#sothear

[snackpointcharlie]

New year, new music from elsewhere and beyond, and the same old host… well, two out of three ain’t bad. Expand your horizons with Snackpoint Charlie, the radio show that dares to ask “What the hell was that?” Every first & third Wedneaday from 10pm to midnight on WGXC, 90.7 FM and streaming at WGXC.org, and podcastificated for your pleasure NOW at the link below

Snackpoint Charlie - Transmission 130 - 2024.01.03 https://wavefarm.org/wf/archive/11q018 [ ^ click for download ^ ]

PLAYLIST

1) Cheryl E. Leonard - “Oceanus Meridiem” from ANTARCTICA: MUSIC FROM THE ICE https://cherylleonard.bandcamp.com/album/antarctica-music-from-the-ice

2) Jakson Ayovi - “Mamita” > Chloé Despax & Félix Blume - “Juegos En El Río” from AGUA LARGA: TRADITIONAL & IMAGINARY CIMARRON MUSIC https://akuphone.bandcamp.com/album/agua-larga-traditional-imaginary-cimarron-music

3) Youmna Saba - “Tareeq طريق” from [و​ِ​ش​ا​ح] https://rupturedthelabel.bandcamp.com/album/wishah

(Underbed:) Pinchas Gurevich - “Down and Up”

4) Asha Bhosle - “Abhi Tujhe Pyas Hai” from TYAAG https://www.discogs.com/release/9426389-S-D-Burman-Tyaag

5) Orkes Melayu Irama Seni Baru - “Jangan Kau Marah” from BUJANG DAN DARA https://madrotter-treasure-hunt.blogspot.com/2023/12/orkes-melayu-irama-seni-baru-bujang-dan.html

6) Kwanjit Sriprajan - “Panatibat Sin Kor” from SUPHANBURI SOUL : KWANJIT SRIPRAJAN - THE FIRST LADY OF LAE MUSIC https://zudrangmarecords.bandcamp.com/album/suphanburi-soul-kwanjit-sriprajan-the-first-lady-of-lae-music

7) El Rass & Munma - “Rissala” from FOR BEIRUT: RUPTURED SESSIONS VOL. 6 - LIVE AT RADIO LEBANON https://rupturedthelabel.bandcamp.com/album/for-beirut-ruptured-sessions-vol-6-live-at-radio-lebanon

8) Babsy Konate - “Alhaye Masaye” from TOUNGA https://babsykonate.bandcamp.com/album/tounga

9) Brion Gysin - “All Those Years” from JUNK https://www.wewantsounds.com/?lightbox=dataItem-lq0td805

10) Leonard Cohen - “Machines” from TEL AVIV 1972

11) Farid El Atrache [فريد الأطرش] - “Tisbah Ala Kheir Ya Habibi (Goodnight, My Love) [صبح على خير يا حبيبي]” from TISBAH ALA KHEIR YA HABIBI / YAM DALLAE YA HILOU [تصبح على خير يا حبيبي \ يا مدلغ يا حلو] https://www.discogs.com/release/7910959-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%AD-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%BA-%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%88

12) Srei Sothear & Sinn Sisamouth - “Gentlemen Chill Out at Bar” from CAMBODIAN PSYCH-OUT https://defectiverecords.bandcamp.com/album/cambodian-psych-out

13) Nimmo - “May I Go Out Dancing” from CALIBRE 3 http://chocolatemonk.co.uk/available.html

14) Nino Gvilia - “Dirty is Just What has Boundaries” from OVERWHELMED BY THE UNEXPLAINED https://ninogvilia.bandcamp.com/album/nicole-overwhelmed-by-the-unexplained

15) Strapping Fieldhands - “Eggs in the Reservoir” from GOBS ON THE MIDWAY - SINGLES 1991-95 https://www.discogs.com/release/1732479-Strapping-Fieldhands-Gobs-On-The-Midway-Singles-1991-95

16) Blod - “Stjärnor Lyser Upp Min Väg” from ONDSKANS FRÖ https://discreetmusicgbg.bandcamp.com/album/ondskans-fr

17) Diepkloof United Voice - “Sipo” from HARMONIZING SOWETO: GOLDEN CITY GOSPEL & KASI SOUL FROM THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA https://ostinatorecords.bandcamp.com/album/harmonizing-soweto-golden-city-gospel-kasi-soul-from-the-new-south-africa

