Saturday, October 06, 2007

The vanity of a rank, Meng Keo Pechta: Address me by my rank (as Lok Chumteav)

Singer Meng Keo Pechta: Officially you must call me by my rank

Friday, October 5, 2007
Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy

Singer Meng Keo Pechta (Pechta) said: “Under normal circumstances, people can call me Miss, or Sister Meng Keo pechta, but officially, I must be addressed by my rank.”

Pechta’s declaration was made during the “Entertainment Evening” program on CTN TV station, where she was a guest star on 22 September. After each song she completed, Khieu Sansana and Pho Sopha, the presenters, would ask her a question, and among those questions, the presenters asked Pechta: “How should I address you? Bang (Sister) Meng Keo Pechta or Neak Neang (Miss) Meng Keo Pechta?”

Pechta replied: “Under normal circumstances, people can call me Miss or Sister Meng Keo Pechta, I don’t mind, but officially, I must be addressed by my rank.” The star, who already has one child, explained with an example case: “I don’t mind people call me Sister or Miss, this is no different from addressing a monk. For monks, when old people talk to them, they say “I” (Kh-nhom), and they designate a monk as “him” (Koat), and the monks wouldn’t mind about it.

Based on Pechta’s claim, we understand that officially people must call her “Lok Chumteav Meng Keo Pechta” (Wife of an excellency Meng Keo Pechta) because her husband is Muong Khim and he holds the title of “Ek-ouddam” (His Excellency).

In another question, the presenter asked Pechta why she was not seen in any TV music program. Pechta replied: “Recently, I was on tour in Australia for 5 weeks, and when I returned home, I was too busy recording for local and overseas production companies. That is why I didn’t have time to participate in TV stations music programs.”

56 comments:

Anonymous said...

By the way, She's not a real Lauk Chumteav. Her husband is not a real general. He has bought name from a man (funcinpec member). The real Muong Khim is doing agriculture at the Banteay Meanchey (If my memory is good). Anyway, if selling body can make a woman chumteav, why not. Call her Lauk Chumteav.

Anonymous said...

yeah lok chumteav hen hauch! tak ting noy noy..tak ting noy noy! j/k

Anonymous said...

Oh Bitch!!!!!!!!!! she is immoral and is his humsband, the guy who bribed and bought this identity. Go to hell Bitch and Son of Bitch! [khmer peasant]

Anonymous said...

I agree with every one. When I read this article, I almost vomit. There are two kinds of Lauk Chum Teav; the real Chumteave who not demand every one to call her by this title and Chumteave Hen horch. She is the last one.

Anonymous said...

Oh! Chumteav, Chumtenh, Chamtett,
Chumtoy,...
F--k her!

Anonymous said...

I am not a grammar expert but for woman it sounds a lot better to use "Neah Chumteav" instead of "Lok Chumteav"

Anonymous said...

Be modest is the best thing. I aready respect you as an artist. Don't want to be called "Lok Chumteav".Most of Lok Chumteav are shining with their diamants and flashing car but they are empty headed. They just know how to Chumted, Chumtoy and Chumteng their Pussy.

Anonymous said...

If she want to be called Chumteav just call her Chumteav because her body is very chumtoy ( sexy ) and if she can chumtet a bit, we can chumteng to her and then we can perform an act of chumtingting !!!!
At present all sexy women are wanting to be called Chumteav.

Anonymous said...

You guys are cracking me up!!

Hi, my name is Pong Tom. And my last name is Veng. I want you guys to address me as "PONG TOM VENT". I am looking for Chumteng.

Thanks

Anonymous said...

The hell is wrong with that stupid b*tch!!! I will just go on calling her Meeeee KaJruok! Yeah that is me personally.

Anonymous said...

Khmer loves to padded themselves on the back. There millions of Sdach & Lauk Chumteav, and other titles be known in Khmer Cast System.

What is so important about a title? There are almost non-existent philantropist that are Khmers. We are selfish, introvert, and immoral.

Anonymous said...

Mi Chumteav Hen Hoach Kloach Charos. Krolech Kheunh Pros Chumteng chumtett Chumtoy.
Meam Chumtoas te?

Anonymous said...

THe word Chumteav is given by Sdech. Usually, most women married with high ranking officials are looking very sexy. She has her bottom Chumtoy to the back and her her two breasts chumting to the front. Therefore the King think that: This sexy woman should be called Chumteav ( fleshy body ) because if she just chumtet a little bit, then Anh ( King) can chumteng with my Pong Tom Veng, we can make chumtingting ( Sihanouk has called this act in 1969 as Ting Maung). Therefore, the word Chumteav was from the word Ting Maung where two people of different sex can Chumtoot together.
I have no problem to call her Chumteav

Anonymous said...

