Weekend East, 24 March 1995

Microfilm: NL20496
Total Pages: 40
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    16 1 WEEKEND east YOUR WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER MITA (P) 128/10/94 VOL 10 No. 11 Friday, March 24,1995
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      162 1 DISTRIBUTED FREE TO 75,000 HOMES IN THE EAST s/.' VIS I ijeai SEE PAGE 5 Private wet yet dry market opens Singapore's first privatised wet market opens at Tampines. It is unlike the old wet markets cramped, slippery and smelly. The new Tampines wet market is so unique that even
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      36 1 Page 3 NS Page LP BABY SIZE OF I NUR MEETS PHII GOING PLACES: P t GEOFACTS: Page 16 EYE TO EYE: Page 26 HEALTH PAGE: Pgs 28, 30 THE SOUND OF MUSIC: Pgs 32 37
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  • NEWS
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      Martin Yan praises unique wet market
      431 2  -  It’s not smelly, slippery or dirty, says star of ‘Yan Can Cook’ show By JOYCE PAUL SINGAPORE’S first privatised wet market opens at Tampines this week. The 57-stall market at Tampines Mart in Tampines Street 32 is unique in many ways. It is the
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      Cleaner stalls after 1992
      73 2 THE government stopped building wet markets in HDB estates in 1982 because the markets were unhygienic due mainly to poultry slaughtering. After poultry slaughtering was phased out in 1992, the government reverted to providing wet markets in new HDB estates. These have better drainage facilities. They
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      Lock icon Our poor baby
      572 3 Newborn is so small she has bath in a butter dish! NATIONAL ENQUIRER REBECCA SCHULTZ weighed just 340 gm at birth -about the same weight as IV3 the weight of a 250-gm butter you find in the supermarket. The premature baby was the size of a can
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      He’s no pea in a pod but a Bean in his own right
      552 4  -  Paul Green plays a convincing Mr Bean right down to the odd facial expressions and awkward gait By JOYCE PAUL ROWAN ATKINSON’S Mr Bean would have been green with envy if he had seen Paul Green’s credible
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      Lock icon Another kiss in paradise
      213 4 Community Chest ad girl gets hug and kisses from singer idol Phil Collins IT WAS her first kiss and it happened to be from a pop star. Community Chest advertisement girl Nurmadiah Hidayah Lim met her idol Phil Collins for the first time since she starred
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      761 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 Fa*: 781 6702 at PRE-INSPECTION SERVICE 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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      280 3 Acquire A Skill To Success We provide: 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 advance
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      121 4 sHWuHtg ifl-WS## I Jfc t SJH k'i's> 39 03 V SEEING IS BELIEVING See for yourself a total delight at Tian Hsiang. Unique and tasty food awaits you. Our Master Chefs’ favourite dishes as low as $B. With $2, you can enjoy nutritious soup that put you on top of
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      309 5 D A ■■Hi H mm Offer Valid Till 30/3/95 Or While Stocks Last! All Prices Include GST Qv®siswms ®a©©®©G9ff ms id&vs vb&b VECORN 100% Pure Com 2Kfl b/w Vecom Oil 500 g ~V i ■L Vecom MAGGI Granlated Stock 120 g Buy 2 Jars Get 1 Maggi'Tomafo, Ketchup 32ffim isa
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  • GOINGPLACES
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      You can bank on a great Swiss holiday
      461 6  -  Feast your eyes on snow-capped mountains, tranquil lakes and lush meadows in the land of chocolates DESTINATION... ...SWITZERLAND By MARGUERITA TAN TRAVEL to the “rooftop of Europe”, the land of chocolates and cuckoo clocks. Switzerland is a country filled with breathtaking mountains
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  • FILMS
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      Roses are good
      405 7  -  ...but the man and plot prick RED ROSE WHITE ROSE CELINE TAN Two films one from the East, the other from the West hit the cinemas with a bang recently. One celebrates women, the other demeans them. Are the East and West really that different? “RED Rose
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      Little women go all the way
      314 7  -  LITTLE WOMEN MARGUERITA TAN FANS of “Little Women” would enjoy the latest film version based on Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical classic. The story of a mother and her four daughters living in Civil War New England has been entertaining readers for generations. In the
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      42 7 Fresh Laser Disc Pte Ltd 224Te10k Kurau Road #Ol-05 UNI Building, Singapore 1542. TEL: *****29 r OVER 3000 TITLES Unlimited Rental Eor 3 Months 3 Rises Eor Every 5 Rays Rent 2 IDs for 1 coupon (StlMMftnilS) Regular update in ID releases.
