Weekend East, 25 June 1999

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  • 15 1 WEEKEND east MITA (P) 080/10/98 Vol. 14 No. 25 E-mail: focuspub@cyberway.com.sg Friday, June 25, 1999
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • NEWS
    • SAILOR WHO DROWNED IN RACE
      • 588 2 The SAF Yacht Club invited our reporter Sarah Ng to try out a Laser Pico, a recreational boat, after the drowning accident... DID the sailor who drowned in a race last weekend under-estimate the high performance of the competitive sail boat? The sailor, Shamsudin Ngatiman,
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    • 75 3 Always wear a buoyancy aid or lifejacket and appropriate footwear. Make sure someone knows where you are sailing and when you will be back. Check that all the riggings are properly tied. Make sure the buoyancy tanks are dry and the bungs are secured tightly* Check the weather
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    • 81 3 WILD LIFE TODAY THESE are the remains of four wild elephants electrocuted after getting entangled in high tension power lines in the eastern Batticaloa district of Sri Lanka last week. The elephants were killed after new power cables had been carelessly installed at a low
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    • 485 4  -  $17. 3m works include three sheltered playgrounds Interim upgrading programme at Bedok North Pictures and story by ANDRE YEO WHEN MP for East Coast GRC (Fengshan), Mr Chng Hee Kok, was in primary school, the swing in his “playground” was just a wooden plank suspended
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    • 500 5  -  By ANDRE YEO CHILDREN may choke on a colourful mini-cup jelly sold here, warned the Consumer Association of Singapore (Case). The association is worried following two fatalities in Taiwan recently. A 19-month-old girl and an eight-month-old boy choked on the jelly and suffocated to
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 195 2 -Itoe ®fjo ge (@oob #l' jfamtlp <@ct Cogettjersf. Come Om fo -f Irf t jil Hew sv>mm&w Fmmikw n##if r* Bring your whole family to the Melting Pot and let our genuine 60s buffet bring back fond memories of good ol' family get togethers. Indulge in a full spread of
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    • 120 2 ut os me me or you a daily pitmen V. V I DIIVIVER «i I DELIVERY SERVICE V* 'fe TONG CHIANG KITCHEN No. 376 Race Course Road Singapore *****5 Tel: 297 6346 Pg: 952 ***** /?>“■#*•' /ft~ 4‘ :W& A? -ft/. A/ A/ A? M' A A A'' y m
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 76 3 CITY WEEKLY WEEKENDeast Two popular weekly publications distributed with The Straits Times. We are looking for a: Sales Executive He or she must: Have at least GCE 'O' level Have a year's experience in the related field Have good communication skills and can speak Mandarin Have pleasant personality If you
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 292 4 ■7T=CT>lThi Si I Singapore's IstTimeshare Resale Broker Wish to SELL We sell to buyers from all over the world. Wish to BUY Own aTimeshare Resort from 555,999 Only! Tel: (65) 323 3751 or Fax: (65) 227 9273 IMPORTANT We Offer A Full 5 DayCooling Off Period, Within Such Time .All
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 180 5 Handy2B/38 (singg) P3SE Manually operated cylinder lawn mower. Cutting width 28cm(11") 38cm (15‘). Cutting height 3 positions from 1.5-3.5 cm (1/2“-1 3/8"). Wheels Nylon with rubber tyre. Weight Bkg 79kg. The 5-blade cylinder ensures a beautiful and even cut. The handle is shaped to ensure a comfortable work. The lower
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    • 95 5 Ei 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 rm. m. Bugis MRT bus shelter •Lucky Plaza Orchard Emerald Somerset MRT bus shelter The Heeren Thai Embassy Only while copies last Published by Focus Publishing
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  • KORDEL’S HEALTH COLUMN
    • 135 6 I’M a 30-year-old who’s prone to bruising. Could it be due to weak bones? I hardly take dairy products because I dislike the taste of milk, although I take calcium tablets daily. Blood tests have revealed no blood disorders. W PTAN Bedok North St 3 Bruising is
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    • 192 6 MY fingernails used to be long and nice, but they have started to crack and split even though I do not do housework. I am in my late forties and am starting to reach menopause. At the moment, I am not taking any supplements. I
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 277 6 Ask a question and get a $5O gift pack GOT a health problem or a nutrition query? Fax your question to 745-1022. Or, write to: Mr Shailer Cottier, Kordel’s Health Column, WEEKENDeast, Level 2, News Centre, 82, Genting Lane, Singapore *****7. Please confine your queries to nutritionrelated problems. A Kordel’s
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    • 130 6 Fight Cellulite affects everyone. Young or old, male or female. Even slender women can have cellulite. And as we grow older, we are more susceptible to it. Find out more about this problem from WEEKENDeast columnist Snailer Cottier, nutritionist and author of several health-related books. 1 Introduction What is cellulite?
