Timeszone Central, 2 March 1989

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  • 14 1 TimesZone Central Every THURSDAY with your Straits Times March 2,1989 Vol. 2 No. 8
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  • 611 1  -  Some hotels give children the VIP treatment By MING RODRIGUES WHILE Chang Jiang Shanghai Restaurant at Goodwood Park Hotel continues discouraging parents from bringing their young children to its up-market establishment with a $25 surcharge, other hotel restaurants have gone out of their way to welcome kiddies.
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  • Article, Illustration
    93 1 SHIRLEY Chin aspires to be the general manager of a hotel some day. The 22-year-old guest relations officer at Fnrama Hotel is so tall (she’s 1.74 m) she is always looking down at people. She says: “’My career takes top griority in my life, for the time Travel
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • Article, Illustration
    1991 2  -  COMPILED BY EDWARD LIM BIdramu “Big Bad Mouse”. The Stage Club's upcoming production, directed by Jane Paine, is a comedy full of witty dialogue and visual humour. Mrs Paine herself is familiar with the farce, having played one of the office girls in a repertory company’s production in
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 138 2 STRESS CAN KILL Is it worth dying for? Professional help is at hand for this epidemic of the 20th Century by Consultant Psychiatrist, Management Consultant Physical Culture experts. 5 Workshops on Saturdays 2 p m 5 p.m. From 11th March to Bth April Hilton International Singapore Topics include Understanding Stress.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 684 3 OtfeWSfiAN TRM/kli 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEN SHOPPING CENTRE TEL: *****22 *****33 *****90 BRANCHES: #Bl-06 DaHcN Hot* TEL *****00 #BI-34 Parkway Parada TEL *****00 a #Ol-15 Qiaaa Hot* Shopping Cantn TEL *****52 #O5-106 Far Eaat Ptaza TEL *****00 INTER TRAVEL 100 Eu Tong Son Street #O2-22 Pearl's Centre Tel: *****77
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  • Letters to The Editor
    • 57 4 IT is very inconsiderate to leave rubbish outside the lift on each floor. The situation is especially bad just before the Lunar New Year. The HDB cleaner has a hard time bringing the rubbish down and then cleaning the lift. I hope residents will spare a
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    • 95 4 THE stretch of Joo Chiat Road from the junction of Dunman Road to Joo Chiat Place is rather narrow. To make matters worse vehicles are parked on both sides, thus obstructing traffic flow during peak hours. Sometimes accidents occur because of this. I
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    • 85 4 I LIVE at Block 102 Bedok North Ave 4. Over the past few months, obscenities mostly directed at the government have been frequently scribbled on tne lift doors. I urge these people to spend their time more wisely and channel their energy into healthy activities.
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  • Timeszone Central FUNNYLINES
    • 126 4 BEFORE the Lunar New Year, I bought new year cards to send to my relatives and friends. I signed all the cards, wrote the addresses on the envelopes and posted them. On the second day of the new year, I went out
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    • 84 4 MY six-year-old son Galvin, who will be going to Primary One next year, asked me: “Mummy, what is History?” I answered matter-of-factly: “Oh, History is a subject in which you have to remember important dates and the names of important people, places and events.
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    • 55 4 I AM presently doing my national service at the Police Academy. On the day of enlistment, our officer introduced us to our instructors. He said: “This is Sgt Poh, Sgt Tay and Sgt Toh.” Immediately after that, one of us burst out laughing and said: ‘They are
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    • 76 4 MY five-year-old cousin Jane was my aunt Linda’s bridesmaid. Seeing herself and her aunt dressed in white gowns, she asked me: “Why must I and auntie dress up like that?” I answered. “Because aunt Linda is marrying uncle Joe today and maybe soon
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 490 4 $2O tor the best letter WRITE to Timeszone Central if you have a point to raise. We will pay $2O for the best letter and $5 for any other letter published. The letters should be short and to the point Ideally, they should not eiceed 150 words. AH letters should
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    • 66 4 MOST of us must have had a funny experience at some time or other. Timeszone Central welcomes contributions from readers who have had similar true life experiences as those published here. The joke could be on you, which, of course, makes it better. But it need not necessarily be so.
