Timeszone Central, 17 August 1989

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    14 1 TimesZone Central Every THURSDAY with your Straits Times August 17,1989 Vol. 2 No. 32
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    A rosy year for Tangs Studio
    498 1  -  By MING RODRIGUES AFTER a year in business, Tangs Studio’s performance reads almost like an ‘overnight’ success story. With the celebration of its first anniversary last week, the store at Scotts Shopping Centre has generated popular consumer interest as well as gained recognition as
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    WEEKLY DIARY
    1106 2  -  By ELAINE TAN P}1 DMCE l| Joget the night away at “Ronggeng Nite There’s no need to wear a sarong. Just bring along a partner and join in the fun. Place: New Ferry Terminal, Sentosa. Date and Time: Saturday from 8 to 10 pm. Catch the Saturday night
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      105 2 THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC GEOMANCY IN S.E.ASIA Mr. Urn Koon HianPROFESSIONAL GEOMANCER COUntfieS. Mr Lim Koon Hian in his 18 years as geomancy practitioner has offered his consultancy services locally and also in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and other SAN YEN provides ‘FENG SHUI’ services for- Residential properties Offices Restaurants
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      685 3 HOHHMBI ii newsman travel S 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEM SHOPPING CENTRE TEL *****22 (Overseas Dept) *****33 (M’sie Dept) Branches: #BI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centra Tel: *****32 O5-106 Far East Plaza Tel: *****66 100 Eu Tong Sen Street #O2-22 Pwrtki «UL| Iml 4 SCAN TOURS
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  • Letters to The Editor
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      Fighting the battle of the bulge in Vietnam
      125 4 MY good friend John is a decorated US army officer who had served in Vietnam for two years. Recently, he came from Texas to visit me. I was glad to see him and we talked about our wartime experiences. During the conversation,
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      A matter of fats
      122 4 AFTER some of us in class had finished our work, we started talking quietly. Three girls A, B, C, who sat behind me also started talking. They were rather plump, especially B who sits between A and C. After a while, A said to O. “Do
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      170 4 CHINESE LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS By WONG CHONG LIEN Qi*T' Exhibition on Ist Sept-10th Sept Time: 11 am-Bpm Place: #O3-18 Orchard Point Exhbition Hal Orchard Point S'pore 0923. OrgwMdby: i'4 -t Orchard Point Arts Gallery 160 Orchard Road 101 -20 Orchard Point Spot* 0923 Tel *****54 Fax: *****04 n Country porcelain hand
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      254 4 EmpText $2O for the best letter WRITE to Timeszone Central if you have a point to raise. We will pay $2O for the best letter and $5 for any other letter published. The letters should be short and to the point Ideally, they should not exceed 150 words. All letters
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      126 4 MOST of us must have had a funny experience at some time or other. Timeszone Central welcomes contributions from readers who have had similar true life experiences as those published here. The joke could be on you, which, of course, makes it better. But it need not necessarily be so.
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      71 4 Sr M published will win $20. We’ll also pay $5 each for all other items published. They must be original and must not be copied from joke books or other publications. Send your story to The Editor, “FUNNYLINES,” c/o Timeszone Central Level 2, News 'Centre, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore 1334.
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      324 5 THE CHOICE IS YOURS BAUER ACTIVE VIDEO FROM YOUR SPECIALIZED PHOTO DEALER repast BOSCH .v. nm'jvim iy£ Wmmr BAUEH m&m K'V w&M The al VIDEO 8 Camcorder System The VHS-C Camcorder System The VMS *x.. Model VCC 826 AF Superb images the easy way Camcorder System Model VCC 616 AF
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    The celebration goes on....
