Weekend East, 13 March 1987

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  • 17 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, March 13, 1987 M.C.(P) No. 173/5/86 V 01.2 No. 10
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  • 636 1 FACTORIES in Singapore’s east zone seeking to expand their workforce to meet increasing orders from abroad are faced with a big mystery: What’s happened to unemployed workers in the neighbourhood? “Only five people turned up for interviews in response to our
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  • 39 1 TO discourage job-hop-ping, Toshiba Singapore is offering a portable cassette recorder to any new employee who joins its Pasir Panjang plant before April 15 and is still in service at the end of May! (See Page 8)
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 90 1 School’s Ist 7 As in 20 years: Back Page* AT A GLANCE COACHMAN-INN RESTAURANT ADDS A TOUCH OF CLASS TO WINING AND DINING "•SMsifli 11 S ‘cu hether it’s a business lunch or romantic rendezvous, Coachman-Inn always comes out tops in food and service. Main: 80 Marine Parade Road #O3-07/08
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    • 47 1 New proof of life after death PAGE 10 A family so large it needed 28-room house! PAGE 4 FUNNYLINES and LIVE LETTERS PAGE 6 The man who lights up Pulau Übin PAGE 2 Jump in prices of spring onions PAGE 4 2nd divorce for 16-year-old PAGE 9
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    • 77 1 ftt 1 ■e7; ,> m WHA T’S o PICTURE BY CHEW YEN FOOK HER LINE? Find out on Page 3 what she does. IRENE is part of a team of fast workers but her dream is to become a STAR. What does she do? Is she: 1. An actress with
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  • 417 2  - Ali the ‘beacon’ of Pulau Ubin By TO CHEE ENG VILLAGERS at Pulau Übin, off Changi Point, have their good friend Ali Montail to thank when they board the ferry for the mainland at dawn or in the night. For, without Ali, 58, the 900 islanders would be groping in
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  • 253 2 THIEVES, posing as customers, have struck 11 times at shopping centres in the east, including Roxy Square, Joo Chiat Complex, City Plaza, Tanjong Katong Complex. Katong Shopping Centre, and Parkway Parade. They have struck 34 times all over the island in
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  • 223 2 Changi *****07 A TWO-month tennis course will begin on April 15 and classes will be held every Wednesday from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Fee is $55. Eunos *****71 The centre will hold a baby show this Sunday at 8 am It will be divided into three categories:
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 241 2 WEEKEUPO Distributed to 75,000 homes every week Serving the communities in Bedok, Changi, Changkat, Eunos, Fengshan, Geylang Serai, Joo Chiat, Kaki Bukit, Kampung Chai Chee, Kampung Kembang&n, Kampung Ubi, Marine Parade, Siglap, Tarnpines, and Tanah Merah. UNIQUE GIFT IDEAS Now o|>eTi At Parkway Parade Fresh Beautifully Created Artificial Flowers Pretty
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous

  • Article, Illustration
    244 3 McDonalds fast food restaurant would like to get more involved in the grassroot activities at Bedok, said Mr Albert Ng, the store manager of the new branch that will open at the constituency next Saturday. This may mean providing refreshments during community activities such as jogathons or
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  • 94 3 Our what’s-her-line girl: Did you guess right? CREW member Irene Toh’s dream is to be a “S.T.A.R." in a McDonald's restaurant some day. The initials stand for “Store Activity Representative” and it is a job which deals mainly with children. Says Irene, 19: "I
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 132 3 The original claypot specialist V u Lion City claypots (Sha Bao F&n) are prepared from original recipe in seasoned earthen ware. Available for lunch and dinner in six scrumptious varieties Chicken, Beef, Seafood. Pork, Mixed or Vegetarian. A La Carte and 6 choices of daily Western and Local set lunches
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  • 399 4  -  Skeleton in empty mansion mystery By BRIDGET TAN A THREE-GENERA-TION family once lived in the now-empty 28-room mansion in Upper East Coast Road in which a woman’s skeletal remains were found last month. Police said the Chinese family bought the place in