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    • 70 4 EmpText published will win $2O. We’ll also pay $5 each for all other items published. They must be original and must not be copied from joke books or other publications. Send your story to The Editor, “FUNNYLINES,” c/o Timeszone Central Level 2, News Centre, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore 1334. Give
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 616 6 NO live orchestra, no fantastic sets, no ballerinas. Using themes from nature, disabilities, war, lullabies, folk dances and newspaper clippings, Dana Luebke from Sun Ergos creates a wide spectrum of dance forms and styles in “Just Dance.” The other half of
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  • 99 6 THE release of 100 balloons will mark the start of the Singapore Science Centre’s annual “Family Day’’ on March 5 at 10 am. The day’s programme will include science and laser shows, games and puzzles, and a T-shirt painting competition. A highlight will
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 233 6 Hainanese Old-World Charm Return To City. Our Chef s Recommendation:- Pomfret Sambal Steamed Crab Claws Hainanese Pork Chop Fried Chicken Soya Bean Sauce We cater for wedding dinners, company funtions, buffet party etc. A O\S ja JM°oi«ehln Palace Restaurant Pte Ltd Blic 157. #Ol-546 #Ol-05 Funan Centre Ang Mo KIo
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 397 7 YOUNG girls all over the world swooned over his love songs which became some of the greatest hits in the late Fifties and early Sixties Poetry In Motion was his Diggest single; Dreamy Eyes, the first song he wrote; and other hits
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  • 97 7 WANT to learn Japanese? You can sign up for a three-month course at the Havelock Community Centre. It will start tonight at 6.30. The fee is $45. The centre is also offering a two-month gift and hamper wrapping course starting on March 8 at 6.30
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  • 384 7  -  By MING RODRIGUES SINCE it first titillated the tastebuds of hor fun lovers 41 years ago, Lee Tong Kee’s hor fun, which still retains its sumptuous, home-cook-ed flavour, is still drawing a following of fans. Based on a time-test-ed family recipe, the secret
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 669 8/9  -  Cover girl loses leg to cancer but fights her way back to the top By REGINALD FITZ National En- quirer. WHEN supermodel Ivy Gunter tragically lost her right leg to cancer in 1980, it looked like her glamorous world was at an end. But the sexy
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  • 514 8/9  -  By BRIDGET TAN JUNIOR can now have the buffet table to himself at this hotel. Kid’s Club at Carlton Hotel even has custom-made tables low enough for children to get the food on small chafing dishes without difficulty. They also get to
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  • Page 8/9 Advertisements
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    • 289 8/9 I'niwi HtirHyliM A Rtauty Salon Business Hours Mon-Fri 9,.30am to Hpm Sat 9.30 am to 7pm Sun P.H. 9.M()am to f>pm APPOINTMENTS: 273-0859 CLOSED ON TUESDAYS BLK 113, BUKIT MERAH VIEW #Ol-554, SINGAPORE 0315 PURE Bridal Gown Studio No. 148, Kim Seng Road, Singapore 0923. Tel: *****66-7 BRIDAL GOWN EVENING
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  • BITES
    • 50 10 TREETOPS in Royal Holiday Inn never served lunch until now. Lunch at $12.90 each is served daily except on Sundays from noon to 2.30 pm, alternating roast beef with roast turkey. There are five kinds of salads (marinated and fresh) and baked potatoes with sour cream.
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    • 103 10 AT the Peranakan food festival from March 3 to 12 at Orchard Hotel’s Ficus Cafe, guest chef Mrs Molly Seah will prepare her specialities such as Hee Pioh Soup, Sambal Teboon, Babi Sio, Nonya Mee, Ayam Buah Keluak, Rebong Masak Lernak, Fu Hong Yai and Ikan Chuan
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    • 58 10 DINERS can eat as much as they like at Crown Prince Hotel’s Long Jiang Sichuan Restaurant. They can help themselves to unlimited servings of their favourite dishes from the a la carte menu. At s2B++ (adult) and each) and international cuisine on weekends. Some of the dishes served
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    • 161 10 A BUFFET dinner called Singapore Night has just been introduced to Holiday Inn Park View’s Window On the Park. Diners can enjoy local specialities such as rojak, cuttlefish with kang kong, beef ball soup, claypot yong tau foo, pig’s trotters with black mushrooms, chilli crab, tow suan and
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    • 74 10 TUCK in to Japanesestyle steamboat at Furama Hotel’s Sho-Un Japanese Restaurant. Among the appetising choices are sukiyaki (sliced beef and vegeta- bles cooked in soya sauce and Japanese wine), shabu shabu (sliced beef and vegetables cooked in clear broth), yosenabe (assorted seafood, chicken and vegetables), mizutaki (chicken and
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    • Article, Illustration
      48 10 TRY Sichuan minced pigeon at Meisan Szechuan Restaurant in Royal Holiday Inn. It is sauteed in a special Sichuan sauce, mixed with diced turnips, carrots and black mushrooms, and then served wrapped in fresh lettuce leaf. Try minced pigeon at Meisan Schezuan Restaurant (See Minced pigeon).
