Weekend East, 10 March 1995

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    15 1 WEEKEND east YOUR WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER MITA(P) 128/10/94* VOL 10 N<r¥ Friday, March 10, 1995
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 142 1 DISTRIBUTED FREE TO 75,000 HOMES IN THE EAST There are 150 of these 800-pounders on Singapore roads. Each costs more than $42,000 -still cheaper than a car. It's a dream machine for bike fans but a nightmare if it breaks down you will have to call a tow truck. Story
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    • 10 1 eh TWO WHO GOT THEIR A LEVEL AGAINST ®P A
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  • NEWS
    • 520 2 Two Temasek Junior College students fought against the odds to score distinctions in their A levels. Jacelyn Loh had to deal with brain surgery while Angela Tan’s father died during the exams. Joyce Paul talks to them... BRAIN surgery a year ago left Jacelyn Loh
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    • 405 4  -  New block replica of the old school By MARGUERITA TAN STUDENTS at St Patrick’s School at East Coast Road will have a new four-storey, 18-classroom building soon. The building is part of the school’s $17.5 million upgrading project as it moves towards single session next
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    • 367 11  -  Engineers, managers -and hawkers buying the status symbol By JOYCE PAUL THIS bike is enormous and heavy. You can’t weave in and out through the traffic in a jam. But there are 150 of these on Singapore roads. And with high
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    • 138 11 RIDING the Gold Wing is considered e grand affair as it is a rare breed among the other 125,769 bikes and 468,965 other vehicles on the road. Said a Gold Wing dealer: “You pay $200,000 for a car but nobody pays attention to you.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 773 2 MOTOGARD MOTOGARD SERVICE CENTRE PTE LTD Blk 9006, Tampines St. 93, #Ol-212, Singapore 1852 (off Tampines Ave 1- Behind SAFRA) Tel: 783 2332 Fax: 781 6702 PRE-INSPECTION SERVICE $2lB When your annual ROV inspection is due, buy our PRE-INSPECTION SERVICE PACKAGE and we will service and do all that is
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    • 81 2 mfrnr '".""1. 1 —r i— \Zj Iv 1 (y„ -L ~L s L i 5l DECORATIVE BLINDS Holland Printed Curtains On Special Offer Also With Free Sewing And Installation. VERTICAL BLINDS 127 mm 89mm LOUVRE BUNDS IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN VENETIAN BLINDS 15mm 25mm WITH 40 CHOICES OF
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    • 62 2 The Sheer Magic of Lampshade M PINK Beautiful lampbases come in 14 designs. Crystalline glaze ceramics has the effect of creating natural scenery. $4O $5O each, comes with shade, dimmer and bulb. Cash and carry. Test before buying View by appointment only at: Dutch Lampshade Shop Blk 9002 Tampines St
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 703 3 X SEE THE WORLD WITH Newsman Group •IfeMUMN VMAEL^'' r 10th ANNIVERSARY PROMOTION From now till 31 Mar'9s every $5O spent will entitle you a chance to participate in our draw Ist Prize: Two return airtickets to Beijing 1 pair of Cezanne Watch slh Prize: Two return airtickets to Philippines
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 366 4 A IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! Yes. were hack again! This time 6 MONTHS FREE REMAP OF LASER MON IKS for all purchases above $1,500. Special Privileges: For our Valued Customers who have in the 6 months purchased over S 1.5(H). please produce your receipt and claim for I month's free rental! Come
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    • 96 4 Acquire A Skill To Success We provide: f Professional Basic Course Day Evening classes for basic to advance stages in hair styling technique, particularly for those who aspire to take up a career in hair dressing. Hairdressing Course 6-month hairdressing full course 4-month hairdressing intermediate, advance course I or 2-month
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 354 5 n©\? m Offer Valid Till 15/3/95 Or While Stocks Last! All Prices Include GST S7®iasmms sijsaoUj-jr sja ys a vbam GOLDEN ROYAL JEWEL f Fragrant Rice k skg/1 Okg SKG PEARL RIVER BRIDGE Salted Black Beans 227g|***.* FERNCARE Growing Up Milk Powder 2kg HARMUNI Sugar 2kg 490 COW'S SEASONED SPJCX
