Weekend East, 22 January 1988

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  • 17 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, January 22, 1988 M.C.(P) No. 64/5/87 Vol. 3 No. 3
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  • 280 1  -  By EDWARD LIM FOUR-YEAR-OLD JoseEhine has been doing aeroics once a week for the past three months. Together with 20 other children, aged four to nine, she is going through a heart and fitness programme for children called Feelin' Good. Said Josephine’s mother,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 134 1 Year of the ‘baby dragons:’ Page 2 EXCITING STUNNING BEAUTIFUL COLOU Available exclusively at all Nanyang Optical outlets. Now, you can change the darkest eyes to appealing light colours even if you’ve perfect eye-sight with Cosmetic-Coloured Soft Contact Lens For a perfectly natural look. Change from brown to delectable Blue
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    • 63 1 1 Cl Yena Trading Company Tel: *****28 V FOR THIS WEEK’S WHAT’S-HER LINE GIRL, TURN TO BACK PAGE Tanah Merah residents danced the night away PAGE 2 Chores air stewardesses had to do PAGES 8,9 FUNNYLINES and LIVE LETTERS PAGE 6 The grumbling Golden Girls’ PAGE 11 EXTRAordinary star of
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  • 336 2  -  By MING RODRIGUES THE dragon year promises to be a very good year for hospital maternity wards. At the American Hospital in Joo Chiat, bookings. which are usually made at least six months in advance, have gone up by nearly 60 per cent
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  • 188 2 TWO good friends who are expecting their ‘baby dragons’ are Mrs Catherine Mano and Lyna Ho, both aged 29. For Catherine, of Tampines, she and her husband made the most of their wedded bliss, honeymooning in Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand, before the couple finally decided she
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 278 2 r/i- h d wmg^ NEW YEAR SANITARY SALE FANS YOU CAN USE WITH LOW CEILING... HOB/ HUDC apartments and garden patios. Special oiler at $lB5/with installation Wlade in England, specially-for Singapore Confirm with HDB ceiling height, clearance, and safety standards (fitted with special vibration absorbers and extremely light weight) Now
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    • 68 2 Pharmaton Capsules An effective aid to good health One Pharmaton® capsule a day will help to maintain your well-being, relieve tiredness and improve physical fitness. Available at all leading pharmacies, drugstores and the local distributor: &-SSS3C prODUC VS sa ENQUIRIES ARE WELCOME HfSIStmATrPg&B) INDRUGCO PTE. LTD. 34-C North Canal Road
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  • 205 3 RESIDENTS of Tanah Merah Zone 3 could have danced till the wee hours of the morning if the band had played on. Many were even ready to pass the hat round to pay the bandboys overtime. But the music had to stop
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  • 136 3  -  By BRIDGET TAN WHEN The Rangers take centrestage at Duke Restaurant, the mood is one of nostalgia. The four-man band plays oldies from the likes of Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Andy Wil- liams and Jim Reeves to ballroom music cha cha, rhumba tango and
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 494 3 Enjoy the most popular Live Seafood in Singapore at IM BEACH SEUFBBD Come and meet the 2 very famous SBC Artistes who will pick the winners in our Lucky Draw Contest on 25 Jan ’BB from 6.45 pm onwards at LONG BEACH SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 610 Bedok Road. 4 N-SU CHENG
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 290 4 NEWSMAN TRAVEL 80 Marine Parade Road #BI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 *****33 Head Office 100 Orchard Road #O2-30 Meridien Shopping Centre Tel: *****22 *****33 Branches 81 Anson Road 81-06 Dai-lchi Hotel Tel: *****00 10 Eu Tong Sen Street #Ol-10 Furama Hotel Tel: *****61 #Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: *****52
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 425 5 80 Marine Parade Road #BI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 *****22 Head Office 100 Orchard Road #O2-30 Meridien Shopping Centre Tel: *****22 *****33 Branches :81 Anson Road 81-06 Dai-lchi Hotel Tel: *****00 10 Eu Tong Sen Street #Ol-10 Furama Hotel Tel: *****61 #Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: *****52 Vista Holidays
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  • 180 6 Braddell 9 *****58 A "Culture Night" will be held tonight at 8 pm The centre’s Peking Opera troupe will perform this Sunday at 8 pm Changi t9* *****07 A two-month children’s cartoon drawing course will begin this Sunday from 2 to 4 pm Fee: $30 Geylang East 9
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 258 6 I ARRIVED at my friend’s wedding dinner, held at the void deck of her HDB flat, at 5 pm. Being rather early, I was invited to go up to the flat to wait for the bride. I waited for two hours By then, dinner was being served
