Timeszone Central, 29 March 1990

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    Masthead
    14 1 TimesZone Central Every THURSDAY with your Straits Times March 29,1990 Vol. 3 No. 12
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    Now it’s wedding dinners with karaoke
    494 1  -  Wedding boom for restaurants and hotels By AUDRA ANG GONE are the days when 10-course meals and “yam seng were all there was to a Chinese wedding dinner. Now, karaoke sessions and hassle-free packages have given tradition a good run for its money. Karaoke
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    Lock icon CITY GIRL
    115 1 PAULINE LIM, 18, is a receptionist with Ivor’s models at Far East Plaza. She said: “I like working as a receptionist because I Set to meet interestig people." With her good looks and height, Pauline also models for the company. She said: "Fashion shows are fnn. I get
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    WEEKLY DIARY
    1256 2  -  By ELAINE TAN gl mm 1| Cultural Moments with DBS Bank presents an original play entitled “Some Say* staged by Necessary Stage. “Some Say” is written by up-and-coming playwright and actor, Kuang Farong, a National Junior College student. He won a Merit prize in the 1988 Shell/NUS Play
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      378 2 Genuine Value for Money Menu With Free Flow of Soft A n Drinks For Dinner only. fzEyt Now 5428 Usual Price Lobster Salad with Fresh Fruits Deep Fried Mashed Taro Sauteed Scallop with Mushroom Tunnan Ham Asparagus Roasted Boneless Suckling Pig (whole) Braised Superior Shark's Fin with Crab Meat Steamed
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      586 3 Newsman travel Newsman travel newsman travel C) Newsman traVU _*ewSu*N aanue 100 ORCHARD Branchea: *BI-34 ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEN SHOPPING CENTRE TEL: *****22 (12 lines) *****33 (8 lines) Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 *O5-106 Far East Plata Tel: *****66 *Ol-15 Otaaa Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: *****52 I*l Newsman travel AMERICA KOREAN AIR
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    German film show
    57 4 THE Goethe-Institut will screen a German film entitled “High Society Limited Liability” today at 7.30 pm in the Goethe-Institut Auditorium. Else, a vagrant, is thrown out of her ‘home’ in Hamburg in the course of the city’s squatter evacuation programme. When she witnesses an unsuccessful bank robbery,
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    Growing pains
    225 4 YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE “The Birds’’ written by Aristophanes will be performed by Australian group The Midnite Youth Theatre Company in association with The Western Australia Theatre Company. The play is a fantasy based on the way in which the idealism and radicalism of youth are transformed into the
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      206 4 GREAT NEWS FOR KARAOKE ENTHUSIASTS in..;a only •XI KtIV Moonmt aua *n» ion -rrrm 0 IM «*tfP vt*. L.oy U Ft** 98/U KEC ECHO MIXER Buy get 15 items FREE. -M UMBf The cost of Echo Mixer may be as little as $150.00, its video tapes can be really expensive
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      139 4 THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC GEOMANCY "FENG SHIN" CENTRE IN S.E. ASIA OfOMANCCR SSt 4* 'fc SAN YEN GEOMANCY CENTRE K M*n Paris* Pom. #O3-47 Pv*«ay Parade I 1544 TH 447-237} 447-2677 Hour, 10am |pm SaOy SAN YEN Provides 'FENG SHUI' Services for Offices, Factories, Residential etc... Mr Lim Koon Hian in
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    Lock icon OVIDIA
    518 5  -  Playwright, novelist and writer By AUDRA ANG STEP into Ovidia Yu’s of-fice-cum-den and you will understand why writing was an inevitable progression for this playwright and first-time author. Books. The walls are lined with shelves of books by authors, such as Graham Greene, Frank Herbert and Yukio Mishima (her
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      74 5 rsaes $163.80 (For 10 persons) 'SJS* 1. Lobster Salad with Fresh Fruits 2. Sharks Fin with Chicken 3. Red-fish with Soya Bean Crumbs 4. Prawn in Dried Red Chilli 5. String Beans with Minced Meat 6. Maple Leaf Deep Fried Bun 7. Braised Pu-Tien Bean Curd 8. Han-Chang Noodles in
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      243 5 V m THE TAILOR-MADE LOW FAT “ICE CREAM” THAT TASTE OUT OF THIS WORLD Cjr US patented dispenser blends instantly the more than 30 varieties of fresh fruits, candies, cookies, etc together with our low-fat vanilla or chocolate base, producing a supersmooth, super-tasting, tailor-made treat that's out of this world.