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      71 7 LAUNDRY UNLIMITED The Laundry you can really trust, Unlimited attention we give, Totally Reliable we mean. Also At: SOGO TAMPINES 12 Tampines Central 1 DBS Tampines Centre Basement 1 (Household) S’pore 1852 Open Daily 10am-10pm Tel; 783-1130 FOR FREE COLLECTION DELIVERY* Call Ds At TEL: 442-7576 Applicable for bills exceeding
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      132 7 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 May Chong after our expert slimming
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      679 8 Jackspeed Automobile (S) Pte Ltd Jackspeed Automobile (S) Pte Ltd Jackspeed Automobile (S) Pte Ltd Jackspeed Automobile (S) Pte Ltd Jackspeed Automobile pte Ltd Jackspeed Automobile (S) Pte Ltd Jackspeed Automobile (S) Pte Ltd Jackspeed Automobile (S) Pte Lf^ JACKSPEED AUTOMOBILE (S) PTE LTD Blk 9006 Tampines St 93 #Ol-198/202
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    WEEKLY UPDATE
    369 9 DANCE Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal April 4 to 5, 8 pm, Victoria Theatre; April 6, 8 pm, Suntec City Auditorium. $l5, $2O, $3O and $4O at Sistic outlets. This premier Canadian dance group’s style is a unique fusion of classical ballet and modem dance. Using music which
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    The lotus woman
    68 9 EXHIBITION “Lotus Symphony” Till April 2,11 am to 7 pm. The Regent Singapore Lobby Lounge. Free admission. Featuring the watercolour works of Singapore-born Rosa Leung Trombitas who uses the lotus as her theme. Blending Chinese traditional methods with Western style, Trombitas emphasises her compositions with an eloquent
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      24 9 Every Friday 75,000 copies Distributed free with The Straits Times 82 Genting Lane, News Centre, Level 2, Singapore 1334 News Desk: 740-1214/1199/1200 Marketing: 740-1151/2
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      157 9 r A Just a few sessions at AND YOU'RE BACK IN SHAPE AGAIN w m Mi Jw***?. >••»..... With our easiest weight loss plan EFFECTIVE GUARANTEED tat three Nutritious Meals everyday am/ see how easily you ran lose weight ana indies. Sfafrercifi Pleut Spare Tyres Removed Fatty Bulges Reduced 'WeiyAt
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  • CENTRESTAGE
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      Mozart in the making
      441 10  -  18-year-olds stage period piece, keeping close to fashion of the era and playing composer’s music By JOYCE PAUL THIS play is entitled “Amadeus” but the student production does not centre on wellknown composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Instead it focuses on his adversary, Antonio Salieri. A group
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      222 10 COMPARE!!! ...which would you rather buy? PACO vs Other Japanese Pianos —i 1. Height: 121 cm (Exam Model) 2. Solid spruce soundboard for rich natural resonant tone (Area: 1890 sq inch) 3. Hand-made, for responsive repetitive touch with depth, in N.Korea. Q.C in Japan 4. No internal plastic parts 5.
