City Weekly, 17 October 1997

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    Masthead
    24 1 CITY Weekly THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD AND RETAIL PAPER DISTRIBUTED FREE WITH THE STRAITS TIMES MITA (P) 041/10/07 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17,1097 VM.IO Mo .41
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      243 1 11 im m NORTH INDIAN CUISINE Special DeepavaH eve buffet Wmter at wHfi live HlWflC nriy to ivoki disappointment Yfo ajfo cater for your pei'ties. MI-U.ScottsM* 25 Scetts Em* Tal •IK ftQjjT tlnpfinri TTtTTt tlml In Tin llijd mlThi lU •w) OMII m "<x .w, nil y ;.>■■- r.j y
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    Collect art on credit
    797 2  -  Pay for art pieces by instalments By CELINE TEO ART lovers who cannot pay the full price of an an piece up front are buying works on instalments. Owning an works need not be a privilege of the wealthy as many galleries offer lay-over plans for
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      212 2 HAIR-FREE ELEGANCE YOU NAVI ALWAYS DISHED Introducing DID RF Removatron, a painless hair removal system which leaves your skin smooth and irritation-free. Plus, BioEpil Body Smoothing Programme which is highly recommended for correcting ingrown hairs and rough, flaky skins, resulting from nonprofessional hair removal. Call now for a FRII consultation
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  • RETAIL NEWS
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      The world in your living-room
      219 3  -  Furnish your home with furniture from around the world By PEARLIN SIOW EVERYBODY loves the cosy and rustic feel of an apartment decorated with exodc and quaint furniture. But not everyone has the time nor inclination to go overseas where these pieces are available. A
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      No 2 book retailer in US to open biggest bookstore in S'pore
      208 3 AMERICA’S second largest book retailer is set to make its mark in Singapore when it opens on November 1. The book and music retailer will take up 2,880 sq m (31,000 sq ft) of retail space at Wheelock
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      53 3 .(-tt ,v v I lip *u. £&**<& Be quick on the draw WANTED: Senior Graphic Artist WEE If you have relevant experience in drawing, layout and FA, knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, some knowledge in visual and an ability to work independently please call Serene on *****51 or fax
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      119 3 B» »vraa Why Is So Popular? ft Irtbkin*. *3 tialionJ. Uso.-(a\. Pf^t\,ea.\. O o C6rtv£?d a 0* vaH M OtA CL V=> l bj\\ Lony Lashofy *Ol-21/22 *Ol-15 •02-43 C *O3-09 *O4-58 *O4-25 *Bl-42 •03-223 •01-07 •05-07/08 •02-75A *O3-23 Lot 3.10 SPORTS CONNECTION PTE LI Show Tower* jj Queentway Shopping
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  • THE ARTS
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      Art to touch
      416 4 Sofia's works are her 'babies' and she wants them to appeal to everyone LIFE-SIZED canvasses streaked with lush, bold strokes of vivid red, porcelain blue and gold. Hardly what one would expea from the palette of petite and graceful artist and mother, Sofia Wright. Born in Canada
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      500 voices sing for life
      329 4  -  S'pore choir is one of 518 in 42 countries to raise funds for its hospices ANGELICA TAN TOMORROW, more than 500 choirs around the world will sing the same songs at the same time to raise funds for hospices. In Singapore, a choir of 500
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      96 4 I) ining Aft er Dork sumptuous cuisines after dark at Tivoli Coffee House, Level Delicious International Buffet such as Seabass Fillet with Cheese and Herb Crust California Bouillabaisse and Scallop with Roasted Capsicum at $24.00 cei adult and $1 7 00 per child .below 10 yeais of age S z'r!ing.Hot
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  • WEEKLY DIARY
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      Art in Chinese tea pot
      538 5 DANCE “The Loveliest Night of the Year”: This fund raising gala is organised by Singapore Dance Theatre and Singapore Lyric Theatre. President Ong Teng Cheong, founderpatron of the SDT, is patron-in-chicf of the gala. When: Oct 25, 7.50 pm. Where Kallang Theatre. Donation tickets at
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    'Sayang' squeeze at 'wayang'
