’s trippy ‘venereal horror’ film about a future where people use organically grown video game systems (1999; 97 minutes). 19:00

MELOdraMa SUNday dOUBLEChinese House. ‘Imitation of Life’(1959; 125 minutes). Co-inhabiting families struggle with issues of race and family. Adapted from Fannie Hurst’s novel. This film inspired the Diana Ross and The Supremes song ‘I’m Living in Shame’. 19:30

WOLFGaNG aMadEUS MOZarT aNd GaKOArt Café, 84Eo, Street 108. From Le Nozze di fiagro and Cosi fan tutte. Also Gako, traditional Vocal Form. 19:00

WEEKENd WarriOrClub White. Dj Bee and special guests spin hiphop, RnB, top 40 hits. Happy hour promotions.

Siem reap

BrUNCH aNd yOGaThe Sothea courtyard, national road 6. start your Sunday with brunch and a free yoga class. 09:00

MONday OCTOBEr 05

Phnom Penh

TOyLaNdCine-Lux, 44 Norodom Boulevard. The story of a young boy who’s mother attempts to shield him from the horrors of the holocaust (2007; 14 minutes). 19:00

iMPaCTBophana Audiovisual Resource Centre, Street 200. This exhibition, about landmines, features 10 Khmer artists, runs from October 1-10.

JUKEBOXClub White. DJs Pannara and Coolsam spin hiphop, RnB, and any requests.Happy hour and other drink specials.

Siem reap

aCOUSTiC HiTSDead Fish Bar, Sivutha boulevard. Performed live by Filipino singer Wil Bur. 22:00

TUESday OCTOBEr 06

Phnom Penh:

ZErO 911Meta House. A documentary claiming that the official version of events surrounding the attacks on 9/11 can not be true. 19:00

THE Lady STOryChinese House, 45 Sisowath Quay. Exhibiting works by Attasit Pokpong. The exhibition is comprised of large portraits of women.

LiPSTiCK JUNGLEClub White. Girls Just want to have fun. Hiphop, RnB, Top 40 hits by DJs from Love FM. Girls Drink Specials.

KidS SESSiONSThe Flicks. Regular showings of kids movie on the big screen with surround sound, air-conditioning and a full range of snacks and drinks. 11:30

Siem reap

PiLaTES CLaSS WiTH CONCHETTaSinging Tree Café, Off Wat Bo Road. $ 6 entry. 08:30


HaTHa yOGa CLaSS WiTH HEidiSinging Tree café. $ 6 entry. 18:30

WEdNESday OCTOBEr 07

Phnom Penh

MidWEEK CriSiSClub White. New International Club Music Theme. Dj Achaya Guest DJ spin house, electro, til, minimal. Happy Hour, white dress, other drink specials.

Siem reap

TaLK TO MONKS aBOUT BUddHiSMSinging Tree café. 17:30

iNTrOdUCTiON TO MEdiTaTiONSinging Tree Café. Led by Raja Yoga. 19:00


THUrSday OCTOBEr 08

Phnom Penh

BaNNEd FOr 25 yEarSMeta House. A group of construction workers at the construction site ‘schkona’ in the communist GDR. They work hard and drink harder. Things get complicated when a good-looking girl is employed as a young technician. 19:00

GLOry HOLEPontoon, Sisowath Quay, across from the night market. Cambodia’s only Gay Club Night. International DJs, drink specials, and a live cabaret show.

KidS SESSiONSThe Flicks. Regular showings of kids’ movies on the big screen with surround sound, air-conditioning and a full range of snacks and drinks. 16:00

THUrSday THrEESOMEClub White. DJs Bobby Coolsam spin hiphop, RnB, Top 40 hits.Happy hours 3 + 1 drink specials.

Siem reap


QUiZ NiGHTFunky Munky, corner of Pub Street. $2 entry with proceeds going towards charity. 21:00

EXHiBiTiONS

iNSidESaSa Art Gallery, 7 street 360. Photography exhibition by artist collective Stiev Selapak (art rebels). Sep 29 - Oct 29.

EXHaLEJava Café. Sculptures by Meas Sokhorn. Oct 1-24

KHLiMB THE PENHChroy Changvar Peninsula. Come try out two different temporary climbing walls on the ‘yellow tower’ building (currently under construction). Free ferry across the river, leaving from Paragon Hotel. For more details email [email protected]. Open October 2, 3.

THE PICK

FULL MOON ParTyPontoon, Sisowatch Quay, across from the Night Market.

THE PICK

MOViES FOr THE THiNKiNG PErSONSinging Tree Café. Screening of ‘What The Bleep do We Know: a journey into consciousness and science’. 19:30

THE PICK

THE MarriaGE OF Maria BraUNMeta House. Follows the life of a young German woman, married to a soldier in the waning days of WWII, and shows the grittiness of post-war life (1979; 115 minutes). 19:00

THE PICK

TraNSPOrTaTiON iN CaMBOdiaReyum Institute, 47 street 178. An exhibition and publication about transportation in Cambodia.

THE PICK

La FiLLE COUPEE EN dEUXFrench Cultural Centre. A young TV weather reporter is torn in between her love for two very different men (2007; 115 minutes). 19:00

THE PICK

La dEMOiSELLE d’HONNEUrFrench Cultural Center. Phillipe falls in love with his sister’s bridesmaid, despite her quick temper and quirky dispositions (2004, 111 minutes). 19:00

THE PICK

darK COrridOrJava Café and Gallery, 56e1 Sihanouk boulevard. New works by Nicolas C. Grey. Oct. 1-24.

THE PICK

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Dianne Janes

Cinephiles rejoice! The German Week of Film has arrived, and it’s free for all you cheapskates, skinflints, volunteers and,

well, anybody at all who’s interested in checking out some of the finest movies from Deutschland over the last 60 years .

The German embassy in phnom penh has combined with the Goethe institute and the nice folks at Meta house to present a special programme of films that will screen at lux Cinemas on Monivong and Meta house from november 5-11.

The inspiration behind the cinematic celebration is the 20/60 anniversary – it’s 20 years since the fall of the Berlin wall and the reunification of Germany in 1989, and it’s 60 years since the post-war founding of the modern Republic of Germany, in 1949.

German Ambassador to Cambodia Frank Mann says: “We take these anniversaries as a reason to reach out to the Cambodian public and invite them to celebrate with us. We hope these films provide a better understanding of Germany.”

Meta house founder and organiser of the German Week of Film, nico Mesterharm, confirms the importance of these key events in the history of German democracy.

“All of the films are somehow related to these topics,” says Mesterharm.

“Most of the films in some way deal with democracy-building – how we did it, what obstacles did we overcome, how did we deal with Communism.”

Ten films will be shown in two separate programmes, profiling some of Germany’s best-known directors including Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Uli edel and Frank Beyer.

At Meta house, films will be shown in the original German language with english subtitles. At the lux, films have been dubbed into Khmer for the first time, with the aim of attracting local audiences.

not only are the films free, but there are giveaway prizes as well. The team hope to have further screenings in provinces around the country.

in reaching out to local audiences, organisers hope they will find parallels in Cambodia’s own journey towards democratisation.

“it has relevance for local Cambodians,” agrees Mesterharm. “it’s German history, but it’s important for Cambodians to see it. Then, they can reflect on their own experience of democracy-building.”

The program showcases some of the best of German cinema in recent decades, including 2007’s excellent The Lives of Others, winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

it is a stylish, suspenseful film that follows an east German stasi (secret police) agent as he listens in and follows a well-known playwright suspected of harbouring anti-communist ideas.

The film shows how the oppressive regime tracked and monitored its own citizens in detail, collecting information about every aspect of their life – from how many pairs of shoes they buy to what kind of typewriters they use.

The inner workings of the stasi are exposed, full of suspicion and clinging to a rigid hierarchy of power.

The Lives of Others depicts a climate of silent fear in operation among both the public and the stasi officers themselves, always afraid of being accused of having “anti-party thoughts” that could lead to their punishment. Against this backdrop, director

Florian henckel Von Donnersmarck has managed to weave a tale of love, desire and resistance in a small community of artists.

Other standout features on the program include last year’s film by Dennis Gansel, The Wave, in which a high school teacher performs an unusual experiment with his

students in order to demonstrate how a dictatorship works.

Uli edel’s The Baader Meinhof Komplex exploring the threat of domestic terrorism in Germany in the 1960s and 70s, and The Miracle of Bern, about the effect of Germany’s victory in the 1954 soccer World Cup.

The 10 films showing during the German Week of Film are, of course, just the tip of the iceberg of what German cinema has to offer.

hopefully in future, the Goethe institute can present further works by great modern cinema masters like Wim Wenders, Wolfgang petersen and Margarethe Von Trotte, and really, you’d need at least a week just to profile everybody’s favourite crazy German auteur, Werner herzog.

in the meantime, pick up a schedule for the German Week of Film at your local cafe or art gallery, check our What’s On guide or look online at www.meta-house.com for screening times.

5OctOber 2 - 8, 2009 7DAYS tHe PHNOM PeNH POSt WHAT’S ON

set your sights on the cinema

a film still from the Oscar-winning film The Lives of Others (2007), from German director Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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6THE PHNOM PENH POST 7DAYS OcTObEr 2 - 8, 2009HEALTH & BEAUTY

By Ou MOM

Following yet another draining week at work, a great many of the capital’s inhabitants choose to blow off steam by plunging themselves

headlong into the city’s nightlife. Yet in our more reflective moments, everyone is fully aware that two days of sambuca and sashay-ing is far from the ideal antidote.

A more civilised, and healthy, remedy would be to shake your body out of its co-matose state in style by booking a date with one of the city’s ever-growing list of spas. in a city as hectic, and often draining, as Phnom Penh, finding a sanctum which offers both relaxation and tranquillity can do wonders for mind, body and soul.

A relative new kid on the block, Sayana Rumdul opened its doors just two months ago and is currently pampering around

ten customers per day. its founder, Soum Sambath, 38, is not shy when discussing his ambitions.

“our aim is to compete with the many other professional and experienced spas found in Phnom Penh,” he stated.

By using an abundance of native Cam-bodian flowers and medicinal plants in its treatments, Sayana Rumdul is, quite liter-ally, very proud of its roots. An intoxicating aroma flirts with your nostrils the second you enter the heavy, wooden doors, enticing you towards the centre’s impressive range of facilities, which includes a sauna, steam room, and jacuzzi.

Decked out in a colourful Cambodian sarong, whiling away an hour in a steam room which emanates a heady mixture of lemongrass, rumdul and other medicinal herbs is certainly a most pleasant way to spend an afternoon.

Meanwhile, the treatments on offer cover all the bases, from scrubs, wraps and baths to the spa’s most popular indulgence – the traditional Cambodian massage, which costs $8 for one hour. Although those with particu-larly foggy auras and even fatter wallets might opt for the Sayana Rumdul Dream Package, which lasts for two hours and includes an Aroma Massage, Herbal Scrub and Special Bath for an eye-watering $60.

other packages, which are a tad kinder on the bank balance, are also available at $45 for two hours. The Romantic Delight Package offers an Aroma Massage, Papaya and ginger Scrub and a Milk and Honey Bee Purify-ing Bath, while the Stress Release Package includes Aroma Massage, Calming Salt Scrub and a Milk and Rose Bath.

within the opulent confines of the bathing area there is also the option of an invigo-rating shower massage, courtesy of seven

shower heads which caress you from a vari-ety of heights and angles to provide a perfect final flourish.

The option to get your head down follow-ing your experience may also prove too great to resist, particularly with that luxurious aroma engulfing your senses. in the end, though, whether you want to hang around and take in the ambience or pop in for a quick, revitalising treat, Sayana Rumdul delivers the perfect tonic.

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GOING GLOBAL 7

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Don’t tell brothers Wayne and Gary Johnson that the CD business is dead or that the brick-and-mortar record store has gone the way of the

five-and-dime.or go ahead. tell them. they’ll just smile.

that’s because they run Rockaway Records, one of the longest-surviving independent record stores in Los Angeles. It has been trading since 1979 in various forms of music technology pro-nounced dead or dying in most other corners of the ailing music industry.

“I feel more confident than ever,” Wayne Johnson said during an interview in the back office lined with memorabilia that reflects his lifelong love of the Beach Boys and their music.

As the bottom fell out from under the retail music business, the Johnson siblings wit-nessed the demise of Rhino, Aron’s and other local independent record stores as well as onetime behemoths such as tower Records and Virgin Megastores.

About 3,650 stores that sell music have closed nationwide in the six years since the Almighty Institute of Music Retail marketing research company began collecting data. During that period, about 2,000 stores have opened, but 70 percent of those have been big-box stores such as Wal-Mart and Best Buy or chains including Borders and Barnes & noble. that leaves about 600 free-standing music retailers.

Rockaway has sidestepped that fate with a combination store and online business where customers can find music as cheap as 99 cents or spend thousands for coveted pop music collectibles such as a copy of the Beatles’ first album, “Please Please Me,” signed in 1964 by all four band members and on display in a glass case. Cost: US$28,500.

the Johnsons have survived, they say, thanks to a simple philosophy.

“You have to know what you’re doing,” Wayne said. “You can’t wing it anymore. It used to be easy to buy collections and turn them around and sell them for more than what you paid. But now, there are so many avenues – people can go on Amazon or eBay and find out what stuff is worth. now you re-ally have to know the market.”

Rockaway’s calling card is collectibles, the same thing the Johnsons started out selling in the 70s out of the basement of the orange County house they shared. Back then, they could pick up items in thrift stores or yard sales for 25 or 50 cents each and then sell them for $5 to $10 apiece to collectors. (Last year it sold some acetates of unreleased Frank Zappa music to a collector in Andorra for $12,000.)