18) Stone Tapes - “Clown from Sixties” https://stonetapes.bandcamp.com

19) Robert Millis - “Side A” from HARMONY HOLLYWOOD http://chocolatemonk.co.uk/available.html

20) Grisha Shakhnes - “Stockholm variation #2.5 (excerpt)” from THE DISTANCE BETWEEN A WORD AND A DEED https://disappearingrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-distance-between-a-word-and-a-deed

21) Obie Feldi and M.C. Schmidt - “John of Dust A (excerpt)” from JOHN OF DUST https://matmos.bandcamp.com/album/john-of-dust

22) Aida Heston - “Mama Said (excerpt)” https://www.facebook.com/AIDA.singer.songwriter/

(Underbed:) Pinchas Gurevich - “Drained Sap”

[gfablogs]

What Do 10/40 Window Missionaries Do?

GFA World’s 10/40 window missionaries are faced with difficult circumstances, but they love God and follow His command to reach those who’ve never heard His Good News. They are uniquely qualified to share God’s love with people whose culture is their own.

Sothear is just one of many missionaries working in the “Resistant Belt.” Thirty years ago, he was the first person in his village to receive Christ, and it changed his life. He went to Bible college for training, which equipped him to return to his village to share the Good News. Through Sothear’s teaching, many people became believers, and one church after another was started until there were six established churches. God was truly working!

However, there was a need for a church home in Sothear’s own village. Unlike the other five churches, the congregants in his village had no permanent structure. They had been meeting for worship in a makeshift building for decades because the believers lacked the money to buy land or materials for a permanent place. In Asia, a project like this could cost anywhere between $10,000 and $40,000. Sothear shared the need, believing that a more permanent location would not only encourage and help existing believers but also invite curious community members to ask about the building and the faith it represents.

Sothear and his congregation trusted God, and He provided. In 2021, construction was finished on a beautiful church building capable of holding 170 believers. Pastors, missionaries and faithful congregants gathered to celebrate. “I am very happy to build this new and big church building after 30 years of my ministry,” Pastor Sothear said. “Sometimes, my believers used to question me, ‘The churches you planted later were able to build a church building, but why are you not able to build our own church?’ My answer to their question used to be, ‘Be patient and pray to God. He will provide in time.’ As a result of our patience and prayers, God has provided for the church building. I am so happy and thankful to God.”[1]

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[koma-etoile]

Sothear quand j'arrête de le dessiner pendant quelques mois

Bah il a genre PLUS DU TOUT la même gueule. C'est frustrant.

[lescarnetsdehaku]

Un petite illu de Sothear lors de son périple, parce que j'adore l'univers des Enfants Lumières de @komaetoile et qu'elle merite plein de reconnaissance ! J'ai tenté quelque chose niveau compo et couleurs pour changer de mes palettes habituelles, je suis un peu frustree par rapport au rendu mais je suis contente d'avoir essayé ! . #original #illustration #artoninstagram #instart #komaetoile #sothear #originalcharacter #ocs #gouache #painting #traditionalart https://www.instagram.com/p/BqFfLS-BHSK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10nxo6jqbtcuu

[southeastasianists]

The Royal Palace in Phnom Penh has just opened its doors for the day and Chinese tourists are already arriving by the busload, sporting bumbags and armed with expensive camera equipment as they queue for the first tour of the morning.

In Cambodia, these groups, like the many that will follow it, are indicative of the changing face of an evolving industry. Tourism is a key driver of Cambodia’s economy, contributing approximately one quarter of GDP last year, according to a report from the World Travel and Tourism Council.

Once a destination popular with adventurous Western visitors, when Cambodia’s government looks ahead nowadays its focus is increasingly placed on one nation: China.

Whereas many Europeans are tightening their belts when it comes to spending, China has millions of people who, for the first time, have the money and desire to get out and see the world. Last year, China overtook Vietnam to become the number one source of visitors to the Kingdom. And given its close relations with Beijing, Cambodia is in a prime position to cash in.