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    • 84 6 MY sister-in-law was going to the hospital to deliver her first ehild. Excited and happy at the thought of being a father, my brother asked dad and I to go along with him to the hospital. After hours of waiting, a nurse suddenly
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  • Junior Funnies
    • 75 6 AFTER dinner, grandpa and I went to the shops to get a loaf of bread for next day’s breakfast. When we entered the bakery, everybody seemed to be staring at grandpa Then I realised why and whispered to grandpa tnat he had forgotten to put on his dentures
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    • 40 6 A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy went to the bank with his mother When they stopped at the drive-through window, he smiled at the teller and said: “I want a hamburger, French fries, and a Coke, please!” from the National Enquirer
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  • LIVE LETTERS
    • 208 6 I WAS going home from work in a crowded bus heading for Tampines I was standing in the front of the bus. Beside me stood a woman carrying a child of about four years old. Seated near us were three rows of
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    • 90 6 AS a front office trainee at the Singapore Hotel Association Training and Educational Centre, I have to wear blouses and skirts instead of my usual T-shirts and bermudas. After five months. I got used to wearing them. Recently, I bought a long flare skirt, which touched the
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    • 62 6 The Mass Rapid Transit system is already in operation and I would like to suggest a local name for it. In London, the British call their subway ‘the tube' and Parisians call theirs ‘Le Metro.’ By putting a full stop between ‘R’ and ‘T’
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 250 6 at KFC Big Splash! Enjoy a 7 b/c/tfwe V tyur/af meal for two at Kentucky Fried Chicken, Big Splash, ana your Valentine’s Day message could be published free. The V i/x-aaf Only $9.50 for a 5 piece plate of Kentucky Fried Chicken and 2 fries (reg.) Free Valentine Message Complete
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    • 134 6 m MOST of us must have had a funny experience at some time or other. WEEKENDeast 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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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 532 7 There are so many things happening at the National Shop from now till February 29,1988. Free gifts, prizes, special offers and lots more. No wonder everybody’s going to the Shop. Shouldn’t you? Introduce a friend to National Introduce a friend to our Shop so that he can take advantage of
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  • 334 8/9  -  By STEVE COZ Na- tional Enquirer THE first airline stewardesses in history boarded a plane on May 15, 1930, carrying railroad timetables so that passengers could catch a train in case the plane was grounded. One of their most
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  • 632 8/9  - When in-flight ‘service’ was just a glass of ice water served by the radio operator By MING RODRIGUES WHEN Singapore Airlines, or Malayan Airways as it was known in 1947, took off on its fledgling flight, a flask of ice water was the only refreshment for the five passengers on
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  • Page 8/9 Advertisements
    • 267 8/9 ‘A Hand Made Gift Is Cheaper And Dearer To Heart’ Learn to knit or crochet a dress, a doll or cuddly animals for yourself or your dear ones. Present this advertisement for a 15% discount for new arrivals of DMC and BUSSE knitting yam FREE LESSON WILL BE GIVEN KNITTY
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    • 139 8/9 YOUR SKIN AND OUR EXPERTISE ■vJmt "4. Pamper yourself with our exclusive services A Lt BEAUTY CENTRE, we have Paris-and-London trained beauty therapists to help you solve voui problem skin and custom design a skinprogramme for you. care Products used: ELLA BACHE and G.M. COLLIN, PARIS Experience our expertise with
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  • 350 10  -  By BRIDGET TAN THE fragrant aroma of nasi lemak draws customers from as far as Tampines and Marine Parade to the food stall at Seletar Hills Market. A plate of value-for-money nasi lemak with fried fish, otak otak and
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  • 137 10  -  Our What’s-her-line girl: Did you guess right? Picture and text by CHEW YEN FOOK LINDA Tehn's desire to pursue a career led her to work in an optical shop as a trainee optician. Three years later and after a lot of hardwork, she is now an
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 172 10 A new treat for the family at 4 Fam Zr7oZ OTRJEE^ Where authentic Vietnamese Western Fast Foods are served! is A v.m Authentic Vietnamese Food served daily in buffet style for lunch and set meals for dinner (both $lO/nett per person). Ala Carte dishes also available Western Fast Food bacon
