Weekend East, 30 September 1988

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  • 14 1 WEEKEND east Friday, September 30, 1988 MCI (P) No. 89/5/88 Vol. 3 No. 38
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  • 343 1  -  By EDWARD LIM DRIVERS and passengers at the car pool pickup point near the junction of Pava Lebar and Geylang Roads play a cat-and-mouse game with the Traffic Police every morning. City workers usually wait there for cars to pick them
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 204 1 1 \ll The last heroine: Back Page Ony Your FREE weekly newspaper WHA T’S HER LIME? Jeanine works in a man’s world. They go to her for advice. What does she do? Is she: 1. A Simex dealer? 2. A men’s boutique assistant? 3. An engineer? 4. A men’s tailor?
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 705 2 O NEWSMAN TftAVtl I 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEN SHOPPING CENTRE TEL: *****22******33 Branches :-81 Anson Road B1 06 Dai ictii Hotel Tel: *****00 •10 Eu Tong Sen Street HOMO Furama Hotel Tel: *****61 #Oll5 Glass Hotel Shopping Cenlre Tel: *****52 •80 Marine Parade Road #BI 34 Parkway Parade Tel:
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 246 3 ARStt PEOPLE'S fMPORIUM SPECIAL OFFERS $14.90 'Grandee' Girls' Dress (S.M.L) f 'V'.V: v 4v r- j v H# A V y $14.90 Girls'Jumper (Size: S-XL) Big Jim’ Boys Stonewash Shorts (Size: 2-7) $3.90 Boys’ Printed White Singlet (Size: S-XL) I $4.90 Roundneck White Printed T-Shirt $13.90 Ladies' Tank Top Suit
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  • 107 4 SOME 90 secondary school students will compete in the first ever “Pitch-A-Tent” contest at East Coast Park this Sunday There will be 23 teams vying for the top prizes of the event, whicn is organised by the Singapore Adventurers' Club and sponsored by Horlicks Speed, orderliness, teamwork,
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  • 97 4 KAMPUNG ÜBl Constituency will hold a grand carnival celebration this Sunday to mark it’s first constituency day. Dance demonstration, band performance, lucky draw, children’s art competition, bird-singing contest, magic show, treasure hunt, and a book fair are some of the activities residents can look forward
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  • 319 4 Bedok *****17 CHILDREN are invited to a Children’s Day celebration at the zoo this Sunday from 8 am 4 pm Fees: $3 for members; $6 for non-members. A fishing competition will be held at Marina Bay on Oct 9 Fees: $3 for children below 16; $5 for adults.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 233 4 EmpText )L •<. JENAN PLAYCENTRE 9 r> 9‘ VS* COME AND FIND OUT WHA T WE MEAN!! nd. No. 5 Gray Lane Singapore 1543 Tel: *****23 NEW CENTRES OPENING SOON! No. 3 Boscombe Road Singapore 1543 No. 40 Scons Road Environment Building Singapore 0922 We are a team of experienced
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    • 204 4 mm AFTER TREATMENT i/a LESS 8 cm LESS 9 cm LESS 6 cm Lost 6 kg m to days 1+ 4 1 >b ADVANCED ACUPUNCTURE CENTRE ADVANCED HAIR CONSULTANT PROF. ZENG MEDICAL CENTRE 28A UPPER SERANGOON ROAD OPPOSITE SIN LEONG RESTAURANT TEL *****55 *****39 *****95 DAILY 9 00AM-3 00PM* 7
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  • 126 5 Our What’s-her-line girl: Did you guess right? JEANINE TAN works in a man's world Quality shirts, ties, wallets, pens, and lighters is what she sells. Although it's her first iob, she has that special feminine touch and Hare for sales that
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  • 127 5 WASH your car and win a handy home appliance. Lucky car owners can drive away with Erizes which include microwave ovens, food lenders, and a range of electronic goods Get the Wash and Win’ draw coupon at Hong Joo Auto Centre, Tampines Avenue
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 105 5 Vex xa Micro Blinds are here! -v 5/ It? Ultra Slim 16mm slats in Designer Colours. year guarantee. TEL: *****74 FOR IMMEDIATE MEASURE INSTALLATION GOH KENG PTE LTD Showroom: #O3-19 Parkway Parade m EDITORIAL *****00/*****00 ADVERTISEMENTS *****33 Pharmaton Capsules An effective aid to good health One Pharmaton" capsule a day
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 81 6 I WAS eating my favourite char kway teow at Farrer Road Hawker Centre. Three-quarters way through, I heard a loud order for kway teow from the next table I turned to look at the person and before I knew it, a strong
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    • 73 6 ONE Sunday, the microphone which the priest used to conduct mass suddenly stopped working The priest tapped the microphone a few times and said: “There’s something wrong with the mic.” But the congregation at the back could not hear him so they assumed it was their turn to