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      199 10 Before: After: VAGHEGCI'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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  • MODERN HOMES
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      Resort living
      464 11  -  Only five minutes from the CBD, but Costa Rhu lets you escape from the hustle and bustle of the city with its peaceful riverside setting Play tennis and squash, take a swim, practise your putting, windsurf at nearby beach, or just enjoy a sauna By JOYCE PAUL IMAGINE
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      WOVEN WORKS
      223 13  -  Perk up a room with ethnic Laotian wall hangings cushion covers JOYCE PAUL GIVE your home a unique touch with ethnic, woven Laotian fabrics. The Woven Shop offers an interesting variety of intricately-designed, woven textiles which can brighten a room. Partner Frederick Leong said: “Let’s say you have
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      Lock icon Six tips to put the spring back into cleaning
      180 13 NATIONAL ENQUIRER You can breeze through your spring cleaning chores by following some of these tricks. Here are key tips from the author of “How to Avoid Housework: Tips, Hints and Secrets on How to Have a Spotless Home”, Ms Paula
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      Let experts design your home
      365 14  -  By MARGUERITA TAN ONE way of avoiding the headache of furnishing a new home is to leave it to the experts. The people at Renaissance Design specialise in architectural and interior design and hence can help you with the task. The concept and choice of
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      400 12 SHOWER SCREENS NO MORE Wm)R-SUPPERYTII)ORP m SA f Bk ATTRACTIVE ETO MAD ME SURE P 1 5% OF OM V SELECTED DE The NEW Living Room hildren v Room Study Room m\ Carrier 3SMSS2O Condensing link. II Hi) r GOH KENG PTE LTD TCI 3 4/1 1111 #O3-20, ParkwayPamk &ngapo«
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      77 12 wm i CONVENTRY Solid Oak Fronts $285/- per foot 3/4” solid oak door for wall and base cabinet with catalyzed hand nibbed laquer finish Fully imported products at very affordable prices. AD components are manufactured in US. using state of art automated machines to ensure quality and consistency. Modular concept
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      536 13 15 th BEDOK CENTRE ELECTRICAL Anniversary BLK 214 Bedok Town Centre #(mi63 Tel: *****32/3 QA-0570 CO/CDV/LO Player Both -side play with Gamma-Tum mechanism 3-optical-disc compatibility: LD, CD and CDV Independent CD tray High-quality picture: 425-line horizontal resolution S/N ratio High-quality digital sound with 1-bit DLC (Direct Linear Conversion) with High-Speed
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      68 14 ralfsHalfsHsllsTTalfEHsKm 1 2nd Anniversary Sales E 0j is 0 fa Rosewood French Style IS 0i Table Set i Rosewood Corner Chairs Various Designs IS (S a (S a i Chinese Style 3 drawers 2 doors Altar Table H 1 1 Offer: I la Special Price i m Is 1 Business
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      247 14 A IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! Yes. were back again! This lime 6 MONTHS FREE RENTAL OF LASER MOVIES for all purchases above 51.500. Special Pri\ ileges: For our Valued Customers uho have in the 6 months purchased over 51.500. please produce your receipt and claim for 1 month's free rental! Come and
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      533 15 MODERN HOMES WEEKENDeast, Singapore’s first regional community newspaper published since 1986. Distributed free with The Straits Times every Friday to 75,000 homes in the east: Mountbatten, Katong, Eunos, Geylang, Aljunied, Bedok, Marine Parade, Tampines, Pasir Ris, Hougang.. For focused, effective advertising, call Syikin or Lin at 740-1151/2 or fax 745-1022.
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      More of Moore
      115 16 GORGEOUS Demi Moore (left) dragged pal and fellow actor Ethan Hawke to do some research at a strip-joint In New York called “Scores” recently. The actress who has appeared In films “Ghost” and the more recent “Disclosure” was doing some research for her role as a stripper
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      170 16 What is the heaviest fish in the sea? i NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC rhe heaviest of all bony fish, the mola Latin for millstone, weighs more than two tons, but appears to have no body. Its German nickname, “Schwimmenderkopf,” means “swimming head.” The mola’s truncated “tail” called a clavus is nearly useless
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      Cheers to Brandy
      424 16 YOU can get hooked on Brandy. You may remember her as the precocious daughter, Denesha, in the TV comedy “Thea” who is always squabbling with her brothers and talking about boys. But she has other talents as well. She has released a self-titled album and i you
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      190 16 MOTOR SALES CENTRE Blk 3007 Übi Road 1 #Ol-418 Singapore 1440 Tel: *****09 (4 Lines) Fax: *****31 ft IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS ft Specialise In Sales and Service of Motor Cycles and Scooters, provide low interest Hire Purchasing Financing. Importers and Exporters of Motor Cycles' spare parts and accessories. Insurance Agents
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  • WEEKENDFOOD
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      Ice-creams with a novel touch
      78 17 READING the ice-cream menu here is like reading a novel. The Haagen Dazs promotion at Orchard Hotel’s Sidewalk Cafe goes like this: “The Islander took The Sampan on a Merry-Go-Round looking for Fuity Nutty which was a Tropical Delight. When his sampan beached on the
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      Italian master s choice :
      79 17 Italian master s choice CELEBRATED Italian chef Franco Bonomi is displaying his skills here from today. Mr Bonomi was the official chef for “Italia 90”, a tourism event held in many countries. His specialities include the seared duck breast, sauteed chicken breast sauteed sea bass and pan-fried escalope of salmon.