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  • GOINGPLACES
    • 280 6  -  DESTINATION... ...FRANCE By MARGUERITA TAN ANYONE who has been to the capital of France will affirm that it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Paris has been enchanting travellers for centuries and is regarded as one of the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 433 6 i m ’MI K Before 85kg Weight Loss Programme with a Sensible Diet Plan $5OO Only For once be a happy loser like May Chong. Ms. May Chong was self-consciously excessive in most areas. Then, someone recommended her the Bessily way to slimming and trimming. You too can be like
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 266 7 TH Anniversary ORCHARD BRANCH •l SO items at 20%Discoom Yamaha Piano MHO PM Normul: *ti,s9o SPEC lAL «J Baldwin Piano 650 Chy Normal: *4,990 SPECIAL #8,002 Dynasty Piano UP 115 PLM Normal: *U.150 SPECIAL Yamaha Personal IHano YPP-55 Normal *2,000 SPECIAL #l,OOO Yamaha Clavinova CLP-124 Normal: *5,050 SPECIAL Yamaha Clavinova
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  • HEALTHPAGE
    • 540 8  -  By ONG ENG GIM, >NG ENG GIM, Dietician East Shore Hospital The first part of this article, dealing with the nutritional problems of premature babies, was carried in the February 24 issue. THERE are three ways in managing the nutritional needs of
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    • 281 8  -  HEALTH TODAY ASK Henry Osiecki Henry Osiecki is an authority on nutrition and dietetics. He is based in Queensland, Australia. I WORK at a petrol station and am exposed to car exhaust fumes daily. What measures should I take to protect myself? Protecting your
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 428 8 WAH SHENG HEALTH FOOD ENTERPRISE 100, Jalan Sultan #O5-41 Sultan Plaza S(0719) Tel: 293-1289 REISHI the mysterious plant, has been popular for thousands of years In the Orient. Today, its incredible ingredients, and its remarkable effects for the human body are talked about more than Its revitalizing role in the
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  • 625 9 EYEj T#> EYE -SINGAPORE CONTACT LENS SOCIETY A fortnightly column on eye care and contact lenses. W' HEN did you last have your eyes examined? Most people only have an eye examination when they have difficulty with their vision or have headaches.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 193 9 Contact Lens Centre SPOOM ER©WOiTii:o:NS Free hamper with auto lens cleaning machine solution for every soft contact lens purchases. Hurry while stocks last! Free consultation eye-testing service provided by qualified experienced optometrists opticians plus soft contact lens with UV filter are now available. Enquiries welcome. Blk 201-D Tampines St 21
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  • CENTRESTAGE
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      179 10 Where is the most polluted place on Earth? NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC rjfl he shore of a small lake in Russia’s heavily industrialized Ural Mountains X is considered the most contaminated f spot in the world. “No place else on Earth can you just stand, and get a lethal dose in
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    • 320 10  -  By JOYCE PAUL THE ballet version of “The Jungle Book” hopes to follow the law of the jungle instead of man’s. It does not satisfy the whims and fancies of humans but that of animals and nature. The Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) wants to follow Rudyard Kipling’s
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 141 10 3 Spring Season fmitm t mm ws3 ■i v V"."' More than 100,000 items of Wardrobes, Writing Desks, Cupboards, liook-cases, Dining Sets, Soft (Genuine Synthetic Leather), Bedroom Suite, Mattresses, Single Beds, Bunk Beds, Side-boards, Display Units, Altars, Kitchen Cabinets, Coffee Tables, Chest Drawers, Baby Lockers, Computer Tables, Lightings.... etc at
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    • 88 10 The SEW uvuig Room Children’s Room Study Room Carrier 38M5520 Condensing LniL M Master Bedroom Duting Room •Cools up to 5 nns 50% Energy Saving Double Effect Air Purifier Anti-Fungus Buy now get a double free gift (whilst stock lasts) In conjunction with the launching of our showroom in March
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 16 11 fIUITHINC ONTK MyWtffef C> My Of lot ft ft ttUhrydt Ur CM Your Neighbourhood Market. WEEKENDeast.