According to Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism, the country welcomed close to 830,000 Chinese visitors in 2016 alone, up almost 20% from the previous year and almost halfway to the government’s goal of attracting two million Chinese tourists annually by 2020. Figures from the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (Cotri), an independent research organisation based in Hamburg, estimate that about 270,000 Chinese tourists visited Cambodia in the first quarter of 2017, putting it on track to top a million this year.

Men Phearom, director of planning at the Ministry of Tourism, said that the government had implemented a policy of promoting mainly Chinese visitors as part of a wider economic strategy with Beijing.

“Through the strong relationship of both countries, it brings together the Chinese investors and Chinese tourists in Cambodia.” he said. “So we have to catch this opportunity to attract more tourists and tourism investment.”

All signs point to a significant increase in tourist traffic coming into the country, but all visitors are not equal when it comes to the money and time they spend, and adapting to a Chinese-driven market could mean major changes to an industry that has been largely built around the demands of visitors from the West.

“As a hotelier I will of course be happy to see the overall numbers [of tourists] go up,” said Pok Ratha Ming, senior sales manager at the Phnom Penh Hotel, a popular spot for Chinese visitors.

He does have reservations, though.

“Chinese and European tourists are different,” explained Ming. “The Chinese come to Cambodia for four days. They stay in Angkor Wat for three days and Phnom Penh for maybe one. The Europeans spend longer and spend more.”

Wolfgang Georg Arlt, the director of Cotri, said that despite the huge figures involved, a surge in Chinese tourists needs to be managed carefully.

“The Chinese are the biggest source of the growth of global tourism figures, but this does have negative effects,” said Arlt, citing the island of Palau in the western Pacific ocean as an example.

Known as a diver’s paradise, the island was until recently a hotspot for American, Australian and European diving enthusiasts. Then the “whole atmosphere changed”, said Arlt, when Chinese tourists started to arrive en masse, thanks to cheap deals on chartered flight package tours.

“The divers put… money into the local economy,” said Arlt. “Chinese tourists pay money to Chinese tour operators.” If the tourist dollars are, as often happens, also funnelled into Chinese-owned hotels and souvenir shops, this often minimises the benefits to the local economy while simultaneously making the destination less attractive to visitors from other countries, who no longer feel catered for.

“So all of this is not really benefitting the local Palau people. They get this big group of tourists who are actually endangering the traditional customer base,” said Arlt. “I used to be asked how to get more Chinese tourists. Now I’m asked: ‘How do we get better Chinese tourists?’”

In Phnom Penh, as in Palau, local traders say that money from Chinese tourists tends to bypass them.

“We get very little money from Chinese customers,” said Pheap, a motorbike-taxi driver based outside the capital’s gleaming Royal Palace. “It makes us sad, because we see big buses of Chinese tourists come who have a lot of money and we don’t see any of it.”

Nearby, another driver, named Sothear, took a break from teasing his friends by stealing their flip-flops to lament the drop off in visitors from the West.

“Most people we see coming to the palace are Chinese and Vietnamese. Five years ago it was all Europeans and Australians,” he said. “Now we have about 40% less Europeans than before. I don’t care what nationality, we will take anyone, but we don’t really get money from the Chinese tourists. They come mostly on a bus.”

While economic benefits often fail to trickle down to tuk tuks and motorbike drivers, opportunities are opening up elsewhere. A taxi driver based outside NagaWorld casino in Phnom Penh, who gave his name only as ‘Mr Black’. “Many people worry that China is taking over our country, but we are happy because it is more customers,” he said. “Most of our customers are Chinese or Western, but we make most money from Chinese… Chinese customers tip more than Europeans.”

However, ‘Mr Black’ did have one gripe: having to pay a large portion of his income to the Chinese-owned taxi firm he works for.

While the pivot to China is currently a mixed blessing for the tourism sector, what it will mean for the industry’s future remains uncertain and potentially fraught by over-dependence on one source of tourists.

China has been known to use tourism as a soft power tactic in the past, with Beijing stopping tour groups from visiting Taiwan and South Korea during periods of political tension, slashing both countries’ tourism figures by about 40% in the process. The Philippines, on the other hand, has already seen a rise in Chinese visitors since President Rodrigo Duterte made moves to warm relations with Beijing upon taking office last year.

