Weekend East, 8 July 1988

Microfilm: NL19542
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    Masthead
    18 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, July 8, 1988 MCI (P) No. 89/5/88 Vol. 3 NO. 26
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    ‘Miracle’ cure for smokers: We put it to the test
    841 1  -  Pungent inhalant costs $88 a vial By MING RODRIGUES A COSMETICS firm managed to lay its hands on the China-made ‘miracle’ inhalant, which has been hailed as a cure for smokers. The inhalant, which comes in a glass vial, is
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      46 1 PM, a star at Fengshan CC: Pad?? behind on your holiday Nikon H> > m X’ J r ...at the NIKON Camera Centres! Wi mm Centrepoint O3 10 Marina Square #O2-222 CNikon We lake The World’s Greatest Pictures. MEKEMDeast IS DISTRIBUTED EVERY THURSDAY WITH YOUR STRAITS TIMES
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      42 1 EmpText INSIDE Kids fight the fats PAGE 4 Race to have most babies PAGES 8,9 Letters to God PAGES 8,9 FUNNYLINES and LIVE LETTERS PAGE 6 Big names don’t make hit movies PAGE 12 Our What's-her-line girl is on the Back Page
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    Lock icon Admirers jostle for PM’s autograph... ...while crowds throng streets and Fengshan CC
    408 2  - Admirers jostle for PM’s autograph ...while crowds throng streets and Fengshan CC By BRIDGET TAN THE Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, obliges autograph seekers at Fengshan Community Centre. Mr Lee was the guest-of-honour at the official opening of the new $3 3 million community centre at Bedok North Street
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      223 2 EXERCISE YOUR WAY TO FITNESS WITH... AIBI AIBI MULTI -FUNCTION JOGGER TE 780 1. JOG improves heart fitness and endurance improves blood circulation tones and firms muscles of lower body reduces f ody weight and fats SAVE $4 AA USUAL $596 I VV NOW $498 I 7 2. ROW develops
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      50 2 DIAN XIN We won’t say we're the best... But from the tremendous response we get, you be the judge! Dian Xin Hours: 11 30am -2.30 pm Sundays/Public Holidays: 10.00 am -2.30 pm 2. '"\/v J(ar6o>ir City ‘/Restaurant 'Ptc Ltd Alexandra Rd. *O3-01 PSA Bldg. Spore 0511 Te l 273 3966
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      166 2 Buy Sell Through the WEEKEfiIOQ Classifieds Choose ad size that works for you! You have a choice of placing ad* in standard modular units or in any combination of the modules fisted below: Items 1 col $6l 20 terns 2 col $122 40 i t cm s 3 col $163.60
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    Lock icon Growing up with love for teaching
    193 3 OUR WHAT’S-HER-LINE GIRL: DID YOU GUESS RIGHT? DAY-CARE teacher Punithavathi Raj aspires to be a university lecturer. Her love for teaching dates back to her primary school days. "Even as monitress in my primary school," recalled Puni (as she is known to friends), "1
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    Battle of the bulge...
    392 4  -  Healthier diet and aerobics help kids shed 20 kg By MING RODRIGUES THESE three children have every reason to be jumping for joy. Among them, they have lost 20 kg and have never been more energetic, healthier, and happier! In their battle against the bulge, Angel
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      218 4 /•X 1 c A 0 F o ALL YOUR HOBBY NEEDS... DEALING IN: Needle Work Craft Creations, Crochet, Knitting Yarn Wool, Craft Book, Flower Making Material, Cross Stitch Thread, Cloth Graph Handicraft Articles and Accessories. (EMBROIDERY 20% DISCOUNT) FREE LESSONS GIVEN SHEE JIT HANDICRAFT MATERIAL CO. Branch KEN-AIR FUNWORLD #O3-26
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      72 4 JACKSPEED PACKAGES AT $62 ONLY!! Oil change U.S.A Unocal 76 (4 Hires) Oil treatment (Formil) Oil filter (original) Spark plug Contact point Electronic tuning Computer wheel alignment Top-up brake oil Service brake FREE GIFT 1 BOX OF TISSUE 1 PIECE OF CARWASH CLOTH Repairing Servicing Spray Painting Airconditioning Repair of
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      649 5 Newsman travel 80 Marine Parade Road #BI-34 Parkway Parade Head Office 100 Orchard Road #O2-38/39 Meridien Shopping Centre Tel: *****22 *****33 Branches :81 Anson Road B1 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 Tel: *****90
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    Community diary
    176 6 Changi *****07 A DEEP-SEA fishing competition will be held at the Johore Straits this Sunday at 8.30 am Fee $25. Geylang East *****85 Go on a cruise to the Southern Islands on July 25 from 8 30 am to 5 pm Fee: $18 for SDS members; $20 for
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
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      Mum’s kitchen privileges
      105 6 MUM and my sister were washing the dishes in the kitchen, while my brother, father, and I were watching television in the den Suddenly, we heard a crash from the kitchen. Dad wanted to know if anyone was hurt and who broke the dishes, so he told
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      Feeling blue about the flu
      76 6 I WAS inside the lift with a woman who kept wiping her tears and blowing her nose. I thought she had quarrelled with someone and was feeling miserable. So, out of sympathy, I told her to look on the brighter side of things’ The woman
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      Engineer sweeps us off his feet...