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      Go North Indian with exotic creations
      121 17 SAVOUR two new North Indian offerings at this restaurant. Hotel Imperial Singapore’s Rang Mahal is dishing out two exotic a la carte creations for the month aag babula and sulagte tikka. The aag babula is an assortment of kebab flamed by your table. It
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      Great American feast
      101 17 AMERICAN dishes tempt the palate here. Have Uncle Sam’s delicacies as a buffet or set meal at Plaza Hotel’s Cafe Plaza. The “Plaza Goes American” buffet features appetisers such as meat loaf, prawn cocktail Louisiana and pate maison. Other dishes include baby chicken in thyme sauce, oxtail
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      Mexican affair
      446 18  -  Nacho and salsa make a fine couple, while beef and taco belong together By CELINE TAN MEXICAN food here is much more than just tortilla beans and salsa. Le Meridien Changi’s current international food stop goes further than familiar Mexican fare. Instead, you’ll find other Mexican dishes such
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      Lock icon Chicken soup really IS good for you...
      319 18 ...and the truth about other old wives’ tales NATIONAL ENQUIRER EATING FISH will make you smart. Don’t go swimming for an hour after you’ve eaten. Chicken soup is good for a cold. These are all just old wives’ tales or are they? “Scientific
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      Discover the world on a plate
      508 19  -  Food court with a hole offers rich international fare, including sushi delights, cannelloni and the unusual sardine thosai CELINE TAN A MIND-BOGGLING international fare awaits patrons of this food court. Customers of the two-year-old Tanjong Pagar food court are spoilt for choice each time
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      181 17 V/, a\ STARCITY FOOD PALACE PTE LTD Blk 9001 Tampines St 92 Singapore 1852 (near SAFRA) Tel: *****37 Opening hours: 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++ for a maximum
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      227 18 DIFFERENT TASTES CAFE DIFFERENT TASTES i Oft xk Coo&utg Curry Fish Head $l2/$l4 Sambal Lady’s Fingers with Prawns $6.00 Prawn Assam Nanas $6/$8 Kuah Ladar (Sting Ray Fish) $5.80 Curry Chicken with Toast/' Rice $4.80 and many other savoury dishes... No service charge and no hidden extras...just the food. Be
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      94 18 r Due to popular demand Our Famous Dian Xin For Lunch is back All You Can Eat Choose from 46 mouthwatering special menu at a price that is hard to resist Mon-Fri: Lunch Dinner Sat. Sun. Public Holiday: Lunch Sat. Sun. Public Holiday: Dinner U Y s !S •ca -aw
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      90 19 Seajoodw^acc Restaurants 1000 East Coast Parkway, East Coast Recreation Centre, Singapore 1544. (Next to Pizza Hut, Regent Bowl McDonald's Drive-in). Why pay for the shell \:i At sB.9s++ Cooked any style you wish Try our Sri Lanka A wide selection of other live seafood at meat crab 25% Discount available.