“China uses outflows of tourism as a tool to either curry favour or punish foes. What we’re seeing in Cambodia at the moment is the former, with China now the country’s main source of tourists,” said Miguel Chanco, regional analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit. “Outbound travel from China is strongly influenced by political factors, as Beijing can throw up informal bureaucratic obstacles that impede visits by its citizens to nations that are out of favour.”

With Cambodia very much in China’s good graces now and for the foreseeable future, it would appear wise to use this momentum to invest in other areas of the tourism industry.

The UN named 2017 the international year of sustainable tourism, with the impact of tourism around the world becoming a growing concern for travellers and destinations. China is not a market normally associated with sustainability but, according to Arlt, eco-tourism could prove to be a huge draw for Chinese visitors.

“If you go to China, you can do everything except breathe,” he said. “If you live in Shanghai, kids will probably never see a goat or sheep except on their plate. They will almost certainly never have seen the Milky Way… But in Cambodia, after culture, nature is the draw for Chinese tourists.”

In addition to its efforts to entice Chinese visitors, the Cambodian government has also taken steps to promote eco-tourism and undertake projects that feed into domestic development. Plans laid out this year by tourism minister Thong Khon include infrastructure development, managing social order and the widening and construction of new roads. In July, he also announced the creation of an inter-ministerial working group with the Ministry of Environment to promote eco-tourism, including the development of eco-tourism ‘zones’ in areas such as Prek Toal bird sanctuary and Kulen mountain, both of which are easily accessible from the tourist hub of Siem Reap.

With eco-tourism and responsible travel also chiming well with visitors from Europe, the US and Australia, such moves could even be a useful bridge between East and West.

Carl Sladen, director of sales and marketing at Phnom Penh’s Raffles Hotel, a brand that has traditionally catered to Western visitors to Asia, said that the property has experienced an uptick in visitors from China who are keen to experience the hotel’s prestige and history.

“It’s a fine balancing act of managing the expectations of Chinese tourists and managing the effect on other guests,” he said, explaining that the hotel goes to great lengths to accommodate Chinese clientele. Both Cambodian branches of Raffles already have Chinese-speaking frontline staff, and the hotel also provides staff that lack these skills with ‘frequently asked questions’ cards in Chinese, which are given to inquiring Chinese guests. Knowing that language requirements will be accommodated is a must for the Chinese travel companies booking the trips, he says.

From the government’s point of view, the challenges that come with the surge in Chinese tour groups are well worth the benefits.

“We do understand that the influx of Chinese investors can cause issues for small businesses,” explained the Ministry of Tourism’s Phearom. “But at the same time, this is providing jobs and raising revenue through taxation. It gives a lot of benefits to the whole sector that outweigh the drawbacks.”

With the country’s gross national income per capita still at a relatively low $1,070 per year, according to the World Bank, it seems highly unlikely that, regardless of the potential pitfalls, the government will hesitate in picking such low-hanging fruit any time soon.

[samuelptith]

Made a new friend with Sothear from San Jose during Khmer New Year Celebration at Wat Dharmararam. #samueltith2017, #khmernewyear (at Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple)

[koma-etoile]

Heyyy ! I wanted to do a #drawthisinyourstyle   because every body is doing so, so here it is ! RULES -redraw Sothear in your own style -add the original picture in your post and tag me in it -use the hashtag #komaetoileredraw so I can find you ! You don't have to use the same posture or colors ! Have fun !! I cannot wait to see how you will interprete it ! The challenge will end in one month ! And everyday I'll share every entry in my story 🖤 #drawinyourstyle #drawthisinyourstyle #drawthisinyourstylechallenge #artwork #drawingchallenge #illustration #digitalpainting #digitalart #artoninstagram #artoftheday #sothear #characterdesign https://www.instagram.com/p/BstEzEkhrPi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mpxpjzsbkmah

[koma-etoile]

J'avais envie de faire un nouveau costume pour Sothear. Et juste avec celui là il peut pas sortir les mains de ses manches elles sont cousus au bout je trouvais ça rigolo ! Inutile, pas pratique mais rigolo #illustration #characterdesign #instaart #traditionalart #traditionalartwork #ink #sothear #original #originalcharacter #artoninstagram #aesthetic #artoftheday https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq776EqBjPr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1msntni5n2b3h

[koma-etoile]

