City Weekly, 12 January 1996

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    21 1 CITY Weekly RETAIL, FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS GUIDE DISTRIBUTED FREE WITH THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 12.1006 V 01.9 N 0.2
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  • Article, Illustration
    Orchard Road's palace gets $5-m facelift
    693 1  -  By GERALDINE WANG THE PALACE of Orchard Road is just nx yean old but already the has gone for a face-lift. The face-lift cost its ownen, City Developments Limited, the princely nun of $5 million end lasted eigne (nonius, during wruen tenants nad so
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      77 1 ERYNEW Nihon ZGDM6GDqd BEST BUY $499 •ItST) THE WORLD’S LIGHTEST 3taai II POWER ZOOM COMPACT HOME FURNISHING WITHIN YOUR BUDGET! kldritf v f i pfKM' lit ’|*r- whtfiff m Hi. I V*». n. t m nV &V, #1 T SwßjSfSfiS r &{>»% i < t- Sl» -jr. U I *34
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      120 2 £s argesse Storewide Sale 30% 13th Jan-16th Feb 1996 Whilst stocks last An inspiration to classic living 224 Teiok Kurau Road (lorong l|. #Ol-01 UNI Building. Singapore *****6. Tel: 440 4766. 1100 2000/1700 Mrs (Sun Public Holidays). Closed on Monday. J\ LAST 3 DAYS (END 14 JAN) HURRY DOWN BEFORE
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Article, Illustration
      Red hot violinist
      410 3  -  Listen to Vanessa-Mae play her brand of classical music By SHIR-KHIM GO SOME Singaporeans love to claim her as their own, simply because she happened to be bom here. But the fact is, she left for London when she was four and is a British citizen now.
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      147 3 TOTAL CONCEPT OF HOME THEATRE AND KARAOKE SYSTEM UNDER ONE ROOF HOME THEATRE Come and Experience The Complete Home Theatre Karaoke Entertainment On A Breathtaking Big Screen And The EARTHQUAKE Feeling On The Super-Sub-Woofer Floor Panel BODYSONIC Bodysonic Amplifier PM-E5O .-.pip iimiMM, 1 THE LASER BODYSONIC Bodysonic Floor Panel F-32
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      116 3 -wmm Wte.w P*"* "**B /S m mm, rm** •>, M &N m* ***\*fW«sw *P* ssLi K <&<*'**■ ML. *.r irv^' 3? vf S' '■<* o Tz2**«*et -if rf > SP v;.. m c r.-rd*** •*> the Red Hot tour DATE: 19th January 9 C TIME: 8p m VENUE: Harbour Paim
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  • SHOPPING
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      Gear up for the weekend
      150 4 FROM one of America’s top sports brands comes clothes for the young and trendy. Famous for those sneakers which light up with each step, LA Gear now offers sporty yet smart outfits for men and women. If you like lounging around in bermudas, long-sleeved and
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      138 4 V -3* V > &W‘4£ 2*Hfe ■> > .V •m INTERNATIONAL Orchid l)rris Spec mil II SA nsliion ike You utrc Of ruction Manufacturer Wholesaler Retailer OF LADIES DRESSES 5000 F Marine Parade Rd, #Ol -26 Laguna Park S'pore 1544 Tel: 241 3268 Fax: 449 7388 1 54 West Coast
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  • THE ARTS
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      Challenging tradition
      452 5  -  Double bill puts customs under scrutiny By GERALDINE WANG TRADITION dictates that we carry out many practices without questioning their significance. But theatre company Stages intends to do the opposite when it stages the double bill “The Murayama” and “Red Packets”. In these two plays, tradition is placed
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      94 5 wio;) r r.i r /y s *>.• v Feast Ne^' V* ORIENTAL FONDUE An extraordinary buffet of more than 60 sumptuous items... go traditional or cook "lok lok" hotpot the Oriental way! V* gaiM For Only $23.50 per person So much to eat at such extraordinary price! Enjoy a fondue
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      185 5 THE NAIL BAR Our Services include: Acrylic Nails Nail Wraps Infills Problem Nails Manicure Pedicure Waxing Tinting Professional Courses Personal Courses for Extension Nails from $2OO Ihi mow mtonnolioii nill: Woman's World Beauty Centre 277 Orchard Road O3-39 Specialists Shopping Centre Singapore 0923 Tel: 734 9618 734 9156 Fax: 733
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  • WEEKLY DIARY
    • Article
      Wish upon a genie
