City Weekly, 24 September 1999

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    22 1 CITY Weekly THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD AND COMMERCIAL NEWSPAPER MITA (P) 281/10/98 E-mail: focuspub6cyberway.com.sg FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1999 V 01.12 N 0.38
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Shall we dance?
    621 2  -  By ANGELICA TAN TIME to put on your dancing shoes and get into the swing of things as the dance revival sweeps across dance floors. From teens to tai tais, Singaporeans are grooving to the beat of the Lindy Hop, salsa-merengue and flamenco. The Lindy, a reference
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      156 2 &io£hi*i CONCEPT (Sole Age nt) r Coleman St. The Adel ph i #B 1-1 3 S(*****3) Tel: 334 9488 Fax: 333 4436 BIOSKIN is specially formulated for various skin problems and is customised to individual special needs. It is so effective that you can see remarkable improvement within 10 days
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      101 2 Hundreds of Orthopaedic Spinal IYIrIU IXUII Support Posture Spring Mattresses DIRECT WAREHOUSE SALE SINGLE SIZE 90X190X20 CM QUEEN SIZE 152X190X20 CM *230 SUPER SINGIi 105X190X20 CM KING SIZE 180X1 *270 *470 SINGLE t'scan SIZE *1 1 SUPER WONDE IN 3 *3 COMPLETE DIVAN SET WITH FREE HEADBOARD SINGLE SIZE m
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    Lock icon Uncle wants to touch your heart
    438 3  -  Comic role for 'Growing Up' actor Mohan Sachdev By SARAH NG IF YOU run into Mohan Sachdev, better known as Uncle Govind in the television drama “Growing Up”, let him know how you feel about his acting. “Any comment, whether good or bad, can
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      33 3 Pan-fried Pork Dumplings (Gyoza) Boiled Pork Dumplings Red-bean Pairfwl juies Noodles >/ t*' I H R Sunto Dumplings Noodles Taste The Sunto Sensation! Maxwell Road Food Centre, Stall 35 Closed on Mondays E-mail: sunto@singnet.com.sg
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      90 3 :> Developing Positive Looking for a reputable playgroup for your child? WE HAVE THE ANSWER!!! TUMBLETUTS has taken a step further in provkfing a more rounded curriculum by incorporating LETTERLAND, a widely acdaaned teaching system imo our very own TUMBLE TOTS PLAYGROUP PROGRAMME. FOR WHO? Vf 2 to 3 l/j
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    Lock icon On the food trail...
    285 4 This week, DENYSE YEO asks for recommendations from people working around the Raffles Place MRT station... IChow Lisan, 24, banker. “The fried rice with egg and chicken chop (below) at Golden Shoe is so worth it and tasty too.” Where? #03-08, Market Street (aka Golden Shoe)
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      411 4 RFn n U[,k k LUNCH BUFFET 10 PAX 9-COURSE PEKING PUCK $166 Baked Crab with Black Pepper Crab’s Stick with Salad Sauce Fresh Scallop Salad with Cocktail Fruits Fried Broccoli with XO Sauce V* price for child Plus many more dishes Tim Sum below 9 years old $12.80*" $14.60 ■v
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      22 4 Next stop, Tanjong Pagar MRT. If you know of any good places to eat near the station, call Denyse Yeo at 740-1213.
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    382 5  -  By ANGELICA TAN THE conspicuous red banner, loudly proclaiming “Kingyo” was a clue to the existence of this new Japanese eatery at Pacific Plaza. Other than that, the three-month-old restaurant, stashed away discreetly at a corner on the third floor of the building, gets little visibility. Yet,
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      16 5 Kingyo, #O3-09/10 Pacific Plaza, opens daily from 11 am to 10 pm. For inquiries, call 736-2006.