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  • 299 7  -  By ANDRE YEO A TAMPINES resident quit a well-paying job during the recession to start a company that raises funds for nonprofit organisations such as schools. Carrie Tan, 24, set up Fovea Resources last December with her friend, Pearly Goh, also 24, from
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  • 156 7 THE vice-principal of CHIJ Toa Payoh, Mrs Matthews Shu Quo, said fund cards are not new in countries such as Australia and can cost between $3O and $5O. She said some parents here were uncomfortable with this concept but added that the discounts were
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 117 7 Our business is people; you can make it yours too, and we help you in your quest to bring significant impact in the lives of others If you answer 'YES to any of the following A Have you been wanting to earn $lOO,OOO per year A Are you looking for
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    • 309 7 Bedok Centre Electrical Company Blk 214, Bedok Town Centre, #Ol-163 Te1:*****32/3 We’ve made history, now we're making the future “Thomson Makes The Future” Millennium Promotion June 4-July 18,1999 V TV 29" x: THOMSON 29DM91S Fastext High Performance Tinted Tube Multi-System Nicam/German Stereo High Acoustic Sound Output 14 720“ ><••• i
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  • FOOD FIESTA
    • 374 8  -  SARAH NG THE Ng family bought the colonial house for family gatherings. Now it attracts more than just the Ngs. Three months ago, the house was converted into The Kampung Pub Seafood Restaurant. The front yard, now dotted with palm trees and
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    • 227 8 NOW’S the best time to sample Tex-Mex dishes with your friends. Tex-Mex is the unique Texan cuisine, spiced up with Mexican influences. Famed dishes include buffalo wings, fajitas and turkey quesadillas. At Tex-Mex restaurant, Santa Fe, with any two main course orders,
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    • 234 9  -  DESMOND NG ENGLISH ducks are the star of one of Singapore’s more popular roast duck stalls. At Kay Lee Roast »Meat Joint, customers swear by its tasty roast duck, but not many know the birds used for their favourite dish is from England. Said
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    • 91 9 NEED something to snack on? Then make your way to “A Tradition of Good Taste”, a food fair at basement 2 of Takashimaya. You can sample Thai dessert and confectionery, such as mock miniature fruits, steamed noodle rolls, pork tapioca balls and pumpkin with
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    • 319 10  -  DENYSE YEO THINK Siglap and the last thing that comes to mind is Spain. At Sitges Cafe, a touch of Spain is what you get as it’s named after a beach in the land of the matadors. The local touch is evident in
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    • 352 11  -  Diners can also enjoy other goodies at Tony Roma’s ANDRE YEO HAVE a slab of ribs and you could be sunning yourself at a holiday resort in Batam. To celebrate its fourth anniversary at Suntec City Mall next month, Tony Roma’s plans to
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    • 181 11  -  DENYSE YEO PLAZA Parkroyal’s Si Chuan Dou Hua Seafood Restaurant has taken tea-pouring a step further. Literally. The restaurant has two tea servers from China, who would stand a distance away, and with one hand, pour the special Eight Treasures tea out of a kettle
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    • 216 12  -  DENYSE YEO SMACK in the middle of an industrial estate in Tampines is a place that stands out from the other motor vehicle workshops. Cafe by day and pub by night, Jackspeed Cafe has been drawing a sizeable crowd not only because it’s a pub in the
