MYANMORE : Weekly Guide to Yangon - 1st December 2017

1 - 7 DECEMBER 2017

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Tattoo Studios in Yangon

What’s On - December FRIDAY 1ST DECEMBER A Melodic Sensation | Nightlife Brunch Society creates a haven for melodic/house music lovers. The line up includes KZ Beatz, EMJ, Synth and supporting artists Mike, Lance, Jeff, ZIN, OWLS, PM and DJ Boom Lay. Tickets cost 12,000 kyats and are selling at Pier 9, Shwe Mar Lar, The Princess Pet Spa & Hotel and Shwe Spicy. | RSVP : 09 960 359701. ? The Brunch Society, Sule Pagoda Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P 3:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Joint Chambers Christmas Tree Lighting Party | Nightlife AMCHAM Myanmar and Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake are presenting the Joint Chambers Christmas Tree Lighting Party again to raise funds for Mary Chapman School for the deaf and Kyi Myint Daing School for the blind. Bring your family, friends and colleagues to enjoy this international celebration.

Cost: USD$10 (15,000 kyats) donation from each participant. | RSVP: 01 544 500. ? Chatrium Hotel - 40 Natmauk Rd, Tamwe Tsp | P 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Friday Night Wine Down Vol.2 | Nightlife “Wine Down” at Sky Bistro includes free flow wine, cheese, cold cuts, chemical-free veggies and fruits and more, with a beautiful night view of Yangon from the 20th floor of Sakura Tower. | RSVP : 01 255 277. ? Thiripyitsaya Sky Bistro - Hitachi Tower(Sakura Tower) 21st floor, Kyauktada Tsp | P 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Burma Storybook: Open Air Screening | Educational Documentary Burma Storybook has a free open air screening in the garden of the French Institute - your last chance to see the film showing in Yangon. | RSVP: 01 535 428. ? Institut Français de Birmanie - 340, Pyay Rd, Sanchaung Tsp | P 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

The Petebox Concert Yangon | Nightlife Witnessing ‘The Petebox’ live show is an immersive experience as he creates songs sound by sound, layer by layer, reveal on reveal, loop on loop, one man building tracks that are as sonically massive as any full band setup or DJ set. Tickets are limited and cost 10,000 kyats, including one free drink. Pre buy at The Penthouse. | RSVP: 09 771 239924. ? The Penthouse - 271-273, BargaYar St, Park side one building 8th floor, Sanchaung Tsp | P From 7:00 PM

The Final Battle | Nightlife The Atlas invites you to the final battle for the residency at Atlas Rooftop Bar & Lounge. On Friday night contestants will clash in a duel of sounds.

Join them and support your favourite performer while they take over the stage for their final set. | RSVP: 09 767 419413. ? Atlas Rooftop Bar & Lounge - 84, Pan Hlaing Rd, Sanchaung Tsp | P 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM

1ST-18TH Exhibition of Tattooed Faces in Yangon, Myanmar | Art & Stage Dylan Goldby will be holding his second solo exhibition at Pansuriya in Yangon. It will display photographs from book Hmäe Sün Näe Ti Cengkhü Nu as well as others from his ongoing Tattoos of Asia project.

The exhibition is free but photographs and books will be for sale, and all proceeds will go to supporting the Lai Tu people in Rakhine State. ? Pansuriya -102, Bogalayzay St, Botahtaung Tsp | P 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

What’s On SATURDAY 2ND Shan Yoe Yar Food Eating Competition | Activities Who doesn't love a food eating competition? This time the Sarmal team encourages you to do it with friends! After all, “Unity is Strength.” Make a team of three people and enter the Shan Yoe Yar competition for 10,000 kyats. Enjoy a bowl of Shan noodles (standard size), a glass of fermented rice drink and a complimentary glass of beer for each team member. ? Shan Yoe Yar Restaurant - Sule Square, Kyauktada Tsp | P 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

