City Weekly, 14 April 1995

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  • 20 1 CITY Weekly RETAIL, FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS GUIDE MmUBUTgP FR£I WITH THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY, APRIL 14,1M6 Vol.B Mo. 14
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  • 840 1  -  Mustaq Ahmad buys a plot of land and builds a shopping complex cum hotel at unfashionable Serangoon Road Wide range of goods from branded items to bargains the draw By SUZANNAH ALI ONE man is creating shockwaves in the retail industry. The managing director
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 129 2 BRIDAL BOUTIQUE STUDIO '>i T V X m 1 Wedding Show For your special day... come to Graceful Image to realize your dreams. Professional consultation and personalised service. Show includes wedding and evening gowns as well as beauty make-up. Wedding package with special gifts. Visit us today for that memorable
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    • 351 3 i “’V V > f v Jf -~'l r ,> <- o To: lean Y.p Salon, Professional Beauty Slimming Cen« l :>■ mm to you. I can now say goodbye to problem l' m ahk to face the world and have a more active life. r t,h 4 D n
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  • SHOPPING
    • 116 4 YOU will keep this bottle shaped like a bracelet even after the scent is used up. The fragrance from Boucheron is Jaipur and it is stored in a unique flask (right). The bottle’s creation was inspired by the travels of Louis Boucheron during the *****. While
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    • 62 4 FOR tangle-free hair, try this conditioner. The Body Shop has come up with a light conditioner which can be used every day and has a tangy lemon fragrance. The lighdy-whipped hair formula contains vitamin 85, wheat protein and herbs to help control the production of sebum (an oily
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    • 393 4 DO YOUR part to save the earth. Use environmen-tally-friendly products, recycle and conserve earth’s resources and take pan in some of the activities that have been organised in view of Earth Day which falls on April 22. One shopping centre which is doing its part for
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    • 239 4 FANCY seeing yourself on a T-shirt or calendar? Colorbezz Marketing at Peninsula Plaza can do just that for you within minutes if you bring a colour photograph of yourself to the shop. Either provide your own T-shirt ($l2) or buy one from the shop ($l7)
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 118 4 LOY KEE CHICKEN RICE Popular Hainanese Chicken Rice With A Family-Traditioned. Tender Fresh Chicken With That Special Taste. Try Us Today! hi hi y (jta*.! Others Roasted Chicken Oyster Sauce Vegetables Chicken Macaroni Pork Chicken Porridge Soya Sauce Steamed Chicken Spare Parts Chicken Feet WHAMPOA MARINA 1 MARINA 2 CLEMENTI
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  • THE ARTS
    • 382 5  -  By JOYCE PAUL IF THESE pictures could speak, they would each tell a story. They were taken from a common destination but with a different'perspective. A collection of 20 of them taken by Temasek Polytechnic’s photography lecturer Jerome Ming are on display at
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    • 542 6  -  Play depicts materialistic nature of today's youths By JOYCE RAUL THERE is a bit of Stella in all of us. The main character in “Fast Cars and Fancy Women” is the epitome of materialism, a philoso- phy many Singaporeans can identify
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • VIDEOS
    • 398 6  -  SUZANNAH ALI GIVE yourself a good scare this weekend by watching three sciencefiction films. The first, “Alien", was so successful that it spawned two sequels, a cult following, and launched actress Sigourney Weaver to stardom. ALIEN Seven astronauts, comprising five men and two women,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 121 6 available v \’A at Manufacturer Wholesaler Retailer OF LADIES DRESSES For more information: 177, River Valley Rd, 901-29 Liang Court, Singapore 0617 Tal: 339 SIM Business Hours: 10.30 am to 9.30 pm daHy 5000 F Marina Panda Road, 901-26, Laguna Part, Singapore 1544 *241 3266 Fax: 449 7396 Business Hours:
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    • 47 6 POIAR T/r/ik 'l, Cfe Secretaries > Week <«fc am Wdlrknown for our curry truffs and Royal Chocolate cakes •OUB CENTRE #Bl-04 Tat 632 3663 •INTL PLAZA 402-66A Tefc 225 5668 ORCHARD PONT #Bl-06 Tat 738 7177 FUNAN CENTRE #Ol-14 Tat *****08 t MALL Tat #Bl-32 Tat 73a anno
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  • FILM
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      353 7  -  Struggles of Maori couple in ‘Once Were Warriors’ reveal grit and grime of society By CELINE TAN THE struggles of a pover-ty-stricken Maori family is excellently portrayed in this powerful family drama. Set in the poor suburbs of Auckland, “Once Were Warriors” centres on the lives of
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    • 504 8  -  Connery is star of the show in 'Just Cause' By MARGUERITA TAN A RECENT report in “The Economist” revealed that hardly anyone sentenced to death row in America has his execution carried out. Even though it is based on fiction, the film “Just Cause” could
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    • 354 9  -  Tommy Lee Jones' superb acting matches up SUZANNAH ALI SEE how Jessica Lange outclassed Oscar hot-favourite, Jodie Foster (“Nell”), to clinch the Best Actress tide at this year’s Academy Awards. In “Blue Sky”, the two-time Oscar winner (she won an Oscar in
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 54 7 HURRY! 1995 OFFER! PERSONAL BEAUTY COURSE AT $lOO ONLY (normal $200) Course includes 10 lessons on skincare, facial massage. Latest make-up and cosmetics are provided. Day, evening and weekend classes available. K J‘ FOR ENROLMENT CALL *****63 une a beauty school 2nd Level, High Street Centre, #O2-18 No. 1, North
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    • 169 7 Produces EIFNETi CAR AUDIO FOR THE FUTURE TUNER/ CASSETTE DECK CD SHUTTLE iW" ?!j »trii vmb j n& IN-DASH COLOUR ~f GRAPHIC EQUALIZER/ r rv MONITOR i'lii DSP/, Tin 'j a EFNET System it Advanced, Sophisticated, Attractive and Reliable! y#u wffl get St RCA CaMe, 2-year For every UAN HIN
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 347 8 Sanibano Apollo 0 0 t»d>l 010 4 GROHE EJ Br* #a Smfonia Taps V Humph* Tap* m Bath Tub Gccsa Towd Rod Shower Spnys WO Q ug Qectnc Storage Heater Quartzite A Stttcomp Stan Shower Sprays Shower Curtanv/Rods SALOON de SANIWARE PTE LTD 1, Rochor Canal Road, #O4-59/34/35, 3 Sim
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 273 9 BOIVL/IN®&KEC SURROUND SYSTEMS PRICES DRASTICALLY SLASHED Surround amplifier delivers up to 330 w power. You'll feel as though you are in a cinema hall. Equipped with Karaoke feature. r me On SPeoa Surround SpMk*r ter only IS-301 Active Sub-Woofer MAIN SPEAKER 3 Way 150 W BS-070 Contra Spookor IS-301 MAIN
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  • WEEKLY DIARY
    • 134 10  -  THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHT By MARGUERITA TAN “Shriman Shrimati”: What does one dream about? Winning a lottery? Being in love with another man’s wife? Or, on the other hand, being in love with another woman’s husband? A Gujerati comedy about love, life and everybody who has dreams,
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    • 244 10 EXHIBITION The Power of Metal An Exhibition on the Keris: Featuring over 50 keris, perhaps the most well-known of traditional Asian weapons. Although it is generally associated with Malay and Javanese cultures, the keris is also found in Balinese and Bugis cultures. Learn about the various
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 221 10 HAIR nr\lK. =SATTRAC^ON4cs:# ■EL SATISFIED' We share creative ideas with you to reate a state of the art hairstyle that suits you. Our Hairstylists: KEN a JOAN Appointments V« < f 113, #Ol-554 t Merah View japoreo3ls >*****59 PARK WAY AUTO ACCESSORIES Blk 66 Kallang Bahru #Ol-519 Singapore 1233 Tel:
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    • 105 10 s H 'MtgntW 35&4 We guaranteed all our fabrics are Normal ,N( m 3 Room 800 from $399 4 Room $l2OO from $499 5 Room $l5OO from $599 GST Quotebon Foe (bring along window nxwurcmem) 30% to 70% QFF Normal from s&£= Now from $7.90 per metre upwards. fye've the