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    • 277 12  -  ANGELICA TAN TUNCH, a buffet which stretches from lunch to tea, was the successful brainchild of Concorde Hotel’s Melting Pot Cafe in 1994. Featuring a host of local favourites, its popularity as a venue for comfortable family gettogethers remains unchanged. The only thing
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 114 8 ‘TCcuttfecaty Seafood, Sa tfauneutt& Seen, fandm >. ■v. i-auKT. Good Food Unique Ambience Reasonable Prices Friendly Service vV 7 Mr \N A Thai Tom Yam Fish Head $14.00 Royal Thai Mango Chicken f (Half Chicken) Up $12.00 < 4 j|p f £2? V m M > vr Special Bean Curb
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    • 80 8 Presenting the -New t Finally, you can enjoy mouth-watering Tex-Mex food (Texas-Amencan with Mexican influence) in the heart of town! Savour Buffalo Wings, delightful Turkey Quesadillas, a sizzling Fajita Grill and signature Tex-Mex dishes that will entice you to come back for more. Open daily Sun Thu :l lam- llpm
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 236 9 189, Paya Lebar Rd. Open from 10 am to 7 pm. Tel 743-8778 KENWOOD Free Talk No Activation Fee No Contract No Airtime Fee No Licence Required a o o .'2 LLi I v: See: 4.o'x 2.2' Weight 180 g Avertable in yellow black. vf* At work Warehouse operations, F&B
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    • 70 9 m el r KAY LEE ROAST MEAT JOINT 189 Paya Lebar Road S'pore *****3 Tel (65) 743 8778 -r'' 'm* k y% «zm ■T~ ‘ik ft JL 4'4H Hakka Home Flavoured Salted Chicken *W|Sp:±^+BtiE Jr. Business Hours 10am to 7pm (Closed on Tuesday) &«|gira#S4l; Public Holidays Open As Usual MacPfwson
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 136 10 Sitges new set menus now available ONLY s9.Bo++ pi mm Oven-baked Chicken in Chef's Creation or Assam Pepper Grilled Fish Lemon Chicken with Steamed Rice or Special Marinated Seabass with Steamed Rice »j 5: Fri Sat Nasi Lemak or Japanese Udon with Tempura m <> m > Laksa ($4.80) or
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    • 226 10 o (0 y Deluxe Lobster Abalone Kami Or Fresh Lobster With Fruit Salad 6 Braised Shark’s Fin Soup With Crab Meat Or Sauteed Abalone With Conpoy And Vegetab Or Deep Fried Kani Crab Or Sauteed Lotus With Mixed Vegetables Deep Fried Live Garoupa Fish ft Braised Ee-Fu Noodles With Mushrooms
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 139 11 m m m m m m I I I m I m M m m X I m i w. NONA FIESTA Come aijd celebrate food fiesta at NONA. Restaurant. You will taste and enjoy: Banderg fish Presto (airflown from Indonesia) 8 pieces chicken satay at 1.00 for every $35.00
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 160 12 Blk 31, #O2-01 Tampines St 92. Open 6 pm-midnight (weekdays), 6 pm-1 am (weekends and public holidays). Tel: 786-5155 Whu tnwel to the cltu to have a game of pool or football when UQU can have it herein m UX 4iJI WE ARE OPEN WITH A NEW REVAMP Visit our
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    • 47 12 per day pcs |4».«» Traditional FRESHLY BAKED TauSarPiah IC* m n THE K-E-N MARKETINGCCookies Division) No.l Jin Berseh #O2-26 New World Centre Singapore *****7 Te1:299 2988 299 1738 Fax: 299 4003 (along Jin Besar/ above McDonalds) Website: http://www.thek-e-n.com 24 30 to June 99 11 to am Bpm
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  • DIARY
    • 826 13 COMPILED by SARAH NG Music The Sixth International Piano Festival Featuring Nikolai Demidenko, Artur Pizzaro, Dmitri Alexeev and Piers Lane with works of Chopin as the world commemorates the 150th year of his death. July 3-6, 8.15 pm. Victoria Concert Hall. Tickets at $9.50, $14.50 and
