Weekend East, 24 May 1996

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  • 17 1 WEE KEND east YOUR WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER MITA (P) 073/10/95 Vol 11 No. 20 Friday, May 24,1996
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 160 1 muti 88^™“" Iij SMU ttl'j'J HUISL THE BEST HOTEL IH GEYLAHG 1$ HOW OPEH Week Day Rate Walk-in Rate fr. $25 onwards 12 Geylang Lorong 10 Singapore *****5 TEL: *****88 (10 LINES) FAX: *****88 DISTRIBUTED FREE TO 79,000 HOMES IN THE EAST k 5 a vear SEE PAGE 3 The
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  • NEWS
    • 476 2  -  By CELINE TAN FIRST it was the Internet cafe. Now, virtual reality is combined with coffee and Western food at Leisure Park, Kallang, to come up with the Virtual Cafe. The draw of the high-tech cafe, which opened recently, is a pair of $120,000 virtual
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    • 392 4  -  By JOYCE PAUL THIS school is alive with the sound of music. To commemorate its 10th anniversary, the pupils and teachers of Tampines Primary School chose to launch a music album. Thirteen original English and Chinese songs written by the school’s music co-ordi-nator, Madam
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    • 443 8  -  Teen caned for vandalism in Singapore sacked from job at Universal Studios By JOHN BLOSSER MICHAEL FAY, the young American who was caned in Singapore for vandalism, has now lost the woman he planned to marry after attacking her! Fay’s rage also cost him his job
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 385 2 MOTOGARD MOTOGARD SERVICE CENTRE PTE LTD Blk 9006, Tampines St. 93, #Ol-212, S’pore *****0 (off Tampines Ave 1— Behind SAFRA) Tel: 783 2332 Fax: 781 6702 PROFESSIONAL AUTO SERVICES For as little as $33 ($43 for Continental made cars) and 10 minutes, you can have your car serviced at Motogard.
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    • 451 2 Pasir Ris Beach Resort Elias Road, Pasir Ris Car Park E, Singapore *****0 (in front of People's Association's Holiday Camp/Sea Sport Club Bus service n 0.403 from Pasir Ris MRT to the and of bus station) With 8 major advantages, it is a nice place for families, companies and organizations
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    • 43 2 A hairy offer that makes heads turn!! FREE hair treatment for any perm or colour/highlight OR 50off treatment with hair cut ONLY at LAUREN’S Telepark 5 Tampines Central 6 #Ol -10 Singapore *****2 Tel: 787 2524/787 4415 Please call Paulyn for further enquiries.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 426 3 Best Quality, te. Anytime. Anyday. DUTCH LADY UHTMiIk Assorted Flavours 250 ml x 6’s 2.45 Milk INDOCAFE 3 in 1 Coffee mix 30’t 3.95 i Lunch Box ME TEA Instant Tha Mix 20g x 30’s l 4.40 ''3ml AS ID-k ms MILO Economy Pack MHO 3.45 1.10 MAGGI Chilli Sauce
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 202 4 LAUNDRY UNLIMITED The Laundry you can really trust, Unlimited attention we give, Totally Reliable we mean. ■gRBH COLLECTION DELIVER Call Us At TEL 442-7576 Applicable for bill> cxccctiius $2O only. 4BO Changi Road (*****4) (facing Kembangan MRT Station) Opening Hours: Mon-Fri: Bam-Bpm, Sat: Bam-6pm Closed on Sundays Public Holidays. Where
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    • 344 4 ns =j SIAKSON £oack touw (Division of Siakson Trading Company Pte Ltd) Travel the World with a Leading SIGHTS ING Pioneer SIAKSON Building, 3 Miller Street (off Victoria St.), S *****9. V: 336 0288 Fax: 337 6056 CHINA ANAM Tour Resv. 331 8213 Opening Hour: loss only 70 Shandon Dep
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 177 5 t t: it* < ?5 f.or <* •-< .:V V. A DANCE C L U B The Best Value Most Gossiped About Club in Singapore JMDe£S s9to<vnjjue fi*ie4e«it4 BACHELORS NIGHT Wednesday Night i£MOK. 'Wtm W. «SK5.’.-! !3KV« w •v HR# fiE iy. S>, 1# Tuesday Night Friday Night Guys FREE
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  • GOINGPLACES
    • 525 6  -  Victoria’s Great Ocean Road offers a sense of history and adventure DESTINATION... ...AUSTRALIA By GERALDINE WANG THIS is no ordinary road. Apart from stretching across one of the most scenic coastlines in the world, Australia’s Great Ocean Road also offers a sense of history and
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 508 6 4DIGITAL BABY MINDER 4 First of the kind digital code setting to avoid distortions and interference. A No more worries about your baby while doing other work in the house. Baby minder helps to transmit child's calls... ♦Transmits emergency messages ♦Transmits telephone calls. ♦Transmits door bell. M > C 3