    96 5 HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK “Lets Squeeze Again”: Action theatre presents an evening of comedy, romance, drama and suspense with six bite-sized plays from Singapore, America and Australia. Featuring “Drunken Prawns” by Desmond Sim; “Wayang Sayang” by Ming Wong; “Procedure” by Joyce Carol Oates; “Joes Encyclopedia” by
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      432 5 DAEWOO'S latest multi-disc VIDEO CD PLAYFR that gives True Value for Money Daewoo's DVC 7400 W is a stand-alone, state-of-the-art Video CD player that plays up to four different disc formats. This compact and slim multi-disc player not only offers a full range of general functions, but also exciting karaoke
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  • THE ARTS
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      Art worth singing about
      452 6  -  Lee hums as he paints By CELINE TEO HE LITERALLY paints a song with each canvas, as melodies often pop to mind while he paints. However, the melodies that Malaysian-bom artist Lee Long Looi hears are not the common radio tunes that you hum to, but
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      113 6 Many SUCCESSFUL people started IN A SALES JOB. Why Not You? YOUR JOB: To sell advertisements jor City Weekly WEEKENDeost YOUR CLIENTS: Restaurants, retailers, sendee providers, beauty salons. YOUR MOTIVATION: Attractive basic salary and incentives OUR REQUIREMENTS: Minimum ‘O’ levels. Age 19- 29. Sales experience will be an advantage. Here’s
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  • RETAIL NEWS
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      Diamonds mean forever
      100 7 IF YOU love a woman, prove it. And, nothing is better in conveying your affection than a pair of these sparklers. Shaped like delicate flowers, this magnificent pair of diamond earrings from Larry Jewellery is made up of 8.8 carats of dazzling stones, including marquise and pear-shaped
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      Airborne scarfs
      142 7 DRESS up your outfit by draping a beautiful scarf over your shoulders. Deliciously cool and smooth on bare skin, these lm by lm Louis Vuitton scarves embody femininity and features delicate colours in floaty fabrics like silk chiffon and silk twill. Love travelling? Then you will adore the
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      Bag 'em and tag 'em
      113 7 LEATHER takes on a new look for Guess?. Their Fall/Winter 1997 collection sees the fabric undergo a revamp with interesting textures and colours. Choose from eight themes, including Mode for women who prefer bags with slim and sleek silhouettes, Vintage for stylish babes and 2nd
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      282 7 f'- t HT '"S rj. r. How much can you eat? from our Hong Kong food A-Lcl-CcirtC Buffet fjjj Braised Shark’s Fin wrrn Crab Meat (SARPI“4) (One bowl per person) HIM) Steamed Hong Kong Tim Sum 10 items Deep-fried Hong Kong Tim Sum 10 items Cantonese Cuisine 7 items BJg
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  • FILM/EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL
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      Robin Hood with a twist
      730 8  -  Guys steal from the rich for themselves By CELINE TEO ECHOING the lyrics of the Pet Shop Boys’ hit song, “Opportunities” “You’ve got the looks, I’ve got the brains, lets make lots of money” -a smooth-talking and handsome American teams up with a British technical
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      292 8 cute Bud Thrilb at Affordable Bilb! Enjoy our low-priced, high-value Buffet Meals R LUNCH BUFFET Prawn Salad with Cocktail Fruits' Baked Black Pepper Crabs Hot Sour Red Fish Baked Spare Ribs with Honey Sauce Deep Fried Fresh Scallop in Tapioca Mash Deep Fried Sliced Fish Fried Beef with Ginger Spring
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  • FILM
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      Picture show that's nearly perfect
      592 9  -  By BALVINDER SANDHU LOVE sure docs work in mysterious ways. And it usually happens when you least expea it. “Piaure Perfea” is a story that revolves around Kate Mosley (Jennifer An is ton), an advertising direaor who, although talented, is not getting far in her
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      128 9 Australia Safe Company's line of high quality 2 3 hours Fire Resistive Safes offer a cost effective way to protect your belongings Electronic with programmable code. H 37& x W4BO X D3Bsmm JISSHJJik. 5428 CS-150 CS-200 H 670 x W 460 x D47omm HBoox W 5 xDSI(W (AS© uy A