      128 6 THE accounts department has a photocopying machine and sometimes, staff from other departments use it. One afternoon, one of our engineers came into our open-concept office to do his photostating. I looked up and continued with my work. I was checking some figures and
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    Quotes Quotes
    157 6 IT’S like being in R some huge boys’ school. They have a very schoolboy sense of humour, very noisy like schoolboys, very competitive like schoolboys, and quite off-putting at first but one gets beyond it. 7— Black woman Member of Parliament Ms Diane Abbott on the AngloSaxon males
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      136 6 m m \yaCt 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
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      167 7 m m 7 4 O o ae Aes& n for contemn o rs o o <r> n« <0 o o O o o o > Purchase any of these sets get 1 <*£■ COLOUR TY-ff" DISPLAY UNITJTCEP L^l i .««>! u*. M T k »4 5 3280 s 2BBO S
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    Lock icon The great stork race
    534 8/9  -  Women raced to have babies and claim $750,000 prize for most kids in 10 years By RICHARD BAKER National Enquirer WHEN eccentric lawyer Charles Millar died in 1926, he left U *****,000 to the Toronto woman who would have the most children in the 10 years
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    Lock icon Dear God, it’s me Ralph...
    274 8/9  -  By SUSAN FENTON National Enquirer “DEAR God, I love to eat. Thanks for all the food. Pizza was the best idea You had! Ralph That’s just one of many rib-tickling letters from children to God collected by psychologist and author David Heller Here are more
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    Lock icon How to understand puzzling behaviour
    329 8/9  -  By PETER FENTON National Enquirer YOU can understand a person’s perplexing behaviour, such as always being late or making thoughtless remarks, by learning to recognise their personality types, say experts. Here are tne most common personality types and how you can spot them, according to
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      263 8/9 ‘A Hand Made Gift Is 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 20% discount for new arrivals of DMC and BUSSE knitting yam FREE LESSON WILL BE GIVEN KNITTY CRAFTY Ol-55
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      504 8/9 EXPERT PROTECTION! Flick s' PEST CONTROL 1 m r y j** f* ‘r Y a SAFEGUARD YOUR HOME AND FAMILY. FLICK PEST CONTROL PTE. LTD. 203 HENDERSON ROAD BLOCK B #lO-08 HENDERSON INDUSTRIAL PARK SINGAPORE 0315 TELEX: FLICK RS ***** Call your local -*****44 ***** man MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL
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    A taste of old English charm
    617 10  -  By MING RODRIGUES HEARTY, wholesome English fare and luxurious Devonshire cream teas seem to manv a gourmet classic of olde England and no place else But once you step into Fosters Restaurant at Specialists’ Centre, you feel as if are back in the fairytale
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      307 10 TASTEFUL, SPICY AND AROMATIC SINGAPORE INDIAN CUISINE SERVED ON BANANA LEAF DELIGHT YOURSELF WITH OUR MANY CREA TIVE DISHES RAMU DAILY MENU Claypot Fish Head, Masala Chicken, Mutton Curry, Spicy Prawns, Chilli Crab, Sambal Fish, Cuttle Fish, Boneless Chicken Mysore, Briyani Set Lunch and many other mouthwatering dishes. nwjfi Th
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      161 10 The inviting Claypot Prawn delicacy... and 40 other delightful dishes to choose from only at Kartini The only Indonesian restaurant in Singapore to otter a tempting cold dish spread to complement your spicy feast X i O i $9 KARTINI INDONESIAN RESTAURANT PTE LTD #O2-31 Parkway Parade (Neil lo Yaohan)
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        Fish-head curry served piping hot in a claypot
        254 11  -  By BRIDGET TAN FORMER sales manager Mr G K Ramu quit nis job last November, after 18 years in the book trade, to set up a food stall. He said: “Running a food business is hard work but it’s something new and
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        Another surefire hit from Club Nouveau
        417 11  -  Reviews by MING RODRIGUES CLUB NOUVEAU Listen to the Message (Warner Brothers) THEIR first single, "Jealousy”, raced to the American Top 10 chart and peaked at No 8 in only 10 weeks, while their second single, "Situation #9" jumped to No 4 in only
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      79 11 LOYANG PLAYTHING CENTRE SPECIAL OFFER! We specialise in all types of baby products and toys K Electronic Musical Baby Cradle (Modal CT3OO A CT2OO) 100% safe (Only DC 12V) Easy speed control Energy saving (Only 6t per day) 16 continuous melodies Timer control from 5 mins, to 45 mins, (max
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      175 11 i Top Indonesian Restaurant Indonesian Specialities: Ayam Panggang, Gado-Gado, Fish Head Assam Curry. Beef Rendang, Sayur Lodeh. Outside catering available. Business Hours Daily 10.00 a.m. 10.00 p.m. Top Indonesian Restaurant Pte Ltd (A Branch of the Renowned Tip Top Restaurant in Medan, Indonesia) 899 East Coast Road (Next to (JOB)
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    Lock icon Box office Slops despite big names
    341 12  -  By PETER FENTON National Enquirer WOODY Allen, Sylvester Stallone, and director Steven Spielberg all made movies in 1987 that were box-office bombs “Today, having a big name above the movie title means nothing It does not guarantee that a movie will be a hit,"