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    • 226 10 TASTY DELICIOUS ROAST DUCK TRADITIONAL ZHU JIANG i 1..... (S RECIPE IS OUR SPECIALITY! Our mouth watering Zhu Jiang Roast Duck and Chilli Spare Ribs 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,
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  • 373 11  -  Stars’ battle with writers could end hit TV show By THOMAS MULDOON Natio- nal Enquirer THE stars of “Golden Girls” (Ch 5, Sunday, 8.30 pm) have declared war on their show’s writers over what they’re calling "terrible” scripts. And during one recent taping all four stars
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  • 107 11 National Enquirer IF you are alone and start choking on food that is lodged in your throat, you can rescue yourself, according to Healthwise newsletter. Once you start choking, you have two or three minutes to remove the food before you pass out.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 174 11 fckfxiplxt Body Facial Programmes by beauty therapist/aromatherapist with 12 years experience. Aromatic head to toe massage (ladies only). Aromatic bio-peel. Aloe Vera Mini Lift. Bridal make-up. Waxing. Body toning. Personal makeup lessons To celebrate the New Year: Welcome gift for first ten new clients who sign up for our facial/
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    • 413 11 &«uuriLjt fxuw.mm KStveu x**nuicMm*&> it" I Q3GM3 Complete range of auto accessories i PARKWAY PARADE BASEMENT. #BI-104 TEL: *****58 jj Associate Co Koon Lek Company Blk 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #Ol-174 Tel *****69 jj CSHWS-'SVI* W tacMK«,‘JKKfi V-VaKVAaft A RAMLIN FLORAL ART ENT. #Bl-94 Parkway Parade Tel: *****24 UNIQUE
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 192 12 EXPERT PROTECTION! Flick PEST CONTROL 9 *6+ 9 f SAFEGUARD YOUR HOME AND lAMILY. FLICK PEST CONTROL PTE. LTD. 203 HENDERSON ROAD BLOCK B 10-08 HENDERSON INDUSTRIAL PARK SINGAPORE 0315 TELEX: FLICK RS ***** Call your local FLICK man now: *****44 *****62 MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL FLICK GROUP SPECIALISTS IN
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    • 130 12 MOTOR SALES CENTRE Blk. 3007 Übi Road 1 #Ol-418 For The Best Deal When Buying Or Selling Your CALL: *****09 HIRE Dealer in all brands of motorcycles, new k second-hand. SALES, REPAIRS, SERVICE, -PURCHASE, TRADE-IN, MOTOR INSURANCE Singapore 1440 QK/VND S\LE OF THE TEAR FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS TO CREATE
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 123 12 Getting to the top against all odds THURSDAY Mountain Men: A Dangerous Kind of Love, Ch 12, 9.30 pm THIS series presents three true stories spanning over 200 years of ingThe first episode is about Lucy Walker (Jenny Seagrove) and her attempt to climb the Matterhorn, the magnificent mountain situated
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    • 189 12 years later, he is forced to turn his man-eating pet against the greedy prospectors who pillage the island’s black pearl beds. The Artie Rim: Edge of Ice, Ch 12, 9.30 pm The film gives a new perspective of the intricate nature of sea-ice and the remote, hostile environment, which is
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    • 152 12 STAR SPOTLIGHT 1 ROBERT CONRAD plays supercop Dan Malone in the thrilling drama "One Police Plaza." (Ch 5, Sunday, 9.30 pm) BILL COSBY, the world's highest paid TV entertainer, returns with his popular weekly series. (Ch 5, Friday, 8.30 pm) EmpText By BRIDGET TAN Cine Showcase: Jack London, Ch 12,
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    • 109 12 SUNDAY Sunday Matinee: Kenny Rogers The Adventure Continues (Part 2), Ch 5, 2 pm Hawkes (Kenny Rogers). Montana (Bruce Boxleitner), and Kate (Linda Evans) continue tracking the vicious gang who has kidnapped Hawkes’s son. Screen 5: One Police Plaza, Ch 5, 9.30 pm Robert Conrad, one of TV’s favourite tough
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  • TV NOTES
    • 421 13 EXTRAS are the other “stars” in a show. They set the tone for a serial be it a modern or period drama. BRIDGET TAN talks to a “star” whose most memorable role was when he spoke eight lines... HOUGANG resident Eric Tan has
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 569 13 WALK IN COMFORT WALK TO MERCIER.. > New range every week! Up to 30% discount off selected designs Quality shoes from as low as $9.00 Manufacturers/Retailers of high fashion quality ladies'/gents' shoes handbags Authorised dealer for =[fjiMERCIER 11|I SIIOKS lIANDHAIiS I»TK LTD #Ol-48/49 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel: *****25 176
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1573 14 Classified Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Tuesday 4 00 pm —for run on classified ads 6 working days classified display ads Phone Service 1. Announcements Personal Car pools Lost Found Births Anniversaries Engagements Marriages Legal A Public Notices Religious Announcements 9am to 5pm Mondays to Fridays 2. Antiques/Arts and Crafts 8.