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  • 411 4  -  By IRENE TOH SPRING onions have shot up in price —by as much as 110 per cent —a check with retailers revealed. A Singapore Animal Husbandry Enterprise (SAHE) spokesman said that the spring onions grown locally are selling at $8 per kg
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  • 504 4  -  By IRENE TOH and BRIDGET TAN ElINOS will be holding four separate discussions on the National Agenda this Sunday. The four topics are: Community development, Ageing of population and the procreation problem, Political stability, consensus and participation, and A multi-racial and multi-religious society.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 196 4 ManuLife gives you another incentive lo stop smoking Money If you're a non-smoker, or have stopped smoking for over 12 months, ManuLife has very good news for you. Our studies show that non-smokers are healthier, live longer and thus are better insurance risks. And unlike most other insurance companies who
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 21 4 THE LOCKHORNS •V test r ,i I KNEW Y OU'O 0E FEELING BETTER. I'VE BEEN DRINKING TO YX)R HEALTH ALL EVENING
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    • 53 4 TIDES Today: 4 49 am (12m), 10.19 am (2.5m), 5.28 pm (0.4m), 11 48 pm (2 3m) Tomorrow: 5 15 am (10m), 10.51 am (2.6m), 5.54 pm (0.3m) Sunday: 12 01 am (2.4m), 5.40 am (0.8m), 11.21 am (2.8m), 6.15 pm (0.3m) Sl l Hi I 6 I I ft
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 593 5 NEWSMAN TRAVEL 3RD ANNIVERSARY &747 HOLIDAY GRAND OPENING WIN 100 ATTRACTIVE PRIZES Ist Prize: 6 Days China, Hongkong, Macau Tour (Single) 2nd Prize: 5 Days Philippines Tour (Single) 3rd Prize: 5 Days Thailand Tour (Single) 4th Prize: 3 Days Cameron (Strawberry Park) By Air (Single) sth Prize: 3 Days Genting
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 134 6 I WAS waiting for a friend under a street lamp in Marine Crescent when this stranger approached me. He was a Dig chap and rather un-pleasant-looking Moreover, he smelt of liquor. He stopped a step or two away from me, hesitated then stammered out a
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    • 64 6 THE principal was announcing the results of the English storytelling competition while I was backstage waiting nervously and impatiently for the results. I held my breath when it came to the first prize When my name was read out, I quickly ran out to receive my prize. But,
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    • 125 6 IT was my first day at the Polytechnic. I needed to ease myself quite badly but didn’t know where the Gents' was. Just then. I saw a door On it was written “Female” and next to it another door. Without looking, I rushed in through this
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  • Junior funnies
    • 78 6 MY English teacher told us the feminine of “hero" was “heroine.” She then asked us if we ever did anything brave enough to be called a heroine. My friend replied in the affirmative. So, my teacher asked her what she had done. She answered: “I once jumped into
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    • 64 6 THEY looked like tourists from Taiwan or South Korea. They seemed lost as they stood on the sidewalk studying a tourist guide book I approached them to ask if I could help only to find that they were a pair of locals who had decided to spend
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  • 149 6 t AS to which di- rection the Chinese (in Malaysia) are heading, I only know that so far the ex-president had taken us to Changi prison while the Youth leader took us to Bukit Aman police headquarters... To ask us which direction we should seek in the future
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  • Live letters to the editor
    • 153 6 DUE to the nature of my work, I recently installed a telephone answering machine in my home to take in-coming calls while I am out. What infuriates me is that callers are afraid to make use of this service. When I switch on
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    • 101 6 MY dad took an American friend for a meal at the Lagoon Food Centre. He enjoyed it so much that he ‘begged’ my dad to take him there every Sunday. He has visited the food centre several times and has already tasted the food from
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    • 44 6 I HAVE some suggestions on how WEEKENDeast could be further improved. You should start a pen-pal column or a riddle corner and also include more cartoons and contests for readers. JEAN LIM, Singapore 1646 Thank you for your suggestions Editor.