      104 6 THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHT “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp”: This fun-filled show for the family looks into the famous story of Aladdin. In this Stage Club production with a twist, the audience will be treated to fantastical characters like genies and an evil sorcerer. Can Aladdin, the
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      Piety is leaving mum to die on a mountain
      580 6 MUSIC Singapore Symphony Orchestra: Maestro Choo Hoey will open this year’s symphony season with a Scandinavian concert featuring Norwegian violinist Arve Tellcfsen. Pieces will include “Karelia Suite Op 11 and “Violin Concerto in D Minor Op 47”. When: Today and tomorrow,
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      392 6 NEW YEAR SALE Now Tyres: ♦165x13 -$5O •175/70x13 $65 •185/60x14 -$BB Include* FREE: 1) Off Wheel Balancing 2) Wheel Alignment Check 3) Brakes Check Hurry While Stock s Last. If your steering wheel vibrates at the speed of 80 km per hour and above, we can help to solve your
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  • Travel to Australia
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      Tee off in the sun
      448 7 Enjoy a game of golf amid scenic sights and wildlife sanctuaries rEE off a game of golf under the friendly gaze of a kangaroo, kookaburra or koala, in Queensland. With its network of rambling golf courses designed by big names such as Peter Thompson, Robert
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  • Travel to New Zealand
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      The peak's the limit at Queenstown
      479 8  -  By MAY POON FRESH air, magnificent scenery, and outdoor activities are the main attractions of this country. One place which offers just that in New Zealand is Queenstown in South Island. Situated on Lake Wakatipu, it offers great skiing in winter at Coronet Peak
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      366 8 inter S len Clothing.. ,4 a See our wide range of fashionable winter clothing woollen scarves, bonnets, overcoats Jumpers, leg warmers, socks, thermal underwear and a lot more. FOOKONCOPTELTD EST. SINCE 1923 83-85 South Bridge Road. Singapore 0105. Tel: *****39, *****30 Lucky Plaza #O3-82/83 Orchard Road, Singapore 0923. Tel: *****21
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  • Travel to Australia
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      Hove fun Down Under
      513 9 Watch a beer can boat race, go barefoot crab tying GET a northern exposure from the land Down Under. Offering more than just an arid expanse of desert is Northern Territory, where there is so much for visitors to see and do. To get the most
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      386 9 <r ■NEW YEAR SPECIAL= 449 3/40 frf Phuket Dap: Dally Fab 24, 22 so »<4BB Bangkok/ Pattaya Dap: Dally Fab 16, 24, 24, 20, 24, 22 638 Bali Island Dap Dally Fab 16, 18, 19, 20 5D frs 388 Medan/Lake Toba Dap Daily Fab 16, yf, 24, *4, 21 5D
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    Toast to the Orient
    204 10/11 Manlarin collars, shiny satin piping, toggles treddy comeback rHE satiny, feminine cheongsam makes a timely return for the Lunar New Year. Gone are the days when the hip choose Western garb over the traditional dress which makes a trendy comeback. Giving a contemporary fed to the
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    Lock icon Cheongsam charm
    68 10/11 East meets West as traditional dress gets modern A-line cut iiIMHIYIT SHINNING... (top) A round-necked A mJ /Li| mJ inNMMwn {>oY| from atuhidmiq, ona \wm ana ■yiiiim Lf»| AqwJ ohm ($93 oocH) from SooMb, SEXY IN lAIIL. (bottom) Stand out In o Arty rod Ananas dross ($B9) with
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  • FILM
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      Canvas for a painter’s love life
      480 12  -  “Carrington” captures essence of artist’s liberal values and bohemian life-style By GERALDINE WANG LOVE between a man and a woman can be strange, especially when the man is a respectable homosexual, and the woman is English painter Dora Carrington. Played to perfection by Emma
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      It’s no drag seeing Swayze in a dress