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    Lock icon Best ways to remove stains from carpets and upholstery
    398 12 National Enquirer NASTY stains on your carpets and upholstery can be tough to remove but you can make them vanish with these expert tips. First, start working on the stain as soon as you can. Most spills can be removed if
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      87 12 Tested by SISIR WILL BUY BACK YOUR OLD HEATER AT $41.00 Pub No 0046/3 N \JP \0 FEATURES: Electronic Temperature Control OFFER PRICE $169 REPLACEMENT CHARGE: $2O SISIR Tested Approved by PUB Most suitable for 5 year Warranty high-rise apartments on Element 2 year O Con.pl.le.Mall on otlwr part, accessories
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      188 12 THE ANSWER TO ALL YOUR CLEANING NEEDS MAGIC MOP The most advanced, high quality mop in the world that keeps your hands free from dirt and water. I Features: High absorption of dirty water, ten times greater than ordinary sponge. If There is no need to sweep the floor, the
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      977 13 Classified Ad Bank 1-h Religious Notices COME HFAR GOD S WORD IN OUR WORSHIP SERVICES iijtei Every Sunday B.ooam Mandarin/ English Teochew/ Cantonese 10.30 am English/ Sign Language 4.00 pm English BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD Geylang East Central Aljunied Ave 2 Singapore 1438 Tel: *****96 (Church) *****75 (Office) 4 Bargains
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  • TV NOTES
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      843 14 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 13 Education/Instruction 18 House Renovation/ Cleaning Your child’s SUCCESS depends on YOUR CHOICE Etiquette (Table aAMIASC Manners) ‘n’ Children Modelling c The Established Children s Speech n Children s Workshop Uram (Fot Boy. A Girl*. A9* 4-13 Y« Children's Ballet Cartoon Drawing Call 2 *****32 33 The
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      84 14 Hi By BRIDGET TAN HIGHLIGHTS Ex-spy gets caught in a web of intrigue THURSDAY Thursday Feature Special: The Sellout, Ch 5,10.30 pm RICHARD WIDMARK, who plays Sam, an ex-spy, puts nis life in jeopardy to Gabriel, an intelligence agent (Oliver Reed), to escape from Jerusalem. h STAR SPOTLIGHT h T
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      404 14 Gabriel is on the hit list of both Russian and American intelligence agencies. Singles: Encounters, Ch 12, 9 pm A new comedy series about the developing relationships of four unattached people as they attempt to re-enter a world geared for couples imm m FRIDAY The Cosby Show: Gone Fishing, Ch
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  • SPORTSCENE ...with S GULAM
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      Kannan faces a tougher game against Johor at Larkin tonight
      566 15 AFTER last week’s convincing victory over the Malaysian Armed Forces, Singapore are favourites to record their second straight win in the Malaysia Cup when they take on Johor tonight (Friday) at the Larkin Stadium. The Young Lions, especially coach Seak
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      Kaki Bukit too strong for Changi
      225 15 KAKI BUKIT CSC notched their second successive win in the winners' pool to establish themselves as the favourites for the Intra-zone Six soccer title. They followed up last week's 5-0 thrashing of Changi with another smashing win over the weekend. This time their victims
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      Tampines settle for 3rd place
      153 15 VOLLEYBALL TAMPINES CSC had to settle for third placing in the interconstituency volleyball tournament after suffering two defeats in the four-team final round over the weekend The East Coast flagbearers, who had beaten Bukit Batok in straight sets last week, found the going tough against
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      September kickoff for Island-wide Leagues tournament
      220 15 TO AVOID a clash of dates with the inter-constituency soccer tournament, the Football Association of Singapore has decided to reschedule the start of its popular Island-wide Leagues competition from July to September. The Island-wide Leagues, to be organised at various constituencies, will now be
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      A first for Changkat
      41 15 CHANGKAT qualified for their first-ever final round of the inter-constituency table-tennis tournament when they defeated Rochore 3-0 in a losers’ pool semi-final match on Monday. The other final round qualifiers are Thomson, Tanjong Pagar. and Paya Lebar.
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    Lock icon Eat pasta and beat the blues
    52 16 National En- quirer FEELING low? Eat spa ghetti. Nutrition experts at Massachusetts Institute of Technology say pasta may help you beat the blues! That’s because the amino acid tryptophan is plentiful in pasta and it triggers the production of a "feel good” chemical in
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      260 16 WEEKEi i Distributed FREE to 65,000 homes Telephone Nos: Marketing Creative Services: *****33 (8 lines) Editorial: *****00/*****00 Accounts/Circulation: *****04 5 /6 ,c.„ V m PICTURE BY CHEW YEN FOOK WHA T’S HER LIME? PUNI, as she is known to friends, has always wanted to be in this line of work.
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