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  • 269 11 MUSIC Singapore Symphony Orchestra: FrenchAmerican Francois Joel Thiolleir will accompany the SSO on the piano. Bom in Paris, Thiolleir gave his first concert at age five in New York. Considered one of today’s most complete musicians, he has performed with all the major European orchestras. His
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 122 11 To y aria UNEVEN Tyre Wear OR your car PULLING To One Side?? <2 These are signs that your car requires a total wheel-alignment check For safety and comfort check your wheel-alignment regularly COMPUTERISED 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT AttieMtio* TPtotoniU “Drm't miAA mat Special Otfcn.l 706de atoeAi tact! Package A 4 pcs
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    • 226 11 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Yes, we're back again l This time 6 MONTHS FREE RENTAL OF LASER MOVIES for all purchases above $1,500. Special Privileges: For our valued customers who have in the past 6 months purchased over 51,500 please produce your receipt and claim for 1 months free rental! Com e
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  • Article, Illustration
    294 12/13 Make waves in sexy sweater dresses swimming with mermaids, fishes and sea-shells II JjT AKE a splash in these luxurious, J\/m vibrant knits which are inspired ■d JL by the sea. Missoni takes to the ocean this summer with a collection set to make waves. Colourful marine
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  • Article, Illustration
    142 12/13 "M jtT'mooi continues to offer men classic j J\/E knits it is so well known for. JL wJL Besides the signature stripes and zig-zags, the outstanding prints remain nautical in nature. Rolling waves find their way onto a warm j brown, collared sweater, while colourful cardi- j gens
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  • Page 12/13 Advertisements
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  • Little India
    • 450 14  -  Outlet offers lip-smacking curries, tandoori dishes By CELINE TAN NORTH Indian food fans can check out this new gem of a restaurant right smack in Little India. Opened for half a year at the Fortuna Hotel at Owen Road, it is owned by
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    • 301 15 Southern by day, northern by night CHOOSE from North and South Indian fare here without paying too much. With most dishes priced below the $5 mark, eating at Maharaja Kitchen will be affordable for most. But if you prefer Northern fare such as tandoori
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 82 14 SPICE MASTERS’ Authentic Eastern Spices Curry Powders WC '.'i. y Meat, vegetable seafood curry powders. BEEF, PRAWN CHICKEN-FLAVOURED curry powders, Indian instant food mixes and specialised spices powders eg vindaloo, garamasala milagatwany soup mix, etc. N.V.N/S SPICE MART 54 Buffalo Road Singapore 0821 Tel/Fax 299 9667 MAKE A WINNING MOVE.
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    • 47 14 NORTH SOUTH INDIAN CUISINE f A 1 m Special Dish For The Week (16-22 April) Chilli Chicken Usual $3.80 NOW $2.10 Specialities: Fried Garlic Fish Chilli Chicken Mutton Mysore HAPPY HOUR: 3 -7.30 pm Jog $l2 Mug $3 42/44 Veersamy Road, Singapore 0820. Tel: 299 3321,299 0050
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 40 15 THE INDIA Ullncu r uiSirQu' |5>»$3WH ii onMif A 72* Specialised in Western and Indian-Style Jewellery AIM* PA -2UNITED GOLDSMITHS PTE LTD Buffalo Road (b«ide KK Market) Blk 664 #Ol-07 S'pore 0821 Tel: 294 3001, 294 3006 Fax: 293 9401
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    • 107 15 ITS IK TO PM UP FOR Mi FRIDAY’S' 2 FOR $3O PROMOIMM Now, for just $3O, two people can share an appetizer, choose two entrees, then split a great tasting dessert All from our list of selected menu items. A great way to celebrate Singapore’s and Friday’s* 30th Birthday Offer
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  • TV
    • 236 16 Northern Exposure THE town of Cicily encounters its own version of Moby Dick in the next episode of “Northern Exposure”. Fleischman has an argument with girlfriend Maggie over her offer to whip up a Passover feast for him. Frustrated, he goes on a fishing trip with Ed
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    • 174 16 Chicago Hope A MARRIAGE is tom apart and heartbreak mounts in “Chicago Hope". Jeffrey’s wife, Laurie, who is in an asylum, finds love with ex-lawyer and fellow inmate Gilbert. She shocks her husband when she asks for a divorce, feeling she can never get