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  • BITES
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      Spicy Thai treat
      174 6  -  Compiled by HASEENAH KOYAKUTTY GIVE yourself a spicy treat at Cafe Fontainebleau, Tai-Pan Ramada Hotel. In the Thai buffet lunch, which costs $l6 (adult) and $l2 (child), you get no fewer than 12 main course items, plus salads, dessert and pastries. The dinner a la carte menu
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      Scallop with walnut
      100 6 FOR the discriminating palate, master chef Wong Ah Tong of Taiken-En Restaurant, Hotel New Otani, has prepared five special dishes for April. They are fresh scallop with walnut ($18+ small, $27++ medium), fried loach fish with pepper and salt ($12++, $18++), braised bean curd with three kinds
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      Taste of Indonesia
      103 6 SUNDAY Rijtst-tafel at the Ficus Cafe, Orchard Hotel, is ideal for family dining. You get an authentic taste of Indonesia in dishes, such as sop buntut (oxtail soup), gado gado, ayam goreng bandung (fried chicken Bandung style), sambal udang (prawn sambal), savor lodeh (stewed vegetables in coconut
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      Australian Szechuan
      125 6 DISCOVER the wonders of Szechuan cuisine with Australian beef at Szechuan Court, The Wes tin Plaza. You get a wide selection of innovative dishes, such as sliced dried beef with Chinese herb seasoning (sl4+ minced beef ana egg white soup (sl2++). and stir-fried sliced beef with dried chilli
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      Sakura spring festival
      153 6 PICK OF THE CROP SAVOUR springtime delicacies at the Sakura Festival at Crown Prince Hotel. A daily lunch and dinner buffet features assorted norimaki (vinegared rice rolled in seaweed), miso soup with bean curd and clams, fermented bean curd with plum sauce, Japanese pear salad, dried persimmon
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      341 6 <9 4 r L r* X V *1 a vN GHAI PALj^ c Nett onward call Mr.Choo, Mr. How for reservation SHANGHAI PALACE Seafood Restaurant Excelsior Hotel Level 4. f Coleman Street, Singapore 0617 Tel: *****28, *****25 A WEDDING ALWAYS REMEMBERED AN ORIENTAL CELEBRATION D P C ome your Big
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      158 6 ALL NIGHT LONG Come to KIKUYA today for our wonderful Japanese cuisine at an resettle price. And not forgetting our exedent Karaoke service. It's so good that you'd love to stay aB night long. Frwgift for any purchase of Courvoisier Brandy or XO, or Baiantme's 17 years offered at a
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    Swashbuckling toast from Champagne chef
    432 7  -  By HASEENAH KOYAKUTTY CHEF Jean-Claude Grumbach does not need a knife in the kitchen he carries a brilliant sabre with him. Bring out a bottle of champagne and he will uncork it with the sabre in a swashbuckling performance. Said Chef Grumbach: “I belong to
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      80 7 Attention W Level and Foreign Students CERTIFICATE in ACCOUNTING (your first step to a career in Accountancy) Subject coverage: Basic Accounting Communication Business Administration Numeracy Statistics Computer Applications in Accountancy. Full/Part Time classes commencing soon. Attend our free talks/lectures to find out more about this UK qualification. ♦Call PAUL ISARDAS
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      244 7 (Dancing under* (lie f(arf The Golden Landmark Hotel presents “Dancing Under the Stars'nightly at Galaxy Poolside. 7 j) j V n S' Y r Our deejay will spin >. numbers to suit all ages and moods. So come and dance the night away! There's no cover charge. Only bar prices
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    Footwear tips help groom put best foot forward
    283 8/9 ON that day of days, the best advice for the groom is this: Wear comfortable shoes! Whether walking down the aisle or dancing with his new bride, the groom should be able to enjoy his day to the fullest. Leather provides the
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  • WEDDINGS
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      Some rib-tickling ways to tie the knot
