Weekend East, 15 January 1999

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    18 1 WEEKEND east MITA (P) 080/10/98 Vol. 14 No. 2 E-mail: focuspub@ cyberway. com. sg Friday, January 15, 1999
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      208 1 YOUR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER EVERY FRIDAY #/Tv\ ig IM&APOfeS 2 FOR 1 PIZZA 'w JlPv >; igi We have moved to #Ol-26 White Sands (Behind Swensen's) 1 |f caw *****41 <• for fi §|P PALM BEACH SEAFOOD RESTAURANT A Record-Breaking 18,000 Dishes Are Served. Promotion period now extends to 31/1/99. s
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  • NEWS
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      Sisters’ constant ‘friend’ for the last 50 years
      328 2  -  By ANDRE YEO REDIFFUSION celebrates half a century in Singapore this year and the Lee family has been tuning in since 1949, the year its programmes were first aired. The Henderson Crescent residents were toddlers when their parents subscribed to the service
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      HISTORY
      83 2 Set up office at Penang Lane where the Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station is located in 1947. Broadcast its first programme on August 1, 1949. Moved to new office in Bukit Timah in 1989. Introduced more Mandarin programmes to replace dialect ones because of the Speak Mandarin campaign in the
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      Henry keeps listeners happy
      89 2 ONE of Redifussion’s longest-serving employees, technician Henry Aw, 59, (left) has been there since 1956. Mr Aw joined Rediffusion as a 17-year-old to help support the family. He ensures Rediffusion’s subscribers receive their programmes without any glitches. He said: “I used to handle open reels. Now
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      These shoes can give you the slip...
      416 4  -  They are the in-thing to wear but can cause injuries, say experts By DESMOND NG THESE popular shoes may be fashionable but they are a danger to the wearer on a wet and slippery floor. The elevated shoes also do more harm to
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      Yvonne gets the Tiger in her tank
      326 5  -  But the 17-year-old winner is too young to ride a bike By ANDRE YEO SHE IS not old enough to apply for a motorcycle licence and her parents strongly object to her getting one. But here she is with a $lO,OOO Italian machine
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      23 4 i Distributed free with The Straits Times every Friday 82 Genting Lane, News Centre, Level 2, Singapore *****7 News Desk: 740-1214/1199/1200 Marketing: 740-1151/2
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    Lock icon It’s business as usual
    422 6  -  Rain drowns out profit but not spirit at Hari Raya bazaar Story by ANGELICA TAN ON TOP of the poor economy, the wet weather has also dampened business at the Hari Raya bazaar at Geylang and Jalan Sultan, drowning up to 70 per cent of stall
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    Ruo Bin’s seed of life
    249 7  -  Beijing art student wants people to bring along some seeds to the exhibition By SELINA LUM DRESSED in a plain T-shirt, jeans and track shoes, Wang Ruo Bin looks deceptively younger than her 23 years. She also possesses an optimism seldom found in most young
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    Gardener or artist?
    73 7 SO WHAT makes Wang an artist and the rest just gardeners? “A gardener plants for two reasons: because the plant is beautiful or for profit,” she answers. “When I plant, I choose grass and I use spoons because there is a meaning behind it,” she explained in
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      441 7 IKATONGBANANA! .LEAFRESTAURANTI H IE N 10 Ceylon Road (Opposite Katong Roxy Square) Singapore *****6 Tel: 348 6074/447 0096 Fax: 447 0096 “Wia/Uny alt owi acJtom&u 'Zfaftfuf > 7U*v 'kewi i I $39 FOR 4 PERSONS From Now Valid Till 30th Jan 99 Rice, vegetables pappadam Fish Head Curry Supreme Chicken
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    DIARY Trio’s rare music
    137 8 MUSIC Ensemble Duomo Trio This Italian chamber group, comprising guitarist Roberto Porroni, violinist Gabriele Baffero and cellist Cecilia Radic, will present rarely performed pieces. January 21, 8 pm. DBS Auditorium, Shenton Way. Tickets at $15, $20, $25 and $30 available at Sistic. Call 348-5555. Tcherepnin Anniversary
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    Peek at top of the world
    318 8 EXHIBITION A Trekking Expedition to Nepal Press photographer Ray Chua Kar Tzeng will be holding a slide presentation. For inquiries, call Adeline Choo at *****00. January 22, 7.30 pm. Pasir Ris South Community Centre. Free. Trimurti and Ten Years After Featuring significant works of
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    Wise food choices
    105 8 OTHERS Food Labels What’s on it for Me Nutritionists from the Ministry of Health and the Singapore National Heart Association will be speaking at this forum on making informed choices when buying food. For inquiries, call 1800-223-0313 or 435-3689. Tomorrow, 1.30 to 4 pm, January 30, 1.30
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  • FILM
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      Liz soars without Western baggage