ART'ernoon Tea at the Governor's | Art & Stage December's featured artist is Thit Nay Sann who has created a collection of uniquely painted bamboo hats for Belmond Governor's Residence. The event cost $18 per person and includes a glass of Schubert Rose wine from New Zealand, the finest Myanmar loose leaf teas, and an array of sweets and savory treats by our executive chef Ban and award-winning pastry kitchen. | RSVP: 01 230 2092. ? Belmond Governor’s Residence - Kinwin MinGyi St, Dagon Tsp | P 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Zion Yathi - the First International Reggae Festival in Yangon | Activities The first reggae festival in Myanmar is finally here: Zion Yathi. The season of reggae is coming. Enjoy a magical sunset journey through different styles of reggae with their DJs and live bands on beautiful Kandawgyi Lake. ? Sushiboys - Kandawgyi, Bahan Tsp | P From 4:00 PM

Bollywood Party at Club Rizzoli | Nightlife Club Rizzoli presents Bollywood Party on the first Saturday of every month. Entrance fees cost $10 per person including one free drink with free entry for ladies or groups of six who buy a bottle of spirits until 10:00 p.m. Party packs available for small or large groups. | RSVP: 01 544500. ? Club Rizzoli - 40 Natmauk Rd, Tamwe Tsp | P From 7:00 PM

Yangon Yangon 2nd Year Anniversary (MKM Theory) | Nightlife Yangon Yangon is holding the second year anniversary event with 2 Stars, Myaw Kyawt Myaing and Theory. | RSVP : 01 255 131. ? YangonYangon - 339,Bo Gyoke Aung San Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P From 8:00 PM

Hook n Sling | Nightlife Double Gold presents “Hook n Sling” (Light Up The Night Vol. 29.

Headliner: Hook N Sling and Supporting Artists: BG, Biggy Wyne, Blacklix, Icez, Before, for 10,000 kyats per person. | RSVP: 09 44000 7788. ? FUSE - 4th Floor, Myanmar Plaza, Bahan Tsp | P From 10:00 PM

aTavola - 7th Edition | Shopping Come by for the Italian food experience at Christmas time! aTavola aim to provide an amazing sensory experience of the finest Italian food and wine. ? Marketplace Golden Valley & marketplace 6.5 promotion area | P 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

2ND-3RD Professional Development for Trainers | Educational Trainers, educators, teachers, school principals, and fellows should not miss out on this event on the best practices and skills of the industry. | RSVP: 09 792 524643. ? Smile Education Training Institute - 10/12, 49th St, Than Villa, Lower Block, Botataung Tsp | P 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

What’s On 2ND-5TH DECEMBER Step OF Faith - 2 | Art & Stage This is the second time exhibition of Step of Faith, in which students from art schools organize the exhibition of their paintings. If you are interested in painting, go and enjoy it this free event. ? Gallery 65 - 65 Yaw Min Gyi St, Dagon Tsp | P 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

SUNDAY 3RD Bordeaux Wine Festival #1 | Dining The Novotel Yangon Max, LD Vins and The Warehouse welcome you to the first edition of the Grands Crus Bordeaux Wine & Food Festival for the first time ever in Yangon. A unique opportunity for wine lovers to discover the Bordeaux region and appreciate these world renowned appellations.

Places are limited so make a reservation. | RSVP: 01 230 5858. ? Novotel Yangon Max - 459 Pyay Rd, Kamayut Tsp | P 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

MONDAY 4TH Lemonade - An Independent Ladies Night | Nightlife New for Monday nights at Gekko - Lemonade, one of Yangon’s first independent ladies’ night. Get together with friends and hopefully make some new ones, while enjoying canapés and two of bar manager Puias famous cocktails for 12,000 kyats ++ or canapés and two glasses of wine or Prosecco for 15,000 kyats ++. | RSVP: 01 254 041. ? Gekko Restaurant Yangon - 535 Merchants St, Kyauktada Tsp | P 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

TUESDAY 5TH After Work Networking Event with the Nordic Chambers | Nightlife Please join the Nordic chambers on Tuesday for an after work networking event, this time at Bar Bondi. We are proud to have Carlsberg sponsor us with free flow beer this evening. ? Bar Bondi - International Commercial Centre,Ground Floor, Corner of Strand Rd and Botahtaung Pagoda | P 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

WEDNESDAY 6TH Marked for life | Exhibition Jens will take you on a journey through regions that he explored from 2001-2014 in a quest for the last women with facial tattoos. He has become one of the only experts on Chin facial tattooing and his work is exhibited, acquired and published by museums. ? British Embassy Club - 46 Gyo Byu Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Christmas Drink & Draw | Nightlife Father’s Office has decided it was best to have this drink and draw focused around the holiday season, so come along for some Christmassy feels, giggles, jingles and of course, some painting. | RSVP: 09450218080. ? Father's Office - Bo Aung Kyaw St, Botahtaung Tsp | P 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Credit: YKN Tattoo Studio

Tattoo Studios in Yangon

BY MIN YE KYAW

 YKN TATTOO STUDIO Artist Thant Zin Win has about nine years experience in applying tattoos.