      379 8/9  -  They get married under the full moon By ROGER CAPETTINI THE bride wore black, the groom looked like Dracula, and the wedding guests howled at the moon. No, it wasn’t an evil ritual performed by de-vil-worshippers it was all part of the crazy
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      The significance of the diamond ring
      532 10 THE solitaire diamond ring has always been the symbol of engagement, but where did it begin and how did it evolve? The ancient Romans were the first to use finger rings as a sign of betrothal and marriage. Solitaire rings were popular, as were
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      Portraits of your big day
      172 10 DELFI Studios at Delfi Orchard offers its valued clients a range of photography shoots, from bridal to portraits. A member of Wedding Photographers International, it promises only the finest in capturing those special moments of your life. With simplicity in mind, its bridal photographer will
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      Lock icon Scents for your mate
      393 11  -  By STEVE COZ National Enquirer. IT’S easy to sniff out the perfect perfume or cologne for yourself or your mate thanks to some simple tips from an expert. “Today, fragrances are considered a key wardrobe element,” said Annette Green, executive director of the Fragrance Foundation, a
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      Beauty contest for Filipinas
      185 12 SINGLE or married Filipina in Singapore can enter a beauty contest, which has no age limit. It will be held at Sentosa. Contestants will be judged on physical appearance, poise and will have to go through a simple question-and-answer session. Elimination rounds will be held on
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      159 8/9 KIRIN COURT SEAFOOD AND SHARK’S FIN RESTAURANT 20 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, #Ol-01, DEVONSHIRE BUILDING SINGAPORE 0923. TEL: 732-1188 KIRIN COURT'S SPECIAL WEDDING PACKAGES! FREE SUCKLING PIG PER TABLE FOR MINIMUM BOOKING OF 8 TABLES s33B++ or *s44B N>tt Cold Cut A La Rainbow Braised Shark's Fin with Crabmea! Dried Scallop Braised
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      258 8/9 CELEBRATE YOUR MOST AUSPICIOUS OCCASION WITH US! Wedding Packages Minimum 10 tables (Free flow of tea soft drinks) We can take up to 80 tables Ample parking space FIRST IN S.E. ASIA PEKING STEAMBOAT BUFFET Lunch 9.90++ Dinner $12.90++ per person BUSInJsSHOURS: 11.30 am 2.30 pm 10.30 pm Plus our
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      198 10 *fi7'HAPPY RESTAURANT 15 lidjrj Kjtorj Read lion City Hcttl, ?nd level S'ngapore 1543 Tel: *****17. *****86 HAPPY PACKAGE FROM $2lB UPWARDS Weddings Birthdays Anniversaries Company Functions Hong Kong Dian Xin $l.BO per plate SET $23/* (2 4 Persons) LUNCH/ $4B/- (4 6 Persons) DINNER $BB/* (7-10 Persons) No Service Charge
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      58 10 Special ins Package Multi-Tier wedding cake decorations Wedding march smoke effect Free invitation cards/ Free flow of soft drinks/ Tea Seating capacity of 80 tables Kara-o-ke singing to liven the occasion (Optional) No govt-tax No service charge No cockage charge mIl/S a a XSeT Golden Crown Restaurant W.»»’SS Block 408,
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    Offerings from Neptune’s realm
    322 11  -  By AUDRA ANG NEPTUNE would be proud. The Orchard Terrace at Orchard Hotel is offering an international seafood promotion featuring a treasure trove of culinary delights to tempt even the most discerning of palates. The freshest fruit-de-mer are enhanced by liberal use of herbs, spices and
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      263 11 \ace Leo Ves rwor will meet you* OurMenu-Venue-Decorwtu satisfaction premises Spacious and beau^^^ie* enou9 h to acc spe o dry ice eflect oy cards Freehot-stampn« cake for PT complimentary the ceremony ana takes for soft drinks, tea Freesupp'y°* beW •SWfeST" .SSSS-3*— hy our famous cheJ Hi fl A VAN PfILRCC
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      416 12 Q, 6/iw at Oasis Seafood Palace Szechuan China Palace Restaurant Your wedding reception is filled with important people so let us plan your wedding night to make it the most successful and memorable one with our attractive wedding packages inclusive of the following: Price at $298 (Weekdays) $3OB (Weekends) 9