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    • 55 6 I HAVE very long eyelashes. One day my mother told me that when I was a baby, she found nits’ eggs on my eyelashes and that she had to cut them to get rid of the eggs. I wonder how I looked with nits’ eggs on
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    • 84 6 WHILE canvassing for donations for a charity, I knocked on the door of a third floor flat. A little girl’s voice asked. “Who’s that?” I told her why I called. After some moments of silence, I knocked on the door again. This time a
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 7 6 s t m This contribution wins $2O.
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    • 156 6 CONTRIBUTORS to JUNIO* FUNNYUNES should bo ogodl 15 and under, must ghro tholr NRIC mnnb«r Of 12-plus), name, and address. Pseudonyms sro allowed. (For those under 12, plooso give ono of your parents’ nomoo for cheque payments.) We wHI pay $lO for the best effort and $S for every entry
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 310 7  -  By BRIDGET TAN HAVE you ever wondered where those turtles used in soups come from? They are most likely to have begun life at a softshelled turtle farm along Lim Chu Kang Road. Said 24-year-old Chua Beng Hock, whose family has been
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  • 225 7  -  By HO AI TSEN PORK turns rancid more quickly than beef and lamb Dr J R Buddie, senior lecturer in pig medicine and production at Murdoch University, Western Australia, wrote to me that fat in pork tends to contain a higher proportion of "unsaturated
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  • 37 7 National En- quirer ARE you tired of lumpy J;ravy? Instead of using lour to thicken gravy, use dried instant potatoes. Your gravies will be smoother and free of lumps.
    — National En-; quirer  -  37 words
  • 231 7  -  By ALLISON CHASE THE potato is high in nutrition, low in sodium and has no cholesterol. Here’s a reflpe that’s easy to make. POTATO FRITTATA The frittata, an openface omelette, is served in Spain, Greece, and Portugal. Preparation and cooking time: about 30 minutes
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 72 7 Fastest Claypot in the East! a FOR ONLY r '> ITU $2.50! CLAYPOT Chicken, Pork, Prawns or Combination. From ONLY $2.50! SET LUNCH Claypot, soup and drink. From ONLY $3.80! Prawn Mee, Mushroom Mee, Chee Cheong Fun. AT ALVIN’S CLAYPOT CORNER #BI-144 Parkway Parade Short stops for the March holidays
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    • 129 7 TASTY DELICIOUS ROAST DUCK TRADITIONAL ZHU JIANG k .HZ* '/J RECIPE IS OUR SPECIALITY! /a Our mouth-watering Zhu Jiang Roast Duck will satisfy your taste buds. Come for a hearty meal with us. Open six days a week, including Sundays and Public Holidays. Main Shop: 189, Paya Lebar Road, S’pore
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    • 95 7 KOREAN BUFFET BARBEQUE ONLY ONE IN SINGAPORE ‘You’ll never want another love!” for only $12.50 Adult 7.50 (Children) A EAT TO YOUR HEART’S CONTENT V w PLUS HAPPY LUNCH Any 2 items ordered 1 dish of your choice FREE One more additional order m FREE dish drinks or coffee for
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous

  • 422 8/9  -  By BRIDGET TAN BLIND door-to-door salesman George Tan has been suffering a loss in earnings during the past weeks. He sells pens and other items to support his partially-signted wife, Rosalind, ana two daughters. He earns about $7OO a month, which is
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  • 562 8/9  -  He was America’s youngest married dad at 13 By JOHN LATTA National En- quirer SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Hal Warden who became the youngest married father in America at age 13 is headed back to the divorce court after he and his 14-year-old second wife Cathy decided to go
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  • 339 8/9  - How to avoid muggers and what to do if one stops you By LARRY HALEY National Enquirer YOU can avoid being confronted by a potentially violent person or keep yourself from being hurt if a confrontation does take place —by following the advice of two experts. First, don’t get drawn
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  • 38 8/9 National Enquirer ...soap suds are always white even when we use coloured soaps? The pigments that give some soaps colour become so diluted when mixed with water that the resulting bubbles appear to be white.