I am not surprise with Meng Keo Pich Chenda's intentions. She is a "cherry-picker". First she married a Thai Businessman and it did not work out. And now she married to a monkey Ek-odom who simply bought a title from ah tyrant Hun Sen. Meng Pich Chenda is no different from Bun Rany. They both are after fame, power, and money. I met Meng Keo Pich Chenda once, and all she talked about was money, money and money!!!

My message to Meng Keo Pich Chenda: "You live by money You die by money!"

Anonymous said...

She needs to quit singing her kagor voice and working for a real humanitarian cause, may be then her Lok Chumteav's name will be shining.

Anonymous said...

We respect you as a best singer in Cambodia and also as Miss or MS. but officilly as Chumteav is so high.Any ways we afraid that the Chumteav and Chamtett are the same.
But real Chumteav we´have the high respect.

Anonymous said...

Chum Teov Hain-Hoych of Hun Sen ruling

Anonymous said...

That Chumteav, I fucked her once for $2000 in california. it took me a few hours to negotiate the price. Her hole was not tight at all like a elephant den. Yet she toldme she was a virgin. I almost vomited and joking with her after that I wanted my money back. She only if you fuck me some more because you had pong tom veng like ah barang.

Anonymous said...

Well, did you ask for a refund? your could suit for misrepresentation of good.

Anonymous said...

Khmey Kveal Krabey,

WHO SAY SHE SINGS THE BEST?
FROM THE BEGINNING SHE SHOWS THE BEST. AND NOW SHE CHUMTETS THE BEST. IN THE FUTURE SHE IS GOING TO STEEK THE BEST.

GO TO HELL SREY PES SYA!!!

Anonymous said...

This Meng Pichta does not represent as Khmer singer. When she went to France, Paris she don't want to go to place if she sees the word Khmer Krom as a banner. Again, you wonder why TOUCH SREY-NOUCH was shot almost to deaht because she loves all KHMERs. She likes to sing something that related to Khmer. Meng Pichta refused with the invitation of BONG PA-OWN KHMER KROM.

Anonymous said...

Funny! actually she should be addressed as "Cham Tet". she is nothing more valuable than rubbish. she sold her body to few men already before she married to her current husband. she is not deserved to be a "Chum teav" but only "Cham Tet...".

Anonymous said...

Most of her songs are fake from Thai. I feel embarasshed when I heard her musics and lyric.

She is a thief and a whore.

Anonymous said...

Mi Ko Prey!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I pity her; for all the attention and accolade that she receives as an artist still not enough. Something must be missing in her life that why she is still searching, looking and demanding for. Stop and reflect for a moment the "Chum teav" title does not change anything...

Anonymous said...

If chumteav know only how to chumteth please just give the title to her. i love to see all chumteavs chumteth higher.Oh !what a picture.No fart please.

Anonymous said...

All of the comments have made my day.

Anonymous said...

I am telling you all, Cambodia is a very strange place. People there are so pretentious! They are so unreal. Before you know it, every single idot and whore get their special title. It has gotten out of control, and all that titles are so meaningless. Give real people a break, you stpid frauds!

Anonymous said...

Even Angelina Jolie or Hillary Clinton has no special title, but a little, so-so-looking, nasally singer needs a grand title...yes, in the land of the abundant Excellencies, Samdechs, Chumteavs, Honorary degree-holders...

Anonymous said...

Ha Ha

Lok Srei Jum Teit Eit Ah Sor

Anonymous said...

Mee Bun Rany Hun Sen is Mee chumteav hin houch! tak ting noy noy..tak ting noy noy!

Pech Chenda is Chum teav better than Mee Bun Rany Hun sen because Pech Chenda serves listeners with her songs but Mee Bun Rany is Mee Murderer who kill Khmer people like ah Hun sen

Anonymous said...

It` is dumb and grave for your life for claiming yourself as Chumteav. Your comment damages first yourself and second insults the legitimate CHUMTEAV in Cambodia who have never demanded themself to be so called Chumteav , they want only to live mormaly like the other Cambodian people. In order to be the true Chumteav, they must have more social duties and also occupy the moral high ground.

In fact, your lyric is good (one from the best singers in Cambodia, so it was respected) but unfortunately your individual behavior is so bad and have dollars character, not for all Khmer people. In point of fact, you are trying to raise your name to be accredited but that is out of the role of VIP(?). In any way, your song`s contents were mostly stolen from our Khmer Legends, King Sin Sisamouth and Queen Ross Sereysothea.