    331 6 NATIONAL DAY SNAPSHOTS THE spirit of this year’s National Day celebrations is still very much alive. siting ablaze the Raffles City Atrium and facade as well as the MRT entrance are exciting banners in a rainbow of colours depicting the four main facets that make up
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      217 6 CHOOSE 2 OUT OF 4 FREE GIFTS WHEN YOU BUY A SINGER SEWING MACHINE FREE Sewing Box FREE Button M*g«: seew«v Pu 0^2232 Lucky Draw with 5 prizes to Phuket plM* Jl Antique sewing machine if you buy the Singer Epsilon model. For FREE HOME DEMONSTRATION of Singer sewing machines,
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      136 7 WE ARE A CLASS ABOVE AND OUR PLACE IS GREAT. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE 3 LOUNGES ALL EQUALLY ENTERTAINING AND WITHIN THE SAME BUILDING We offer: classy elegant atmosphere microphones easily accessible throughout the lounge. Be at your seat sing along with your partners. 800 English, 300 Japanese 2000 Mandarin
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    Free gifts and discounts at 27th anniversary sale
    126 8 OG CELEBRATES its 27th anniversary with a sale loaded with special gifts. Till September 17, with every $75 nett purchase made in one receipt, an OG 27th anniversary 10 per cent discount card (valid for a whole year) and a specially designed
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    It’s feminine flair at OG
    597 8 Easy back exercises you can do in bed YOU can strengthen your back muscles before you even get out of bed in the morning with these easy exercises designed by an expert “My exercise programme is great for relieving tension or removing kinks that can
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      322 8 rJ AGGRESSIVE SALON qO^ \s o*° avM fcflv «sX we* We were awarded 'Best Salon 86’, Winner of ‘Golden Scissor Award' 86, 87 and Official Hairstylist for glamour events like 'Glamour Award’, 'Supermodel of the World/ S’pore’ 'Mrs of the World/ S’pore’. Venu# #O4-20 Wlmim Alila S'por* 0923 TgL: 23ss3ii/assaais
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      317 9 The latest Home TV Karaoke TAKES THE LEAD K EC ECHO MIXER •jSeteSimply connect the KEC Echo Mixer to your home Hifi Set or Mini Compo you can own a high quality Home TV Karaoke worth more than $l,OOO. The KEC AEB-268N can be plug into 2 microphones with individual
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    Chunq Kuo Refined Chinese Medicine Dealers Ltd. at Trade & Industry Fair ’89
    521 10/11 Chunq Kuo Refined Chinese Medicine Dealers Ltd. at Trade Industry Fair ’89 554, Havelock Road, #O9-00, Singapore 0316. Fax: (65) *****04, Tel: *****21. See us at booths 88 89 138 —139 Exhibition Hall 4, World Trade Centre. 14th 20th August 1989. Chung Kuo Refined Chinese Medicine Dealers Ltd (also commonly
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      207 10/11 Good News for hair conscious people! FREE consultation and services provided! our consultancy department is manned by our expert Miss Lee Yuet Ying who studied under inventor Zhao Zhangguang and possesses a good knowledge of hair-care 101 hair products. CS G) 102 fit FORM 0 11 )y 101A jimu t
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      52 10/11 FREE! CASSEROLE fm y *n m S (safe in your microwave) TEAL TONIC ESSENCE Delicious Nourishing Tonic SlfflTKUl# Casserole witfrevery>i(s2en piJfcctaased Available at ad leading Drug Stores. SupemTarhets and Provision Shops R ."fs" Clwng Kuo Refined CNnete Mcdttm Deafen Ltd 554 Hav*x* Road #o*oo Singapore 0318Tlx:RS ***** KUOMED Ft*: *****04
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    Saba – a romantic on the keyboard
    431 12 Saba a romantic on the keyboard GEOFFREY SABA, touted as one of the world’s greatest romantic pianists and bronze medallist in the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, will stage a one-night performance here tomorrow. In a two-hour recital, the Australian pianist will play a selection of the greatest
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      380 12 TOTCHEE SPECIALIST DIRECT FACTORY POLYESTER SOUO OAK SPRAY FURN Showroom #O4-6* -TEAKRAMIN SKSSSTL-. I The latest, newly opened JOYFUL Karaoke Lounge The only one to have SPECIAL HAPPY HOURS on Sat Sun: 2.30pm-6.3opm.with Drinks: $9.80+ Excellent ambience. Best sound equipment. Many English, Mandarin, Hokkien and Japanese Songs. Daily: 6.30 pm