But, to the delight of sellers, Wayne said, “we pay as much as we can.” they bought a collection of 100,000 albums from a collector in Hollywood several years ago for $600,000 – their biggest purchase. “there are some collections I’ve seen that I’d be willing to pay $1 million for.”

their thinking since the early days: word would spread among collectors that they pay fairly. It seems to work: Wayne said five or six local collectors approached Rockaway after hearing about the $600,000 outlay. Rockaway finances big-ticket purchases either through the seller or with help from a bank, Wayne said.

Several years ago Rockaway stopped selling new CDs when major merchants began selling them for $9.99 or cheaper. that’s $2 to $3 less than independents such as Rockaway could buy them for wholesale. But the Johnsons have kept Rockaway afloat by taking in used CDs, LPs, 45s and DVDs – items that don’t reach the “collect-ible” threshold but still create enough profit to make them worth stocking.

“A few years ago I was thinking the used-CD business would just go away,” Wayne said. “But that has kind of changed, and the CD business has gone way up. A lot of that is because of what has happened to the com-petition. So many stores went under; there

are not many places to buy used CDs.”Rockaway in some cases even has benefit-

ed from the misfortune of other independent stores that went out of business and had inventory to unload. For example, the John-sons paid $150,000 for the entire inventory of 75,000 CDs from a store in Clear Lake, Iowa, that went under.

“that kept our CD bins stocked for a long time,” Wayne said.

Independent music retailers account for only 7 percent of all album sales, according to nielsen SoundScan, compared with about 14 percent in 2001. nontraditional outlets such as Amazon, itunes and Starbucks, which rep-resented just 3 percent of the market in 2001, now account for 29 percent of sales. Chains such as Best Buy, together with Wal-Mart, target and other mass merchandisers, capture 65 percent of album sales today, although that’s down from the 82 percent they commanded eight years ago.

“Even in this economy, we’re still doing pretty well,” Wayne says.

Rockaway has logged annual sales in the low-seven figures in recent years, and Wayne said they planned to add 110 square metres to the 325-square-metre store.

the store carries about 75,000 CDs, 20,000 LPs, 20,000 45s, 10,000 DVDs and thousands of vintage magazines, books, posters and memo-rabilia, an inventory that Wayne said is worth at least $1 million. on Sunday, Rockaway will hold a 30th anniversary parking lot sale with 30,000 CDs on sale for 99 cents each.

trafficking heavily in albums benefits Rock-away in the itunes age that favours singles, Wayne said.

Additionally, the Johnsons don’t have to worry about downloadable versions of offbeat items Rockaway sells, such as Zappa’s hand-written score for his “Low Budget Symphony” ($5,000), a lenticular 3D rendering of a Cream album cover that was a recordstore display piece cre-ated in the 1990s ($1,500), or a Michael Jackson “thriller” display piece. that one had been listed for $700 to $800 before his death in June, jumped to $3,500 shortly after and is now priced at $2,200.

that reflects the ever-shifting collectibles market.

“People like to think that every year their collectibles will go up in value, but look at prices for houses, look what’s happened to the stock market,” Wayne said. “Why should collectibles be any different?” LOS ANGELES TIMES

Charting an independent course

imitating Gene simmons, wayne Johnson of Rockaway Records in the silver Lake community of Los angeles, shows a guitar signed by him. LOS ANGELES TIMES

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FASHION8THE PHNOM PENH POST 7DAYS OcTObEr 2 - 8, 2009

First, it was just another folly of Lady Gaga’s: outrageous outfits with tops and headpieces so over the top that they made the bottom half of the look

unnecessary. But now, designers seem to think that pantless will be a good look for every woman next spring.

John Galliano had pioneered the look on the runway of his couture show for Christian Dior in Paris back in July -- yet that was cou-ture: not really meant to be worn to your local supermarket.

But spring is all about ready-to-wear, and chances are that the overwhelming num-ber of top-only outfits will heavily influence shopping for next spring. London’s ‘wild kids’ were as usual at the forefront of the trend: John rocha gave his models white-and-black bodysuits to wear underneath his see-through lace creations, while Jeremy scott ditched the ‘dressed’ look altogether with animal-print bathing suits constituting entire outfits.

And even the most established designers showing during this fashion week season, such as tommy Hilfiger in New York or Miuccia Prada in Milan, are going for the bathing suit or pantyhose as spring wardrobe essentials, of-ten worn with a ‘dress-up’ jacket or light coat.

For more wearable versions of the leggy trend, it is worth looking to celebrities’ outfits: stars such as Vanessa Hudgens and the Olsen twins have already been spotted wearing over-sized shirts or tunics without shorts or skirts: not as radical but still daring.

the trend does not only apply to women’s wear, by the way: designers such as Duckie Brown in New York sent their male models down the runway in nothing but what the New York times called “diaper pants” and cardi-gans.

the paper also asked fashion barometer Anna Wintour, editor of Us Vogue, what she thought of the trend, and she just replied: “i will never answer that question.” Relaxnews

Trendwatch: What are women going to do without pants next spring?

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Manish Arora AW09 Collection. THOMASANGUS.COM Manish Arora AW09 Collection. Hoisery by Falke Collection.THOMASANGUS.COM

EstablishEd in 1884, Jaeger is an iconic british fashion brand re-nowned for designing contemporary, stylish and innovative womenswear,

menswear and accessories.this Year Jaeger celebrates its 125th an-

niversary as a luxury fashion house and commemorates this with the launch of a limited edition capsule collection of unique, stunning pieces inspired by original 1960 Jaeger designs which have been reworked and updated to suit the demands of today’s Jaeger woman – each piece destined to be a future Jaeger collectible.

in a few short seasons the brand’s Jaeger london collection – now a firm favourite on the london Fashion Week schedule – has evolved from an insiders’ secret to the go-to destination for women who crave intelligent connection with fashion. With its flair for architectural sil-houettes and high-tech fabrics, this is a label forging an international reputation for an intrinsically british sense of style and luxury.

Manish Arorasince launching the Manish arora

label in 1997, Manish has gone from strength to strength – being featured across the international fashion press finding fans amongst celebri-ties from anoushka shankar to Katy Perry. his rich palette of psychedelic colours and kitsch motifs, in garments that combine traditional indian crafts like embroidery, appliqué and beading with the Western silhouette has gained the Manish arora

label international acclaim, hailing him as one of india’s foremost designers – and one who is not afraid of sticking to their roots and embracing their native culture.

Trends: shouldersshoulders are back. and they are big. it’s official.

We begin our guide to the autumn with a look at this season’s biggest trend. literally.

the trend has been brought back from the 80’s and forward twenty years. there is a revived chic-ness on all levels from the high designer to the high

street. there is a shape to suit and flatter every frame; the only decision now is how horizontal do you go?

Trends: printsPrints are a staple of every season and every

wardrobe alike, yet this season is different.this winter we see the gloomy days and dark winter staples lit up by an explosion of print.

Clashing colours, kaleidoscope prints and wonderful new techniques in digital printing give this trend a full make over into the future.

in london we saw Christopher Kane employing digital print Gorillas onto silk jerseys and graphical explosions were covering suits and leggings at alexander McQueen. Meanwhile traditional screen printing gave us fluoro animals at Giles

and the beautiful and electric Eley Kishimoto are as prevalent as ever

on the fashion week schedule and our runway creating bold, striking prints each season, on everything from dresses and tights, to Globe-trotter trunks and smart cars.

add some colour to your win-ter wardrobe – be brave and think print. London Fashion Weekend

London’s runway success

Manish Arora AW09 Collection.THOMASANGUS.COM

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TROIS CONTINENTS

Many colleagues today bemoan that we are losing our true winemaking artisans to a kind of oenological ‘industrial

revolution’, where wines are made in labs, by recipe, to satisfy ‘target consumers’, ‘market profiles’ and ‘Wine Critics’ (or gate-keepers as they are referred to by trade insiders). The result being that all we may end up with is a universal mouth-wash so bland and boring as to inspire epitaphs instead of poetry.

The past 15 years have seen a global transformation in the international wine market: walk into just about any wine shop – in virtually any country – and you will get a sense of the true globalisation of the industry; racks and stacks of wines from the four corners of the planet are each given conspicuous floor-space.

new World producers have been the main beneficiaries of this wine label globe-trotting; forging reputations built largely around value-for-money, consistency, varietal labeling and lower-end prices.

The commercial impact of this global phenomenon has seen the rise and rise of the large wine company, huge wine empires with massive and far-reaching global operations and wineries that are known within the industry as wine refineries or tank farms.

Today over 80 percent of all of australia’s wine is produced by just four wine companies, 70 percent of all of California’s wine is produced by just five wineries, consultant Michel Rolland is the winemaker at over 200 wineries. Mechanical technology in the vineyards means that harvest costs are kept low and competitive, new technology in the wineries means that winemakers can manipulate wines like never before.

Consistency and low prices certainly have their place however; is this all a bit of a dumbing-down of the wine industry? are we, (the consumer) victors or victims in this globalised market? are we sacrificing some of the vinous equivalent to virtuoso jazz-improv for more easy-listening, instead of discovering world-music are we being force-fed an increasing diet of elevator music?

an artisan (from Italian: artigiano) is a skilled manual worker who hand crafts products. The term can also be used as an adjective to refer to the craft of hand making food products such as bread, wine and cheese. Manufacture by hand and with hand tools imparts unique and individual qualities

to artisanal products, in contrast to mass produced goods where every one of them is nearly identical –wikipedia.org.

The French call it terroir, an expression in a product that is unique because it consists of aspects and characteristics of its place, its soil, its climate, it producer. no two products can be alike because each is an expression of its own terroir.

The new World tends to call it artisanal winemaking, wines from smaller producers that take a hands-on approach to grape-growing and winemaking. Winemakers who are trying to craft individual wines that have their own personalities and charm, wines that are as much about where they come from and how they were made as they are about who made them.

Curtis Marsh and I first collaborated in Melbourne, australia as young upstarts in the wine industry over 20 years ago; together we would spend many hours waxing lyrical and philosophising about the great wines of the world, many as we were seeing them for the first time in our lives. Today, Curtis lives in Singapore and for me no trip to the city state is ever complete without us breaking bread and sharing wine. Curtis enunciates his passion for such wines superbly on the ‘Must-Have’ page of his inspirational website ‘thewanderingpalate.com’:

“The Must-Have wines objective is to

impassion consumers and stimulate a thirst for real wine. Unashamedly you will not find pedestrian, commercially orientated wines or wineries of industrial size. The emphasis is on genuine artisan vignerons making wines that are highly expressive of their terroir and have a tangible ‘sense of place’ encompassing the unique qualities of their region and micro-climate. Invariably these people will be dedicated to environmentally sustainable viticulture with an emphasis on organic and biodynamic principals and a no-compromise approach to all facets of winemaking.”

My own philosophy on wine appreciation is similar to philosophy on art: I can spend exciting minutes staring at great photography, it has its place but I can get lost for hours in a single painting by the great impressionists. Give me the vinous equivalent of a Van Gogh, Monet or Matisse over a Canon, Olympus or nikon.

Wine TalkDarren Gall

A shrinking canvas

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GoGh, moneT or mATisse

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There are plenty of pharmacies in Phnom Penh that provide remedies for sexual inadequacy, but at Malaysia restaurant, the answer

comes in a cup of coffee. Lerb Mariyam, the owner of the restaurant, touts her special brews Per’l Café and Ali Café as providing a boost of sexual energy to give you more bang for your buck, literally.

“I bought it from a company in Malaysia where I spent three years to learn Malaysian recipes,” said Mariyam, a Cambodian Muslim who lived with her husband in his native Malaysia for 10 years, prior to opening Malaysia restaurant in Phnom Penh eight years ago. Coffee drinkers and virility seekers can pick up a cup for just 2000 riel (US$.50), and there’s more help to be had if that’s not enough.

Mariyam’s husband, 60-year-old Ahmad Noor, says he practices a special Malaysian massage for men who need a boost in bed, but he wouldn’t tell his secret or his price.

Malaysia restaurant also has a full menu of Malaysian dishes if you desire to liven up your diet as well. “It tastes much more sour than Khmer food,” said 26-year-old customer Srey Monica, while eating the Malaysian curry. “It’s not salty and not sweet but it contains a good flavour that is difficult to pinpoint, and it provides me with more energy.”

While the restaurant offers Khmer and Thai menus as well, Mariyam admits that these aren’t the restaurant’s best dishes.

“The special food here is Malaysian food

for Muslim people,” she said, adding that tong yum, sambal chicken and Malaysian curry are the restaurant’s finest offerings. Served with rice, a small plate of food costs $2 and a big plate costs $3.

Still, it’s the coffee that has customers talking. Na Syham, a 22-year-old woman wearing a white hijab, a traditional scarf worn by Muslim women, said she was surprised by the Per’l Café.

“The food is simple but the coffee tastes great and gives me a real energy boost,” she claimed.

Because of the niche appeal of the restaurant, Mariyam saw a severe drop in patronage last month, as many Muslims fasted from dawn to dusk during the 28-day celebration of ramadan.

even with ramadan over, business at the Malaysia restaurant is still suffering due to the world financial crisis, according to Mariyam. She says the restaurant used to make $300 a day but in recent months has been bringing in just over $100 daily.

The restaurant, located on Street 130 next to Indochine, is open from 6am-9pm every day for coffee, food and, if you’re lucky, a bit more.

Coffee with benefitsA quick cup of Per’l Café might just give you the kick of horsepower you need. ISTOCKPHOTO

tOng yUM, sAMbAl ChiCken And

MAlAysiAn CUrry Are the restAUrAnt’s

finest Offerings

lerb Mariyam preparing food for her mainly Muslim customers. SOVAN PHILONG

WATER WOES RETURNOver the weekend, downtown Siem Reap resi-dents and businesses received a nasty reminder of the bad times earlier this year when water supply was almost permanently curtailed for close on three months.

Late on Friday afternoon the water supply was again cut off without warning in a large swathe of Siem Reap’s central business district, includ-ing the Pub Street.

The water supply was not reconnected until 7.30pm on Sunday.

A spokesman for the Office of Water told Scene the culprit this time was “the China company.”