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    • 194 16  -  The X-Files Episodes subject to change by TCS. HUMAN clones and someone from agent Mulder’s past surface in the next episode of “The X-Files”. In this first segment of a two-part episode, a critically injured Mulder is wheeled into an emergency ward. Viewers get to listen
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 377 16 OPEN TO PUBLIC fc* n SAT. SUNDAY SPECIAL $64 for 4 pax 4* o Steamed Tlalapia, Live Prawns W/( Braised Seasonal Vs fata bias. $19.80 par pax (min. 6 parsons) Mixed Seafood W/Bamboo Pith Broth. Barbecued Peking Duck, Steamed Soon Hock, Live Prawns W/Cereal, Crab W/Butter, Fried Duck Moat W/Pepper,
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  • FOOD
    • 424 17  -  Eat your fill of starters, salads, main courses and pasta cooked in different sauces only when you place your order By MARGUERITA TAN HAVE your fill of Italian fare from a wide spread served at this buffet. That is what the Changi Cafe and the Verandah of Le
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    • 502 18  -  Choose from eight flavours of sinfully-rich ice-cream By CELINE TAN ICE-CREAM fans can indulge in a scoop of their favourite dessert with a hearty meal here. Besides getting a wide range of sinfully-rich Haagen-Dazs flavours and creations at Scoops Cafe
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    • 448 19  -  MARGUERITA TAN TAKE a trip to Frankel Avenue and check out a restaurant that serves seafood, Peranakan style. The three-month-old Baba Inn and Lounge is run by Mr Bob Seah, who also owns the Peranakan Inn Nonya Restaurant at East Coast Road. Except for the
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 73 17 9 Mr M, 3k 933 SALT-BAKED CHICKEN (Air-con) 291 South Bridge Road, Singapore 0105. Tel: 323 8933 Opening Hours: 11:00am 9 :oopm Traditional Chinese health-improving delicacy Specially baked using a well-kept recipe Baked on-the-spot Only farm-fresh chicken used together with medicinal herbs (Hongkong-style) to preserve the original baked fragrance Noodles,
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    • 110 17 y A Seafood^ '•*W6 A> 1000 East Coast Parkway, East Coast Recreation Centre, Singapore 1544. (Next to Pizza Hut, Regent Bowl McDonald's Drive-in). r V, Why pay for the shell? from sB.9s++ Cooked any style you wish Try our Live Sri Lanka IWsMtilDiW Or our Sri Lanka Live King Crab
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 231 18 INN cS'ITM lIOUcSI-: SUNDA Y PROMOTION 4 Course Set Lunch s6.so** 20% OFF (Month of April from Mon-Sun) For Lunch Dinner Executive Set Lunch (Mon-Sat) 4-Course sB.so** Set Dinner(Mon-Sat) Air-flown steak 5-Course sl2** INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS 13-15 Erskine Road N- 1 f.U« li f- i TEL: 227 4937
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    • 147 18 BOON TONG KEE WHAMPOA WEST STEAMBOAT Blk 34. #0193 Whampoa West. Singapore 1233 Tel: 299 9880 Business Hrs: 11.00 am 9.00 pm (Open every day) *00? \|3 s e\ NjO^ Mouth-watering good, delicious, juicy chicken The best chicken in town Come on in, try our very specially treated white chicken
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 42 19 SANG YONG SHARKSFIN RESTAURANT Just Spend $3OO (Mon-Sun: Lunch, Mon-Thun Dinner) To Enjoy These Tour Package At Very Complimentary $2 car parking at Maxwell House For reservation pis call between llam-Spm or 6.30pm-10.30pm at Tel: *****83,*****81 81 Tanjong Pagar Road Singapore 0208-
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    • 287 19 AT 783 0100/447 2900 OR FAX-A-CAKE AT 787 6329 447 3942 i.'iflHßO mJmi m MuiNi •FREE DELIVERY for min. oroer of s3o em/i Braaktkromfk it Tndtttomal GUI k|ilMi)MCm»«llin«MWa Mt^natlwnniriniaMllM’ For Just sl6B* (10 persons) Enjoy This... And A Choice Of These. Esteem Celebrations (Set Menu) Barbecued Meat Combination Braised Shark's
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  • BITES
    • 112 20  -  Enjoy the season of coloured eggs in style and comfort-eat out By CELINE TAN CHILDREN and adults will be equally provided for at Hotel Imperial’s Nibbles Cafe, this Sunday. Here, the kids will have a counter serving children’s favourites such as pita bread,