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      238 5 PROMOTION PERIOD: from now till 30/9/99 W mm i IAIAIJirA.V ISI 111:1 Braised Shark’s Fin with Crab Meat Egg White ■Boiled Live Prawns •Crispy Soft Shell Crabs •Whole Herbal Chicken Deep Fried Stuffed Scallops with Tam Paste 26 Tim Sum items 4 Chinese Cuisine 3 Desserts 80 9 17 (Weekdays)
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  • BITES
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      Lock icon Fire up taste-buds at Thai buffet
      123 6  -  By ANGELICA TAN FIRE up your taste-buds at this buffet and you could be on your way to Bangkok. Patrons to the Thai buffet at Copthorne Orchid’s Palm’s Asian Brasserie stand a chance to win a return air ticket to the city. The Thai
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      94 6 PUT your beer-guzzling and sausageswallowing prowess to the test at Movenpick Marche at The Heeren Shops, where Oktoberfest is celebrated with a bang. Till Oct 31, guests will be able to take part in the daily beer-drinking and sausage-eating challenges, where lots of prizes await the winner. And while
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      75 6 CRAVING for pip-ing-hot porridge enter men icne nignr karaoke or mahjong session? Carlton Hotel's Cafe Victoria has a Taiwanese porridge buffet at $lO per person* With a choke of plain or sweet ootato oorridae is a host of eftshes, such as sabed fish *tirfried with bean sprouts, deep
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      Lock icon Fare from sunny Mediterranean
      72 6 RELIVE your Mediterranean holiday with the buffet (above) at Grand Plaza Parkroyal’s St Gregorys Brasserie. From Spain, Greece, Turkey and Morocco are tantalising dishes such as chilli garlic prawns with Greek salad, pan-fried baby octopus with garlic and balsamic sauce, grilled lamb tenderloin with roasted vegetables
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      33 6 "’Wife-* fIK Charco Chick $B. Riverside Point #Ol-04,30 Merchant Road Singapore *****2 (opposite Clarke Quay) Tel: 535 0383 Open Daily: 12pm -10.30 pm Chare Sotom r m $8 Chare Crabnaea Seab $3 $l5.
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  • Car Care
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      337 7 THE vehicle recovery service offered by the Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) attended to 64,349 calls for restart service last year. Of this number, a whopping 8,052, or 13 per cent of the cases, were a result of battery failure. This figure has been
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      245 7 Courtesy of Automobile Association of S’pore EVERY motorist is concerned about saving fuel as it is expensive in Singapore. Current aggressive promotions and loyalty programmes by the various petrol companies are certainly welcome but fuel still forms a large part of our motoring expenditure. So, here
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      Lock icon Give your car a facelift
      246 8  -  DENYSE YEO FANCY a “facelift” for your car? At Z 4 Motorsports, this can be achieved in just one or two days. Specialising in body kit packages that include front bumpers, side skirts and rear bumpers, Z 4 is able to make any car “fiercelooking”.
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      Lock icon Quality (x3) is their motto
      312 9  -  3Q Auto promises quality in service, work and oil SARAH NG AT THE four new outlets of 3Q Auto Service Centres, you will find all the services of a traditional workshop minus the noise and unpleasant smell of grease. ‘Times are changing and we need
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      239 10  -  He tries products on own vehicles before bringing them in DESMOND NG HE WAS once hob-nobbing with the top brass in the aviation industry. Today, he thinks nothing of squatting by the roadside talking shop with car mechanics. Aerospace veteran, Tony Yeo, was flying high
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      295 11  -  Company specialises in refitting seats, roof fabrics and carpets ANDRE YEO HAVING spent so much on your car, the last thing you want is to feel unhappy driving it. This is especially so if the seats are uncomfortable or not in the colour of
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      349 12  -  Glaze works by bonding paint molecules together ANGELICA TAN YOU can revive the sheen of your car to a showroom shine. Not with hours of backbreaking polishing, but a chemical called Amazing Glaze. The product has been used by commercial airlines to keep their fleets
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      150 13 Non-injury motor accident report scheme YOUR car bumper was dented by a careless motorist on your way to work. Instead of waiting by the hot and dusty road for the Traffic Police to take your statement, you can now drive off to work and report
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      217 7 What to look out for Check that the battery is securely clamped in position. See that terminals are clean and securely fastened. Check that acid level in each cell is about six mm above the plates. Top up with distilled water when necessary. Keep cigarettes and other naked lights well
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      140 8 At 265 Outram Rd. Hrs: 10 am-8 pm (Mon-Fri), 10 am-5 pm (Sat). Sundays by appointment only. Tel: 223-97 I I. to e a :•>> A .x; < X* S T X V»' s —x I T y»# Want your pr Now we have the latest AIR INJECTOR. It helps