Apparently an unnamed Chinese company undertaking messy road works along Sivutha Boulevard accidentally cut the water pipe and thereby cut off the water supply along the length of Sivutha and in the Pub Street and old market areas.

Many of the affected restaurants had to cart in water supplies, but a waiter at the chic Aha restaurant simply shrugged and said it was no big deal, “We’re used to it,” he said.

Dean Williams, the owner of Miss Wong bar, was certainly an unhappy chappie. He told Scene, “When the water is off continuously, we have to bring in 200-300 litres per day.

“We manage, but it’s just a real inconve-nience, and it’s not a good look for tourists when there’s no water and they have to flush the toilet with water from a bucket. You know, that’s ok at a bus stop in Poipet, but I’m trying to run a cocktail bar here.”

TRADE FAIR PLANNEDThe Siem Reap Chamber of Commerce will hold a ‘Buy Cambodian Products’ trade fair during the water festival starting at the end of this month.

The trade fair, to run from October 31 to November 2, aims to improve and disseminate trade information for producers and traders, and to create a “trade and investment environment.”

A further aim is to promote and support the usage of Khmer products.

At this stage, organisers say that at least 70 booths will display local precuts at the fair.

Details about the venue for the trade fair will be announced shortly.

For further information, contact Nheb Sina on 092 975 214.

PHOTO EXHIBITION AT RAFFLESSiem Reap-based photographer and 4Faces café owner Eric de Vries has embarked on a profile-raising exercise.

On September 22 his exhibition of recent Preah Vihear photos launched at the Chinese House in Phnom Penh. This work was the result of a speedy trip from Siem Reap to Preah Vihear on a small Honda moto on August 13-15.

Tonight, he launches his Retrospective Cam-bodia 2009 exhibition at Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor Siem Reap. This features a collec-tion of the best photos he has taken over the last nine years while living in Cambodia, from landscape to portrait and from Angkor Wat to the standoff at Preah Vihear.

The photos in the exhibition form part of Eric’s next book, which will be published early next year and feature series and singe photos.

Meanwhile, advance copies of photographer John McDermott’s long-awaited book, Elegy: Reflections on Angkor, have arrived from the printer in Italy.

The official launch is slated for either Novem-ber or December.

NEW CRAFT WORKSHOPSenteurs d’Angkor opened its new $80,000 workshop to the public last weekend.

Managing director Stephane Bourcier said around one hundred guests, including many tourist agents attended the opening of the new

workshop on National Road 6, which will employ about 80 people.

“The guests loved the garden and most of the agencies said they will try to send customers to us. It’s my business, my baby, I want to commit to running it well and if I can give work to more people, that is nice.”

Senteurs d’Angkor has another outlet in town near the old market but that is now too small.

Bourcier’s business has produced and sold items such as incense, candles, soaps, oils and spices for ten years, and he hopes the new workshop setup will reinforce the local heritage of his product range.

“Most people who come here want to buy Cambodian products, but they don’t know most of the stuff in the markets is not made here,” Bourcier said.

“Our main objective is to produce local prod-ucts from local materials, by mostly Cambodian people. If we can show people how the products are made, that the workers are comfortable, that it is hygienic, they can then choose whether or not to buy from us.”

HALF-PIPE-DREAM Siem Reap’s infamous on-again, off-again skate-boarding half-pipe ramp is off-again, undergo-ing a makeover due to monsoon season effects that were not factored into the original model.

The rooftop ramp at X Bar first made a much-publicised appearance earlier in the year, but has been out of use since the start of the rainy season. X Bar co-owner Carlo Tarabini says it was all going great until a few months ago, when rain “became an issue.”

The materials used to build the ramp lost out in a battle against the rain, with wood warping causing distress. Tarabini, an Aussie, says the new plan is to resurface the ramp with more moisture-resistant materials.

Budding boarders should be able to ramp up again some time soon.

“It’s all taking shape and is probably going to soak up the next month or so, but it’s going to come through,” Tarabini said.

YOGA GURU WORKSHOPSRome-based yoga guru Diane Long will host a workshop in Siem Reap at Wat Bo from January 11-15 next year. Bookings are now open, but class sizes will be limited.

Long is being brought to Siem Reap by resident yoga teacher Heidi Dewald, in association with The Singing Tree café.

Long is significant in yoga circles, having studied lyengar yoga for nearly 25 years under Vanda Scaravelli, author of the book Awaken the Spine.

Dewald told Scene, “I have had a couple of yoga teachers that have inspired me, but Diane Long completely changed my practice and I would like others to experience her teachings.

“Her explanation of how to use the intelligence of the body to bring the mind and body together is quite unique.”

The cost of the “total workshop” with Diane Long is $450.

For further information contact [email protected]

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SIEM REAP SCENE

A woman weaving a box at Senteurs d’Angkor’s new workshop. LiLy PartLand

Diane Long. Pic suPPLied

Temple WatchDave Perkes

The South Gate of Angkor Thom is one of five gates to the ancient city, and it is also the busiest. Even in the rainy season, there are always cars and buses queuing to enter the narrow gateway. Tourists usually walk over the causeway, admiring the gateway and reproductions of the heads of the gods and demons along the balustrade.

It is slightly amusing to see hordes of tourists crammed together, when only a few metres away they would be virtually alone. To avoid seeing the South Gate clogged with traffic and tourists, walk to the left down to the moat for the view shown in the photo. The traffic and people are hidden by the walls of the causeway and cattle can often be

seen grazing by the water’s edge. Nearby are a couple of small temples –

Prasat Bei with three towers, and Baksei Chamkrong, a 12 metre pyramid dedicated to Shiva. Its name means “the bird which shelters under its wings.” This refers to the legend of King Yasovarman escaping from battle, being saved by a huge bird which hid him from view. Both these temples date from the tenth century.

The South Gate of Angkor Thom . daVe PerKes

The SOUTh GATe

Correction: In last weeks Temple Watch, the term limestone was used to describe the stone used in the building of Angkor. Sandstone is the correct term. Apologies for the error. DAVE PERKES

Though it’s not as visually arresting as the enormous surrounding temples, it’s always the Terrace of the Elephants that captures my imagination when I wander through Angkor Thom.

one can easily envision Jayavarman VII perched there, high atop a platform, watching his victorious army roll back into town, an enormous force that included some of the same powerful war elephants that are carved into the stone base of the terrace. Nowadays, the number of elephants in Cambodia is pitifully small, estimated at just over 200 in captivity and even fewer in the wild.

But it wouldn’t be until I made a trip to northern Laos that I would get a tiny taste of what it must have been like to be a mahout, or elephant driver, in the ancient Khmer empire.

Though there are greater numbers of elephants in Laos than in Cambodia, many of them are consigned to years of hard labor in logging camps because of their brute strength. That’s why some organisations, like the Elephant Village outside Luang Prabang,

adopt abused elephants and give them the much easier work of trotting around with tourists on their backs.

Though I knew all this in advance, it still came as a shock for someone hailing from an elephant-less continent to pull into the village and see seven Asian elephants grazing calmly as they waited for us to climb aboard.

My ride for the day was Mae Boun Nam, a one-ton cutie with expressive flapping ears who was rescued after 40 years of work in the logging industry. It wasn’t until I had mounted Mae Boun Nam, along with her regular mahout Mr. Sao, that I realized that she was blind in both eyes. I’ll admit that riding a blind elephant down a tremendously steep mountain path felt a wee bit precarious, but Mr. Sao guided her

by bobbing his feet and saying commands, and Mae Boun Nam confidently felt her way along, checking for stumps and branches with her sensitive trunk. And then it was time for me to slide into the driver’s seat, straddling Mae Boun Nam’s neck.

To ride Mae Boun Nam was to have very mixed impressions. one was to be in awe of her immense power; feeling her muscles move under me was a little like riding a large horse until I remembered that I was on her neck, the narrowest part of her.

The other impulse was to give her the same respect that I would an old lady. She was 60 years old, after all, and she had loose spotted earlobes that reminded me of my grandmother’s. I think she would look quite fetching in the rhinestone earrings and pillbox hats that my elderly neighbors used to wear to church in the 1980’s.

Back at the village, I fed Mae Boun Nam some bananas that comprised part of her 200 kilogram daily diet, and watched some of the other visiting barang try to master some basic mahout commands. The seven elephants are trained to follow basic Lao

words like “Sai!” for left and “Khwa!” for right. Even so, they’re accustomed to the voices of their usual mahouts, who feed and care for them, and getting them to listen to anyone else can be tricky.

“Pie!” (or “go forward!”) one determined Englishman shouted with less and less confidence, as his elephant lazily took her time scratching her rear against a tree trunk.

I couldn’t help but feel superior to him since Mae Boun Nam and I seemed to have developed a rapport. As she lovingly smeared mud and elephant saliva on me with her trunk, I entertained fantasies of secreting her back to Siem Reap and keeping her in my front yard. My days of riding tuk-tuks and motos would be over; together, we could stroll around town like real Angkorians.

Just let an SuV try to get in our way! Eventually, I decided that Mae Boun Nam

had a pretty nice retirement plan right where she was and we said our goodbyes. But now when I see the Terrace of the Elephants, I won’t imagine Jayavarman VII. Instead, I’ll fondly remember Mae Boun Nam and my fleeting career as a mahout.

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The Learning Curve Shannon Dunlap

The blind leading the blind: A sightless elephant and her newest mahout

I feel thAt to work As A generAl mAnAger Is not reAlly gender relAted.”

SARAh Moya is at home in the environment she has created at the five star ho-tel in Siem Reap which she

manages. She’s dynamic, but the setting she has created at the hotel is serene. Tranquil music mingles with the splashes from an expan-sive water feature that encircles the main courtyard. Lustrous Indo-Chinese teak and floors of luxuri-ous white Italian tiles enhance the “grand Khmer villa” feel.

But it is the discreet, subtle and elegant touches – the small rice seedlings growing in vases on each of the breakfast tables and a myriad of little feminine touches – that are the hallmarks of the 35-year-old Filipino expat Ms Moya’s style, at The Sothea Courtyard, Siem Reap’s newest five-star boutique hotel, where she is the resident general manager.

As a woman general manager, Sarah Moya is a rarity not only in Siem Reap, but in the entire Southeast Asian region. But being a woman in what has traditionally been perceived as a man’s job is not an aspect Moya is comfortable discussing.

“It’s just that I feel that to work as a general manager is not really gender related,” she said.

“You become a general manager, whether you’re male or female, be-cause the things that you have done prior to becoming one that is what’s important. It’s all about the experi-ence, it’s all about the skills that you acquire along the way.”

She does agree however that women general managers are few.

“I think basically the hotel busi-ness has always been initially domi-

nated by males. It’s only recently that women are in charge and have risen to positions like the general manager.”

It’s no accident that Moya ended up in the hotel business, as hotels figured largely in her childhood. her father, a significant figure in her life until he died when she was 17, designed resorts.

“he’s one of my main role models in life,” she said. “he was an engineer – he worked for quite a prestigious architectural firm in the Philippines and they were actually into resort design. So growing up, I used to watch him make drawing boards for what would eventually

be resorts. In some ways that’s why resorts have always been a curiosity for me.”

Moya enrolled in a tourism man-agement course at the university of the Philippines, graduating in 1994. After shopping around, she joined hyatt Asia-Pacific in Manila, where she became head of the sales and marketing division.

After seven years with the hyatt she was ready for a change, and ac-cepted a job in Cambodia in 2003.

“It was a very good stepping point because I wanted to work as an expatriate overseas.

“Second to that I found that Siem Reap was very charming. At

the time I was looking to reassess what I wanted to do in my life and I thought Siem Reap would be a good place to do that. It was less complicated. I knew that in my personal life I could slow down, I could reassess things. At the same time I would have the opportunity of building a very good business portfolio for my future.”

When she first joined Angkor Century, the sales office was in Phnom Penh, and she spent her first year shuttling backwards and forwards to the hotel in Siem Reap.

But when the general manager resigned she was given the job as acting general manger for three to

Siem Reap’s a five-star role modelLiLy PaRTLand

General manager of the Sothea Courtyard Sarah Moya (right) and her protegee Rida Khun (left). LiLy PartLand

six months, but ended up serving in that position for two years.

She then left the company and moved to China.

But she never severed her links to Angkor Century and Siem Reap and when the owner of Angkor Century planned to build a luxury boutique hotel in Siem Reap earlier this year as a gift to wife for her 50th birth-day, Sara was appointed general manager.

having been mentored by strong, successful women in the business, Moya is now mentoring the owner’s daughter, Rida Khun, who has just graduated from hotel school in Sydney, Australia.

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15OctOber 2 - 8, 2009 7DAYS tHe PHNOM PeNH POSt FEATURE

BENNETT MURRAY

Using an ingenious combination of crafts and environmentalism, the pupils of ican British international school have created a new, eco-friendly alternative to troublesome plastic and

styrofoam packaging. “staff from K’nay restaurant came to meet the children in August and gave them a design specification for a new delivery bag for their restaurant,” explained iCan Vice Principal David Hunt. This chimed perfectly with the school’s “Keen on green” art theme, and the children got to work on a competition to create a delivery bag made from recycled material.

“We’re educating the children not just academically, but also about being citizens of the future,” said iCan Principal Lori Hastings. “We try to educate them so, when they’re older, they’ll think twice about throwing a plastic bag out of a car window.”

The prototype which won used Khmer-language newspapers for the exterior, while the inside was made from plastic lining salvaged from the wrappings of printer paper. “since it’s a Khmer restaurant, they wanted to preserve that Khmer image – and they also realised the printer paper wrappers have a sort of water-resistant finish,” Hunt explained with obvious pride.

The result is a bag which is sturdy and disposable, but with a look novel enough to encourage consumers to hang onto the bags after they’ve eaten their food. “A lot of customers say they will reuse the bags to put gifts in,” offered Hunt as an example.