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 224 7 sm 1 HOLIDAY, u\c&k cm BE A SUPERHER PUYiOOLP, LEARN COOKING BUILD A SKVSCBAPE V 3 m DDEAIfI CIDL HON Jointly organised with ISETAN SINGAPORE fedH iSifc m Hi From 25 May to 23 June '96, kids can play adult at Parkway Parade with the latest Mattel toys. We've lined
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 105 8 See eye to eye with us comfortably. Normal Astigmatism What Is Astigmatism? m i There is no one single best vision correction device for everyone or for every refractive error. Only your eye care practitioner has the technical knowledge and experience to recommend the best correction for your particular eye
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    • 252 8 Multimedia nuts Rest! Standard Configuration*: Intel Pentium® Processor Pentium® Mainboard With Intel Triton Chip MBit IMB PC Graphic Accelerator Card With MPEG Feature SHERRV POUJCRPRO MPC 3 INTEL PENTIUM SVSTEM BONUS FOR PACKAGE A B 28.8 Kbps Fax/Data/Voice Internal Modem (With Telephony Software Included) Pre-install Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 2
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 231 9 foes Peci e t/j a n e* m&ZIo 0 J O >- •o 2 %1 jjp w HASEVtR* p MSMt suburban NeLitt.^ Mto «d Fami'Y M „,h.ndW Pa,t Fast frFriendly Servi T SAVINGS PLUS SP EC lAL OFFERS'. I 1 OHE Savel Leriorsl*o2-2^ t on selected tabncs. m AND <
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  • FILM
    • 496 10  -  Big names, hit love theme, and right dose of romance make film a success By YASMIN KHAN Our Chicago correspondent IT HAS all the ingredients that go into creating the perfect, Hollywood romance. There are the big names Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer; the
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    • 220 10 “ER” DOC Noah Wyle is in a redhot romance with a gorgeous actress but he’s hiding his new love from his former flame, costar Sherry Stringfleld. Noah, 24, who plays Dr John Carter, and 28-year-old Sherry Dr Susan Lewis split recently
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 227 10 RAINBOW 80 Marine Parade #BI-149 Parkway Singapore *****9 Tel: 345 7777 HONG KONG SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT 4 Days Hong Kong Free Easy fr $838.00 5 Days Hong Kong/Macau fr $1238.00 or Shenzhen ‘Hotel accommodation can be special arranged CHINA TOURS 5 Days Beijing fr $llBB.OO 6 Days Hong Kong/ Guangzhou/ fr
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    • 182 10 7 DAYS ONLY, HURRY TO BUY, STOCK CLEARANCE. LOW PRICES. BIG SAVINGS. I •VICTA TRECO* AUSTRALIA! GARDEN STORAGE SHEDS (i CARPARK SHELTERS... FREE 4 Shelf 28‘x 12“ worth $6O r nr IN COLOURBONO LIGHT GREEN, DARK GREEN& BEIGE: SIZE? Z 64 6 x4' $550, Bxs $780,8 x7 $850,10 x7 $l2OO
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    • 29 10 Renew your Worn/Chipped Baths Showers in 24 hrs We REGLAZE on location Bathtubs, Showers, Wall Tiles, Formica, Porcelain, Fiberglass, For a Free Estimate. Call 745-7345 New Koat Pte Ltd
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 660 11 For the next few weeks the Tampines shy will be brighter than the rest of Singapore Celebration with stars plus fun and games on our first anniversary i TAMPINES MART PARTY WEEKENDS WITH THE STARS 18/5 (Sat) 3.00 pm Mobile Music 3.30 pm Ronald McDonald Show 4 00pm Hua Xin
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  • WEEKLY UPDATE
    • 493 12 DRAMA “Six of the Best” Till June 1, 8 pm (except on May 27 and 29). The Black Box, Fort Canning Park. Price: $2O at Tangs and The Black Box. Call *****35 for bookings. A play by Tan Tarn How about how the lives
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 151 12 Bedok Centre Electrical Company Blk 214, Bedok Town Centre, #Ol-163 Te1:*****32/3 m .4 Main 110 W x 2 (8 Ohms) Centre HOW (8 Ohms) Surround 90W x 2 (8 Ohms) DOLBY PRO LOGIC MOVIE SURROU IDY HALL SURROUND #MATRIXSURR SR-73 5-Star Rating by WHAT HI*FI? Front: 75W x 2 Centre:
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    • 143 12 Full range of Car Stereo Accessories //////lpne Package Offer For CO/RAOIO TUNER Dhanger/Radio/Cassette IrfteSSßaS 'T r BftiM- 1 amJ CQQQ* I KENWOOD Trade-in vour CDHadin Trade-in your CO/Radlo/ Cetunt Player at High Value 9BLAUPUNKT < Stay/Mi/i from ENGINE HIGH PERFORMANCE $599 »/j„ jnJ*#* i r^Nakarmch *moo ima cunon INSTALLATION t