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    • 69 6 I WAS serving a group of old women at the airport duty-free shop While the women were deciding what to buy, an old woman came dashing in and shouted in Teochew: "Can you people hurry up, I don’t want to stand all the way to Hong Kong'" My
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  • Junior funnies
    • 155 6 MY mother was choosing some clothes for my baDy sister in a department store. I found it very boring so I decided to walk around the pram section. All the prams had nearly the same design except one. It had a thick mattress and quite a number
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  • 148 6 I HOPE you’re not going to take a picture of me when I'm twitching or something. 7— News presenter Caryn Lim talking to a journalist Caryn left some viewers in a tizzy m her second last appearance on Malaysia s TV3 when her news presenter partner Patrick Teoh
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  • LIVE LETTERS
    • 104 6 DESPITE the money and effort spent by the government to build overhead bridges for our safety, we find them too troublesome to use. We would rather dash across roads than waste energy climbing steps. An example are the two overhead bridges at Marine Parade Road near
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    • 73 6 PROBLEMS arise when cigarette butts are not put out properly. They continue to burn in the tins and ashtrays provided in rubbish bins and choke non-smo-kers. Perhaps, water could be put into the containers. What is more dangerous is when these
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 233 6 r-J H t DJ’s THE DISCO JOINT 3 Coleman Street #O3-30 Peninsula Shopping Centre Singapore 0617 Tel: *****85 jPC, ATHENA GALLERY 5 Aljunled Road Singapore 1438 Tel: *****55 •iJ Choose ad size that works for you! You have a choice o< placing ads m standard modular units or in any
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    • 120 6 $7500 r L LOOKING FOR A GUITAR Why not consider a traditional handcrafted Spanish guitar!!! C.K. Lai Music House #BI 04 Parklane Shopping Mall 3S Selegie Road Singapore 0718 Tel: *****02 YOU CAN: buy or sell a house/flat get a new job take up driving lessons sell your car look
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    • 136 6 ?sv m MOST of us must have had a funny experience at some time or other. WEEKENDeast welcomes contribu tions 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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    • 67 6 CONTRIBUTORS to JUNIOR FUNNYUNES should be aged 15 and under, must give their NR 1C number (if 12plus), name and address. Pseudonyms are allowed. (For those under 12, please give one of (our parents’ names or cheque payments.) We wiHpay $lO for the best effort and $5 lor every entry
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL
    • 68 7 CHANGE the outlook of your home and give it a more luxuriant appearance by trying Noel Design Contracts at #O312, City Plaza. Whether you are looking for the latest curtain fabrics from Switzerland, West Germany or Japan, upholstery, wallcoverings, carpets or custom-made cabinets, Noel has your taste
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    • 69 7 IF your television or washing machine is making you throw your hands up in the air be- cause it is not working as it should be, don't despair. Bedok Centre Electrical Company has a wide range of electrical appliances to suit your taste and budget. It has attractive
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    • 66 7 LADIES hunting for foundation items can have their problems solved by going down to Katong Cuty at #O291/92, Katong Shopping Centre. Their removal sale will only last two more days and items such as panties, camisole, stockings and leotards are clearing at 20 to 70 per cent
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    • 59 7 CARE to venture into a career in fashion and beauty? Aeromode Beauty Image Consultants at #O5-02/03, Parkway Parade, have the courses to help you become a color consultant, image consultant, or beauty consultant. As an introductory offer, it will give 50 per cent discount to the first 100
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 554 7 SPECIAL OFFER We specialise in Baby Cradles, Baby Beds. Baby Walkers, Baby Strollers. Baby Car Seats, Children's Tricycles, BMX Bicycles and Toys. <7* K IM Baby il “1 LOYANG 1 PLAYTHING CENTRE Btk 201E #O2-182 Tamplnes Avo 2 St 23 (Atovt 000 a rose) Twit *****02 ,£r We Specialised in
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  • FILMS