La fameuse gouache toute clean ! #gouache #gouachepainting #illustration #statue #artoninstagram #akitainu #akita #dog #temple #artwork #instaart #drawing #artoftheday #artist #sothear https://www.instagram.com/p/BqP4zboBQWY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=shnitrcwp1go

[koma-etoile]

MON BÉBÉ IL A UN AN ! Alors c'est un petit #beforeafter fait à la va vite car j'ai découvert ça hier soir à pas d'heure mais j'ai créé sothear ce jour là ! Avant ça devait être un petit gardien de phare. Ça s'est un peu éloigné du projet de base, :’D Aller voir dans ma story insta du jour pour faire un petit jeu sur lui~

#artoninstagram #drawing #dessin #draw #artist #instaart #artoftheday #ink #inktober #shhhhhhjesais #illustration #traditionalart #sothear https://www.instagram.com/p/BpbpZ-Rh_Lz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1si055r7m9z0o

[koma-etoile]

La moodboard de Sothear m'a donné envie de lui faire PLEINS de bijoux partout. Dans ma tête ça rendait plus détaillé mais tant pis :') Sinon plus j'avançais cette illu. Plus je me disais qu'il ressemblait vachement à la Joconde... #illustration #artoninstagram #instaart #artist #artwork #jewels #characterdesign #dessin #artoftheday #digitalart #art #originalcharacter #sothear https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1QRfohkeg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=oknphsjpfq4o

[koma-etoile]

Oh la la je suis déjà à 1K abonné(e)s bon du coup ça fait un moment que je voulais le faire alors voici un #drawinyourstyle Pour fêter ça ! REGLES -redessiner Sothear dans votre style -ajouter ce dessin à la suite de votre poste et n'oubliez pas de m'identifier ! -utiliser le hashtag #Komaetoile1k dans la description pour que je puisse vous retrouver ! Les couleurs et la pose ne sont pas obligatoire éclatez vous ! J'ai beaucoup trop hâte de voir ce que vous allez faire❤️ Oh la la already at 1k it's been à while since I wanted to do a #drawthisinyourstyle so here it is ! RULES -redraw Sothear in your own style -add the original picture in your post and tag me in it -use the hashtag #Komaetoile1k so I can find you You don't have to use the same posture or colors ! Have fun !! I ça not wait to see how you will interprète it ! The challenge will end in one month ! #drawthisinyourstyle #drawthisinyourstylechallenge #Komaetoile1k #drawingchallenge #event #originalcharacter #sothear #digitalart #statue #sculpture https://www.instagram.com/p/BnjgGMfhNHT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3qazd5e456mm

[lescarnetsdehaku]

Eeeet voilà Sothear de @komaetoile J'avais très envie se faire ces deux petits bonhommes, qui font un dynamic duo plutot sympathique ☆ (J'aime vraiment BEAUCOUP cette methode de colo) #instart #artoninstagram #artstagram #artist #digitalart #digital #original #art #oc #originalcharacter #sothear #unexplored #dessin #dessiner #draw #drawing #plants

[koma-etoile]

My Boi Sothear from my project :UNEXPLORED child of light

Et venez me voir sur insta !! https://www.instagram.com/komaetoile/

[koma-etoile]

I am a writing machine at the moment : not sonner I've finished the script for Sothear that I am already working on my project with Adalrik and Hedwig. It's great to be in the holidays haha! I read and it inspiring me a lot!

Because this story is set in a long time period, here is little Hedwig in his twenties who is holding the clothes of his big brother, who has been dead for 10 years already * joy *

[koma-etoile]

Pour placer les choses: Sothear à un pèlerinage à mener jusqu'à son sacrifice. Pendant ce pèlerinage il doit s'aventurer et danser dans 5 temples différent de son île pour rendre honneur à la divinité se trouvant dedans.

Et ce moment se passe dans l'avant dernier temple de son parcourt.. Et chaque personne s'y aventurent autre que l'enfant lumière meurt d'une Malédiction/maladie/possession, [je sais pas trop encore] qui les fait se dissiper . (oui c'est dans ce temps que son chien meurt)

To put things in place : Sothear has a journey that will lead to his sacrifice. He must explore and dance in five different temples across his Island to make a tribute to the divinity who lives here.

And this happened when He is in the fourth temple

And each person that lurks around there, asides from the Child of light, dies from a curse / sickness / possession [i don't know at this time]