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    • 150 20 LET YOUR kids guess the weight of a giant Easter egg and they may end up with attractive Garfield watches. This is the highlight of Plaza Hotel’s Easter Party on Sunday, where three watches will be given away to children with the most accurate
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    • 90 20 BRING your family and indulge in a semi-buffet brunch for Easter. The meal will begin with an unlimited flow of appetiser such as salmon, fresh prawns, oysters, slipper lobsters and sashimi, followed by your choice of main course from the grill or rotisserie and
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    • 83 20 CELEBRATE the joy and excitement of Easter by treating your little ones to an Easter party this Sunday. The party will kick off at 11.30 am, and includes an East-meets-West buffet lunch featuring Japanese tempura honey-baked ham, roasted turkey breast, fresh lobster bisque, and
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    • 116 20 ENJOY Easter with a British buffet of more than 60 hot and cold dishes here. At The Mandarin Singapore’s Triple 3, tuck into fish and chips, roast saddle of mutton, seafood skewer, roast beef ribs and cod fillets in parsley sauce. Complementing the British fare
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 34 20 sit us for a .massage, ■entle and fcence bs ease Bnuscles. hed -12 The Amara Shopping Centre 165, Tanjong Pagar Rd. Tel: *****61 2nd Level Ana Hotel 16. Nassim Hill Tel: *****22 Ext: 1570
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 392 21 Your weekly guide to health centres Enjoy a massage in a Brand New Environment! Relaxed and feeling good that's how you'll feel after you've visited J us. Our charming and gentle masseuses from exotic lands know how to give you a truly relaxing massage with their skilled hands. And in
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  • after 5 A NIGHTLIFE GUIDE TO SINGAPORE
    • 238 22  -  SUZANNAH ALI PRONOUNCE it whichever way you like. Kulcha is the name of a sensational group which is creating shock waves in Australia, and it’ll be here soon to show off its brand of music. Comprising four fresh-faced talented young New Zealanders, the group, which has Samoan and
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    • 129 22 THIS trio will bring back some sweet memories. Besides the latest top 40 hits, dynamic local group Cotton Candy also entertains with evergreens and golden oldies. The newly-formed group comprises keyboardist and vocalist Peter James Richard, bassist Hussin Said, andvocalist Linda Elizabeth. Linda, alone,
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    • 105 22 ASPIRING bartenders and cocktail fans can now mix their own Singapore Sling at home. With the Singapore Sling premix, created by Raffles Hotel, you can now sip that famous fruity cocktail whenever you want and you don’t have to dress up to do so. All
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    • 107 22 EVEN dubs are chipping in to do their part for the environment. Hard Rock Cafe, famous for rock and roll, great memorabilia and all-American food, is also known for one of its T-shirt slogans, “Save the Planet”. To celebrate Earth Day on April 22, it
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    • 378 23  -  By SUZANNAH ALI IT WAS a night of stars entertaining stars and we are not talking about the Academy Awards. Last Friday, Mr and Mrs Dick Lee, better known as Dick and Ja, staged “The Early Years” but they were not the only
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    • 128 23 CANTOPOP fans have more reason to celebrate. They can listen to six-member band The New Mixers perform an entertaining repertoire of pop music from the sixties and seventies to a selection of current hits. Besides Cantopop songs, it also does covers of Mandarin and English hits.
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    • 175 22 I MUSIC ZONE MUSIC ZONE MUSIC ZONE MUSIC ZONE MUSIC ZONE MUSIC ZONE PUB DISCO KTV n VV PRESENTS V llu Multi laknuil Bandisjusl I Mil 111 Mil I I VHortncil in i'oiuiirk's like Ktissia.( liina. Jakarta. Japan, l aiwan and main mm < «MIIV .UKI Ml lor \OIIPh l|
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
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