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    Not just jeans
    506 10/11  -  From humble beginnings, versatile denims have now become a fashion staple By PEARLIN SIOW JEANS have evolved from humble begin- nings to become a fashion staple these days. And this funky label demonstrates how the versatile denims can be worn for maximum impact. Whether it is in
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      390 10/11 Ownership At Villa Casablanca's Premier Residential Resort Certainly Adds Up VILLA CASABLANCA SPECIAL OFFER Only 43 limited edition golf villas available if ITR status (Automatic FIRB Approval) if Exclusive Golf Membership to Australia's premier golf dub I in 43 chance to win a Mercedes E2OO (COE included) Villa Casablanca... luxurious
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      Fairy tale princess
      610 12 Danish singer with gold album continues to stay on charts IT’S no surprise that Danish singer AnnLouise hails from the same country as popular fairy tale author Hans Christian Anderson. After all, her success story sounds like something out of a fairy tale. Since she started out
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  • NIGHTSCENE
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      Returning home to sexy image
      219 12  -  BALVINDER SANDHU LOCAL singer Jon Molina “comes home” with his return to Body Shock Discotheque. “I started out performing here four years ago when this place was known as “Where Else”, so its like my home ground,” said Jon, 27. The singer, with his band
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      104 12 m MOMIJI JAPANESE H RESTAURANT 109 North Bridge Road #O3-06 Funan Centre Ij Singapore *****7 Tel: 334 1722 334 1707 No further dscou will be entertained with VIP p lege cards r oranyothe; p-amotions) MOMUITEPPANYAKI SET A Only Red Snapper Beancurd Chicken Fried Vegetables Wan Dou Miao Rice Miso Soup
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    On the course of marriage
    734 13  -  When Stephanie Hodges and her husband, David, took the first furtive steps toward self-employment, they decided to work within the realms of their favourite sport golf By CATHY CROCKETT “WHAT’S my handicap? ...My wife.” Its one of golf’s most facetious rejoinders to an entirely innocuous
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    Sharp pictures and clear sounds
    170 13 HERE are some new video CD players to choose from -for your car and your home. For your car, try the Audio Spec ASC-200 digital VCD player, which costs $1,780. This 10-disc player has an antishock mechanism with oil damper that prevents external vibrations from
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      48 13 THE NAIL BAR Manicure Pedicure Our Services include: Acrylic Naib Nail Wraps Infills Problem Nails Professional Courses Personal Courses for Extension Nails from $2OO I"i won inU>n>hiih'U\t)ll: Woman's World Beauty Centre 277 Orchard Road #O3-39 Specialists Shopping Centre Singapore 0923 Tel: 734 9618 734 9156 Fax: 733 7497
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  • Cooking With Violet Oon
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      Deepavali tidbits
      932 14 SINGAPOREANS will coUbrato every festival just for the fun of it. DoepavoE is just round the comer and for Hindus and others who want to enjoy the festival, I've come up with easy interpretations of Indianinspired snacks for the celebration. For the younger Indians who are not quite
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      For the health conscious
      117 14 IF YOU are health conscious, you can bake the cashew nuts and curry leaves instead of deep-frying them. Preheat the oven to 180 C for 10 minutes. Spread the cashew nuts on to a baking tray and bake on the top shelf for about 30 minutes
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      75 14 Nonya Restaurant 14 Afrwal Street SaTgapore *****7 W:*****39 (oppiThe Concourse. Beach Road). 1130 a- 230 pm 6£>opm lOtQOpm AUTHENTIC HOME COOKED NONYA FOOD Prepared by our noted Nonya chdf,The Ong sisters Monica (previously from Paramount Hotel) and Daisy. Come savour the Sambal Jantong that won her 'First Prize' in the
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      43 14 O~VT 'M'F TT'NT>TI^ In a love me tender sauce, soft tender like no other! AVAILABLE ALL DAY, EVERYDAY FULL SLAB AT ONLY 5516.90 fAium cAfe 273 Thomson Road, #Ol-02 Novena Garden (Opposite Novena MRT Ample Free Parking) Singapore *****2. Tel: *****57 Fax: *****43.