The Vice Principal feels the children’s design is preferable to the styrofoam packaging used by most restaurants to deliver their food. “You become conscious of just how environmentally unfriendly that sort of packaging is,” said Hunt, claiming wasteful packaging alone was enough to put him off his meal. “i can’t enjoy the food, even if it’s the most delicious food in the world.”

Hunt hopes the idea will catch on with other restaurants, saying recycled goods in packaging is not only economically

advantageous, but positive for public relations. “By using recycled packaging, you say more than just

‘this is delicious food.’ You’re saying this is delicious food that is socially responsible.”

Thinking outside the boxThere are currently more than 1,000 non-governmental organisations in Cambodia, each performing admirable work to help the less fortunate citizens of this beguiling country. Allied with a great many schemes run by local communities and associations, there are myriad options available for the responsible shopper in areas such as dining, shopping and tours.

By giving your patronage to businesses which promote learning transferable skills and hard work to earn a living, you are undoubtedly helping to push the workforce of Cambodia in the right direction. not only do these ngOs help instil a newfound sense of pride in previously at-risk individuals, such organisations also encourage others to seek independence from charity. Here, 7Days highlights some of the best options for ethical spending in Cambodia…

Phnom PenhEating:Friends InternationalFriends the Restaurant, Friends n Stuff, #215 Street 13Have a number of locations, offering different services, across the city. The proceeds help pay for services such as education and vocational training to around 1,600 homeless or abandoned children per day.

Camory Premium Cookie Boutique167 Sisowath QuayProvide a wage, work and training in the bakery field to needy individuals from across Phnom Penh. Also works to promote Cambodia as a viable source of ingredients such as cashew nuts and spices.

Le Lotus BlancStung Mean Chey Fifteen minutes out of town, near the notorious dump, this restaurant serves western and Khmer cuisine, and doubles as a training centre for youngsters who used to earn a living scavenging amongst the rubbish.

Shopping:Rehab Craft Cambodia#10A Street 322Handicraft shop, run by and for disabled Cambodians which provides employment opportunities for Cambodians with physical disabilities.

Smateria#08EO Street 57A small workshop and store, which designs and makes fashion accessories and jewellery. smateria only uses local workers and materials and provides employees with the equipment to work independently.

Awkun Shop+Help#11 Street 172An ngO-run shop selling silks, recycled bags, village crafts, toys for the kids and more. Proceeds go towards community development projects in Anlong Khong.

Siem ReapSinging Tree Café Second lane between Wat Bo Street and the riverA café selling delicious food and offering information about various schemes in and around siem Reap which benefit locals. Also on the premises is a small fair-trade shop which stocks locally and regionally made products.

Butterflies Garden RestaurantCross the second bridge up from the old market and head straightset in a tropical garden with more than 1,000 butterflies, this restaurant provides restaurant training to disadvantaged youth. Also gives employment opportunities to street children and communities living with HiV/AiDs.

Cambodia Landmine MuseumSix kilometres south of Banteay Srey Temple on the main road from Siem ReapOpened by former child soldier Aki Ra in 1998 to promote awareness of landmine issues amongst tourists and locals. Has cleared over 50,000 mines and provides care and livelihood support to mine victims.

Ling Ling is Cambodian (left) Vi is Vietnamese (right).

Ethical shopping tips

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ARIELLE BURNEY

The yard surrounding the Indochina Starfish Foundation (ISF) in Stung Meanchey is nearly deserted on a sunny Saturday

afternoon, save for one small girl engaged in a heated game of football against the wall. When Tup first arrived at ISF last July, bug bites covered her body, her belly was distended from starvation and her hair was cropped so short that until the requisite doctor’s visit, everyone assumed she was a boy.

When her classmates got hold of her that first day, the girls cleaned her up, did her hair, and put the tomboy in a dress.

“When we took her back to her family that evening,” Kate Griffin, ISF Country Manager enthuses, “it was like watching the makeover reveal on Jerry Springer,” she says, mimicking the hoots, shock and jaw drops the family gave upon their daughter’s return to their plastic tarp-covered hovel.

Despite the superficial improvement, Tup, along with many of her classmates, has suffered from years of malnourishment, which often leads to physical and mental delays. Although she is 13 years old, she looks no more than 8. But according to the growth charts kept in the nurse’s office, the two meals a day the children receive are making a significant difference.

ISF has two education facilities catering to more than 160 students in Stung Meanchey and Boeng Salang, where they follow Khmer and english curricula.

Its education program is intended to get these kids, “the poorest of the poor”, to catch up with their peers in public school and eventually matriculate there, which entails teaching two grade levels worth of

material in one year. The children must complete sixth grade in public school, or they won’t receive the government certificate in basic literacy that will help them land jobs.

The effort, though, pays off.“Upon enrolling in public schools their

confidence shoots up – they go from the bottom rung of society to being equal to everyone else,” Griffin says.

each child at ISF has a hygiene kit of scabies-treating soap (for morning showers), a toothbrush and toothpaste, and a clean school uniform, all of which are kept at the school in order to ensure healthy habits and proper usage.

“I would rather all of their teeth fall out of their heads, than have them sharing toothbrushes with family members who could pass along diseases like hepatitis,” Griffin says.

As these are the children of rubbish collectors, their presence in school means they are unable to help their parents with work. To supplement the lost income, ISF rewards the families with food rations if their children have missed fewer than four days of school in a month. As truancy is the greatest challenge, this system helps to guarantee attendance.

The Stung Meanchey dumpsite closed in July this year, but most families living around the dump have remained in place.

According to community development research ISF conducted, most of the families do their trash scavenging throughout the city, because once the garbage arrives at the dump it has already been combed through for recyclable materials. Therefore, the community has not yet felt the impact of the dump’s closure.

But the real consequence of living near

the dump is the health risk. “The dump is the children’s

playground,” Griffin remarks, as she gazes out at the trash heaps containing hypodermic needles, medical waste, raw sewage and smouldering pockets of everyday filth. She tells of the vaccination programs being put in place to compensate for that risk: tetanus shots and eventually vaccines for hepatitis A and B, polio and typhoid.

“Many of the children begin school covered with scabies, their homes have no running water, they frequently have diarrhoea, they’re malnourished, and have no basic hygiene,” Griffin says, adding that a dentist described the children’s teeth as the worst in Cambodia. ISF gives the kids daily fluoride tablets to compensate for the lack of fluoride in the water.

The children at ISF also receive free medical treatment: there is a registered nurse employed full-time and they receive dental and optometric care, as well as drug prevention education for those 13 years of age and older, and other public health courses.

“School is fun here,” Loy Vey, 14, says outside his drug prevention education class. “I play football and study with friends.”

Mom Sreyroth, 13, who is also attending the Saturday health class, declares, “My dream is to be a nurse.”

Before enrolling at ISF, these two students, and many of their peers, had never been to school.

health, however, extends beyond medicines, vaccines and even preventative education. As UNICeF proclaims on its website: “Sport and play are important…because they are vital to the health, happiness and well-being of children and

Volunteers help the infamous Stung Meanchey ‘dump kids’ towards a brighter future

LEAVING A LIFE OF GRIME

I wOuld rAther All OF theIr teeth FAll Out OF theIr heAdS thAN hAVe theM ShArINg tOOthbruSheS wIth FAMIly MeMberS”

The Stung Meanchey dumpsite closed in July, but most of the families living around the dump have remained in place. DENE MULLEN

Kate Griffin, ISF Country Manager with local children. ARIELLE BURNEY

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young people.” Recognising this, ISF also runs a football

programme involving hundreds of children from NGOs across the country. There are currently 23 NGO-sponsored football teams. Each of them receive kits and all of the necessary equipment, and 65 part-time coaches are employed in the effort.

In 2006, when ISF was founded, the football programme only targeted boys.

Today, there are female teams as well, and of the 22 players on the Girls National Football team, 18 are from the ISF program. The idea of girls playing football was not received warmly, Griffin recalls, as it did not comply with cultural norms, but as the organisation acquires more female coaches, the game is gaining popularity with young women.

“It’s a great way for the girls to express

themselves and get aggression out,” she explains, as the more traditional female activities don’t provide the same level of intensity or competition.

Griffin, who has been with ISF since April 2008 and has seen their enrolment double, emphasises the single aspect she cares most about is that the children are having fun.

“They’re being kids. They’re getting the

chance to have a childhood. Too many of them miss out on that.”

A number of older boys are on the path to receiving their certificate for completing primary school and will then be eligible to go for training to become football coaches.

“I would love for kids who came through the program to come back and be part of it [as coaches or staff ],” she says.

“It would complete the cycle.”

Kranh Theary, 21, Buddhist monk at Saravoarn Pagoda“I think everybody has a different fate so I do give money to beggars. We should imagine if we were in the same situation; what would we do? But sometimes I don’t give anything to beggars who are impolite and don’t look poor. I don’t think giving less money to the poor would dissuade beggars from doing what they do. In dharma, charging rich people more money is a sin so I don’t agree with it.”

Victoria Cardone, 38, English teacher“I don’t give money to beggars, especially the children, because I don’t want to encour-age the parents to continue sending their children onto the streets to beg. I give food and water to homeless people instead. I do think people charge me more than locals and I understand why, but I don’t think it’s a good practice for tourism. I think the gov-ernment should pass an anti-corruption law, so NGOs will be more willing to continue funding Cambodia.”

Kyle James, 43, freelancer of Deutsche Welle“I came here for three days but was told by somebody I shouldn’t give money to beggars and the best way to support people is to give it through an NGO, which seek to break the cycle of begging. I’m not sure if this is true or not. I’ve seen many NGOs in Cambodia are quite active so I hope they’re making a difference. I am fine with spending more than locals on certain things in Cambodia, as I’ve already experienced it to a far greater degree in India.”

Sok Sophorn, 16, high school student“When I see beggars I feel sorry for them, so I do give them money, but not to drunk beggars. I don’t think foreigners should pay more than locals because they might feel it is unfair. NGOs can help the poor, for example the Friends Organi-sation, who help street children to get away from drugs and so on. I’ve joined a scheme to clean and make sure rubbish goes into bins at my school and my sister volunteers to guide drivers near traffic lights.”

Kol Chan Makara, 25, librarian at DMC“In some ways, I think giving money to beggars can encourage them to do it permanently, as they see it makes them money. I think NGOs can help Cambodia out in terms of human rights, women’s rights and so on. The main problems in Cambodia right now are robbers and drug addicts. In order to reduce this prob-lem, I think the government should enforce the law more strictly. As for helping out, I’ve contributed to help educate the poor on HIV/AIDS.”

Do you give money to beggars in Cambodia? Do you think it is right to charge foreigners more for some things? Are NGOs making a difference in Cambodia?

Questions & answers

THey’re BeING kIDS. THey’re GeTTING THe CHANCe TO HAVe A CHIlDHOOD. TOO mANy OF THem mISS OuT ON THAT.”

The Stung Meanchey dumpsite closed in July, but most of the families living around the dump have remained in place. DENE MULLEN The dump is a playground for local children. DENE MULLEN

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IndIa’s top television yoga guru drew hundreds of followers to a tiny scottish

island, turning it into an unlikely pilgrim centre in the windswept Firth of Clyde.

swami Ramdev, who has a wide following among millions of middle-class Hindus, brought his teachings to Little Cumbrae, a tiny dot of land off the scottish coast southwest of Glasgow.

Known as Wee Cumbrae to locals, the 684-acre (277-hectare) barren, rocky island has previously been best known for its birdlife.

But the islet has been bought by an Indian couple, sam and sunita Poddar, who plan to establish a five-star yoga retreat here.

Hundreds of followers from around the world gathered for the orange-robed guru’s first appearance on scottish soil on sunday to bless the land.

“Yoga is the universal and scientific philosophy of self-realisation and healing,” swami Ramdev said, cited by The Guardian newspaper.

“Our personal life should also be full of austerity and self-control and a complete sense of denunciation.”

He said of Little Cumbrae: “It is like the Himalayas and the banks of the Ganges,” adding that the island could become “a centre of great pilgrimage,” according to The Times newspaper.

The Poddars have lived in Glasgow, western scotland, for 25 years, making their fortune in the care home business. They bought Little Cumbrae last month for two million pounds (3.2 million dollars, 2.2 million euros).

They have pledged to use the island to create a centre dedicated to the yoga and holistic health principles adhered to by swami Ramdev, the first such retreat outside India, according to their spokeswoman.

Retreats comprising up to 100 people will begin here next year, with visitors coming for up to a week at a time to take part in yoga classes and receive massages, natural herbal remedies and detoxing treatments.

swami Ramdev advocates combining yoga with traditional Indian healing called ayurved medicine. He promotes this through the Pantanjali Yog Peeth Trust (PYPT), which opened a branch in Britain three years ago.

sunita Poddar was made a trustee and credits the Ramdev approach to her own recovery from various health problems, while her husband is a yoga teacher.

However, swami Ramdev’s approach has caused

controversy. In July, he reportedly challenged a landmark court ruling in India legalising gay sex, claiming it is a “disease” that can be cured by yoga.

He filed a petition on the grounds that the delhi High Court “erred” in decriminalising “unnatural sex acts” last week and that homosexuality was an illness which could be treated, according to the Indian Express newspaper.

The Poddars also hope to encourage other visitors to the island to learn about its history – remnants of a seventh-century religious cell remain, as does a 13th century castle keep – and enjoy the wildlife and plants here.

“Whether it is experiencing the rejuvenating and healing powers of Yog Pranayam and ayurved, exploring the magnificent history of the island, enjoying the many walking trails, or experiencing the many gifts of nature this beautiful island has to offer, we want

to make Wee Cumbrae accessible for everyone,” sunita Poddar said.

a spokeswoman for the

north ayrshire council expressed hope the new use of the island would help boost the local economy.