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    • 50 11 I Beauty Treatment Specialist BOOY SUMMING COURSE AT $399 ORLY (Includes a sensible diet plan.) Try our programmes for: Firm untoned muscles Reduce fatty tissue Reverse the build-up of cellulite I Aftei Before i 1/ t tT'Z Contact Nancy Lip 782-0868 Blk 824 #Ol-28 Tampines Ave 3 St 81 S(1852)
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    • 104 11 Feline De Beauty (Ladies only) We specialise in: I FACIAL I Normal Facial Pigmentation Rebalancing Hydration Firming Aeromatics Electro Hydrademie Day and Night Make-up Bridal Make-up (Home Servicing) BODY TREATMENT Body Firming (Spot or Full Body) Body Scrub Body Massage Body Stretch Marks Bust Care Waxing Post Natal Care AEROBICS
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  • HOMETHEATRE
    • 201 12 THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS HIS name is Bond, James Bond. The 007 secret agent has captured the imagination of millions of fans with high-tech gadgets beyond their wildest dreams, unbelievable stunts and gorgeous women. In fact, some of the most beautiful actresses have been discovered
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    • 124 12 IRON WILL NOTHING like a feel-good Disney story to perk you and the kids up. Hang on for the ride of your life in “Iron Will”, an action-packed adventure. The true-life story centres around a brave young man, Will Stoneman (MacKenzie Astin), who embarks
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    • 156 12 GUNSMOKE IV THE LONG RIDE GET set for an encounter with adventure in the Wild West. Long-retired United States Marshall Matt Dillon, played by James Arness, returns to fight for justice, but this time it is his own life and reputation which are
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 147 12 Fresh Laser Disc Pte Ltd 224Te10k Kurau Road #Ol-05 UNI Building, Singapore 1542. TEL: *****29 r OVER 3000 TITLES Unlimited Rental Eor 3 IHonths 3 Discs Eor Every 5 Days Rent 2 IDs for 1 coupon (Silectetf tftlts) Regular update In ID release#. Special Herbal Eye Care Treatment 5 treatments:
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    • 12 12 #Ol-06 Kembangan Plaza (opp. Kembangan MRT) M Pit Ltd f! i l
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    • 135 12 I 'Systeimh. r<ES Laundromat Q 0 >v o LAUNDRY DRYCLEANING SPECIALIST Office and Factory: Bedok North Ave 4, Bedok Industrial Park E. Blk 3007, #Ol-1570 S'pore 1648 Tel: 448 6979 Fax: 442 5175 •SELF-SERVICE WASH DRY •SAME DAY DROP OFF SERVICE GARMENT PROCESSING FINISHING LAUNDRY DRYCLEANING v: SYSTEMATIC LAUNDROMAT DRYCLEAN
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  • WEEKLY UPDATE
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      588 13 DRAMA “Amadeus” by Peter Shaffer March 24 to 26, 8 pm. Saturday matinee at 2.30. The Guinness Theatre. $12 at venue. Antonio Salieri, court composer to Joseph the Second, Emperor of Austria, has a grudge against the talented Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He resents Mozart’s superior musicianship and feels
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 71 13 LAUNDRY UNLIMITED The Laundry you can really trust) Unlimited attention we give, Totally Reliable we mean. NEW OUTLET SOGO TAMPINES 12 Tampines Central 1 DBS Tampines Centre Basement 1 (Household) S'pore 1852 Open Daily 10am-10pm Teh 783-1130 FOR FREE COLLECTION DELIVERY* Call Us At TEL: 442*7576 Applicable for bills exceeding
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    • 360 13 15 th BEDOK CENTRE ELECTRICAL CO. Annivesary BLK 214 BEDOK TOWN CENTRE #Ol-163 TEL:*****32/3 Natural Colours with New High-Sensitivity CCD LP (Long Play) Mode Full Range AF with Auto Macro 2-Lux Low-Light Sensitivity Auto Head Cleaner Quick Review and Retake HQ Circuitry 12x 2-Speed Zoom Flying Erase Head Cinema Mode
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 251 14 Comedy “Bad Boys” Sitcom stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith take over the big screen as a pair of Miami detectives in this action-comedy. When $lOO million in heroin is stolen from a police evidence room, it’s up to the duo to find
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    • 387 14 NATIONAL ENQUIRER Dustin HOFFMAN races to save America from a deadly plague in “Outbreak”... Mel Gibson fights for freedom as a 13th-Century warrior in “Braveheart”... and Bruce Willis shoots back to the top in “Die Hard With a Vengeance.” Those are just some of the treats from
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    • 116 15 For the kids “Casper” The “Friendly Ghosf who hates to frighten people haunts the big screen in this film, which combines live action and animation. “The Goofy Movie” The dim-witted Disney dog finally gets his day, in his first feature-length film. In the animated flick,