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 430 13 THE GREAT SALES #O3-01 FUNAN THE IT MALL TEL: 338-0009 Offer $1,388 Model: HP-80D 88 Weighted Action Touch Sensitive Keyboard. 48 Note Polyphony. Soft and Sustain Pedals. 7 Preset Tones 2 Track Recorder-Approx. 4,000 Notes Capacity. Tune, Transpose, MIDI, Demo, Layer, Split Control. Offer $1,988 Model: HP-150ex 88 Weighed Action
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  • 460 14 LATE-NIGHT restaurants are continuing to draw customers after many eating places close after midnight. The customers are drawn to the open-air concept, cheap food and atmosphere. During our rounds to check on the night-life i?T the Changi, Katong and Geylang areas, we bumped into
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  • 347 14  -  By ANDRE YEO YOU’VE been wanting to add some shelf space or cover those wall cracks at home but don’t know what types of tools or materials to buy. You might find what you need at Home-Fix The DIY Store which has more than
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 96 14 A. M. GOH TRADING CO. PTE LTD Air-con check Refill gas FREE BRAKES CHECK Normal servicing includes oil filter engine oil (for Japanese car IOOOcc to I600cc) Mobil FREE BALANCING WHEEL ALIGNMENT CHECK Branded New Tyres 4 pcs 175/70x 13 $220/•4 pcs 195/50x15-$3BO/- New Battery NS6O- $62.00 U.RSBSA (Suitable for
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  • WEEKENDFOOD
    • 520 15 You don’t need to feel cowed when choosing beef, as Sarah Ng finds out from meat expert, Geof Christie Selecting fresh and chilled beef LOOK out for the three Cs when picking a piece of fresh or chilled beef. Colour Younger beef is deep
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    • 58 19 THIS is definitely not for those who eat like birds. Carlton Hotel’s Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant is having a promotion on pigeons. The succulent and tantalising birds (left) are now available at $lB each, from the usual price of $3O. You can choose to have them
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    • 56 19 VIENNESE teatime treats await at the Grand Hyatt’s Scotts Lounge. The hotel’s Austrian chef has whipped up pastries such as Pa/afschinken (thin pancakes with fillings) and Mohnpudding (poppy seed pudding topped with vanilla sauce). On till June 30, high tea is available from 2 to 5 pm and
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    • 47 19 FROM now till July 14, pay only $13.80 for a main course and a dessert at Swensen’s. Choices for the main course include Seafood Surprise Pasta and Cape Cod Conga. For dessert, pick from cool sundae creations such as Yukon Icecap and Arctic Summit.
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    • 77 19 ENJOY a home-cooked meal in the comfort of Marina Mandarin’s Peach Blossoms restaurant. The range, economically priced at $l2 per dish, includes boiled frog with Chinese herbs in superior soup in claypot, and sauteed fillet of venison with celery and bean sprouts. There’s also stewed
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    • 90 19 TAKE your time and have your fill. After all, it is the longest high tea in town (above) at Amara Hotel’s Tivoli Coffee House. The buffet tables are laden with a spread of pastries, finger sandwiches, rojak, mee siam and kuih tutu. There’s also
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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  • Singapore Favourites
    • 671 16  -  By Lee Geok Boi TANG HOON is great for noodle fans because it can be prepared in a variety of ways from being cooked in soup to fried as a noodle to being part of another dish. One classic way to serve tang hoon is in soup
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
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