      611 13  -  Wigs, make-up bring out macho actors comic best By YASMIN KHAN Our Chicago Correspondent NO MATTER how much you cringe at men in dresses, the sight of Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes in loud sequinned gowns and plunging necklines will have you
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      174 12 SALOON de SAN I WARE PTE LTD s '\7/T 1 Sole Agent: I, Rochor anal Rd, #o4Sim I .ini Square, Singapore IKNSO i I cl: 418 ~0“A I ,t\: |V» (>0"0 Operation 11rs: Mon-Sat 10am ‘)pm Sun/Holiday I2noon "pm GROHE g] GERMANY A Wide Range Of Bathroom Accessories, Faucets, Kitchen
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      119 13 FOR GOURMET CIAL LUNCH BUFFET (Business hours for lunch 11.30 am 2.45 pm) Special Fried Chilu Crab Steamed Bean Curd With Scallops In Bean Sauce Deep Fried Live Red Fish Crispy Chicken With Bean Paste Baked Spare Ribs In Black Pepper V Inclusive Of Tim Sum Menu and 20 more
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  • FOOD
    • EAT OUT WITH LEE GEOK BOI
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        When the success of a dish lies in the sauce
        822 14 Steamed fish in black bean sauce, deep-fried spare ribs in orange paste get the thumbs up ZOOKING at the English menu of this restaurant may make you wonder what you are going to get. The translation of the Chinese dishes
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      Eat 80 pieces of sushi in one meal
      442 15  -  Japanese customer stuffs up at eat-all-you-can offer By CELINE TAN IF THE idea of popping 80 pieces of Japanese sushi into your mouth at one sitting appeals rather than repels you, check out this tempting offer. Especially recommended for those who go
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      Recipes with the ‘power’ to restore
      504 16  -  Mix of Asian foods, unique dishes, the order of the day at Doc Cheng’s CELINE TAN HERE’s your chance to try concoctions by a mod-ern-day “medicine man” who dishes out “tonic” and ginseng to “patients”. Welcome to Doc Cheng’s. No, it’s not a clinic
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      65 14 A WELL BALANCED BUSINESS LUNCH 6 kJ Two or three course business lunches with tea or coffee from $15.50. OLIO d6me o The art of fine food, coffee wine continues at 02-00 Picture House 6 Handy Road, Singapore. Telephone: 339 8511 Next to the Cathay building Open till late, 7
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      92 14 SCOTTS CAFE Traditional Nonya High Tea 50% DISCOUNT when you come dressed in traditional nonya outfit Favourite High Tea Items: Laksa, Mee Siam, Hainanese Chicken Curry (with French Loaf), Hor Pau (Tau Kua Pau), Roti-Peng (Nonya Kaya Toast), Tulip Chicken, Kueh Pie-tee, Nonya Kueh Selections, Pulut Hitam, fresh fruits and
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      42 15 FMnHeadFreshnes s Or Your Money Back RAMU'S CURRY THOMSON Try our other delicious favourites: Live Sri Lankan Crab, Lobster, Crayfish, Cuttlefish, Chicken Masala, Yogurt Chicken and more! HKf Ramu’s Thomson 246 F 6F Upper Thomson Road (S) *****0 1:456 3794 454 9962
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      240 15 What Do We Offer Diners Who Only Pay I he Price Of 5 For 6 For Out Wednesday Fine Cantonese Cuisine By Hong Kong Master Chefs Shark's Fin Soup, Roasted Suckling Pig, Deep Fried Crabs, Sauteed Prawns, Herbal Jelly, Special Bean Curd, and lots more. Come enjoy our new buffet
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      79 15 OLIO d6me. WHEN YOU NEED MORE ROOM TO PARTY. For a party of six, or a whole school of sixty, we can give your function the space and attention it deserves. OLIO D 6 M E The art of fine food, coffee wine continues at 02-00 Picture House 6 Handy
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      87 16 SPECIAL OCCASIONS "If we can't fit it, what else can G REAT FOOD FOR O r i $5B m i All prices are subiect to 10°: and 3°o (GST, "Chang's" Superior Shark's Fin and Baked Lobster Set menu per person Everyday Serving of Unlimited No MSG Dian Xin $1 2.80
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      159 16 BOON TONG KEE LITTLE GOURMET NO. 425, River valley Road, (off Zion Road) Singapore *****4 Tel: 736-3213 Business Hrs: 7.00 am 2.30 pm, 5.00 pm 9.3OPmIfiTCEf!J.I WJ* I !!f.j'.T.l-W r 7 W A hi X y f.t aV V 3S(s) Mouth-watering good, delicious, juicy chicken The best chicken in town.