His colorful and realistic creations have gained him popularity among men and women in the city. His customers are mostly local but some are foreigners.

Address: No.35B, Ground floor, Kyaung Street, Ahlon Tsp Phone: 09 731 07245, 09 253 667475 Facebook: thanzinwinkl

 KA GEE TATTOO STUDIO Since beginning his career in 2012, Ka Gee has become famous among local youth and Myanmar celebrities for his art. Respected for his professionalism and deep tattoo knowledge, as well as his tradition Myanmar artworks with a modern twist, Ka Gee is always busy and appointments must be booked at least one month in advance.

Address: No 16,4A 4th Floor, Kwet Thit St, Yay Kyaw, Pazundaung Tsp Phone: 09 254 316 668 Facebook: kageetattoos

 PHYU’S TATTOO STUDIO Phyu is a famous female tattoo artist who began tattooing 2012 and established her studio in early 2015. She concentrates on black/ grey and old-school designs. Her customers are mostly local women and occasionally foreigners. Prices start from US$35 and booking is recommended for this in-demand artist.

Address: No.1238. 5/7, Byatmaso Street, South Okkalapa Tsp Phone: 09 512 4992 Facebook: norifudo.chirikazikito

 RED INDIAN TATTOO STUDIO “Death” style tattoos (skulls, snakes, raging ghosts etc) are the specialty at artist Nyan Naing Min’s studio, which he has run for five years. Other types of designs are also no problem, as his many customers – local and foreigners, particularly Filipinos and Canadians – can attest. He charges

depending on the size and design of the art and prices start from $10.

Advance booking is preferable.

Address: No.380, Ground Floor, Banyadala Road, Tamwe Tsp Phone: 09 422 452253 Facebook: redindiantattoostudio

 GOLDEN DRAGON TATTOO STUDIO Ye Kyaw Myat started this business in early 2012 and later partnered up with fellow artist Myat Ko. They focus on photo realistic designs but also practice others and sometimes supply their designs to other studios. They charge by the price of the artwork rather than the length of the session.

Prices start from $35 and appointments are preferable.

Address: 232, 2nd floor, Maha Bandula Park Road (Upper block), Kyauktada Tsp Phone: 09 516 1379 Facebook: goldendragontattoo.mm

 G3 INK TATTOO STUDIO Three years into his career in 2006, Naing Gyi established this studio with artist partner Win Htut. They specialize in Myanmar traditional and cultural tattoos, creating their own designs but also helping customers’ mold their ideas before getting inked. Naing Gyi produces about 15-20 designers per year. Prices depend on the size and design, and start from $30. Advanced booking necessary.

Address: No.6, First Floor, 147th Street, Tamwe Tsp Phone: 09 509 4148 Facebook: GthreeTattoostudio

 REBEL INK TATTOO STUDIO Artist La Paing started his business in 2006 and specializes in portraits and custom-made designs. Prices start from $20.

Address: No 353/4th, Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Yangon Phone: 09260189806 Facebook: Rebal Link-YGN

 HEAVEN TATTOO STUDIO Since 2013, Heaven Tattoo Studio has created portraits, Myanmar art themes and tattoo cover-ups. Artist Ko Zaw Gyi is passionate about designs that use traditional motifs. All year long customers locals pour in for work although a stream of foreigners visit in the high season. Prices start from $80, advanced booking recommended.