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      83 20 1 With Martin Yan Tampines Mart A .X 4 t V\ 1 Join Martin Van on Saturday March 25 and Sunday March 26 m£ in a fun-filled series of live’ Cooking Shows with dishes based on the day’s pick at the market. SHOWTIMES; Saturday March 25 2.30 pm 4.30 pm
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  • Tampines Mart
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      $37-m shopping complex and wet market opens
      272 21  -  By MARGUERITA TAN SINGAPORE’S First privatised wet market and one-stop shopping mart has opened at Tampines Street 32. It is Heeton Investments’ first venture within a housing estate. The company paid $22 million for the site and another $l5 million on the complex,
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      Downtown salon hits the east
      198 22 TO HAVE a salon in every corner of Singapore that’s what the owner of five hair salons hopes to achieve. Mr Chang Chan Sheng, 38, who started the J-Salon eight years ago at Far East Plaza, has four more branches since. His latest addition at
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      Giving you music to relax to
      263 22  -  MARGUERITA TAN WANTING to help people relax by listening to music made this couple go into business. Jayres Ridzuan and wife Sofia Kartubi decided to open Jayres Music Centre, a CD shop, to provide music for everyone, especially those in need of a break
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      A new chapter for two friends
      163 24 THIS book-cum-gift shop is run by two friends. Ivy Chang, 32, ran a gift shop for seven years, while 26-year-old Janice Leong’s family owns a book store. So the two decided to pool their resources and opened Chapters The Book Gallery. The moment you
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      Sisters work side by side
      308 24 PROFESSIONAL hairstyling and beauty care are what these two sisters thrive on. Jean and Dawn Yip, along with two other relatives, manage the Jean Yip Salon which is made up of a hairstyling and treatment centre as well as a beauty and slimming centre. They
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      Chinese medicine man
      207 24 ONE could mistake this Chinese medical hall for a mini-mart. Min San Foh Medical Hall not only has Chinese and Western medicines, but also stocks a wide range of household necessities. Occupying two shop units, it has at least 3,000 types of Chinese herbs and medicines in
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      Clean and dirty laundry included
      188 25 FOR six years, a husband-and-wife tailoring team worked from their home at Tampines Street 32. When they found out that a new shopping complex was opening right at their street, they quickly made plans to rent an outlet there. Mr Yee Say Beng and his
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      The neighbourhood’s new clothes
      180 25 MOVE to where the shoppers are that’s why Defilia Boutique manager, Mrs Patricia Poh, 35, set up a shop at Tampines Mart. Her boutique sells mainly ladies’ wear, from lingerie and nighties, office and casual wear, to maternity wear and accessories. “We have another branch in
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      89 21 GRAND OPTING SALE Tampines Mart biggest and best suit sale begins today! You'll find tremendous savings on our outstanding collection of clothing from our boutique. Choose from classic and contemporary styles in a variety of colours and fabric. Specially imported from countries like Hongkong and Taiwan. CARRANO GARMENT TRADING CO
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      104 21 DESTINY BEAUTY y7 CENTRE >; TAMPINES MART Free Sample just present this advert. Ist 50 customers Relaxing Facial Massage $35 only CS <> ■we* -J Special Package: All Facials Slimming Treatments fl (with a senubie diet plan) l P Treatments with Sauna, Wrap, Massage, Firming Mask. $BO only. Lucky Dip
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      103 22 We hove the ncjlit doscicje< 1 m Come to us for Chinese and Western medicine and health products, including toiletries. All conveniently available in the new exciting Tampines Mart. Min San Foh Medical Hall No 5 Tampines St 32 #Ol -06/17 Singapore 1852 Tel: 787-2588 Fax: 787-4540 We Specialise In
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      30 22 fc- hael, his sister Jane t, ther stars d here. Open Wide Range No GST J AYRES MUSIC CENTRE 5 Tampines St 32, *O2-15 Tampines Mart, Singapore 1852 TEL: 789-4582
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      23 22 DEFILIA BOUTIQI Tampines Mart No s TumpinesSt32#o2-12Spore 1852 Tet 789^802 m V •Ladies'Suits (Nicoleßis..)•Lingerie•Nighties •Labes' Casual Working Wear* Maternity Wear Swim Wear •Stockists
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      190 23 S*A*L»O*N Wt Introductory offer AT (TAMPINES MART Storage) NOW in the D (PARADE) PARKWAY BEAUTY Because we know the importance of looking good, we've given our Parkway Centre a make-over. Just like our top-to-toe hair and beauty treatment programmes. Specially designed to make you look your best, always. You'll continue
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      73 24 NOW IN TAMPINES MART (St. 32) r r o ?8 SALON We Bring out mm in you. Get $6O off* •very perm valid till 26/3/95 only $2O Cash Voucher $l5 Hair Product $25 Hair Steaming Treatment .—is Appointment, please call 789-4041/789-4042 No.ll Tampines St. 32 #O2-03 Tampines Mart 1 Far
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      83 24 ARTS LASER DISC CENTRE Rental of IDs with or without coupons. Wide selection of movies and latest updates. Attractive rental rates for coupons with no expiry Karaoke LDs Sale from as low as 3 for $108! While slocks last. ARTS VIDEO PTE LTD BIX 441 #Ol -88 Fasir Ris Dr
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