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 150 14 HYUNDAI piano The worldwide renowned name SSES3 m 1)832 Examination Piano (Height 122 cm) Black Polished $4150 (D/P $622.50 Instalment 24 x $164.62) Mahogany Polished $4280 (D/P $642 Instalment 24 x $169.77) Check the following unbeatable features. It wouldn't cost you $9990 but only $4150 Curved Short Bridge Overhanging Long
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    • 195 14 Before: After: VAGIIECGI'S Body Care. Our proven way to trim off the excesses for a healthier, fitter and more attractive you. Remove the extras in the wrong places. Bust toning special care for your vital assets. Rid your body of unsightly hair. Eliminate ugly stretch marks, blemishes, pigmentation etc. Look
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 136 15 (iff }*piri-+» We'H you a *r i j:i ->v v Daa l It liflake tf PURNI GOOD BARGAIN! 11 Free Day Curtain for every j purchase of Night Curtain make. 11 I ''-V V u Lj. ARTISTIC INTERIORS 55 Siglap Rd #O2-05 Siglap Centre (1545) Tel: 443-2278 Fax: 443-3940 587
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    • 161 15 Just a few sessions at Hnivnlirtz AND YOU'RE BACK IN SHAPE AGAIN A w c With our easiest weight loss plan EFFECTIVE GUARANTEED tat three Nutritious Meals everyday and see how easily you can lose weight ana inches. S&afie-ufi “Plan Spare Tyres Removed Fatty Bulges Reduced 'WeiqAt “Plan Eat your
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  • WEEKEND east EXPRESSWAY A MONTHLY FEATURE
    • 481 16  -  A good family sedan made better ROAD TEST By Lionel Seah FORDS sold here are from two different origins. Escorts/Orions and Mondeos come from Ford Europe. The Laser, Telstar and Festiva are clones from Mazda Japan. If you aren’t already aware, Ford has a 25 per
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 271 16 Ken-Air Car care Xj Q O Blk 9006 #Ol-200 Tampines Street 93. Singapore 1852. Behind Tampines SAFRA. Tel: 783-8188 Fax: 783-8180 Business hours: Mon-Fri: 8.30 am -5.30 pm Sat: 8.30 am -12.30 pm Full range ol Car Stereo Accessories 'Volt'dimouVm Package Oiler For CO Changer/Radio/Cassette High Trade in Value up
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  • 101 17 JAPANESE stores are fighting shoplifters by playing subliminal messages that warn thieves they’ll face stiff penalties if caught and the tactic is working. At one shop regularly targetted by crooks, shoplifting dropped to zero after owners began playing pop music CDs containing the “don’t steal” messages.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 449 17 JT3 ci vHaadfc^ (o> ft O Change over Prevailing quota premium payable In March '95 for old previous month vehicles to remain on the road for another 10 years. Fee is halved for 5-year extensions. A WEEKENDEAST SERVICE FOR READERS [1222^33 Published by Focus Publishing Ltd A Subsidiary of Singapore
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    • 149 17 WEEKEND Every Friday 75,000 copies Distributed free with The Straits Times 82 Getting Lane, News Centre, Level 2, Singapore 1334 News Desk 740-1214/1199/1200 Marketing: 740-1151/2 f DESTINY BEAUTY r CENTRE FREE! Skin Care Travel Kit For Facial Treatments (limited period only) Free lampines Mart Opening Special. ucky Dips Special Package
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  • WEEKENDFOOD
    • 511 18  -  Serve the bento set meal at a party or have it sent to your home for lunch or dinner By CELINE TAN BEING sick for several days without homecooked food was what spurred caterer Yuko Ng to start her own Japanese food home delivery service. Although
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    • 101 19 A MENU revamp is giving patrons of this restaurant a new experience. The Elizabeth’s 24-hour restaurant, Greenhouse Dining Room, now features smoked salmon tartar, prawn cocktail, French onion soup, shellfish consomme, baked peppercorn salmon, breast of chicken Cajun style, mee gorertg, wanton noodles
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    • 77 19 ABALONE lovers take note. The Hotel New Otani Singapore’s Taiken-En Chinese Restaurant has come up with four abalone dishes. Choose from mixed sliced abalone and fresh mushroom soup, cold abalone with sweet and sour sauce, steamed fresh scallops wrapped with abalone, and pan-fried shredded abalone and mushroom
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    • 76 19 HERE is good news for diehard Penang food fans. The Penang Hawker Fare is back at York Hotel’s White Rose Cafe to let you savour the delicacies till March 26. Try favourites such as rojak, chao guo tiao, prawn mee, Penang laksa, cuttlefish kang
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    • 368 20  -  An offer you can’t refuse... By MARGUERITA TAN A THAI seafood restaurant at Kallang Road is now serving authentic Cantonese dishes as well. Renamed Delicious Palace Cantonese and Thai Seafood, it serves seafood and other dishes but most of it is cooked Cantonese style.