    • 315 8/9  -  By YAP LUNE TENG THERE'S nothing like a monster in your closet to send the value of your house plummeting to the very dregs. We’ve had killer ice cream in The Stuff, and killer mist in The Fog, so now be prepared for the ultimate
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    • 343 8/9  -  By TOH HAI LEONG FATAL LOVE Directed by Leong Poh-chih Starring: Cherie Chung, Leslie Cheung, Melvin Wong TWO big names of the Hong Kong silver screen Cherie Chung, the current reigning queen, and singer-actor Leslie Cheung team up as ill-fated lovers in
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  • Page 8/9 Advertisements
    • 209 8/9 RISSEN iHt-sror Slei«o* w jfn DEPARTMENTAL STORE SUPERMARKET UIC Promotion 1/10/88 30/10/88 SPIN i ;rP f ptui With purchase of $5/- and above on any of these items you’ll be entitled to a Lucky Dip hands rands WAMT> ISSIHCf r\c O* CMJCMK HtCMN CMtCKI* Brand's Essence 15.50 of Chicken IZ6O
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    • 65 8/9 C£ tr CHER EE TRADING 401 MacPherson Road #O2-20 Great Eastern Hotel Singapore 1336 > V 300 tons of Betel Nuts at wholesale price. Please contact: 282-0844 Mr Chua/Mr Chan (Office Hours). 41 r E a* Tools for Aircraft Maintenance ALLTOOLS TRADING PTE LTD 3 Lorong Bakar Batu #O7-01 Brightway
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    • 128 8/9 PREMIER HOMES ***** A TAIYO J m&m:. >+»■/? yj'ZL—(io) CX6OH \y W558xD412xH168 $92 UMlV^nr Auf**** SOS** StfoJA 7% LA-Z-DOY KAISER' H PREMIER HOMES 80 Marine Parade Road #BI-155A Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel: *****03 Expertly cut chicken, delicious mouth-watering good The best chicken around town iki -k,x. i six Ml
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  • EATS WITH BRIDGET TAN
    • 333 10 FOR something different, how about trying Russian hot pot? My friends and I did just that when we sallied forth to Beluga Restaurant on the 18th floor of Keek Seng Tower at Cecil Street. The restaurant offers a fine sea view, which is always a perfect accompaniment to
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    • 331 10  -  By LARRY HALEY YOU can save time by becoming a fast-food expert in your own kitchen The National Enquirer asked experts at Kentucky Fried Chicken and Wendy’s for these tips on making food preparation fast and easy and here are their tips.. Make sure all
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 359 10 A a NIGHT out For Less Than Ss2o nett Join us as you indulge m an exquisite dinner followed by an evening of serious disco-ing. ALL-NIGHT-LONG! All for $l6 nett (Fri) and $2O nett (Sat),you’ll savour our international buffet dinner with a free flow of soft drinks and Barbican Shandy
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    • 116 10 ALVIN’S Claypot Corner #B 1-144 Parkway Parade The Claypot Rice Specialist Fastest Claypot in the East! WAIT 4 MIN FOR ONLY $2.50! CLAYPOT Chicken, Pork, Salted I Chicken, Prawns, Combination, Combo, Super or Special. From ONLY $2.50! SET LUNCH Claypot, soup and drink. From ONLY $3.80! Prawn Mee, Mushroom Mee
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  • 154 11 KIDS can tune in to SBC 5 tomorrow for Children’s Dav treats. At 9 05 am, ‘‘Songs and Rhymes of Mother Goose” include “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and “Humpty Dumpty". “My Little Pony” comes on at 9.30 am The cartoon is about the adventures of a
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 453 11 SAY HELLO WITH g FLOWERS FROM CDA>CHRISTANIO I de florist •L #O2-51 Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre j? Upper Serangoon Road Singapore 1953 ft < Tel: *****85 *****01 FLOWERS FOR ALL f OCCASIONS U Fresh/dried floral arrangements TZ. Bridal bouquets/ Tf bridal car decorations R. Floral/fruit baskets, :fz floral boxes, wreaths,
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    • 28 11 SPECIALLY PRICED! Vertical Blinds $3.50 p.s.f onwards Venetian Blinds 50% discount Gg&g INTERIOR DESIGN 112 East Coast Road Katong People s Complex #O2-09 Singapore 1542 Tel *****80 *****50
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 60 11 Who does ‘Baby M’ belong to? By ADRIAN WEE THURSDAY Thursday Feature Special: Baby M, Ch 5, 10.30 pm A TRUE story about the custody battle between Mary Beth Whitehead, the surrogate mother, and William and Elizabeth Stern, the childless couple, over “Baby M“. Part two will be shown tomorrow
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    • 57 11 Highlights of volleyball (woman’s bronze), athletics, boxing (bronze), canoeing and rhythmic gymnastics will be shown, followed by the women’s volleyball final at 6 30 pm. A repeat of the basketball highlights (women's final) win be shown at 7.30 pm, followed by a summary of the Games at 8 45 pm.
