City Weekly, 9 April 1999

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    Masthead
    26 1 CITY Weekly THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD AND COMMERCIAL NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTED FREE WITH THE STRAITS TIMES MITA (P) 281/10/98 FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1999 V 01.12 N 0.14
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      228 1 V THE PROFESSIONAL CARRYING SYSTEMS O Qc ALLEY PHOTO since 1968 Full range available at CENTREPOINT TANGLIN MALL RAFFLES CITY #O3-39/40 #Ol-17/19 #O3-10 1 1 •#S%VS LI -v. I I B VThe Eiffel Tower, cancan, foie gras... Paris? No, Orchard Road. Read about the fete on Page 2 1 i
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      29 1 •V\ :-j 1 mMZt m 1 if if Getting in on the act... (From left) Patrick Fiat and Sean Boyle from Royal Crowne Plaza say oui to French cuisine.
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    Enjoy a French affair on Orchard Road
    625 2  -  By ANGELICA TAN LONGING for a Parisian getaway this weekend? Hop on the MRT and zip down to Orchard Road for the Twinning Festival ’99, which kicks off tomorrow. Okay, it does not beat the real thing but for the measly sum of
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    Cool way to stay slim
    184 2 STAY slim with seaweed. Besides being a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine, it is being used as a beauty treatment. The Thalassothys body care treatment uses marine ingredients such as seaweed, algae and sea salt. According to Destiny Beauty Centre’s beauty therapist, Mary Yen, the
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      130 2 French food and wine... Page 12 Hon Fri $9.80 nett (Per Person Only) Sat, Sun, Eves of Ph Phs $lO.BO NETT (Per Person Only) tr* i t Child '/2 Price i r (Below 10 yrs old) Steamed Shrimp Dumplings Prawn Ousters with Salad Cream Steamed Dumplings with Caviar Sweet Sour
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  • THE ARTS
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      Lifting the veil off bedroom politics
      562 4  -  New Mandarin play attempts to broaden views on sex and sexual orientation By CELINE TEO IN this new play about sex, almost every scene is a bedroom scene. It features more nudity than the average show. And even when a scene is not physically
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    Pay for luxury watches by monthly instalments
    278 4 OWN a luxurious Movado watch for less than $lOO a month. Sincere Watch has started an instalment programme, called the interest-free privilege programme, for customers who prefer not to pan with a lump sum for their expensive timepiece. Open only to Standard Chartered
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      222 4 y:i CARRIE MAKEUP HAIR TRAINING STUDIO M A) PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP ARTISTE HAIR STYLING COURSE Have you always wanted to be part of the challenging world of makeup hair styling artistry? Be trained by some of the most experienced in the field MAKEUP SYLLABUS: Personal, Bridal, Photographic, Fashion, Runway, Stage, Television,
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  • AT THE MOVIES
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      This alien movie's a scream
      358 5  -  Sci-fi and horror mesh for thriller with sense of humour By CELINE TEO What happens IF YOU were an alien out to dominate the world, would you bomb The White House, Independence Day-style, or go in through the back door? Well, Herrington High School is
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      233 5 Feast-All-You-Can Buf 1 c t Promo t i o n Promotion Period: ist April 30th April 1999 Healthy Tim Sum Vegetable Lunch Buffet s|2 l 4 (Weekends, (Weekdays) Eve Public Holidays) Broccoli with XO Sauce Crab Roe Salad with Cocktail Fruits Jellyfish with Celery Steamed Meat Dumplings with Caviar PLUS
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  • WHAT'S ON
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      Dreamy visuals
      875 6 Exhibition Bright Colours Flamboyant Shape Exploding with colours, the goofy paintings of Ghanaian artist Kofi Agorsor and poignant works of French artist Juliette range from tiny miniatures to monumental canvases. Till April 30, 11 am to 6 pm (Mon to Fri); 11 am to 5 pm (Sat and
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  • SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
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      Time for a laugh
      335 7 A Night at the Opera What goes through your head when you have to sit through 31/2 hours of crap? Ed Byrne will tell you all about it in his stand-up comedy. April 15 to 17, 8 pm. SP Auditorium (formerly PUB Auditorium). Tickets at $l5,
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      138 7 call 224 80 (YIMAGE The ill FREE iMT Slimming set worth $6O with tliis Package. 11/'//. Sf/*E> /..!>/ I muttil t'i >0 initii)ncr\i BtCOS CLUB e Inn Hotel (Chinatown) Singapore *****1 I <9> BODY MAGE THERAPY f STliniO COME GRASP OUR TRIAL OFFER Full Body Slimming Body Massage Slimming Cellulite
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    Let's bed down and have a drink