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    • 410 21  -  Savour tasty herbal soups, rich Nonya laksa and piping hot fish head noodles at food court By CELINE TAN THOSE who still haven’t checked out the food court at Clarke Quay may find that they have been missing out on some
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 423 18 a sgti*»isi DEimJSFME CANIDNESE&THAI ■a From 10 March till 17 March Eat above $38.00 (on Ala Carte meals) Entitled to purchase 1( Chicken or 10C Red Tiliapia Fish 0 From 10 March till 24 March DISCOUNT FOR EVERY I ~10 PERSONS (ON ALA CARTE MEALS ONLY) Lunch/Dinner for 10 (Daily)
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    • 93 18 > A\ 55S XXX nEm STARCHY FOOD PALACE PTE LTD BJk 9001 Tampines St 92 Singapore 1852 (near SAFRA) Tel: *****37 Opening hour*: 11.00 am to 2.30 pm 6.00 pm to 10.45 pm ample parking Provides grand dining karaoke hall 8 VIP KTV-rooms Dine sing in VIP KTV-rooms at s29B++
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 66 19 C*Tite&K*T*) THE RAJAH OF CURRIES We are savouring you a tasty challenge! You cant go wrong with our "Tua-Kong" Curries Daily Fish Head/Mutton Curries etc. 15 Upper East Coast Rd 5(1545) at Soy Eu Tua Coffee Shop Tel 445-8516 Opening Hours: Bam Bpm daily WE GUARANTEE YOU THAT OUR COOKED
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    • 252 19 BANGKOK GOLDEN TRIANGLE JAKARTA MELBOURNE NEW DELHI NOUMEA PHUKET PORT VILA SINGAPORE exican ie s t a at Le Meridien Changi \1 A K C 11 10-31 ■e--3 O/ /TS For March, the Verandah and Changi Cafe will bring you the unique flavour of this Latin American cuisine closer to
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 276 20 1H515 a /a PEKING DUCK $l2. ONLY Order 1 Get 1 FREE (For Dining In) EES 2 W SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR a HONG KONG DIAN XIN Oh MON SAT (EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAY) MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN <t/- 7P>Uct BOILED LIVE PRAWN (per lOOgm) 2 ROASTED CHICKEN (each).
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    • 63 20 NYONYA HERITAGE RESTAURANT CATERERS True Blue Peranakan Favourites e "W We Specialise m Nyonya Poh Push Friday Special Nasi Ulam Ayam Buah Keluak Bainvan Kepiting Nyonya Achar Babi Lor Home-style Nyonya Poh Piah Fish Head Curry i etc. 162 Upp East Coast Road (1545) Call: 241-0113 Lunch: 11 3Gam-2.00pm Dinner
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    • 63 20 “NEW INTRODUCTORY" from A.M. Goh Enterprise Block 3, Defu Lane 10, #Ol-590 Singapore 1953 TEL: 280 6955, 282 8516 Cargo Platform Hand Truck Model: WT3OO Maximum Load: 300 Kgs. Price: $45.00/unit SV'PA.OO u Classic Swing Rod help you to play below 90 strokes. Tell you instantly whether your swings are
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 113 21 Oriental, Indonesian or Western. A tour of economical delicious food. Indonesian Set @57.00 only Our Specials: Chicken Curry Curry Fish Head Sambal Prawn Sambal Sotong Oriental Set @57.00 only Our Specials: Claypot Rice Claypot Fish Head Bee Hoon Claypot Curry Fish Head Bee Hoon Claypot Salted Fish Chicken Rice Claypot
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 1497 22 CLASSIFIEDadbank YOUR GUIDE TO BETTER BUYS AND Tel: *****52 COMMUNITY DIARY 20 CHILD CARE 22 DOMESTIC HELP Joo Chiat CC (344-1926) LEARN ABOUT WUSHU on March 12 from 4 to 6 pm. Fee $35 (member) and $3B (non-member) for 12 sessions. Kaki Bukit CC (445- 4223) COME AND CELEBRATE Hah
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 1452 23 CLASSIFIEDadbank Tel: *****52 SwwWPsWSi 78 TUITION DD ADLEY No 1 Marine Parade, #O7-05,Parkway Viimbc Builders 5(1544) Tel: *****34 1 UTURS Registered with Ministry of Education REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR GCE ‘N* LEVEL ‘O’ LEVEL Subjects English, Maths, Science, Accounting, 2nd Language Commencing Date: 6/3/95 PRIMARY SECONDARY PART-TIME TUITION Subjects
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 153 24 N L •f *3*l* awess £i§ ILfJ'. •'r £JF** ■> ,1 1 \|pr reak free for a week and come down to Leisure Park for some great attractions for kids and teens. m s C Just for the school holidays, we have created a special mall for Videos, Sega/Nintendo games,
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