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  • AFTER 5 – A NIGHTLIFE GUIDE
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      Yesterday, once more
      400 17  -  Take a trip down memory lane with The Beatles from Sydney By SHIR-KHIM GO THE BEATLES are alive and kicking. Or so you may think when you watch this quartet which comes complete with the group’s signature hairdo and harmonious vocals. The Australian Beatles, made up of
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      Gals’ night out
      192 17 LADIES, here’s your chance to enjoy a night out. Make a date with Buzz, at 88, Circular Road, on Mondays. Enjoy happy hour rates all night, with draft beer and housepouring spirits at $5 per glass and $lB per jug. Join the “Play Your Cards Right” contest
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      Alternative concert
      47 17 TICKETS to the Foo Fighters and Sonic Youth “MTV Alternative Nation Asian Tdiir” at Harbour Pavilion on January 16 are available at Blue Moon and Tower Records. Only those for seats at $5O and $4O are available. Tickets for the free-standing area are sold out.
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      126 17 mmm mm t ,r* 4*-* 1 VPH 5058 Video Projector AVAILABLE AT #O2-11 IMM BUILDING ONLY KE€ PROFESSIONAL KARAOKE SYSTEM As good as any in the best KTV lounges. till Feb 96 who 15 customers HR System oke will be entitled to a f products first 50 custc m HOME
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      360 18 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 i 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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  • BITES
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      Fondue with Asian fare
      104 19  -  By CELINE TAN SAMPLE fondue with a local twist. Besides the traditional seafood and meat fondue, you can feast on Asian and local items at Harbour View Daiichi’s Maple Six. Dig into a 60-item spread including chicken wings, flower crabs, chicken curry, tempura, fish balls, prawn
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      Sichuan set lunch
      88 19 HAVE a different six-course set lunch every week at this restaurant. The distinctly Sichuan dishes include drunken chicken, sliced venison with celery and chilli, sauteed sliced salmon with dried red chilli, shredded chicken with peanut sauce and chilli oil, and the all-time favourite, Sichuan hot and sour
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      In hot soup
      81 19 SAVOUR four different stocks at this steamboat dinner promotion. Choose from Superior, Thai tom yam, Taiwanese sha cha and Chinese herbal dang gut at Orchard Hotel’s Hua Ting Chinese Restaurant. The a la carte menu, which will be available till the end of the month, offers a
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      32 19 Shine Health Body Centre g h \k^£->j Foot Reflexology -Sl3 Body Massage S2B Skin Care Facial (Men) S3O 193A. East Coast Road' (Opposite Bank of China 2nd Floor) Tel: 348 3810(2 Lines)
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      145 19 Golden Garden Health Centre A Let our Charming and experienced masseuses pamper you after your tiring day Swedish and Shiatsu Massage Golden Landmark Hotel sth level, 390 VictoriaStSingapore 0719 Tel: *****66 *****68. mm. Massage Sauna/Steam Bath Back Rub Foot Reflexotherapy Hydro Pool Cola Pool TV/video room Coffee Lounge Gymnasium ae
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      79 19 DIAMOND HEALTH CENTRE PTE LTD BUSINESS HOURS: 10am -11 pm Tel: *****11(10 Lines) Sauna Maaaaga: $39 Sauna: $l9 Rub-Back: $l2 fe ft WARM AND FRIENDLY RECEPTIONISTS TOP-CLASS WAITERS STEAM ROOM TV RESTING ROOM SAUNA ROOM T Only $l9 RUB-BACK HOT/COLD POOL No tune limit V I r T GYMNASIUM TAIWANESE
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      79 20 Karin Newport Beach Vk *4. ■v. Ym t \r JM* -r »> :-ef (9. 1 V i The D-Tour The Right Turn for your Feet SPOUTS CONNECTION PTE LTI) #Ol-22 Shaw Leisure Gallery Td: 298 9435 #O2-01 Far East Plaza (Besides MacDonald) Td: 738 4883 #O2-43C Queensway Shopping Centre Td:
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