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      148 12 DA-LU Music Lounge 554. Balestier Road. Singapore 1232. Next to the Mobil Station I nevJlv Tel: *****50 *****63 OPE**'vjithou' 9 pecto' 9.00 am 0/ 'gsfrgz\oW S»%3S Malay, Indian Chinese Waitresses Needed Flexible Wotkiik) Hmii *1 «p«!i><rnco Not Neu- ary Having air-con problems Not satisfied with your car audio system? We’ll
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      High tea for kids
      178 13  -  Compiled by SANDRA TAN A MINIATURE high tea for kids? That’s what Cafe Victoria, Carlton Hotel, is offering specially for them every Sunday. Over 16 tea-time favourites including cakes, pastries, agar agar marzipan sweets, mini burgers, macaroni pasta, and French fries are served at specially designed
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      Swing S’pore buffet
      79 13 TUCK into a buffet of local favourites this Saturday at the Cafe La Terrasse, Hotel Meridien. As part of the Swing Singapore celebrations, the restaurant will be offering dishes such as oyster omelette, bak kut teh, fried noodles, otak otak, char siew and nasi lemak. For dessert
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      Vietnamese food fest
      94 13 SAMPLE Vietnamese cuisine at Plaza Hotel’s Fame Room this month. Three Vietnamese chefs have prepared dishes such as grilled prawns on sugar cane, eel cooked with traditional spices, chicken roasted with lemon leaves, Saigon spring rolls and mixed salad with chicken. An array of Vietnamese desserts are
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      Breakfast sets
      68 13 FOUR new breakfast sets have been introduced at the Coffee Garden, Cairnhill Hotel, this month. Pep yourself up with congee, dian xin nasi lemak and bak kut teh breakfast sets. Prices are $6, $7, $7 and $7.50 (nett) respectively. They are served from 7 to 10.30 am and
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      International favourites
      108 13 IF VARIETY is what you’re looking for, go for the international buffet at the River Terrace Coffeeshop, Hotel New Otani, this month. The buffet spread offers American, Chinese and local dishes such as chicken creole, Mississippi catfish with mustard, Kentucky escalope of turkey, Hainanese pork chop, beef rendang,
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      Chaozhou delights
      93 14 TRY Chaozhao cuisine at Tang Court Cantonese Gourmet Restaurant, Dynasty Hotel, till August 20. Four chefs, specially flown in from Hong Kong, have prepared specialities such as double-boiled superior shark’s fin with ham knuckle, bamboo pith bird's nest roll, baked lobster in a superior broth, steamed pomfret “butterfly”,
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      Italian fare
      143 14 A NEW menu in appetiser and entree portions has just been introduced at Pete’s Place, Hyatt Regency. Some of the items offered are Capelli D’An-‘ gello Genovese (angel hair pasta topped with scallops, leek, sundried tomatoes, a touch of Pesto in a light tomato sauce); Lasagne A1 Fomo
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      Polynesian cooking
      76 14 DISCOVER the experience of dining Polyne-sian-style aUPan Pacific Hotel’s Tiki Restaurant this month. Diners can enjoy a specially prepared menu of beef short ribs dishes amid a unique bamboo forest setting while an exotic dance troupe from Tahiti pulsate to the beat of Polynesian music. The restaurant is
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      169 13 I REXEL BETA STAPLER is designed to increase office efficiency Made of precision steel pressing with high impact moulding for durability and better plunging power. Eliminates jamming. Flip-top staple channel for faster, smoother loading. No more breaking of finger nails. Unique rotating anvil staples, pins and tacks; gives choice of
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    Chinese health product ‘for more babies’
    435 14 YOU won’t stop at two if you take "Natural Royal Jelly”. According to the brochure which comes with the product, research in China has proved that taking the jelly can improve your fertility rate. Topping this claim is another consumption of this jelly will
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      289 14 w* a Golden Croum Hestmurant Kara-O-Ke Nites kN 6pm-11 pm (No extra charge from Mon to Fri) English, Chinese, Hokkien, songs •W •K $2OO n v co Block 408, Commonwealth Ave #O3-354/2, Singapore 0314 Telephone: *****55,*****56,*****57 At $l4O/- per panel, Timeszone is the unbeatable alternative. Call Jonea Wee on 730-5965