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      235 9 At the following Caltex petrol stations: 1351 Ang Mo Kio Ave I (Tel: 454-2272), 355 East Coast Rd (Tel: 342-2000), 71 Frankel Ave (Tel: 448-1882), 450 North Buona Vista Rd (Tel: 774-8608). Opens 8 am-6 pm (Mon-Sat) and 9 am-1 pm (Sun, East Coast Rd only). a Quality Is Our
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      243 10 At 19 Woodlands Industrial Park E1,#04-06,Admiralty Industrial Park: Tel: 893-0100. Website: http://www.magdaco.com.sg SUZUKI Ride the winds of change Sporty UgHiMieight with Versatility for Daily Rides m Caotfy Airfares Rod New: silver engine color and exhaustpipe chrome plating. Proven 124cm3 air-cooled single-cylinder engine, with Suzuki Twin Dome Combustion Chamber (STDCC), produces
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      270 11 An NEW ERA In COMFORT ENTERTAINMENT Complete In-car Entertainment Audio Video Security Systems Air-conditioning Leather Fabric Upholstery Roofing Old Classic Car Restoration m m d s m >2 i m m »v X :‘T PROVIDE AIRCOIM REPAIR SERVICES k> iJRC CQ-VA7OP 30*nc4 In-dash Te/fm/am flwwr And 0.5” Colour Led Monitor
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      295 12 At 274 Joo Chiat Rd. Opens 10 am-6 pm (Mon-Sat).Tel: 247-9119 or 247-9339. A A A m int Have you ever wonder what Airlines uses to protect their fleet of Aircraft paint in prestine condition, (assets worth Billions oi Dollars), and you've always wanted that same product technology to protect
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    178 13  -  Fancy club has no dress code By DESMOND NG DON’T let the plush leather sofas or the classy tiger print rugs on the marble floor fool you. Elegant though the joint may be, don’t be surprised if a chap in shorts and slippers slithers up to you
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  • WHAT'S ON
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      628 14  -  COMPILED by SARAH NG Exhibition 0 Black, Round and Erotic Famous photographers from the region, such as Russell Wong, Hou Lulu Shur-Tzy and Elaine Liu (below), tease with their interpretations of black, round and erotic. Till Oct 31, 10 am-8 pm. The Paragon, #Ol-18. Free. Fall Art Bursting
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  • AT THE MOVIES
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      349 15  -  By ANDRE YEO What it s about FIVE teenage girls form a gang and learn about friendship, sex, drugs and love in this local film. Most of them, including leader, Ivy (Melody Chen), come from dysfunctional families. With divorced parents, she is ashamed of her
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      62 15 SAVE for some bad sound effects and amateurish editing/ the movie offers useful aavice to |mii uiiis i and teens on what can go wrong when communication breaks down. 2MTTQCT is a commendable piece that bodes well for the local film industry. Watch out also for cameo appearances by
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      1170 18 Your Guide To Better Buys Services CITY CLASSIFIED Call Tel: 740-1152 or Sandy Tel: 740-1291 Fax: 745-1022 HOUSES WANTED 42 HOUSES WANTED 42 INTRODUCERS 1 1 5 INTRODUCERS 1 1 5 INTRODUCERS —1 1 5 INTRODUCERS ll5 INTRODUCERS 11 5 9567 6098 Philip Lok LL.B (London University) producer Lok Woi
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      2194 19 c It's more than just a friendship introduction line. You can invite friends for Mahjong Games, Exchange of CD's, Room Sharing, Car Pools, Invitation to Parties/Barbecues, Trading of Collectibles such as stamps, toys, etc. personal with new friends and 019 pals. Gr simply leave your own personal message. 1900-9 IS-
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      175 19 PHONE NUMBERS Beach Rd 391-2550 Bugis Junction 337-9655 Cathay 338-3400 Century 787-1638 Changi 444-6459 Choa Chu Kang 763-1138 Empress 777-5867 Golden 298-5466 Golden Village -1900-912-1234 Hougang 385-2124 Jubilee 454-1640 Jurong 569*3463 Lido 732-4124 Orchard-235-1155 Oriental-323-2809 Republic 44(M883 Suntec 836-9074 ToaPayoh-251-1370 West Mai! 898-9230 White Sands 585-1782 Yangtze-223-7529 m but wait
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      213 19 MOVIE TRAILERS WITH ANDRE YEO EYES WIDE SHUT R(A) What: Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman play a couple struggling with lust. Acclaimed director Stanley Kubrick died soon after he finished editing the film. Where: Beach Rd, Bugis Junction, Golden, Grand*, Marina*, Orchard, Oriental, Plaza*, Suntec and Yangtze DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
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    368 20  -  Where to go for piece of mid-autumn action By DENYSE YEO HERE’S your chance to light up for the last time this century. Tonight, when the moon is at its roundest and brightest, many Chinese will eat mooncakes and sip tea while litde ones parade with colourful lanterns.
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      293 20 SPECIAL SETS FOR 8 -10 PAXtJXSSm Valid from AW till ‘4O/0/09 > JVI I UlUiWi Seafood Cold Dish Braised Shark’s Rn Soup With Crab Meat i* Steamed Seabass in Teochew Style Stirfried Scallops Cuttlefish With Celery Fried Local Chilli Crabs Steamed Live Prawns Stirfried Emperor Pea Sprouts in XO Sauce
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