Address: No.390, Nga Moe Yate (6) Street, Thingangyun Tsp Phone: 09 431 73743, 09 970 907460 Facebook: kozawgyi.tattooartist

Credit: Golden Dragon Tattoo Studio

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Pot Luck

BY EDMOND SAILLAND

Hot pot—a bubbling broth in which you cook various meats vegetables, noodles, dumplings etc—is an important fixture of Chinese cuisine. Gathering family, friends and loved ones around the steaming hot pot is one of my favourite forms of communal eating. I was pleased to have the chance, therefore, to sample Beauty in the Pot on Yangon’s Sayar San Road.

Beauty in the Pot has all the staples of a good quality Chinese hot pot chain (which is to be expected as its from Singapore’s Paradise Group).

The restaurant was buzzing but not raucous (in Mandarin we would say ‘renao’) with pleasant chatter and scented steam emanating from each table.

As I sat down, I ticked off my mental hot pot check list. Large hot pot in the middle, which can be split into two small hot pots. (I am not a fan of the personal hot pot which seem in vogue in Yangon). Good quality crockery.

Large chopsticks for dipping and plucking, a spoon for soup, a slotted spoon for tricky extractions and an elongated sieve for noodles. The place charmed me almost immediately by supplying paper bibs and little plastic bags for your phone—both necessary precautions for an enthusiastic hotpotter like me.

The slightly bizarrely-named collagen-rich pot was rich from pork cartilage and featured delicious pieces of silky tofu. The ‘mala’ spicy broth was packed with Sichuan peppercorn, chili, red dates, wolfberries, ginseng, dang gui, dang shen. You can choose the spiciness on a scale from one to three chilis.

In diligence to you, dear reader, I ordered as broad a selection as possible of items to dunk in my pot. The vegetables were packed with flavor, the meat was fresh, the signature meat paste was lightly flavored with white pepper and once cooked it took on just the right amount of the broth’s flavor.

The dumplings were very good as well, a light tang from the garlic shoots with the pork and a delightfully slippery skin. The hand-pulled la mian noodles were also exceptional. The meatballs were all fresh and very tasty—in particular the squid. The taro should also be mentioned as a must-order item.

It remains my favorite hot pot experience so far. You should allocate around 20,000-30,000 kyats per head. Or take advantage of their lunch menu and late-night deal (20 percent off between 10 pm and 1 am).

Address: 42(A),SayarSan Road, Bahan Township, Yangon Phone: 09 252 221 188 Opening hours: 11.30am-2am

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Clever Cocktails

BY MARIE STARR

Possibly the best location for an open-air bar has opened. After 8 Shot & Cocktail Bar, created by Chan Nyein Soe, who’s also behind award-winning Roof Alchemy, Molecular Cocktail Bar, is located in a large open space with a view right over Inya Lake and nestled among other trendy bars and restaurants on the fourth floor of Myanmar Plaza.

The extensive and fun shot menu is entertaining before you even order a drink: Devil’s Son, Tomb of God, Walking Death and Stocking Tear to name a few of the less inappropriate. Another menu boasts a selection of delicious gins and there is a decent wine selection but the main event is the cocktail menu. Inspired by “guilty pleasures” cocktails with names such as “Fast Food After Gym,” “Oops I Dropped my Ice cream,” “Big Bananas” and “I Like it Rough” induce giggles all round.

Jokes aside though, the cocktails are really delicious. “Feel Cool with Old Skool” is a smooth chocolate indulgence served in a dinosaur-shaped porcelain cup. It has a good kick of coffee, bourbon and a menthol liquor and a pile of M&Ms on top. Being presented with a “Beauty and the Beast” cocktail I thought I was getting a bowl of popcorn, but no—there is a straw and it does connect to a wonderful combination of gin sour style cocktail with a great caramel smoothness. *Spoiler* Carmel popcorn is really good on a gin-based caramel drink.

The bar itself plays fun and easy music and the interiors are modern and slick but very comfortable. The prices are fair considering the experience— cocktails are 7-8,000 kyats. Come 7pm the bar is filling up with cool, young Myanmar folk. The food prices are fair too but you don’t come here for that.

Address: 4th Floor, Myanmar Plaza, Corner of No.1 Industrial Road and Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar Phone: 09 502 0073 Opening hours: 5pm-2am

"The atmosphere is superb, though it can be a little bit hot some days. The cocktail creations are simply amazing... "

Natty Tangmeesang

www.sarmal.com.mm

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