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  • PARENTING
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 102 13 «gfPPY PALAPf MAKE YOUR KIDS LOOK LIKE KINGS QUEENS AT KIDDY PALACE!!! We have everything clothes, shoes, hats, socks, strollers, baby products, toys and much more! They won't want to leave the Palace! At Kiddy Palace, we'll make your kids feel like royalties! V ES m KIDDY PALACE 2 Tampines
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    • 96 13 I F i The Intelligent Toy Store TWINKLE THINKERS believes in a meaningful childhood-i.e. a childhood dedicated to "PLAY" It is, after all, through play that a child learns to interact with the environment, improve skills and to express himself. Come and see for yourself the comprehensive range of stimulating
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 165 14 Besides rock hits, band will play songs off new album ‘Slang’ THEY promised us they would be back and, yes, they are keeping to their word. Def Leppard, who got Hard Rock Cafe rocking for a whole hour during their gig last October, will be
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    • 116 14  -  YASMIN KHAN REMEMBER Greg Kinnear, the impish rogue in “Sabrina” who almost stole the show from Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond? Kinnear has been in demand ever since “Sabrina”, and he is now filming “Dear God” in which he plays a con man. But Kinnear's real coup
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 458 14 Mhe Sastside fßeu/tJi Centre PROVIDES MASSAGE BY PROFESSIONAL CHARMING MASSEUSES For room service rate, the room comes with attached bathroom Karaoke systems Steambath facilities are available too J l 45 mins $35 nett 1 hf (fin service) $6O nCtt Call: 742 2222 SWEDISH MASSAGE THAI MASSAGE FINGER PRESS FOOT REFLEXOLOGY
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    • 152 14 WAREHOUSE SALE 24th to 31st May 1996 Stylish freestanding desk* using high density melamineboard from $193/onwards Quality typist chair with imported mechanism, back height adjustment ati tfcka Cash 'N' Carry ■SSL\ 0 And many more desking, chairs cabinets at low, low prices (Hurry, limited stock only) MARSCOT Office Pt« it#
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 482 15 9 e titive. But when comparing oil we're UNBEATABLE! When comparing prices we're competitive. But who AUTOMOBILE (S) PTE LTD Blk 9006 Tampinea St 93 #Ol-198/202 S(*****0) (Behind Safra) Tel 784 4228 (6 Lines) Fax 787 4886 HOTLINE: DUB 4J^ with n 3 ■o 2. or* SR 3 11l 0)
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  • MODERN HOMES
    • 169 16 THIS range of kitchen appliances is for people who are into the cafe culture. The heavy-duty appliances, which are said to last a lifetime, range from cappuccino makers to juicers and toasters. Most of the items are used in cafes and restaurants but Singaporeans
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    • 410 17  -  By SHIR-KHIM GO TAMPINES offers a welcome relief from the bustling city life here, say some expatriates from the Temasek Polytechnic (TP). Its director of Corporate Quality and Professional Development, Mr Edward Ming, finds his new home -a twobedroom staff apartment situated within the
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    • 230 18  -  JOYCE PAUL THESE furniture pieces may be wooden but they’ll bring your country-style home to life. Kincaid Furniture Gallery, which opened early this month, offers a range of solid wood furniture in early American designs. According to the shop’s marketing manager, Ms Joana Tan, Kincaid
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 198 16 LATEST CRAZE IN TOWN DON'T MISS THE BOAT!! •<>: >.'/• v -•«< El®*: 11 .PS, m s i p.y ;.-i< /T ‘SRj A JUST ARRIVED!!! HIGH QUALITY NON-SLIP SYNTHETIC SILK NORMAL FRINGES/HANDKNOTTED FRINGES) AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS ALL KIND OF CARPETS RUGS SIZES, DESIGNS COLOURS. CIRCULAR CARPETS AVAILABLE) PRICES $25 $125
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    • 197 16 Shower Screens lex xa Elegant, Durable Safe Easy Smooth Trackless Sill Available Also: Frameless/ Pivot Door Anodised/Powder Coated Frame Polystrene/Normal Glass/Tempered Glass Panel LUXALON® Awnings The Product You Can Rely On ''W.b'l? is Available in a wide range of colours to coordinate your decor theme. Corrosion resistant, double stoveenamelled LUXACOTE