      481 9  -  Indian director gives English period drama fresh appeal By CELINE TEO What happens IT IS 1554 and Britain is tom apart by religious wars. Queen Mary, a Catholic, has locked away her half-sister Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett), a Protestant, in the Tower of London. As soon
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  • Cooking With Violet Oon
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      Add pizzazz to holiday cooking
      111 10 A Hari Raya special HARI RAYA is just around the corner and you might like to cook up something a little different this year to add some extra pizzazz to the traditional rendang chicken, lontong, satay sauce and sayor lodeh. Two recipes which are tasty,
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      Sambal terong (Brinjal sambal)
      222 10 Ingredients 600 to 800 gm purple brinjal, peeled 2 to 3 tblsp dark soy sauce 1 cup vegetable oil Spice topping 4 candlenuts 3 to 4 fresh red chillies 10 shallots, peeled 8 cloves garlic, peeled 2 tblsp dried prawns or hay bee l /2 tsp
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      Udang goreng chilli (chilli prawns)
      109 10 Ingredients 600 gm large prawns, de-veined 12 fresh red chillies 10 cloves garlic IV2 to 2 tsp salt 7 tblsp vegetable oil Method 1. Trim prawn feelers, leaving head and shell on. Wash and pat dry. 2. Pound or grind chillies and garlic to a
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      196 10 YEAR.-END CELEBRATION AT COWAY VILLAGE RESTAURANT Family Deught Set Menu 4 Assorted Cold And Hot Combination 4 Braised Shark's Fin Soup With Crab Meat Conpoy 4 Boiled Live Prawns With Chinese Wine 4 Deep Fried Uve"Soon Hock" Fish 4 Braised Black Mushrooms With Seasonal "Vegetables Crispy Roasted Chicken Braised Pork
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      52 10 SHABU SHABU RESTAURANT 5, Coleman St. #O4-01, Excelsior Hotel S( *****5) S6a6«rS6*6u, 2 jten widen (inclusive of items listed below): Dashi (Fish Stock) One HP room equipped vitb Karaoke system for 40 person. For reservation, call *****37 or *****54 Operation daily: l unch 11.30 am 2.30p«n, Dinner 6.30 pm 1
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  • WEEKEND food
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      Women in red and men get the blues
      387 11  -  By ANGELICA TAN THE explosion of the coffee culture in 1997 brought to the fore international brands as well as home-grown cafes such as Coffee Club and Coffee Connection. So, it seemed like Coffee Hub was also jumping on the bandwagon when
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      Sweet ending
      36 11 FOR a sweet round up, there is the delectable selection of cakes, pastries and the in-house brownie with vanilla ice-cream (left, $4.80). The cafe also has a list of wines to complement your meal.
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      Salmon heads the spread
      99 11 TO SAVOUR its flavour, salmon is best eaten fresh. But at the salmon comer at this international buffet (right), the fish is also prepared in a variety of ways. At Alison Hotel’s Cafe Fontainebleau, the buffet features smoked salmon with condiments, salmon terrine, pan-fried salmon fillet
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      32 11 UT VS TAHC CARC Of VOVR DAay DtHNiR 3+l DINNER DELIVERY SERVICE iH ..IiSHI V* 'fe TONG CHIANG KITCHEN No. 376 Race Course Road Singapore *****5 Tel: 297 6346 Pg: 952 *****
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      20 11 COFFEE HUB CAFE RESTAURANT 39/40, Pekin Street #Ol-01 Far East Square Hours: Daily 11.30 am to 10.30 pm Tel: 532-6280
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      142 11 Sea Capital Restaurant Pte Ltd 20 Havelock Road Central Square #Ol -03/04 5(*****5) Tel: 533 3380 Fax: 533 3381. Braised Mini Abalo sl.99+++ For Dine In And Reservation Value Dinner/Lunch Hong Kong Dim sum Set For 10 Person. Seafood Steamboat Buffet f Cold Dish Combination q+-+ Shark’s Fin With Adult
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      909 12 HHB Your Guide To Better Buys Services A 1 Fax: 745-1022 riirf W M &?Kftgilt vmws ff m 19 FOR THE YOUNG YOUNG OB IK •i: ■yy f I ;X; LINGO COMPUTER SCHOOL (next to Bedok MRT). Special computer classes for Filipinas and Indonesian maids. Call 442 2550. ITE CERTIFICATE
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      1023 13 m mm Your Guide To Better Buys Services f LANGUAGE COURSES O9 LANGUAGE COURSES O9 Parkway Coleman Language Centre (DENCLISH FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS Student Pass/ Accommodation/ School Admission Toefl Classes 346 5321 (Tel) 440 8484 (Fax) /Marine Parade Central) <2)1999 TUITION Chinese/ Phonics/ English Maths. 3 LANGUAGES Japanese/English/ Mandarin and
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      1056 14 «S; s.Swi. t »,v I qf 3 v‘/.,/r*^ CaUHasanah, Tel: 740-1152 or Sandy, Tel: 740-1291 Fax: 745-1022 V \V-Y Pt O U* o o 1900-912-0001 Your 7-day FORECAST and BIRTHDAY. 1900-912-0002 For Mandarin CHINESE HOROSCOPES. g ls w gsT°aSoK surcharge a minute for card phone access. Those below 18 to
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      2266 15 Advertisement <• V ■xii; s personal with new friends and old pats. CQr simply leave tjotir own personal message. Pen the best Valentine ad and win a romantic Valentine's Dining rendevous at a Top Class Hotel Restaurant y compliments of Personal Talk. V?r//y a/ BEST CALL OF THE WEEK *3323
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