The two were/are the legitimete King and Queen (Eik Utdom/ eik Outdom is low rang for them), their name was given by the Cambodian people`s hearts and it will be for internity. Your present famousness is up to their handiwork bigger part, so you need kindly to contribute to his project led by his son and fans and also his living wife in Cratie province.

Oh yeh, you prefer really a public relation adviser.

Anonymous said...

She'll be dead soon. Someone's wife or girl friend will kill her.

Anonymous said...

It is sihanouk and the royalist who create title to make strata in khmer society.

Why can khmers accept that all are equal? The more you classified the more malaise you have in the society.

She may be out of her mind, but it is the king and the current khmer system that push ignorant and greed.

If khmers just address each other with respect using word that are in khmer's daily vocbulary such as bawng, aun, pou, ming, etc, then there shouldn't be problem.

Ignore what the king and his dirt bags pushing, then khmer will be better.

Anonymous said...

Her dresses are always to outshining all ladies in Cambodia. It seemed like she knew that she must dress that way or she won't get much attention and she needs them. It makes you wonder, who designs her clothing? Those are nice dresses, but to put them on her, just wasn't right. She tells you right then & there that she is a pushy woman.

Anonymous said...

Check out Alexandra Thedavan of Vientiane.

Pich chanda could learn a lot from this sweet 17 years old and a knock out singer of 2007 in Southeast Asia.

Please see for yourself at:

www.alexandrabounxouei.com

Loas for one have taken their music and style to the highest level by this young lady. She certainly have made their people very proud. Enjoy!

( P.S )
Again, if she ( Pich Chenda )is to dress like Alexandra, she probably won't have too many people to look at her.

By far Alexandra's vocal sound represents a true femine voise and very very charming!

Unlike, Pich Chenda, there wasn't much too it. She just know how to sing ( nasally voice " Kagour " in Khmer is charming? ...no comment ). She can do one thing thought, that is to write the lyric. That we think, she has something special. Too bad, she can not say thing, especially like her writing. Otherwise, there wouldn't be 30+ negative comments making toward her poor soul.
Good bye!

Anonymous said...

I agree. I think lao female singers can sing better than ours, but I think we are even or equal with male singers but with difference in feature. While Khmer male singers create smoother tone, Lao male singers sing with more emotion or better expression.

Anonymous said...

WHY KHMER LIKE TITLE? EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN ADDRESSES THEIR BOSS OR PARENTS BY NAME, NOT BY TITLE. AMERICAN DO NOT LIKE YOU TO CALL THEM BY TITLE LIKE SIR. THEY PREFER YOU TO CALL HIM BY NAME. IF YOU DON'T KNOW THEM AT FIRST TIME, YOU CAN CALL HIM HIS LAST NAME; OTHERWISE, CALL HIM BY FIRST NAME.

BUT IT CONTRASTS WITH KHMER SOCIETY. KHMER SOCIETY WOULD PREFER TO CALL BY TITLE BECAUSE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM. FOR ME I DON'T MIND PEOPLE CALLED ME BY NAME EVEN THOUGH I'M AN ENGINEER WITH MASTER DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL FROM MIT IN BOSTON.

I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE CALLED ME "LOK".

Anonymous said...

Hey, American has the right to do things their ways, and we have the right to do things our ways. We are not obligated to follow your retarded culture, okay?

Anonymous said...

She'll be Princess Pror punn chong Ta Sihanouk.

Anonymous said...

We adore and love Alexandra Thidavan as much as we adore our women & men singers in the past. You know we mean our Champions: Ros Sereisothea, Huy Meas, Pen Ron & Sin Sisamuth.

Why are those singers have this special and the unbeatable talent? We think, it's their Sex Symbol voices.

Ms. Ros Serisothea for example:

Very few can beat this sweet, gentle, realism and sexy sound of a female vocal.

Ms. Huy Meas when she was a 17 years old, her voice just seemed to melt your heart whenever you heard her on the radio. Even in her older years or in the 70's, she dominated the Female Vocal-Star in Cambodian Talking Soap Opera.

Ms. Pen Ron can express fabulously just about every type of emotion thru music. She is to stay. We love her dearly.

Sin Sisamuth is our one and only or our very own " Elvis Pressley".

Today, we cedrit his vocal talent to The international Super Star Singer " Ricky Martin ".


Thru the eyes of The Ordinary Khmers

Anonymous said...

Alexandra could easily fit into our very own Cambodian Princess category.

We definitely love her!