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 327 17 SO, Marine Parade #O3 27 (12pm -9.30 pm) Rd Homemart Electrical Furniture (AERO) Blk 2, #Ol-1130, Joo Chiat Complex (11am -0.30 pm) iiiiimimrr Kiatown) No. 2 Havelock RLd, #O2-05 to OO (11.30 am Opm) (Next to Furama Hotel) in rriTTiTfir Aero Furnishing Centre has the pick of furniture. Come and
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 263 18 H ev t,n» > 312, TELOK KURAU ROAD, SINGAPORE *****0 Most offers come with a hook. This is ours. We simply offer the best selection of frames and mats for prints, pictures or keepsakes. Plus superb craftmanship and experts advice. No strings attached. We specialise in: All antique modern frames
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    • 73 18 ■■Hi PROFESSIONAL CLEANING MAINTENANCE SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE AT YOUR DOORSTEP! Call the handy man now for all the touch cleaning maintenance I repairs! I We provide general fabric cleaning, I air-conditioner cleaning, plumbing I service and handyman service CALL US NOW AT 346 0057 FOR ALL ENQUIRIES! We also provide
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 446 19 Mordaunt-Short Rogers mai*ant% Rogers Mordaunt-Short Rogers The Empire Of The Sun With The Knights Of Camelot In Marriage Made In Sound TRUE HOME ENTERTAINMENT FIDELITY Oou Hr« The Oscar Series I $2,195 r«SI Oovj Marantz SR 66 AV Receiver Marantz LV-510 LD Player Mordaunt-Short MS 25i Speakers Mordaunt-Short CS-1 Surround
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  • WEEKENDFOOD
    • 482 20  -  By CELINE TAN THE average age of the staff cooking for and serving you at this restaurant is probably only 18 years, but what you get here is no child’s play. It is the training ground of Shatec which is short for
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    • 486 21  -  Thai restaurant reaches out to Muslims By CELINE TAN THAI restaurants are finding their way into the stomachs and hearts of diners here. One such example is Nid Noi (meaning “delicate appetite”) Thai Restaurant which is one of the few halalcertified Thai restaurants around. Said
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 209 20 1 s'xpsws'ms t&e zvTpz'zs'nes Over 100 authentic Thai Specialties prepared by 7 master Chefe from Thailand, and its HALAL too NlO-NOI 1 111 hnmni 11 TAMPINES STREET 32 #O2 01/02 TAMPINES MART SINGAPORE *****5 TEL 781 4088 FAX 781 2125 v x l vi >■ XV k V\ Hsm House
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    • 128 20 COVITP4.I CO+* @ou*tu+ @ou€ 7£etteueuutt (Opp. Changi Meridien Hotel) The Last Unspoilt Comer in Singapore Open to Public Mon-Fri: Set Lunches with Ala Carte Dinner Sat, Sun and Public Holidays: Ala Carte Daily Operating Hours: 1 lam-3pm Lunch 3pm-6pm (Snacks/Drinks) 6pm-9.30pm (Dinner) 9.30pm-Midnite (Drinks) Serves Local/Westem Dishes In-House Functions are
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 44 21 •V >j I •r V'Wtitm <*. fc '^rts^ \N- F^ rrwrTi asconi’s CHICKEN CHOICE VEGESUM SEAFOOD SPLASH .PIZZA OL Jo. t. y can 38 38 388 for FREE delivery. One call and Pizza's on the way! i Free Delivery Within Bedok area 2km radius. M
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    • 75 21 rC COWAY VILLAGE RESTAURANT 112 East Coast Road #O3-16/17/18 Katong Mall Singapore *****2 Tel: *****28 Fax: *****58 LUNCHTIME SPECIAL Tim Sum (Mon to Sat except Sundays and Public Holidays) price ROAST SUCKUNG PIG to $lB.BO Daily Promotion 19 -ft Dining dinners only (No take-away. We cater for Company Functions, Birthday
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 709 22 From 15th of March onwards, your car could be serviced for free upon your support of our service packages ($3B or $5B or $88) after the fourth time. This incentive is valid till 31st of December 1996. It's an opportunity too good to be missed! Act Now! Special Service Packages
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 38 22 DISCOVERY HISTORY’S TURNING POINTS: THE BATTLE FOR CANADA May 28, 9.30 pm BRITAIN and France spent many years fighting for control of Canada in the mid-18th Century. The struggle took over three years and Britain used its naval
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    • 30 22 CABLEEAST Picks of the week (may 24 30) power, which was the best in the world then, to manoeuvre up the St Lawrence River. HBO THE SPECIALIST Tomorrow, 8 pm