“If it brings in more people to the area, if there is a possibility of tradesmen getting more business,

we would welcome the development,” council head of communications anne Clarke said. AFP

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Indian guru brings yoga to tiny Scottish island

Indian yoga guru Baba Swami practises yoga on the island of Little Cumbrae off the west coast of Scotland. AFP / ANDY BUCHANAN

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THE MIND BOGGLES20THE PHNOM PENH POST 7DAYS OcTObEr 2 - 8, 2009

The Phnom Penh roastWeighing up the meaty chunks of our quality of life

Curiouser and curiouser

Free will astrologyWeek oF oCToBeR 2

After travelling to Thailand, a 41-year-old woman becomes the first confirmed swine flu death in Cambodia. Germ warfare suspected.

Hor Namhong tells UN that climate change has disproportionate effect on developing nations and calls on rich countries to do more. On a related note, hot air blowing from embassy in London has subsided in recent weeks.

Foreign Affairs Ministry clarifies that Hun Sen's order for soldiers to "use bullets" against Thais who cross into disputed border territory was

simply a warning to "Thai extremists". Thai military points out sympathetically that its orders to “fire” on trespassing Cambodians were similarly misinterpreted.

Interior Ministry says US officials to come in January to help local police deal with gang control. US recommendations likely to include police working after midnight.

WWF report says climate change could kill off scores of new species discovered in the region last year. Conservation group added that "this

has nothing to do with the government. Please don't sue us."

Hun Sen warns Thai officials to stop using border claims for domestic political advantage. Thai officials apologise, agree that it is Cambodian government’s turn.

Missing legs of ancient sculpture found near Angkor Thom. Ancient Angkorian frat boys yet to own up to the drunken prank.

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ARIeS (March 21- April 19)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

GeMINI (May 21-June 20)

CANCeR (June 21-July 22)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

VIRGo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

SCoRPIo (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

CAPRICoRN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

PISCeS (Feb. 19-March 20)

Is the electron a wave or a particle? Physicists had to conduct thousands of experiments to arrive at the definitive answer, which is that it’s both. In other words, the solution to one of the fundamental questions about the nature of reality is a paradox. I think this strongly suggests that the correct response to many other riddles about the ultimate truth might be two seemingly opposing explanations. Could the Unitarians and Buddhists both be right? Socialists and capitalists? Mystics and scientists? In the upcoming days, Aries, you will be offered lots of practice in adopting this approach as you deal with a personal dilemma that’s very much akin to “Is the electron a wave or a particle?”

Have you ever mused on the fact that your body is actually a kind of furnace? And that your whole life depends upon it? Food and oxygen are constantly combusting inside you, generating fiery energy that fuels your every movement, thought, and feeling. This awareness of fire as a source of vitality, not a destroyer, would be valuable for you to cultivate in the coming days. Your steady, earthy rhythm needs a shot of radiance and luminosity and fervor.

Several couples I know keep lists of the five celebrities they’d be allowed to boink if the chance ever presented itself. My friend Jim, for instance, will incur no karmic repercussions with his girlfriend Alicia if he ever spends a night of carnal delight with the following people: Lady Gaga, Sarah Silverman, Karen O, Shakira, or Halle Berry. Alicia’s permitted to enjoy liaisons with Johnny Depp, Chris Rock, Marilyn Manson, Jimmy Fallon, and Portia de Rossi. I bring this up, Gemini, because I believe you’ll soon be the beneficiary of some extravagant cosmic luck that could offer you a close brush with an exotic form of pleasure. This might not exactly take the form of a one-night stand with a famous fox, but it could be almost as extraordinary.

I’m happy you’re getting back to fundamentals and shedding pretensions and nourishing your roots, but I also want to make sure that you don’t get too funky and lowdown. I’d hate to have to be hoisting you up out of the gutter next week, or counseling you on how to cover for the fact that you’ve compromised your own highest standards. So please resist any temptations you might feel to descend toward the lowest common denominator, Cancerian. As you deepen your center of gravity, make sure you keep your attitude elevated.

“I may not love you,” wrote R. R. Doister, “but I can certainly love my fantasy about you.” Personally, I’ve been guilty of embodying that attitude toward certain people in my life. There have also been allies to whom I could have said, “I do love you, although I love my fantasy about you a little more.” And it has even been the case on numerous occasions that I’ve been proud to declare, “I love you even more than I love my fantasy about you.” What about you, Leo? Where do you stand on the issue? This is an excellent time to get on the righteous side of the great divide, which is to say: Adore your special people for who they really are more than for your fantasies about them.

In a puckish fantasy, the poet Linh Dinh imagined a hypothetical scenario in which it would be uncool to be too cool. “In an effort to inject more pep and resolve into its lethargic citizens,” he waxed with prophetic longing, “the government is mandating the use of an exclamation mark at the end of each sentence, spoken or written. ‘It looks like rain!’ for example, or ‘I must sleep!’” I suggest that you take his vision, Virgo, and turn it into reality for the immediate future! You would really benefit from getting more excited than usual! Who knows, maybe a simple thing like imagining every one of your sentences ending with an exclamation mark could make your whole being more thrillable!

Is there a big difference between your current job and your beloved career? Do you suffer from the unsettling feeling that your calling hasn’t called you yet? Are you under the impression that your main reason for being here on Earth may reveal itself at some unknown time in the future, but not anytime soon? If you answered no to all those questions, congrats! You are more than halfway toward living a victorious life. But if you answered yes to at least one question, it’s high time to take action. Start by formulating an intention to find out what you need to know in order to deal with the problem more aggressively. The cosmic forces are arrayed in such a way as to reward you for doing so.

The Indian guru known as Amma has hugged over 30 million people during her three-decades career. I’ve known people who’ve received blessings from her, and they tell me that she can magically undo your karmic knots with her spiritual power, freeing you from having to suffer indefinitely for the bad decisions you made in the past. Amma rarely does a complete unraveling of all karmic knots in one sitting, however. Your negative conditioning might be holding you together, after all, and a sudden super-fix could cause you to fall apart. That’s the situation I suspect is true for you right now, Scorpio: You’ll be wise to undo some, but not all, of your karmic knots.

The coming week will have something to offend and agitate everyone -- except you. Whines and moans and yelps will ring out across the land, even as you’re emanating poise and aplomb. You may be tempted to brazenly exploit everyone’s vulnerability and seize control of your corner of the world, but I think that would be shortsighted of you. A better strategy for capitalizing on your advantage would be to dole out large doses of mercy, making sure that the people who will be important to your future don’t lose their way.

“The bear must deal with 20 obstacles, and each one of them involves pears,” says the Sufi proverb, “because the bear adores pears.” That’s a twisty truth worth meditating on, Capricorn. I suspect that the gifts coming your way will bring their own unique problems; the dreams you’re in love with will generate new dilemmas to solve. By no means does this imply that you should avoid accepting the gifts or pursuing your dreams. Part of the fun of doing great things is dealing with the changes they generate!

On behalf of all us non-Aquarians, I’d like to express our appreciation for the experiments you’ve been performing. Please don’t be discouraged just because the results thus far have been inconclusive and left you feeling a trifle rudderless. We feel confident that sooner or later you’ll come up with discoveries that will have bottom-line value to both you and the rest of us. We’d also like to apologize for the shortsighted and timid types among us who are accusing you of being unrealistic or overly optimistic. Please keep trying those novel approaches and making those imaginative forays.

While reviewing the work of Angelina Jolie in the film Taking Lives, A. O. Scott called her “the flesh-and-blood actress most likely to be mistaken for a computer-generated special effect.” I don’t expect you to rival Jolie’s odd talent anytime soon, but I wonder if maybe you’ll be seeing a lot of that kind of stuff in the world around you. Some of the characters who will be advancing the plotlines in your life story may seem to be able to breathe fire, walk through walls, or change the weather at will. At the very least, you’ll witness phenomena that resemble optical illusions. My advice: Try to get these exotic outbreaks to work for you rather than against you. Embrace them, don’t fear them.

© Copyright 2009 Rob Brezsny

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for some 9 Poem portion 14 Bite in black and white 15 Candidate for rehab 16 “Lend ___” (Listen) 17 Ice cream parlor choice 19 Lulu 20 Ones at the feeding trough 21 Do some preening 23 “The Lion King” sound 26 They’re negatively charged 29 Single occurrence 33 Big fan 34 “Ahoy” recipient 35 First stage 37 Suffix with “elect” 38 Emulate a pitcher 39 Articles on a rack 40 Move ever-so-slightly 41 Neighbor to Can. 42 “Catwoman” actress Berry 43 Mealtime prayer 44 Don’t change out of 46 Exits a 747 48 Part of a knight’s outfit 49 Collection of miscellaneous

pieces 50 Dada collagist Max 52 It rocks when the wind

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building? 24 “Store in ___, dry place” 25 Hurdler Nehemiah 27 Tenderfoot 28 Cubic meters 29 Comment after being

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surname 42 Bring under control 43 Denzel Washington’s 1989

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THE MIND BOGGLES 21OCTOBER 2 - 8, 2009 7DAYS THE PHNOM PENH POST

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Day of the DeaDThe third chapter in writer-director George Romero’s classic zombie film saga finds a group of scientists and soldiers hiding in an underground bunker to escape a world overrun by the flesh-eating undead. The scien-tists desperately seek a way to con-trol the zombies, while the military just wants to kill as many of them as possible. But infighting between the two groups takes a backseat when the zombies invade the subterranean facility.

Mrs. Doubtfire Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams), estranged from his exasperated spouse (Sally Field), is crushed by a court order al-lowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job – dis-guised as an English nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children’s best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start. Not sur-prisingly, the film won an Oscar for Best Makeup.

Men in blackOn a top-secret mission, J (Will Smith), a charismatic New York City cop, teams up with K (Tommy Lee Jones), a seasoned government agent who monitors aliens on Earth, to stop intergalactic alien terrorist Edgar (Vincent D’Onofrio) from incit-ing an interstellar, humanity-destroy-ing war. Linda Fiorentino, Rip Torn and Tony Shalhoub co-star in director Barry Sonnenfeld’s funny and slick sci-fi romp.

syDney White In this quirky update of the classic Snow White fairy tale, freshman Syd-ney White (Amanda Bynes) pledges a once-dignified sorority, only to find it’s devolved into a nasty, backhanded clique that’s anything but charming. Disenchanted by the experience, she takes up with a group of seven outcasts and forms a band of merry misfits, challenging the school’s so-cial hierarchy and looking to take down a wicked sorority president (Sara Paxton).

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Mr. Bean’s HolidayRowan Atkinson returns as the hapless Mr. Bean, the incredibly awkward misfit with a knack for turning any situation into an all-out disaster. This time around, Bean heads to the French Riviera for a vacation and, along the way, becomes ensnared in an acci-dental kidnapping and a case of mistaken identity. Joining Atkin-son in this delightful misadven-ture are co-stars Willem Dafoe, Emma de Caunes, Max Baldry and Jean Rochefort.

no reservation In this remake of the award-win-ning European romantic comedy Mostly Martha, Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Kate, an emotionally fragile chef whose life is turned upside down when she becomes guardian of her niece (Abigail Bres-lin). Used to absolute control – both in her kitchen (which she rules with an iron hand) and at home – Kate now faces chaos on all fronts, as both the child and her new sous chef (Aaron Eckhart) work their way into her heart.

Zero effectSteve Arlo (Ben Stiller) and Daryl Zero (Bill Pullman) have private investigation covered from A to Z, even with their newest case – finding a shady tycoon’s missing keys. For this duo, crime-solving is easy ... but when love zeroes in on Zero, the world’s best detec-tive suddenly hasn’t got a clue! With sly humor and a sleuth’s eye for detail, writer-director Jake Kasdan makes his feature-film debut. Ryan O’Neal and Kim Dickens co-star.

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Comet16:00 Deadliest Catch17:00 How It’s Made 17:30 How Do They Do It? 18:00 Hour Asia 19:00 Survivorman 20:00 Discovery Sunday21:00 Extreme Loggers 22:00 Deadliest Catch 23:00 Dirty Jobs

10:30 Les Etoiles Filantes 11:00 Cayenne12:00 TV5monde12:30 Telematin 13:30 Les Escapades De Petitrenaud14:00 Des Chiffres Et Des Lettres 14:30 Le Journal De Radio-Canada 15:05 Silence ?A Pousse15:30 J’y Suis, J’y Reste 16:00 Tivi5monde16:25 Tivi5monde 17:00 Plus Belle La Vie 17:30 Les Etoiles Filantes 18:00 Questions Pour Un Champion 18:30 Arte Reportage19:10 Geopolitis19:30 TV5monde22:25 A Bout De Souffle

12:00 World Report13:30 World Sport14:00 World Report 14:30 World Business Today 15:00 World Report 15:30 World View 16:00 Larry King Live 17:00 World Report 17:30 World Sport 18:00 World Report 19:00 Amanpour Reports 19:30 CNN Special 20:00 World Business Today 21:00 International Desk 22:00 Brief22:30 World Sport23:00 State of the Union with John

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00:15 The Bucket List 02:00 Mamma Mia! 04:00 Illegal Tender 06:00 Welcome Home Roscoe Jen-

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TiTanicWinner of 11 Oscars, director James Cameron’s effects-filled blockbuster weds the historical tale of the doomed ocean liner with a fictional romance between two of the ship’s ill-fated passengers – putting a human face on a trag-edy of epic proportions. Society girl Rose Dewitt Bukater (Kate Wins-let) and penniless artist Jack Daw-son (Leonardo DiCaprio) struggle to survive both the sinking ship and the wrath of Rose’s wealthy fiancé (Billy Zane).

Funny abouT LoveDuffy Bergman (Gene Wilder) and his wife, Meg (Christine Lahti), are trying everything to make a baby, resorting to fertil-ity treatments when all else fails. But the intense pressure hurts their marriage, which eventually founders when Duffy bolts for the arms of a much younger woman, Daphne (Mary Stuart Masterson). In no time, though, Duffy realizes infertility wasn’t his biggest prob-lem; lack of faith and commit-ment are his true lynchpins.

bLack Snake MoanAfter finding sex-addicted 22-year-old Rae (Christina Ricci) beaten and near death, blues musician Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson) acts as a father figure to help redeem her in director Craig Brewer’s Southern-fried drama. But before saving anyone else, Lazarus – whose wife de-serted him – must face his own demons. The supporting cast includes pop star Justin Tim-berlake, John Cothran Jr. and S. Epatha Merkerson.