Anonymous said...

" Vikmean Ksach Meas or The Golden Sand Palace" of Thailand's soap opera spoken by our very own Cambodian women & men. Anyone know the names of the lead vocalist female & male are?

That is undeniable Cambodian!!! The definition of charming & sexy can not better than that. You're the best!!!

Anonymous said...

Hey, 11:00, you don't happened to have some mp3 by Alexandra, do you?

I am looking for a song named "jeb".

I have a copy but it is in mono, and I am looking for a good stereo version of it.

Anonymous said...

To 1:50a.m

Sorry...you have to try thru the e-address above. See commentator 12:43p.m and Good luck!

Anonymous said...

Thanks, 11:52, I went to Alexandria website already, but I don't see that song, but no big deal, soon or later, I will bumped into someone who has it.

Anonymous said...

It's ashamed !

I really appreciated her for her voice but since recent years, she acts worse and worse !

1) She refused to perform in Paris because of some Khmer Krom banners ! She's afraid to be shot ? OK I accept even if being Khmer, we have to support Khmer krom.

2)She's spread Tek trey on journalists faces because they compare them to film stars, pretexting that her rank is higher.This is unacceptable

3) Now she wants people call her Lok Chumteav.This show what kind of woman she is.She forgets her origin and begins to look down on people since she married with that identity thief of muong khim !

I banned her name from my VIP list in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

Talking about singing for political reason, I don't blame any star who refused to get involved. A couple of them have indeed been shot alread. Right now, I am a bit worry for one of my favorite star (Oun Srey Momb) who have been dragged or bribed by the SRP to sing for them. I hope she be careful and not going too deep into politic.

Anonymous said...

The decision to ban her from your VIP club was absolutely corect. If you keep her, you will have a bad name. You are really a person who is charge for Fans and Khmer people moral.

Good bless you

Anonymous said...

Hey, if anyone interested to hear a great Lao song, here's a link to a song called "Hak Sao Si Muag":

http://www.box.net/shared/qsipr775fd

It was written by a Lao Poet in the 90's. If any khmer musician who going to do this song in Khmer, I would have to say "Oun Srey Mom". I think she's probably the only khmer artist who might be able to do this song properly. There is a Thai artist named "Jintara Poonlab" who did a great job on this song in Thai also. I think Jintara's expression and tone is better but the voice is not as good as this artist. Personally, I am not that critical with the voice, but expression and tone, if I can't have all three.

Anonymous said...

Meng Pichata, you are not a real talented artist. You are just a "pirate" singer who sing the song composed by other artists..
Neither are you a "Look Chumteav",a disgusting title bestowed on the wive of the Maffiosi businessmen and corrupt high ranking officials.
Do you want to CHUMTED and CHUMTENG your KANDOY?

Anonymous said...

Hello everyone,
About Mrs M.K.P.Chenda I admire her beautiful voice, and about her inquiry, I don't believe it is her fault, it is the whole society's faults. Cambodian society is totally in disarrayed.

Trashing her alone does not help to solve anything, it only shows that you, the bashers are ones of them. There are ways to help her not to blast her like she is your enemy. You all want to ignore that the whole society is sick, and don't want to help and to correct it, then you all are no better than her.

The whole Kingdom is sick.

Why do you bastards go after only her?

A Khmer

Anonymous said...

all of you are bitch here. All what you say are not khmer words.That is because all of you are abroad. She is at least one of khmer people who living in Cambodia and entertaining cambodian people. All your jobs are cursing and this site is used for cursing. This will ruin khmer culture. STOP it bitch!!!!

Anonymous said...

What she called herself Lok Chumteav in the formal event is right? She telling the truth but why all of you attacked it. Should we create a culture of telling the truth or you want people to tell not the truth.

THINK AGAIN allof you

Anonymous said...

She does not demmand all of you to call her Lok Chhumteav but she is telling the formal addressing in the documentation of other formal ceremony. So don't be stupid with this word man. Take your time to say sth better. It does not mean all of you are better khmer than her.

Anonymous said...

however she is better than other super who does not have real husband but steal husband from other chumteav and chumteng for that man.What do you think? She has her own family. She got married formally and living with each other happily. Do you jealious with this? Don do that man!!! Just congratualate those who have been successful in their lives. However much better than other superstar who live with each other without getting married or other even be the step wife of some Ek Udom and got killed at last. She is doing sth bad to you. She is not cursing you but you cursing her. So who is better? I think you are better in cursing than her she better in singing and entertaing people. She is the real super star with high moral and way of living. I congratualate and admire her!!!!!!!! Bravo