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  • Page 8/9 Advertisements
    • 307 8/9 PRIZES GALORE! for each category Top Prize $l,OOO Travel Voucher 2nd Prize $5OO Travel Voucher 3rd Prize $250 Travel Voucher All Semi-Finalists will receive prizes. Come with an adult and match your wits with the other kids (and adults) in this fun-filled contest that offers lots of super prizes. As
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  • 818 10  -  Girl recognises people she has never met, boy recalls details of his murder By LARRY HALEY National Enquirer. LIFE after death is an absolute certainty, according to reincarnation expert Dr Jamuna Prasad who has opened his files for an exclusive look at his
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  • 571 10  - World’s oldest man is 142 and is still girl-watching By LIZA LEFCOVICH National Enquirer TOMAS DELGADO ALCANTARA is the world’s oldest man and at 142 years old, he still has a roving eye. “My father’s favourite pastime is to sit by the door of our house and watch the people
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 96 10 Your regular copy of weekenpQ If you live outside our distribution area you can still get a regular copy of WEEKENDeast by filling in this subscription form and mailing it to: WEEKENDeast 80 Marine Parade Road, #O2-06 Parkway Parade, Singapore 1544. >? WEEKENDeast Circulation Dept, #O2-06 Parkway Parade, Singapore 1544.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous

  • 611 11 VISITORS who come to Thailand can see the reenactment of many traditional festivals and special events during the officially designated ‘Visit Thailand Year.’ This is also a very special year as King Bhumibof Adulyadei celebrates his 60th birthday on Dec 5. He completes his fifth 12-year cycle,
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 57 11 Authentic Daily from 12 noon to 2 p.m. (except Sundays Public Holidays) Adult $12.50 per person Child 6.00 per person (Car Parking Coupon Redeemable) N i k Mm «y 1..i PARKW THAI RESIAURANT SHISBCIg 80 MARINE PARADE ROAD #O2-08 PARKWAY PARADE SINGAPORE 1544 TEL: *****83/*****11 176 ORCHARD ROAD #Ol-59/62 COLD
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  • TIME OUT
    • 490 12  -  By IRENE TOH DID last year’s Talentime winners embark on a fulltime music career after winning the contest? The answers from top soloist Denise Cains Tan, second prize soloist Jonathan Tan and Scherzo, winner of the band section are, quite categorically, NO. They took
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 341 12 r lifKTYlftiflVfn Aaetitetpeat Etixfcc City/ ft vv t£* Daily Aerobic Classes Available on Mornings. Afternoons Evenings. Courses will be conducted twice a week Price $35.00 per month. Various Aerobic Classes to promote Cardiovascular fitness. L body tone-up and flexibility Professional Aerobic Instructor. Special rates for students. M. MARINI PARAOE ROAD.