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    • 38 22 ACTION hero Sylvester Stallone plays Ray Quick, an explosives expert who helps seductive beauty May Munro (Sharon Stone) to avenge the murder of her parents. Her target is a powerful Cuban-American crime boss-and his arrogant son. The assignment
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    • 89 22 seems simple enough, except that Ray soon discovers he also has to contend with Ned Trent (James Woods), his expartner who’s now a killer-for-hire. TNT CARTOON NETWORK CYRANO Tomorrow, 5.30 pm, and Sunday, 1 pm THIS animated romantic fantasy is based on Edmond Rostand’s “Cyrano de Bergerac”. Because of his
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 1054 23 CLASSIFIEDadbank Tel: *****52 YOUR GUIDE TO BETTER BUYS AND SERVICES 10 PETS PET SUPPLIES CENTER IVBEST PRICE TFREE DELIVERYI CITY CAT (40(1 om) -90 1/ ARISTOCAT (400 K m) SI.OO SNAPPY TOM/ CHOOSY (400 »m) 51. 20 WHISKAS/FRISKIES (400 »m)- 51.40 FRISKIES CAT FOOD (1.5 kg) -57.50 PEDIGREE (PAL) (700
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 1097 24 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 76 FOR THE YOUNG 78 TUITION 78 TUITION Set your children up for life. Parents, give your children the gift of believing in themselves. Thousands of children across the world attend our widely acclaimed programme, designed to develop ongoing confidence, self-esteem and communication skills. Children find our
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 1430 25 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 78 TUITION 103 INTRODUCERS/PARTY ORGANISERS McColm Language Division (A member of Parkway Education Croup) Is Your Child having problems in closes passages 4 summary? vocabulary 4 creative writing? SPECIAL HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES (27 MAY 21 JUNE) English (K 2 Sec. 4) BBC English (Professor Grammar) Listening Comprehension (P
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  • 167 26 YOUR child can brush up on his or her English at this language school. The Es McNulty Language Enrichment School at Marine Parade Central has a team of native English-speaking teachers to coach children from nursery to primary six levels. Its
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  • 234 26 IF YOU can’t wait to see your seven-year-old through university, here’s your chance. EFL Educare is introducing Camp Sure Can to give children a feel of university life, during the May-June school holiday. At the four-day event, children aged seven to 12 will
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 432 26 1 ho ho it s tt 18 x9x n Es McNulty Language Enrichment School QUALIFIED EXPERIENCED EXPAT TEACHERS (long term contracts) UNIQUELY SMALL CLASSES (maximum 6) ALL PROGRAMMES APPROVED BY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ENGLISH MATHS HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES Students 4 yrs to 12 yrs English KI,K2&PRI-Maths Open For Enquiries Registrations Tues
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  • 105 27  -  CLASSACT BALVINDER SANDHU the learning process. According to its principal, Ms Sarah Kurrein, the camps organised are “in line with the centre’s philosophy to give children an edge in creative thinking and learning skills”. The camps will be held at the NTUC Pasir Ris Resort.
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 166 27 ARLY m CHILDHOOJ EOUCARE CENTRE At EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCARE CENTRE We offer you and your child with quality children services. We provide Full /Half day care programmes for Playschool. Nursery 1 and 2. Kindergarten 1 and 2. Before/After school care services for children aged 7 to 12 years. Computer Lessons,
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    • 980 27 YOUR GUIDE TO BETTER BUYS AND SERVICES S' Fro* Consultation! Visit us to see who we have for you! Join us only if you think we have someone compatible for you. No Obligations! INTRODUCER #O7-21 Peninsula Plaza 111 North Bridge Road, Singapore *****8 (Opp City Hall MRT/ Capitol Cinema Bata
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 192 28 this school holidays with your family Whatever you regard as fiin and leisure is probably here in Leisure Park all in one place Get your kids amused while you shop at your own pace. Send them to roller skate or ice skate. Or your whole family could join in a
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