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  • BITES
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      High tea for busy executives
      124 15  -  By PEARLIN SIOW THIS should appeal to both executives* entertaining for business and families having a leisurely afternoon tea. The Lounge Bar at Royal Crowne Plaza has two kinds of high tea an afternoon tea buffet ($18.50) and traditional British cream tea ($14.50). For a
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      Japanese and Australian seafood delight
      117 15 TREAT your taste buds to a tantalising seafood teppanyaki. At Westin Plaza’s Inagiku Restaurant, diners can enjoy a seafood meal for $9B. Start with a Japanese crab dish prepared with black pepper sauce. Follow this with abalone served with crunchy seaweed. The highlight of the
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      Steamy stuff in an exciting pot
      120 15 INDULGE in a steamy, sizzling affair at this hotel. Concorde Hotel’s Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant is tempting diners with its monthlong shark-fin steamboat dinner promotion. For $3B (min 4 persons), guests can choose from the selection of fresh dishes such as shark-fin, lobster, New
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      Kitchen world tour
      59 15 EMBARK on a delicious culinary tour with this Kitchen of the World promotion. Available at Furama Hotel’s Tiffany Coffee House, the buffet, which ends on October 31, includes delights such as seafood kebab, Shepherd’s Pie, sushi, roti jala, pasta, and more. It costs $l6 (adult) and $12.50
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      Seafood at Changi
      116 15 SAVOUR a mouthwatering spread of seafood this weekend. Le Meridien Changi’s international seafood promotion features over 20 seafood specialities which include cold items such as smoked salmon and lobster, as well as hot dishes such as fresh salmon Florentine, Spanish paella, chicken stuffed with oysters in saffron
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      71 15 The famous i i[iiiKVhMlllTfflllgHli»ri]iiaLV now has a new outlet Scotts Picnic Food (.onrt Scotts Picnic Foodeouft For every purchase of a maria cow between 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm dafljr, we arc giving away a bowl of bi-07/08, Ilnllii Scotts Shopping Centre Td: 757 6635 10.00 am to 12.00 midnjgbt
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      104 15 I Mil 30 Merchant Road, #Ol-04 Riverside Point (opp. Clarke Quay) Te1:*****83 Business Hours: 12pm-10.30pm SPSeMA 7 y ß<mC7')Crtl 2 BABY LOBSTERS FOR ONLY 15.00 baby LOBSTER PANCCANC (Non Spicy) SAMBAI. BABY LOBSTER V Dining by the river under the star ■4—• o Riverside Point #Ol-07, 30 Merchant Road Singapore
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    Healthy meals that taste great
    399 16  -  Set lunches and dinners that are wholesome and delicious By PEARLIN SIOW THE well-packaged set lunches at this seafood restaurant are too good to resist. And good news for the health-conscious the dishes are healthily prepared. Diners at Yu Kong Choon Seafood Restaurant can select
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      157 16 D lAN XIN Freshly prepared everyday A 'V we worn say we're the best.. But from the tremendous response we get. you be the judge! Dian Xin Hours: 11 30am-2. 30pm Sundays/Public Holiday I 0 00am-2 30pm fc *Aft tt J-Carbour City 'Restaurant 460 Alexandra Road, #O3-01 PSA Building Singapore
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      55 16 Nett onward For Reservation Please Call Mr. How/Mr. Pang Tel: 339-3428 339-3325 j SHANGHAI PALACE Seafood Restaurant Excelsior Hotel Level 4,1 Coleman Street Singapore 0617 (Near of DATES FULLY BOOKED BY WEDDING PACKAGE; NOVEMBER 1997 s 1,2, 8,9, 15, 16, 18, 22, 25, 28, 29. DECEMBER 1997 ;6, 8, 11,
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      8 16 Your Weekly Leisure/ Shopping Guide. i City Weekly.
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      382 17 ORCHARD EXECUTIVE HEALTH CENTRE Come and revitalise yourself in our newly renovated environment with our attentive and charming masseuses. idc CBD i Massage Suana All rooms with showers attached 400 Orchard Road #O4-19 to 22 Orchard Tower Singapore *****5 Tftl: 734 7778/738 SISB Business Hours: 10.00 am ll.oopm II RETAIL
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      955 18 A S- <•• Li—_ 22 DOMESTIC HELP Looking For A Good Maid Employment Services Haul I gnu\ it! Parkway Parade Cr Change 1//<t Head Office Branch 80 Marino Parade Road 60 Collycr Quay Unit 20 *O5-03 Parkway Parade Change Alley Aerial Plaza Singapore *****9 Singapore *****2 344 0005 532 3235
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      2775 19 s D 102 MAKING FRIENDS ADVERTISEMENTS Cadi chargedoM Oft dOfTIMBC p^OOfl pubic pay phonon pubic pOf phoot ctogff ofeo appfy PERSONALITY r >ip «rm recently have a sudden Interest in PBots fm the Airforce. So attention a* PHote-It doesn't matter HU don! look like Tom Cruise, as long as U’ro
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    Meet Elvis at Seah St
    218 20  -  By ANGELICA TAN HERE’S your chance to enjoy a taste of nostalgia as well as American cuisine. With its launch of a new menu, Seah Street Deli now offers authentic American cuisine from the twenties to the eighties. The new menu also doubles as a
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      610 20 °2S t OFFICE 7ns 501 Upp Thomson Rd #O3-18 Thomson Plaza, Singapore *****8 Tel: 454-7966 Fax 553-0186 Opening hrs: Mon Thurs 12noon Bpm. Frl Sun Pub TYPIST HYDRAULIC CHAIR valued at $45 or $3O CASH VOUCHER for purchases over $5OO (except Special offer Items) while stocks last. -9pm. SALE LEISURE
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