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    • 51 11 The rhythmic gymnastics final will be featured, followed by highlights of the women’s hockey final, men’s volleyball semi-fi-nal, judo, and a repeat of the men’s basketball final at 5.30 pm. SATURDAY Saturday Night Movie: The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday, Ch 5, 10.30 pm Soldiers of fortune Sam Longwood (Lee
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    • 85 11 WEEKENDeast Mfk and Knox (Oliver Reed), who were cheated by their partner Jack Colby (Robert Culp) 15 years ago, kidnap his wife for ransom Seoul Olympics, Ch 12, 1.15 pm Catch the men’s hockey final and the soccer final, which will be shown at 5 pm. The men’s and women’s
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    • 77 11 byte memory chip; an unsinkable fishing craft; and the use of electric shocks to fight car thefts. SUNDAY Movie Parade: River Rat, Ch 5, 3 pm Billy (Tommy Lee Jones) is released on parole and tries to start a new life. But his parole officer Dr Cole (Brian Dennehy) tries
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    • 81 11 Screen 5: Supermodel of the World ’BB, Ch 5, 9.45 pm Thirty-two models including Singapore’s Nora Tien vie for the award. Seoul Olympics, Ch 12, 12.30 pm The men’s marathon will be shown, followed by the closing ceremony of the Games at 5 pm. Film Focus: Saint Joan, Ch 12,
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  • INSURANCE AND YOU ANNUITY
    • 309 12 NTUC Income RETIRED civil servant Mr Aw Chin Fah. 48. has four daughters between the ages of seven and 14. All of them are still schooling Since he retired three years ago. Mr Aw had been planning for his old age. Included in
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    • 438 12  -  By THOMAS L MULDOON National En- quirer KNOWING what to do when a medical emergency arises could literally mean the difference between life and death. Here are some common medical emergencies and how you should handle them, according to the Red Cross. CHOKING If the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 289 12 Bask in security in your sunset years with our Retirement Income Scheme i* V If A i*i It you're aged 55 on or after 1 January 1087 and a CPF member, our Retirement Income Scheme is for you. You can choose one of 3 schemes which have been approved by
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  • 400 13 ANNUITY INSURANCE NTUC Income CENTRAL Provident Fund account holders who reach the age of 55 will have to set aside $30,000 under the Minimum Sum Scheme implemented last year. If you own property, it can be used in place of the Minimum Sum Scheme. Here is
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  • STAR GAZERS
    • 79 13 IN a move that J R Ewing would applaud whole-heartedly. Dallas" star Larry Hagman has manoeuvred his way to be an executive producer of the soap series. Since he’s holding the reins of power at Southfork, Hagman can hire and fire writers, film crew and even
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    • 52 13 Friends and fans of comic superstar Richard Pryor were shocked by his appearance when he turned up to tape a show in a Los Angeles nightclub. Pryor looked painfully thin and withdrawn But he laughed off AIDS rumours, blaming it all on falling in love with
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    • 59 13 Lisa Marie Presley, 20-year-old daughter of the king of rock n' roll, has landed her first film role She geLs to play a small part in the movie about her dad, Elvis Presley, and other Fifties' pop idols in "Great Balls of Fire”. She had
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    • 44 13 Moonlighting” star Cybill Shepherd is fuming mad that the producers want to hire Farrah Fawcett to play her sister or co-star Bruce Willis’ new love in the TV series Shepherd has reportedly called the move a plot” hatched by Willis.