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09:00 World News Today10:30 Asia Business Report10:45 Asia Today 11:00 BBC World News11:30 World Business Report13:45 Sport Today14:30 World Business Report14:45 Sport Today15:30 HARD talk 16:00 BBC World News17:30 World Business Report17:45 Sport Today18:00 World News Today19:30 Fast Track 20:00 World News Today21:30 HARD talk 22:30 The Bottom Line 23:00 World News Today

11:15 Jake in Progress 11:40 Scrubs 12:00 Worst Week 12:30 Cavemen 13:00 The Ellen Degeneres 14:00 7th Heaven15:00 Monk 16:00 According To Jim 16:30 The Simpsons 17:30 Hope & Faith 18:00 Friends 18:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 19:00 Royal Pains 20:00 Desperate Housewives 21:00 Dirty Sexy Money 22:00 Two And A Half Men: Two And

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04:00 BPL 2009/10: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Portsmouth

06:00 Maxis Football Extra07:00 FIA GT Championship 200909:00 BPL 2009/10: Hull City vs.

Wigan Athletic11:00 Science Of Sport - Cricket12:00 FIA F1 World Raceday12:45 FIA F1 World - Main Race14:45 FIA F1 World Chequered Flag15:30 MotoGP World - Main Race18:30 BPL 2009/10: Burnley vs.

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State vs. USC17:00 Premier League H/L18:00 Baseball Tonight18:30 Sportscenter Asia19:00 Football Focus20:00 Final Score20:30 Premier League World21:00 Sportscenter Asia21:30 Football Focus22:30 BPL2009/10: Aston Villa vs.

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09:45 Asia Today 10:30 Asia Business Report10:45 Asia Today 11:00 BBC World News11:30 World Business Report13:45 Sport Today14:30 World Business Report14:45 Sport Today15:30 HARD talk 16:00 BBC World News17:30 World Business Report17:45 Sport Today18:00 World News Today19:30 The Bottom Line 20:00 World News Today21:30 HARD talk 22:30 Click 23:00 World News Today

13:00 The Ellen Degeneres 14:00 7th Heaven 15:00 Monk 16:00 According To Jim 16:30 The Simpsons 17:30 Hope & Faith 18:00 Friends18:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 19:00 My Wife and Kids 19:25 Samantha Who? 19:50 According To Jim 20:15 Jake in Progress 20:40 Scrubs 21:00 Worst Week 21:30 Cavemen 22:00 Two And A Half Men: Two And

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08:01 PTT Thailand Open – 1/4final11:00 Football Asia 2009/1011:30 Final Score12:00 BPL 2009/10: Arsenal vs.

Blackburn Rovers14:01 Randstad Open De France15:01 WNBA Finals 2009: Phoenix

Mercury vs. Indiana Fever17:00 Planet Speed 2009/1017:30 Football Asia 2009/1018:00 Final Score18:30 Sportscenter Asia19:00 Premier League H/L20:00 Football Asia 2009/1020:30 Final Score21:00 Sportscenter Asia21:30 Premier League H/L22:30 BPL: Chelsea vs. Liverpool

12:00 TV5monde Le Journal 12:30 Telematin 13:30 Comme Chez Moi 14:00 Des Chiffres Et Des Lettres 14:30 Le Journal De Radio-Canada 15:05 Une Brique Dans Le Ventre 15:30 Chroniques D’en Haut16:00 Tivi5monde17:00 Plus Belle La Vie 17:30 Les Etoiles Filantes 18:00 Questions Pour Un Champion18:30 Les Hommes ?19:30 TV5monde 20:00 Cinema22:00 TV5monde 22:30 Disparitions

09:00 Seconds From Disaster10:00 Apocalypse World WarII11:00 Naked Science 12:00 Show real Asia 13:00 Seconds From Disaster 14:00 Britain’s Greatest15:00 Naked Science16:00 Monkey Thieves16:30 1 Didn’t Know That 17:00 Danger Men18:00 Crash Of the Concorde19:00 Show real Asia20:00 Air Crash Investigation Special

Report 21:00 Danger Men 22:00 Air Crash Investigation23:00 Danger Men

11:30 How It’s Made 12:00 Mythbusters 13:00 Super weapons of the Ancient

World 14:00 Deadliest Catch15:00 Built From Disaster 16:00 Mythbusters 17:00 How It’s Made17:30 How Do They Do It? 18:00 China: Past Forward19:00 Super weapons of the Ancient

World 20:00 Day of the Shark 21:00 Up Close and Dangerous22:00 Destroyed In Seconds 22:30 Lost Tapes23:00 Raging Planet - Flood

08:30 Monkey Business 09:00 Jeff Corwin Experience10:00 Animal Cops South Africa11:00 Breed All About It 11:30 Bindi the Jungle Girl12:00 Animal Battlegrounds - Coast13:00 Animal Planet 15:00 Fur Seals: The Dark Side 16:00 Animal Cops Phoenix 17:00 Jeff Corwin Experience18:00 Baby Planet19:00 Animal Planet Showcase 20:00 Up Close and Dangerous 21:00 Animal Planet 22:00 Animal Cops Phoenix 23:00 Baby Planet

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10:00 Animal Cops South Africa 11:00 Breed All About It 11:30 Bindi the Jungle Girl 12:00 Animal Battlegrounds 13:00 Bonobo - Missing In Action 14:00 Animal Planet 15:00 Groomer Has It16:00 Jockeys 16:30 Clinically Wild: Alaska 17:00 Jeff Corwin Experience18:00 Baby Planet 19:00 Animal Witness 20:00 Dolphin Days 21:00 Beverly Hills Groomer21:30 Pet Powers 22:00 Jockeys 22:30 Clinically Wild: Alaska23:00 Baby Planet

08:30 Engine Block 200909:00 BPL 2009/10: Burnley vs.

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Wigan Athletic20:30 Score Tonight21:00 Golf Club 200921:30 Golf Focus 200922:00 FIA WRC Daily Highlights 2009

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07:00 Kill Me If You Can08:00 Early Edition 09:00 The Amazing Race 10:00 Brutus11:00 Kill Me If You Can13:00 The Duke 14:00 The Amazing Race15:00 Kill Me If You Can16:00 Trouble In Chinatown17:00 CSI: Lying Down With Dog18:00 CSI: Miami 19:00 Ultimate Guinness World

Records 20:00 Caught On Camera 21:00 Las Vegas: Win, Place, Bingo22:00 Damages

00:50 Borderland 02:35 Heatstroke04:05 Transporter05:40 Ladron Que Roba A Ladron 07:25 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 09:20 More of Me10:50 Skin walkers 12:30 VIP Access: Surrogates 13:00 The Royal Tenenbaums 14:55 Cleaner16:25 Premonition18:05 Women20:00 Fog21:45 Asylum

00:30 Band Of Brothers: Points 02:00 The Colony 03:45 Dreamgirls 06:00 Mr. Bean’s Holiday 08:00 Zero Effect 10:00 Fortress 2: Re-Entry 12:00 Nacho Libre 13:45 The Colony 15:45 Dreamgirls 18:00 Zero Effect 20:00 Believers 22:00 HBO World Boxing: Roy Jones

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14:00 Ben 1014:45 Sushi Pack 15:00 Road Runner15:25 The Pink Panther 16:00 Power puff Girls Z 16:30 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A

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00:00 Bloomberg News (US) 04:00 Taking Stock 05:00 Morning Call 07:00 The Trade 09:00 The Bloomberg Edge 10:00 Asia Confidential With Bernie Lo 11:00 Global Connection 13:00 Bloomberg News (Europe) 16:00 Bloomberg News (US) 17:00 Asia Business Tonight 17:30 Bloomberg News (US) 19:00 Asia Business Tonight19:30 Bloomberg News (US)

00:30 Jagged Edge 02:15 Welcome Home Roscoe Jen-

kins 04:15 Fandango 06:00 Scrooged 07:40 A Very Brady Sequel 09:10 Black Snake Moan 10:50 John Ads S105: Unite or Die 12:00 Sydney White 14:00 Hairspray 16:00 Rock Star 18:00 Mamma Mia! 20:00 Hudson Hawk 21:40 Tmz 078 22:00 Sydney White

07:00 Crime Scene Investigation 08:00 Early Edition 09:00 The Amazing Race 10:00 Waste Not11:00 Crime Scene Investigation 12:00 Chuck Versus the Marlin13:00 The Bank Shot Job14:00 The Amazing Race15:00 Crime Scene Investigation 16:00 House 17:00 Chuck Versus the Marlin18:00 CSI: NY20:00 Trouble In Chinatown21:00 CSI: Miami 22:00 Crime Scene Investigation

00:30 Storm Cell 02:00 Pt 109 04:30 Nacho Libre 06:00 Xiii Pt 2 08:00 Fortress 2: Re-Entry 09:30 Band Of Brothers: Why We

Fight 10:25 Band Of Brothers: Points 12:00 Impact Point 13:45 Best Of The Best 4: Without

Warning 15:30 Mr. Bean’s Holiday 17:00 Nacho Libre 18:30 Fortress 2: Re-Entry 20:00 Dreamgirls 22:00 Impact Point 23:30 Band Of Brothers: Why We

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19:30 Bloomberg News (US) 00:00 Bloomberg News (US) 04:00 Taking Stock 05:00 Morning Call07:00 The Trade09:00 The Bloomberg Edge 10:00 Asia Confidential With Bernie

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01:10 Species 02:55 Wrong Turn 2: Dead End 04:25 Con Air 06:20 Driving Lessons 08:00 Where the Red Fern Grows09:30 Big Fish 11:35 Shallow Hal 13:30 13 Going On 30 15:10 El Cantante 17:00 Day of the Dead18:25 Transporter 20:00 Skin walkers 21:40 Hell raiser 23:15 The Mod Squad

09:00 World News Today10:30 Asia Business Report10:45 Asia Today 11:00 BBC World News11:30 World Business Report13:45 Sport Today14:30 World Business Report14:45 Sport Today15:30 HARD talk 16:00 BBC World News17:30 World Business Report17:45 Sport Today18:00 World News Today19:30 Sky At Night 20:00 World News Today21:30 HARD talk 22:30 Fast Track 23:00 World News Today

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12:00 TV5monde 12:30 Telematin 13:30 ? La Dl Stasio 14:00 Des Chiffres Et Des Lettres14:30 Le Journal De Radio-Canada 15:05 Cot? Maison15:30 Teletourisme16:00 Tivi5monde17:00 Plus Belle La Vie17:30 Les Etoiles Filantes 18:00 Questions Pour Un Champion 18:30 Temps Present19:30 TV5monde 20:00 Une Enfance Volee : L’affaire

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11:00 World Report 13:30 World Sport 14:00 World Report 14:30 World Business Today 15:00 World Report 15:30 Inside The Middle East 16:00 Larry King Live 17:00 World Report 17:30 World Sport 18:00 World Report19:00 Amanpour Reports 19:30 Talk Asia 20:00 World Business Today 21:00 International Desk 22:00 Brief22:30 World Sport 23:00 World Report 23:30 CNN Special

00:00 Welcome Home Roscoe Jen-kins

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Skin WalkerSAs 12-year-old Timothy (Matthew Knight) prepares to turn 13, he’s blissfully unaware that he’s a half blood slated to transform – and that his extended family of good-hearted werewolves has been protecting him since the day he was born. Elsewhere, lurking in the shadows, an evil pack of werewolves (led by Jason Behr) has been waiting for more than a decade to pounce on him and claim him as its own.

HellraiSerClive Barker’s directing debut fol-lows the tale of a couple (Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins) who move into an old house and dis-covers a hideous creature (Oliver Smith) – the man’s half-brother (and his wife’s former lover) – hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to three demons, the man’s been brought back to life by a drop of blood on the floor. Soon, he’s forcing his former mistress to bring him human sacrifices to complete his body.

THe WomenGeorge Cukor directs an all-fe-male cast in this catty tale about battling and bonding that was edgy for its time – and is consid-ered the ultimate women’s mov-ie of the 1930s. Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Rus-sell and other Hollywood lead-ing ladies are among the array of husband-snatchers, snitches and lovelorn ladies who argue and gossip about each other at astonishing breakneck speed throughout the film.