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      119 12 JJ.RAY FURNITURE DECORATION AND STATIONERY TRADING 8LK.30, DEFU LANE 10, #O4-110. SINGAPORE 1953. Tel: 287-1750 fax: *****39 J l Week Offer $95/«> Model JJ a%A Model JJ-838A Model J 802A Model JJ/KD Desk Model JJ-644A(Chair) Model JJ-1510 UP (Chair) Specialist In Upholstery ol Sofa A Chair, Olice Equipment, Custom Made
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    When each dish is a work of art
    510 13  -  By ELAINE TAN EAST meets West at Goodwood Park’s Scottish Food Promotion. Soy sauce with foie gras, fillet of pork seasoned with crashed coriander, and veal sauteed with dried scallops and Chinese mushrooms tempt the curious and the adventurous. Expect fine dining
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      62 13 OFFICE FURNITURE AT FANTASTIC LOW PRICES! Aluminium leg Executive Desk Computet Table cz> Type! Chair Secretarial Chair Filing 3 $145 Mnhßadi EjncuSwChar mkvrintic Executive Relax Chair comfortable Redinable American Synthetic Leather Usual $398 Now: $2BB KEREIWA INTERIOR FURNISHING BIN 503. Jurong West St 52. #O2-851/ 553 (2nd Storey; lAbove Hang
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      373 13 I I Who celebrate their wedding with a banquet at Kia Hiang Restaurant? —>■ tr Mr. Mrs. Mark Liew v ,< Si ♦'jjT* -A" 33? Mr. Mrs. David Tan paw rwm.:. Mr. Mrs. Lawrence Lau We did. We wouldn’t do it again (not another wedding hopefully), but we whole-heartedly recommend
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    AFTER 5
    1669 14 DINE DANCE TGIF, Far East Plaza. 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. Bar prices from Sun to Thurs; $16.80 (Fri, Sat and
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    Have a ‘happy jazz’ time
    137 14 JAZZ THE Eldee Young Quartet is back! From April 2 to July 28, the quartet will be playing at Somerset s Bar, The Westin Plaza. Eldee Young is familiar to jazz fans in Singapore, and his brand of “happy jazz” nas earned him quite a
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      265 14 DIAMOND HEALTH CENTRE PTE LTD 100 Jalan Sultan #O5-21. sth Floor. Sultan Plaza Singapore 0719 Tel *****11 (10 Lines) Business Hours: 10 am 11 pm YOUR HEALTH AHD FIT HESS IS OUR COHCERH WHEH IT COMES TO HEALTH AHD FITHESS WE'VE IT ALL All customers are entitled to utilise all
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      60 14 \> r Euvor LLJ^\ITLL£ Luxurious cosy massage-rooms Charming experienced ma&tueses HAKONE De Sauna *O3-08 Hotel Royal, Newton Rd. Tel: *****38 *****38 *****11 Ext. 306 Business Hrs.: 10.30 am 12 midnight daily L. AU rooms with bathroom attached. KARTEVA Health Centre Joo Chiat Road *O4-56/63 Katong People's Complex Tel: *****88 *****78
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      345 15 EAT ALL YOU CAN PER HEAD STEAMBOAT BUFFET LUNCH 11am to 2.30 pm A** Steamboat Buffet Dinner $lO per head (6pm to 10pm) Hong Kong Dianxin A la carte menu also available Seating capacity of 120 tables for all occasions 3rd Floor, Selegie Complex, Selegie Rd Tel: *****41/*****14 No Service
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    Clay works
    512 16  -  By ELAINE TAN MRS BETTY WALTER enjoys working with clay. She kneads, rolls, twists, pinches, and shapes it in her hands and slowly a nondescript piece of earth takes shape. It becomes a part of her. She said: “Pottery is very fascinating. When you are working on a
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      134 16 Free "Live Seafood" dish at your choice with any order from our specially selected set lunch dinner. Xin Zhang Jiang 3rd Floor Hotel Havelock Road Sint Tel: 734 4635,! Restaurant Miramar tapore 0316 r 34 ***** Offer valid from April Ist 30th only. > a New Zeal in Steak Enjoyment
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      72 16 £9; DIPLOMA IN ADMINISTRATION A STEP CLOSER TO A UNIVERSITY DEGREE. Subject coverage: Organisational Theory and Behaviour I Business Statistics Accounting Economics. Evening classes commencing soon. Attend our free talks/lectures to find out more about this important qualification of the Australian Business Education Council Ltd (ABEC). Call PAUL ISARDAS *****00
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