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    • 40 13 Eat your heart out! Actress Daryl Hannah, the voluptuous mermaid in "Splash”, has a rare condition that lets her burn off calories by munching on chocolates and other sugary foods, which adds flab to most of us
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    • 54 13 Wouldn't Marlon Brando wish he had delectable Daryl's “ailment"? The bulky actor who loves to mumble through his movies has just backed out of the film "Jericho", which is plagued bv money problems. Alter trimming off some excess weight, he suddenly announced i don't feel like
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 175 13 AN INCOME FOR LIFE Are you getting $53,100 and more from your CPF minimum sum? With NTUC INCOME’S Special Annuity Scheme, you can. Special Annuity When you invest your CPF minimum sum in our Special Annuity, INCOME pays you* from age 60: $295 per month for a guaranteed period of
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    • 85 13 JACKSPEFD PACKAGES fev-" ATI m. ONLY!! Oil change US A Formil (4 litresl Oil treatment (U.S.A) Oil filter (original) Spark plug Contact point Electronic tuning Wheel alignment (side slip) Top-up brake oil Service brake Engine wash FB£€ GIFT -1 BOX OF TISSUE 1 PIECE OF CARWASH CLOTH Repairing Servicing Spray
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous

  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1277 14 Classified Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Tuesday 4 00pm for run-on classified ads 6 working days classified display ads Phone Service 9 00am to 5 00pm Mondays to Fridays 9 00am to 1 00pm on Saturdays Closed Sundays and Public Holidays Prepayment Some classifications of ads are payable in advance Box
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    • 120 14 21 Party Wedding Services VIDEO FILMING FOR weddings, birthdays all other occasions Hourly/full-day basis Please call *****98 for samples PHOTOGRAPHY AHD VIDEO RECORDING SERVICES On wedding other occasions Creative ft reasonable rate Call Mike Toh at *****66 *****80 or Page *****83 WEDDING VIDEO RECORDING or other occasions. For creative, clear
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  • SPORTSCENE...with S GULAM
    • 464 15 FORMER champions Johor could make Seak Poh Leong’s wish that Singapore end the Malaysia Cup league tournament as runners-up come true tonight (Friday) even before the Young Lions complete their programme on Sunday. All Singapore need is for our causeway neighbours to take a
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    • 239 15 IN BRIEF TWO East Coast teams Changkat and Eunos have been seeded for this year’s in-ter-constituency bowling tournament. which starts on Oct 20 Changkat are favoured to win Group Three, which comprises Brickworks. Bukit Panjang. Bukit Timah. Caimhill, Hong Kah, Jalan Besar, Marine Parade and Telok Blangah
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    • 203 15 INTER-CON SOCCER INTER-Constituency soccer champions Chanekat surrendered meekly to Nee Soon in a second round match over the weekend and look unlikely to keep their titl* The 3-0 defeat relegated them to the losers’ pool They must now win all their matches to
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  • 165 15 FOR once an Olympiad without any particular political or commercial cloud over it. Those who competed in and attended the Helsinki games still remember the sporting atmosphere and consider them to have been one of the most successful ever. They attracted more competitors than
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  • 119 15 COUBERTIN had wanted the 1908 games to take place in Rome, but it was 52 years before his wishes were followed. And then, Rome showed why it merited the Olympics. Pope John 23rd blessed athletes and organisers. On the next day, to the peal
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 31 15 Put your shopping dollars back into this community and watch it grow SHOP LOCALLY A guide to this area’s finest shops, stores and business can be found in WEEKENDeast every week!
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  • 380 16  -  Costumes from Beijing for play By BRIDGET TAN MS CHIA Choo Sian is Wang Zhaojun. one of the four great beauties in Chinese history For her stage performances, she even got to wear one of the 40 costumes on loan from the People’s Art Theatre in Beijing.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 87 16 CSMKinKN SKILL SPEED AND TEAMWORK AT THE GRAND FINALS Sill Capture the thrill and excitement at the East Coast Park this Sunday as 23 school teams pitch their way for top positions in the Pitch-A-Tent Grand Finals. Get into the spirit and watch Cheering Teams display their talents in the
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    • 21 16 WEEKEjmO Distributed FREE to 65,000 homes Telephone Nos: Marketing Creative Services *****33 (8 lines) Editorial: *****00/*****00 Accounts Circulation *****04 5 6
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