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    • 314 14 18 House Renovation/ Cleaning YONG TECK HONG Aluminium Specialist We specialise in amplimesh, sliding door window, sliding grille 4 alteration ol old windows to aluminium, servicing etc Price according to quality at owners choice Workmanship g teed to owners satisfaction Free quotations Call tel *****16/ *****54 19-f Driving Tuition BEGINNER,
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 48 14 THE LOCKHORNS A.reinitz attorney o A > a S 1 DOmODO "WHILE VOU MAY FEEL YOU WERE CRAZY TO HAVE MARRIED HIM, WE DON’T GENERALLY USE THE INSANITY PLEA IN DIVORCE CASES.” „7 THE LOCKHORNS U. m i*m making a list of BILLS we won’t BE PAYING THIS MONTH.”
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  • SPORTSCENE ...with S GULAM
    • 438 15 WITH the Singapore Pools Premier League just three weeks old, the semi-pro soccer competition has already thrown up a number of talented players capable of challenging for places in the national teams. National team coach Seak Poh Leong,
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    • 451 15 THE order came from the boss: Go out and heat the daylights out of your opponents As an added incentive, he promised to double their match-winning bonus And the young and talented Balestier United side carried out the order to such perfection that their opponents,
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    • 250 15 TWO highly-paid foreign players will pit their skills against each other when Geylang International defend their unbeaten record against Jurong Town at the Geylang Stadium on Sunday in the Singapore Pools Premier League. Finnish international Sixten Bostrom has been a hit
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 231 15 22 Pen Pals HUDDLESTON JONES AND ASSOCIATES Lc>el 36 Hong l.cong Building 16 Raffles Qua> Singapore 0104 For Sincere People Who Seek Compatible Partners In All Age Groups GENTLEMAN, 28 (CHINES!) tail, sincere, well established wishes lo make friends with ladies who en|oy outings, movies and good food and wine
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    • 210 15 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 22 Pen Pals GOLDEN FRIENDS CENTRE #O3-63C Golden Mile Complex Beach Road S’pore 0718 Tel: *****00 *****04 You can find your ideal partner with us! Why shy away from having the life you want... meeting people having fun? We have members from all walks of life to
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    • 171 15 22 Pen Pals FRIENDSHIP- JOIN TODAY and have your introductions on the same day Tremendous success in matching happy couples has become the standard by which other agencies try to achieve Friendship is the sensible and confidential alternative to the pub and disco scene for genuinely unattached men and women
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    • 98 15 Choose ad size that works for you! You have a choice of placing ads in standard modular units or in any combination of the modules listed below: (a) 9 cm x 1 col $61.20 (b) 9 cm x 2 col $122.40 (c) 9 cm x 3 col $193.60 Half (b)
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous

  • 38 16 London Sunday Express An Arab paid £sofr (about S$l,800) to have his amputated left leg flown from Britain to his homeland in Jeddah for burial. The limb was placed in a child’s coffin.
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  • 188 16  -  By MING RODRIGUES THIS family at Cheng Hong Mansion at Jalan Daud is reluctantly packing up to move in witn relatives last Sunday. The owner, a 43-year-old businessman who declined to be named, said he spent more than $500,000 on the apartment.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 471 16 m Distributed FREE to 65,000 +1 homes Telephone Nos: Marketing: *****33 (8 lines) Editorial: *****00/*****00 Accounts/Circulation: *****82/*****52 a PICTURE BY CHEW YEN FOOK I HUM TJC HER LINE? LINDA set her sights on this career three years ago and recently completed a correspondence course related to her job. What does
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