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    • 75 12 Doctors billed Pentagon 60 times for two dead patients! IN its unrelenting war on bureaucratic spendthrifts, the National Enquirer blew the whistle last year on a staggering US$4.4 BILLION (559.2 billion) in government waste! Incredibly, the magazine exposed more than 100 examples of fiscal foolishness that cost taxpayers' money. In
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    • 243 12 the Pentagon and bought the same tools for just US$63! It also revealed that the federal government is wasting a mind-boggling US$2 5 billion in a prof;ramme to weather-proof ow-income homes. The nramme is proceeding owly it won’t be completed until the 21st century when many of the weather-proof homes
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 394 12 Your individual horoscope Start your week right with FRANCES DRAKE J l Q: m Monday, March 16,1987 IF YOU ARE BORN TODAY, you would do better in business on your own than in partnership. You may be drawn to scientific research. Your emotional life could become complicated unless you learn
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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    • 233 13 > 1': V <** V V v* N WALK IN COMFORT WALK TO MERCIER. New range every week! 20% discount off selected designs Quality shoes from as low as s9.(k) Importers/Exporters/Manufacturers/ Retailers of high fashion quality ladies’/ gents’ shoes handbags. Authorised dealer for FREE SHOPPING BAG worth $lO when you
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 27 13 <0 i W a*: ANTHONY QUINN plays Cade, a farmer, who attracts the attention of a middle-aged woman (Ingrid Bergman) in "A Walk in the Spring Rain.'
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    • 681 13 By BRIDGET TAN v% HIGHLIGHTS Breaking up is not as easy as it seems... FRIDAY Friday at the Movies: Modern Romance, Ch 5, 10.30 pm Hollywood film editor Robert Cole (Albert Brooks) breaks up with his steady girlfriena, Mary Harvard (Kathryn Harold). The eligible bachelor thinks he will meet someone
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1487 14 Classified Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Wednesday 400 p m (or run-on classified ads 7 working days classified display ads Phone Service 9 a m to 5 p m Mondays to Fridays 9am to 1 p m on Saturdays Closed Sundays and public holidays Prepayment Some classifications of ads are payable
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  • SPORTSCENE...with S GULAM
    • 461 15 NFL KNOCK-OUT SOCCER TIONG BAHRU 1 PIONEER ARSENAL 0 TAMPINES ROVERS 2 POLICE I TAMPINES and Tiong Bahru will battle it out to decide who are the best soccer team on the island after they survived severe tests in the semi-finals of the National
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    • 318 15 INTER-CON NETBALL THREE East Coast teams qualified for the second round of the inter-constituency netball competition after victories in the first round played at the Kallang Runway Netball Centre over the weekend. Tanah Merab scored the most impressive win among the
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    • 407 15 INTER-CON BADMINTON FINAL GEYLANG WEST brushed aside a spirited challenge from Serangoon Gardens to win the inter-constituency badminton competition with a 3-2 victory in the final at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall. Geylang, handled by former international Yeo Ah Seng, were given a run for
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    • 61 15 BEDOK will take on Tanah Merab on the opening day of the Intra-Zone Six volleyball competition on Saturday (spm) at Yumin Secondary School. In a later match at the same venue. Tampines will play Changkat. The other competing teams are Eunos, Changi, Kaki Bukit. Kampung Cbai Chee
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    • 59 15 ALL convenors from Zone Six are requested to attend the draw for the IntraZone Six soccer tournament on Mar 17 (8.30 pm) at Blk 147, Tampines. The tournament will kick off on Mar 21 at the Changi field. The participating teams are Bedok. Changi, Changkat, Eunos. Fengshan,
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 203 15 Classifieds Ad Bank 22 Pen Pals CHINESE GENTLEMAN. 29 seeks sincere lady friends aged between 20-24 Photographs appreciated Write with contact numbers WKE Bok 279. #O2-06 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 FRIENDSHIP WHY STAY at home when I have hundreds ol friends who like to meet you All introductions done confidentially
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    • 212 15 22 Pen Pals SINGLE SINGAPORE CHINESE Girl aged 23 would like to meet sincere, single European man Write with contact number to WKE Box 277. #O2-06 Parkway Parade. Singapore 1544 24-b Properties For Rent SPACIOUS ROOM AVAILABLE lor rent in Amber Road Convenient parking Kitchen facilities provided Call *****02 GIRLS/LADIES
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous

  • 234 16 STUDENT Suaw Tiong Lim has made history at the Changkat Changi Secondary school he has become the first pupil to score 7As in his O’ levels in the school's history. The closest the school ever got to was 4As
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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