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Grass Driving range now open for public play, please make booking18 hole championship golf course designed by Nick Faldo only 10 minutes from town.Tel: 063 761 139email: [email protected]: www.angkor-golf.com

D & D AnGkor BuDGet hotel#9, St. Krong Meas, Siem Reap. Newly renovated and new management. $12/night: clean twin, aircon, mini bar, big TV. Booking: 012 292950.Email: [email protected]

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the only true niGht MArket in Siem Reap. Located in the heart of the city. More than 150 stalls in traditional Cambodian style. The amazing Island Bar in jungle garden with bartender show, cool cocktails, food and Click-Net cards. Open from 4 p.m. till late.www.angkornightmarket.com

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English-Chinese-French-Japanese-Korean-other#12 C, St. 396, P.O Box 935H/P: 012 299 796, 015 299 [email protected]

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Air-conDitioneD BArOriginal Spanish SERRANO Ham,Real Sangria, Spanish Wine byThe glass from $2.50The Alley West, near Old Market

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The Essentialsembassies, consulates, Diplomatic Missions (Phnom Penh)

British eMBAssyNº 27-29 Street 75Tel: 023 427 124/023 428 153Fax: 023 427 125E-mail: [email protected]@fco.gov.ukwww.ukincambodia.fco.gov.ukconsulAte oF BelGiuMSihanouk (St. 274), Room 781, 7th floor, Building F, Phnom Penh CenterTel & Fax: 023 214 024HP: 012 824 325E-mail: [email protected] GenerAl

oF sWitzerlAnDNº 53D Street 242Tel: 023 219 045/023 220 127Fax: 023 213 375E-mail: [email protected] oF AustrAliANº 16B Nation assembly, Tel: 023 213 470E-mail: [email protected] oF Brunei

DArussAlAMNº 273 Street 51, Tel: 023 211 457-8Fax: 023 211 456, HP: 012 756 567E-mail: [email protected] oF BulGAriANº 227-229, NorodomTel: 023 217 504, Fax: 023 212 792E-mail: [email protected] oF cAnADANº 9-11 Street 254Tel: 023 213 470. Ext 426Fax: 023 211 389E-mail: [email protected], www.phnompenh.gc.ca

eMBAssy oF cuBANº 96-98 Street 214Tel: 023 213 965, Fax: 023 217 428E-mail: [email protected] oF DPr oF koreANº 39 Street 268Tel & Fax: 023 217 013eMBAssy oF FrAnceNº 1, Preah Monivong Blvd.Tel: 023 430 020Tel: 023 430 026/023 430 030Fax: 023 430 037/023 430 041E-mail: consulat.phnom-penh-amba@diplomatie.gouv.frwww.ambafrance-kh.orgeMBAssy oF GerMAnyNº 76-78 Street 214Tel: 023 216 193, Tel: 023 216 381 Ext 210, Fax: 023 427 746E-mail: [email protected] w w. p h n o m - p e n h .diplo.deeMBAssy oF inDiANº 5 Street 466, Tel: 023 210 912-3Fax: 023 213 640E-mail: [email protected] oF JAPAnNº 194, Norodom Blvd.Tel: 023 217 161-4, Fax: 023 216 162E-mail: [email protected] oF lAosNº 15-17, Mao Tse Toung Blvd.Tel: 023 997 931, Fax: 023 720 907E-mail: [email protected] oF MAlAysiANº 5 Street 242, Tel: 023 216 176-7Fax: 023 426 101E-mail: [email protected]

eMBAssy oF PAkistAnNº 45 Street 310, Tel: 023 996 890-1eMBAssy oF sWeDen Nº 8 Street 352 Tel: 023 212 259, Fax: 023 212 867E-mail: [email protected] oF PeoPle’s

rePuBlic oF chinA Nº 156, Mao Tse Tong Blvd.Tel: 023 720 920-1/023 720 923Fax: 023 210 861E-mail: [email protected] oF the Phil-iPPinesNº 33 Street 294Tel: 023 222 303-4, Fax: 023 215 143E-mail: [email protected] oF the re-PuBlic oF inDonesiANº 1 Street 466Tel: 023 216 148/023 217 934Fax: 023 217 566E-mail: [email protected] oF rePuBlic oF koreANº 50-52 Street 214Tel: 023 211 900-3, Fax: 023 219 200E-mail: [email protected]/cambodiaeMBAssy oF the re-PuBlic oF PolAnDNº 767, Preah Monivong Blvd.Tel: 023 217 782-3, Fax: 023 217 781E-mail: [email protected] oF the re-PuBlic oF sinGAPoreNº 129, Norodom Blvd.Tel: 023 221 875-6Fax: 023 210 862E-mail: [email protected]

eMBAssy oF the rus-siAn FeDerAtionNº 213, Samdech Sothearos Tel: 023 210 931, Fax: 023 216 776E-mail: [email protected] oF the so-ciAlist rePuBlic oF VietnAMNº 436, Preah Monivong Blvd.Tel: 023 726 284, HP: 092 817 246eMBAssy oF the soV-ereiGn MilitAry or-Der oF MAltANº 10 Street 370, Tel: 023 212 742HP: 012 834 833, Fax: 023 366 194E-mail.: [email protected] oF the union oF MyAnMArNº 181 Norodom Blvd.Tel: 023 223 761-2Fax: 023 223 763E-mail: [email protected] oF the unit-eD stAtes oF AMericANº 1 Street 96, Tel: 023 728 000Fax: 023 728 600E-mail: [email protected] DAnish

eMBAssyNº 8 Street 352Tel: 023 211 484/023 987 629/023 993 075, Fax: 023 993 065E-mail: [email protected] Thai EmbassyNº 196M.V, Norodom Blvd.Tel: 023 726 306-10Fax: 023 726 303royAl thAi eMBAssyTel: 023 726 306-10Fax: 023 726 303

emergency numbers (24hRs)

Fire stAtion016 207 790 / 016 857 476trAFFic Police012 774 737 / 015 525 293011 818 207

Police016 904 598 / 012 824 303electricity (eDc)034 933 756 / 034 933 716WAter suPPly011 666 121

(Sihanouk Ville)

Fire stAtionTel: 063 760 133AMBulAnce (s.A.M.u) Tel: 063 761 119 / 012 630 399Police stAtion012 630 863 / 012 630 002

trAFFic Police063 760 123electricity (eDc)063 760 210WAter suPPly063 963 395

(Siem ReaP)

Police Tel: 119 or 012 999 999trAFFic PoliceTel: 117 or 012 896 628Fire stAtionTel: 118 or 023 723 555 / 012 786 693AMBulAnceTel: 119 or 023 723 840AMBulAnce (s.A.M.u)Tel: 023 724 891 /

023 426 948 /012 912 947 / 016 585 108 / 092 858 434BlooD trAnsFusion centerTel: 023 215 949WAter suPPlyTel: 023 724 046PuBlic utilities (24hr)Electricity (EDC), Tel: 023 723 871

(Phnom Penh)PhnoM PenhTel: 097 7780002kAnDAlTel: 097 7780001kAMPonG chAMTel: 097 7780003tAkeoTel: 097 7780005Prey VenGTel: 097 7780006sVAy rienGTel: 097 7780007sihAnoukVilleTel: 097 7780008koh konGTel: 097 7780009kAMPotTel: 097 7780010kePTel: 097 7780011kAMPonG thoMTel: 097 7780012sieM reAP Tel: 097 7780013

BAttAMBAnGTel: 097 7780014PursAtTel: 097 7780015kAMPonG chhnAnGTel: 097 7780016BAnteAy MeAncheyTel: 097 7780017kAMPonG sPeuTel: 097 7780018PreAh ViheArTel: 097 7780019krAtieTel: 097 7780020stunG trenGTel: 097 7780021MonDulkiriTel: 097 7780022rAtAnAkiriTel: 097 7780023oDDAr MeAncheyTel: 097 7780024PAilinTel: 097 7780025

(TouRiST Police)

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PHNOM PENHEDUCATIONArT & CrAfT ClAssEsGLOBAL ART CAMBODIANETWORK IN 18 COUNTRIESFOR CHILDREN 4-18 YRS OLDWE HAVE PROVEN METHODSTO TEACH ART & ENHANCECREATIVITY.OPEN TUE-FRI 1-6PM,ALL DAY ON SATURDAY,#206 NORODOM BLVD012 514 790, 023 213 [email protected]

KID HOUsE DAYCArE & KINDERGARTEN ACCEPTING CHILDREN FROM 6 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS OLD WITH EXPERIENCED TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS.CALL US @ 017 88 19 19 OR EMAIL: [email protected] OUR WEBSITE KIDHOUSE08.WEBS.COM

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THE flICKs - bIG sCrEEN MOvIEsAircon, Surround Sound, BarSnacks, 4.5m Screen. Kids,Classics and New Releases.Ph. 0978967827 or visitladypenh.com for full schedule.

sCUbA NATION PADI 5sTAr IDCInvites all divers & thoseInterested in learning to a Drinks Hour Fri 2 Oct 5-7PM18 Sothearos Blvd 012715785

75C bEEr, EvErYDAY AT Frog & Shamrock. top food till 2am, rooms from $8. 175 sisowat quay, 012 1909 685

ANANA COMPUTEr frEE 1 DESKTOP COMPUTER EVERY WEEK FROM 01-31 SEP 09 ANANA COMPUTER, had changed to its NEW LOCATION. Newly located @ Building # 95, Norodom Blvd., (Opposite to Chaktomuk Secondary School)012/016-831516|Tel.: 023 211543|Fax: 023 [email protected]|www.ananacomputer.com

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HONDA Xlr 250 Us$ 1,200Strong Absolute Trouble. FreeDuties Paid. Call 012 372305

DEsKTOP PC+lCD Us$ 400+Legal Vista +Laser Printer+UPS. All 1yr old: 012 372305

fIbEr GlAss MATErIAls On sale. Tel: 011 922 388

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UrGENT rEsTAUrANT fOr sAlE120 seats in 4 star hotelDowntown Phnom PenhGreat location on MonivongContact: 099 88 88 78

rENEw OlD sTYlE vIllA, Toul Kork area, 3 bedrooms (A.C) with, bathrooms, three big rooms, American Kitchen, nice garden. Price: $1400.00/month, tel: 092 650 126

bAr fOr sAlE rIvErsIDE. Due to time waster re-advertised. $2500.00 including deposit fixtures and fittings, ready to go, rent $600 per month, good lease and owner. Call 017996435 anytime.

fOr sAlE, DUE TO TIME wAsTEr re-advertised.42 inch flat lcd t.v. 10 months guarantee, $595.00 Call 017996435.

GArAGE sAlE!Come by see our cabinets,tables, ceilingFans,...Tel: 012 871 752

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rEsTAUrANT UrGENT sAlEFully furnished (over hundred items)Good location, near riversidePrice can be negotiatedPh: 098 64 38 31

UNIqUE ArTIfACT fOr sAlE: coffee table made of 19 de-commissioned Kalishnakov machine guns. Created for the Art out of Arms Program. Visit scanbodia.com/art to find out more or call Eric on 092 791 449 to

CAr fOr sAlEHyundai Tucson with 90% New parts. Please contact: 016 315 114

JOb wANTEDMY EXPErIENCE frOM 2000 to present position Driver. Now i have job from 7.00am to 6.00ambut i want to work part time saturday and sundayand night also thankstell.012 4567 26

JOb vACANCYINTErNATIONAl NGO Ishiring: 3 Night Duty Nanny,1 Music Teacher (guitar, fluteand piano), 1 Judo or AikidoTeacher. All positions withat least 1 year experiencewith children and mustspeak good English or French. Tel: 012274958

CJs(JAPANEsE-KHMEr COMPANY) 1)Sales & Research Staff (Sales of advertisement of free paper magazine)/need 1 year experience in sales, fluent in English, preferably can speak Japanese. 2)Designer (Web and magazinedesign)/ preferably with experience, need computerliteracy especially in Illustrator, Indesign and Photoshop, can communicate in English. 3)Shop Staff (Sales and customer service at our shop in Phnom Penh) / preferably with experience, fluent in English, preferably can speak

Japanese, able to work on weekends and/or National Holidays (work 6 days a week). All need to be able to travel around the country. Send your CV before 9th October. #59C St.454, Sangkat Toul TompoungI, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh. Tel.012-500052

(KbTECHNICAl sCHOOl) ,,-very urgently : Mechanic , experience Pump water repair (4post)-Water treatment technician(2post),have experience 2 years.Closing date : 20 October 2009, [email protected]

sUOr sDEY DENTAl ClINIC find dental assistant 2 person age 18 to 25 woman ple contacts add #177 st 63corner of st 278 BBK I chamkar Morn pp Tel: 012 979831 or 016979831

ErIq AMTAllA HAIrDrEssINGis a Western Salon recentlyopened in Phnom Penh dealing with both Male & Female clients. We are in theprocess of Recruiting qualified, competent, skilled, with an outgoing personality and able to adopt to customers needs with ease for Hairdressers & Beauticians.On going in house training offered to the right candidates.Good Salary Offered.Please call for more info017 839 546, or email:[email protected]

NTC NEEDs sEvErAl teachers (native English speakers only) to work at various schools in Phnom Penh, especially needed are females for pre-kindergarten classes. If interested, send CV to: [email protected] or deliver to: American Pacific School at Street 51, corner of street 200.