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    Japanese surprises with US prime beef
    458 15  -  By ELAINE TAN IF you tired of eating beef done the Western way, here’s a chance to try it prepared Japanese style. Kurumaya Restaurant, Harbour View DaiIchi Hotel, is offering lean, corn-fed premium US beef presented in the aouvelle style of Japanese cuisine at
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      269 15 m l Carpets, Wallpapers, Curtains, Blinds, Sofa Upholstery, Furniture Designing Manufacturing. For Enquiries ft Free Quotation, pie ase cmil: SENQ YANG INTERIOR ft TRADING 112 East Coast Rd, #O2-33 Katong Psopls's Comptex, S’pors 1543 Tsfc *****08 Pagar: *****00 OFFICE FURNITURE AT FANTASTIC LOW PRICES! 1 Executive Desk Table Finfl Low
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    AFTER 5
    1940 16 DINE DANCE TGIF, Far East Plaia. First drink charge: $7 nett Happy hours: Noon to 7 pm. No cover charge for ladies on Tues and Thurs. Fashion show on Fri. Tel: 732-5182. DISCOS Bubbles Entertainment Palace, Grange Road. Cover charge: $12.40+ (Sun Thurs); $16.80 (Fri, Sat and eve
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      272 16 MASSAGED STEAM BATH fcSAUNA m room/ ious^V^ ired rea u %>«* S e^Jced ■f rion No° s\a^ s f y a\»° JT DELIGHT HEALTH CENTRE PARADIZ DE SAUNA (Foraw Doi-lchi Health Centre) 11th 12th Floor, Doi-lchi Hotel, 81, Anson Road, Singapore 0207 Tel: *****88 *****66 (10 00 am 12 midnight)
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      325 17 vfv&alMi TD&nt\e n < G* V^ ®5 *Y < J- l NETHERAVON ROAD #O2-01 HOTEL MERIDIEN CHANG I SINGAPORE 1750 Business Hours T 10:30om to 11:00pm TELEPHONE 545-1133 <► ALL ROOMS WITH BATHROOMS ATTACHED 545-3333 a SINGAPORE 1750 «u nAwo wim ownnwitn wiMkncu 340-3333 f NIGHTCLUB m oar mht spot
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    Woodstock music at Woodstock
    191 18 REVIVE the Woodstock era at the Woodstock Lounge, Far East Plaza. Rock fans of the 70s will enjoy the entertainment provided nightly by Route 88 and Night Shift. Route 88, a local sixpiece band, specialises in music from the Woodstock period, and its reKrtoire includes songs
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    DRAMA FESTIVAL
    802 18 Varsity Playhouse will stage “The Mad Sport Of Zeng,” written and directed by NUS undergrad, Pek Siok Lian. A mad, old man cannot fit into our modem world. His disorientation the inability to reconcile the way he is made with the changing times is the crux of tne
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      147 18 Roast Suckling Piglet $5O A Table of roast piglet seafood Seafood Cold Dish e Shades Rn with Crab Meat e Whole Roast Suckling Piglet e live Prawns in basket e Hong Kong style Steam Fish e CWtU Crab e Oyster Sauce Baby “Gal Lon* e Braised Noodles with Shredded Chicken
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      246 19 o a a <? IsXEAMING REDS I H A SALON CELEBRATES NATIONAL DAY I I SALONS ROCHOR CENTRE *Ol-512 TEL *****60 8$ PARKWAY PARADE XK #O2-26 TEL *****24 CUTS BLOW $l6 USUAL $19.50 SiitS*** NSBSk*, USUAL *39.50 EXCELSIOR HOTEL #o3-08 TEL *****43 DELFI ORCHARD I* CUT& am* #O4-15 TEL *****73
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    Lock icon Many multimillionaires lead simple lives
    320 20 National Enquirer SO you think all multimillionaires live lavishly like Donald Trump, with 300foot yachts and huge mansions? Well, think again! Many live such simple lives that you would never know they have money to bum, says author Vance Packard, who has interviewed 30 of
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    Lock icon City Girl Nirmala
    147 20 NIRMALA NAIDU, 23, loves being In the limelight. She has won four beauty contest titles Miss Deepam Queen (1985), Mbs Saree Queen (1985), Miss Sri Lanka (1986), and Miss Deepavali Queen (1987). A receptionist in a Polish trading company in Sbenton Way, her passion for fashion snows
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      128 20 i I 111 I ARINA FURNITURE•CENTRE NOW OPEN <f% l—rrt 3 1 z e* 7^57 Hz Sar s PEOPLE’S PARK COMPLEX #O4-56 (OPEN DAILY 11 AM 9 PM) At last, you can buy quality furniture at factory direct prices No more paying high prices for new, fashionable, innovative, high-tech and
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