    453 8  -  By DESMOND NG HEY, whats this huge four-poster bed doing in a pub? One suspects it is probably a convenient place for tipsy patrons to get down to some hankypanky after closing hours. But this naughty notion was shot down by the pub
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    Bring teddy out for a picnic
    279 8 PACK a picnic basket and spend some quality time with your teddy bears at the Singapore Botanic Gardens (right). About 6,000 bears from Singapore and other countries are expected to attend the third Asia’s Premier Teddy Bears’ Picnic and Fair on June 5. From
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      156 9 m. m iii B nP S“y rf >• V <** r r r. A >y-r jaw-g-wro I 7: IS 2. FREE Braised Superior Shark’s Fin, Abalone Bird Nest. (Any 2 for $45 Only) 3. 50% OFF ALL SEAFOOD We cook the way you like best! King Prawns Lobsters Crabs River
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    Stranger than fiction
    477 10  -  Horror writer Damien Sin's new book of poems... By CELINE TEO LOCAL horror writer Damien Sin returns with a less scary cohort of characters. His fourth book is an anthology of poems cleverly titled “Saints, Sinners and Singaporeans”. It reflects his experiences from teenhood and National Service
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    Write a play by the river
    331 10  -  Writers' Lab By SARAH NG WHAT strikes you when you ride in the bum boats along the Singapore River? Is it the interesting juxtaposition of the restored shop houses and the modem skyscrapers? Or the rich history the river holds? Now, you can turn
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    Valet service to pamper shoppers
    171 10 IT SAVES lots of time and spares the frustration of finding a parking lot. That was why Suntec City introduced the valet parking service (left), which works like those available at hotels. “It is convenient for people who are in a hurry and just want
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      96 10 Thasevi Food Famous Jalan Kayu Prata Restaurant (Formh/ known as: Thasevi Food Eating House) The Traditional And Popular Rofi Prata In Singapore (ONLY outlet, not associated with other branches). x tKAStvt ?tm max *m j*«* mvmtht Hr HtSIAURKHT THAifVI row (A«cvs KAYU rft/uft mm Specialities: Fishhead Curry, Fried Mutton Cutlets,
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  • CITY food
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      Uncle Sam's big treats
      438 11  -  Gargantuan burgers, slabs of ribs, huge steaks... By ANGELICA TAN AMERICAN diners were all the rage about a decade ago. Before the emergence of new-age fusion cuisine and the plethora of cafes and theme restaurants, American institutions, such as Hard Rock Cafe, American Chilis, Tony Roma’s
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    Waiter, bring me the chef!
    424 12  -  He's star attraction at some hotels and restaurants By ANGELICA TAN RATHER than thematic food promotions, guest chefs are basking in the limelight at hotels and restaurants. It can be expensive inviting these chefs here as there are costs such as air ticket, food and
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  • BITES
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      Seafood ahoy!
      97 13  -  By ANGELICA TAN THE tables are laden with a bountiful harvest from the sea. At Furama Hotels Tiffany Coffee House, the seafood buffet (above) includes crayfish with mixed pickles in herb olive oil, salmon fettuccine in cream sauce, prawns with pepper in sweet sauce, and pan-fried chilli crabs.
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      'Tis the season for durian goodies
      86 13 THE king of fruits reigns again at Goodwood Park Hotel. Sink your teeth into its legendary durian mousse cake ($3B per kg and $5.50 per slice), which is made of thick creamy layers of durian pulp sandwiched between thin layers of sponge. Or, have
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      Two popular buffets under one roof
      95 13 ’-r r r%rrr~\ I i or TWO popular buffets are back at Plaza Parkroyals Cafe Plaza. The Japanese food and dessert buffet (left) with freshly made sushi and sashimi is available for lunch on Sundays and Mondays and for dinner nightly. It costs $23.50
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      Pasta as you like it
      80 13 CREATE your own pasta for only $5-99 at Alessandro Nannini. Choose from spaghetti, fettuccine, penne and linguine and accompany it with chicken, salmon, mushroom or seafood. Then, top it off with sauces such as alia panna (a reduction of white and double cream) or aglio
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      219 13 Golden Garden health centre Let our Charming e3 Experience Maj<teu*te<} Pamper You after Your Tiring Day. Thai-Massage Indonesia Massage By Local Masseuse Golden Landmark Hotel Level 5, 390 Victoria Street Singapore *****1 (Next to the swimming pool.) Tel: 291 5366 291 5368 Managed by Berlinda and Noreen Newly Renovated ORCHARD
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    Lock icon The charm of Chijmes
    134 16  -  Text: ANGELICA TAN Street of London?... With an old English wrought-iron streetlamp perched in the foreground, this could have been taken at a London street. But alas, the "auntie" in the background is a giveaway. "WHAT is this life if, full of care," lamented poet W
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