MEDIAECONOMICs TODAY OUT NOw!The rice industry, 2009 GDP, land reform, pensionsand much more in ETM 48www.etmcambodia.com

PrOPErTYKEP lAND fOr sAlE2,582 sqm on hillsideborders Kep National Parkview of islands, sea; $77/[email protected]

3 OffICE rOOMs fUrNIsHED on st 318, PPPrice: $250/monthPrice excludes utilitiesTel: 023 222 475

bEsT OPPOrTUNITY TO invest in Phnom Penh, Apartment, Office, or Villa. Location: on Norodom Blvd, 30m from Independent Monument. Size :537.73 sqm Price: $3,000/ sqm Contact: 012 258 809

NICE HOUsE fOr rENT (PP)2br,3br,4br fully furnishednice kitchen, balcony, space parking, big tree inside and garden price $550/ $750/ 1500/m(Nego). Tel: 012 453 351

If YOU wANT TO rENT-sell-buy propertyCall: 099 88 07 12Mail: [email protected]

lAND fOr sAlE: - Location: near Dey Houy

Market, Phnom Penh Thmey.- Size: 603 sqm ( LMap Title Deeds)- Price: $90,000(negotiable)- Condition: surrounded by concrete street. 012 258 809

flAT fOr sAlE:- Location: Beung Keng Kong I -Land Size: (4x19m) Building Size: (4x14m) - 2 Stories- Recently, business as restaurant and can earn $530 per month( Rental Fee)- Asking Price: $180,000 ( Negotiable)Contact Number: 012 258 809

3 rOOMs fUrNIsHED ON sT 318, PPPrice: $ 250/monthPrice excludes utilitiesTel: 023 222 475

brOCON GrOUPStudio ApartmentGalley kitchen w/washing machine, terrific shower, anda small balcony that looks out upon the river. Located onStreet 3, adjacent to Wat Ounalom. $ 350One BedroomLocated on Street 136. $450Dana 012 971 001 orVisal 017 777 [email protected]

NICE APArTMENT fOr rENT 2beds with baths price $800/m to $1000/m(nego)fully furnished, nice kitchenTel: 012 99 32 78/011 99 32 78

OffICE sPACE fOr rENTquiet w/garden.Aircon and electricity.includ. free internet.24h security $850/monthLuxury furnished suits.Daily housekeeping.24h surveillance parking.Long-term lease.$1800/month.mobile: 012 357561/011 896286#456A, Monivong Blvd (St93)www.asiagarden.com.kh

sMAll vIllA fOr rENT (PHNOM PENH)3 beds to 4 bedrooms with fully furnished big space, car parking, price $1200 / $1500 /M (Negotiable ). Tel : 092 32 8771

lArGE sPACE fOr rENT IN bKKPerfect for café/restaurant Good road frontage. In area with many expats.$450/month. Ph 097 896 7827

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PHNOM PENH2 or 3 beds fully furnishedparking and garden space.Price $800/M to $1500/M(Negotiable). Tel: 090 462 428

flAT fOr rENT PHNOM PENH2 bed fully furnished andparking. Price $500/MTel: 012 604 734

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TwG TEAThe Finest Tea of the WorldCome and see the first tea boutique shop and see more than 30 selections of tea# 1, Sisowath Quay, corner Street 154, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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GO TrANslATION sErvICEsEnglish > Mandarin, Cantonese Professional Interpreting Fast Immediate Quote. Tel. 097 9225039

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EDGEwAYs sPIrITUAl HEAlINGCenter Consult us for all your Spiritual and help Such as: Future foretelling vision, removal of curses, Good Luck and love, Marriage and Contract winning, Business Progress, Exam Success, 3 Night Riches, Peace of mind, Good health. No.107B3, Sangkat Boeng Salang Khan Tuol Kok, [email protected] 81 43 09

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The most disarm-ing thing about Laura Leighton and Thomas Calabro

– Melrose Place’s diabolical Sydney Andrews and Michael Mancini – is that they appear not to have aged since Aaron Spelling’s campy hit wrapped in 1999.

Calabro dismissed the idea with a laugh.

Leighton said, “You’re not the first person to say that, but it’s not true.”

Oh, but it is, as evidenced in the September 22 epi-sode, which flashed back to Sydney’s first death 12 years ago, a fatal car accident she somehow survived. Turns out Michael – seen in all his 90s-era poofy-haired glory – had lingering affection for his red-headed nemesis-turned-lover-turned-nemesis and helped her fake her own death. Executive producer Darren Swimmer said travel-ing back in time didn’t take long.

“We just had to adjust Thomas’ hair, and Laura looks the same.”

Resuming their scandalous alter egos for the CW’s series reboot – and the attention that has come with it – took getting used to. “When we shot our first scene in the hospital, I thought, ‘OK, this is weird.’ Fun, but weird,”

Leighton said during dinner with Calabro in Los Angeles.

“It really was,” Calabro said. “I just remember think-ing, “Thank God you’re here with me.’ “

Both actors have worked consistently, albeit out of the limelight, in the decade since Melrose went off the air – Leighton in TV movies and short-lived shows, Cala-bro on stage and in guest-starring roles – but are now find themselves in the media spotlight.

“Melrose” is the CW’s highest-priority launch this fall, and while viewership has been tepid, the recent signing of Heather Locklear, who will reprise her role as Amanda Woodward in November, stands to goose ratings.

The producers of the new Melrose have zapped the camp in favour of a darker, slicker soap opera format. In 2009, Michael is a celebrity in the medical world but is at odds with his son David, who has inherited his pop’s lying, cheating ways. Sydney, meanwhile, is resurrected and killed – again, and for good – by the end of episode one, her lifeless body found floating facedown in a pool. Leighton appears only in the memories of other charac-ters, all of whom are murder suspects.

“They had me at ‘face-down’,” she said. “It never occurred to me that I’d be

involved at all. I was dead.”Executive producer Todd

Slavkin said from his point of view Sydney and Michael were the show’s long-thwart-ed star-crossed lovers.

“We needed their romantic longing,” Slavkin said. “Dar-ren and I always thought of those two as meant for each other but so devious they could never be together.”

Off screen, Leighton, 41, and Calabro, 50, are now busy parents with seven kids between them. (Leighton is married to Desperate House-wives’ Doug Savant, who also starred in the original Mel-rose.) During dinner, the two tried to negotiate a play date for their respective sons.

Leighton, who received a Golden Globe nomination in 1995 for playing Sydney, was less enthusiastic about her wacky story arcs, in which she worked as a prostitute, joined a cult, and was com-mitted to a psych ward.

Leighton is not sure how long her run will last. The producers won’t say how – or if – Sydney’s character will work into the plot once her murderer is unveiled, but the actress seems to be OK with going along for the ride, however long it lasts.

“I have a family, and there are other things in my life now, but I think it’s good to enjoy and appreciate this while it’s happening,” Leigh-ton said. Relaxnews

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THE fourth annual Billboard Women in Music event will honour American pop singer Lady GaGa with its Rising Star Award on October 2 in New York City, Billboard magazine announced September 28.

Billboard magazine is the top American trade magazine devoted to the global music industry, and its Women in Music ceremony was founded in 2006 to honor the 20 most successful female executives in the music business on an annual basis. The Billboard Rising Star Award is given to “artists that have achieved a level of success and proven to have vast potential in the early stages of their career.”

Lady GaGa qualifies due to the success of her début album The Fame, which has produced two No.1 songs on the Billboard singles chart and become the best-selling record from a début artist in 2009 (selling over three million copies worldwide).

Lady GaGa launches the Fame Kills Tour with American hip-hop artist Kanye West in Phoenix, Arizona, on No-vember 10 and treks through North America in concert until January 24, 2010. Relaxnews

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american singer Lady GaGa performing in one of her idiosyncratic outfits. aFP / leon neal

According to Forbes.com, in 2008 Ameri-cans spent $11 billion on “self-improvement books, cds, seminars, coaching and stress-management programmes”.

To put it into perspective, cambodia’s entire gdP in 2008 was $11.2 billion. now, i admit i have a soft spot for self-help guides. i’ve never actually bought one, but i’m drawn to them for their ludicrous titles. call me im-mature, but i challenge you not to giggle at a ‘guide to Loving Yourself’.

of course, sex, love and relationships are prime self-help guide targets. From the origi-nal “Men Are From Mars…” to the recently penned “He’s Just not That into You”, there are countless volumes offering to reveal ‘how to get the man you want’ or ‘how to avoid the man you don’t want’, and so on.

But these self-help guides aren’t just for women. in fact, what got me thinking about the issue was discovering a female author has written a book entitled “Women really do Love Bastards: Learn the number one Bastard Trait

that Mesmerises Women”. That’s right; a female author has genuinely written a book encourag-ing men to be bastards.

once i got over the feeling of betrayal, i realised she has a point: for some inexplicable reason, we women are drawn to men that are fundamentally bad for us – myself included.

So what’s the attraction? Why do otherwise confident, intelligent and sexy women go for men that cause them heartache?

Why would you lust after someone who made up a lame excuse to dump you because they wanted to try it on with your best friend? Why would you waste a single tear over someone who sends you a text thanking you for “an amazing time last night”, when you haven’t seen the git in a week? not me, of course. Honest.

Well, unfortunately, absolute bastards can also be utterly charming, mysterious, good looking, unpredictable, and a whole host of other positive adjectives that render them horribly irresistible.

ok, let me give the fairer sex some credit. i know most of us wouldn’t consciously choose someone who is going to hurt us, and most women will kick a bastard to the kerb faster than a drunken tuk tuk driver.

But some women actively enjoy the drama of a volatile relationship.

one friend who gave her bastard more tries than an international rugby squad insisted that he “kept her on her toes”. She’s a highly successful, powerful lady and i couldn’t understand why she stood by such an overbearing, patronising cad. She pre-ferred the euphemism “bad boy”, and tried to explain that she actually liked the way he took control of situations and made her feel vulnerable and feminine. Thankfully, she finally had enough when she caught him “taking control” of his secretary. classy.

of course, it’s tempting to grab a copy of “Why Men Love Bitches” and give as good as you get. But why encourage the game playing? Accept it: you can’t mould a partner into who you want them to be. Either acknowledge their imperfections and put up with them treating you like crap, or walk away and save yourself a fortune in tissues and super-sized consolatory chocolate bars.

You know what? That’s pretty good advice. Excuse me, i feel a self-help guide coming on.

HELLo reader. Where are you read-ing this? in the paper? on the web-site? on an iPhone? is the Guard-ian even available on the iPhone?

Bet it is. There’s probably even a little down-loadable application that lets you turn the pages by tilting it to one side. After all, there’s an “app” for everything. There’s one that turns the iPhone into a motion-sensitive light sabre: it makes wooshy Star Wars noises as you swipe it around. really passes the time during the unrelenting march to the grave, that.

i’m unmoved in the face of friends scream-ing at me to join the iPhone cult. it’s horrible. Here are a few iPhone apps i’d like to see:

1. An app that makes the iPhone scream ‘i’VE goT An iPHonE!’ each time the user pulls it out of their pocket. once activated, it would be impossible to switch off. The only way to stop the constant embarrassment would be to repeatedly crack the device against a wall, or preferably your own face, until it shattered.

2. An app billed as a “comical toilet paper simulator”. You switch it on, pretend to “wipe” your backside, and hey presto: the screen ap-pears smeared with virtual pixilated poo. But – ho ho – just like the screaming iPhone app above, it’s a permanent booby trap. once you’ve performed your first comical wipe, in a frankly desperate bid to impress your non-iPhone-owning friends, it’s impossible for the screen to revert to its original state. instead, you’re left

with no option but to go home and cry.3. An app that makes your iPhone un-

expectedly oscillate and explode halfway through a conversation to a loved one, sending thousands of miniscule shards of plastic and silicon hurtling into your ear canal like a swarm of angry pins. As a bonus, the detonation also blasts your hand apart like a spent casing. Why? Because you bought an iPhone, silly.

Still, there’s a good chance you’re reading this on an Lcd display of some description, rather than on paper. There are advantages and drawbacks to both platforms. The paper version can be rolled up, scribbled on, and read on the tube. if i write something obnoxious – something about the hilarious inherent low-self-esteem of iPhone owners, perhaps – the page can be torn out, screwed into a ball and thrown across the room, thus providing a slen-der amount of catharsis. (come to think of it, iPhone owners can probably download an app that makes a satisfying “thwock” sound as they bat the paper ball across the room with their ridiculous handheld toys). Paper is tactile, and that’s a plus. Trouble is, you have to pay for it.

not so online. in Webland, it’s yours for free. Better still, the byline pictures are slightly

smaller, so there’s less chance you’ll be sick. But it isn’t tactile. Here, catharsis comes in the form of interactive feedback – so if (for example) you’re a uniquely inadequate, unfulfilled and unattractive sort of man, and the article you’re reading happens to have been written by a woman – any woman – you can vent your an-noyance in a series of inadvertently revealing messages, then masturbate into a sock. (This describes 33 percent of all messages on all news websites. check if you don’t believe me.)

Still, at least the misogynists know what’s making them angry. There’s an astounding level of unfocused rage on the internet, which is weird considering it’s full of people getting something for nothing. Films, TV shows, music, newspaper reports…none of it costing a penny.

But newspapers won’t be free for ever. At least that’s what rupert Murdoch thinks, and he’s probably evil enough to know. Last week he announced the Sun and the Times are to start charging for their online editions. But will it work?

nope. not until someone perfects a system of universal online micro-payments once and for all. Some simple means of easily “tossing a penny in a cup” for the internet is required. Everyone knows it; no one’s managed to crack it. Sure, there are systems such as PayPal (fa-miliar to anyone who’s used eBay), but they’re fiddly and boring. What’s needed is something universal and user-friendly.

But more than that, it should be fun.

That’s right. it should be intrinsically fun to spend money. How? Huh? Wuh? Listen. if you ask me, one potential answer to the newspaper industry’s woes lies somewhere in videogame design. A simple payment system shouldn’t just be easy to set up: it should be intrinsically satis-fying to use. it should feel positively nintendo. Look at the Wii. Look at the micro-games in rhythm Paradise, or grand Theft Auto: chinatown Wars, both on the nintendo dS. That’s how online payments should work. They should have the illusion of being tactile.

on your desktop: a cartoon purse filled with fat gold coins. Pull out a penny. it shimmers on the screen. drag it toward a “coin slot” situated right there on the web page you want to view, and drop it in. it disappears with a satisfy-ing ker-chunk. And you’re in. if you’re feeling cavalier, you can throw your coin toward the slot; with practice it won’t bounce off the rim. And hey, iPhone users: we’ll even let you play. You can “fling” coins from your phone directly on to the screen.

one page costs one penny: not too off-putting for anyone – and crucially, the teeny spoonful of fun and satisfaction you derived from playing with that virtual coin each time is worth the penny anyway.

Has anyone else thought of this already? if not, consider it patented right now, by me. i’ll settle for 0.001 percent of every penny spent for all eternity, thanks. And now, over to the drag-ons. THE GUARDIAN

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JoJo.

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Josh, Simon.

Heng and Ben.

THURSDAY’S scandalously named “Gloryhole” gay nights at Pontoon are always a colourful affair. But last week’s performance by star queens Gege, Say Say and Jo Jo was some drag with a difference.

Singaporean choreographer Nicholas Lim, a back up dancer for American pop star Pink, worked with the girls over the past few weeks on their routines.

Influenced by pop artists such as the Pussycat Dolls and Britney Spears, Nicholas says he wants to get the girls to “own” their presence on stage and be out there and sexy, unlike the traditional Khmer performances.

The three performers emerge in a blaze of lights, music, smoke, high heels, hair, and sequins for a first set performed with the help of two male dancers, another first for the night.

The girls followed this up with some raunchy individual performances.

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Getting sassy on stage atPontoon