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    • 58 10 IF you want to rest and relax after shopping in Chinatown, Tiffany Coffee House now serves high tea. Unlimited cups of freshly-brewed coffee or hot English tea is served with hot scones, ovenfresh pastries, cakes, assorted finger sandwiches, fruit tartlets, home-made curry puffs, fruit salad and many
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    • 69 10 A BARBECUE buffet is served daily at The River Terrace Coffeeshop at Hotel New Otani this month. There is a generous spread of barbecued meats, chicken and seafood as well as a selection of Western and Asian favourites such as Fish Piccata, Chicken Portugaise, Chinese fried rice and
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous

  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 202 11 HJHNSONL t/oA4CTrnnii ruVr m ROASTED DOCKS CHICKEN BUKIT TIMAH 17, Cheong Chin Nam Road. (Opposite Beauty World Shopping Centre) Tel: *****52 Business Hours: 10.30 am -10 pm Steamed "preserved vegetable" with minced pork S 4.00 Steamed salted fish with bean curd 4.00 Simmered mushrooms with "fa cai" 4.00 Shredded duck
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  • Article, Illustration
    2060 12 DINE DANCE E W Express, Marina Square. Happy hours from 12 to 8 pm. No cover charge (Sun Thurs). Cover charge: $l7 nett (Fri); $2O nett (Sat and eve of public holidays). Entertainment by Bits N Bytes (nightly except Mon). Tel: 339-1618. Streets of London, Plaza Hotel. Jolly
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 358 12 w a MASSAGE^ ■CsAUNA ,0.0 <o°^ iw v** oOC'°° S o(o'.' Oo> s f^joO e a oW* *2&**2*'* fi eos® ran 1 6*o pfoO a? DELIGHT HEALTH CENTRE PARADIZ DE SAUNA (Former Doi-khi Heokh Centre) 1, Selegie Rood, #O4-06/11, Porodiz Centre, Singapore 071 8 Tel: *****76 e *****87 (10.00 om-11.00
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 251 13 Shiatsu Swedish Massage Sauna Shiatsu Swedish Massag j V Sauna Shiatsu Steam Swedish Massage Gym Coffee Lounge IMPERIAL PARK VIEW DYNASTY Imperial Hotel. 1 Jolan Rumbla Singapore 0922 Tel: *****18/9 or *****66 Ext 193 Holiday Inn Park View 81-01 11 Cavenagh Road. Singapore 0922 Tel: *****55 (4 lines) Level 4
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  • 898 14 BL00MS/FICUS CAFE FOR a band which has been around some 15 years, Los Troubadours certainly has quite a hefty reserve of vibrancy left. During its performance at Orchard Hotel's Blooms Continental Restaurant, the trio’s lively, lighthearted serenade of warm Latin numbers, light pop and evergreens kept
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 143 14 EAST HEALTH East Coast Re East Coas (Next toS’port Behind M Tel: 443-75( Visa Can Business Hrs: 10.30* STEAtf Excellei Cosy At Unbeat When the day is done, it’s time for relaxing moments at Galaxy de Sauna! Introducing:* Mr. Teo Seng Huat Blind Masseur Professionally trained blind masseur providing the
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous

  • 682 15  -  By GAIL BIRNBAUM National Enquirer MILLARD Fuller was living on top of the world with a US$l million (about Ssl.9 million) personal fortune then he gave it all away! He went from owning a big brick house, a lakefront cabin, two speedboats and
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 191 15 REFRESH AND RELAX IN A CLEAN COSY ENVIRONMENT Come visit us for a soothing massoge. Let our gentle and coring masseuses ease away your tension and tiredness. CLEMENCEAU HEALTH CENTRE A SINGAPORE SHOPPING CENTRE #O4-19 to #O4-20 190 Clemoocoou Avenu* Singapor* 0923 TEL:33B-6645, 336-6646 BUSINESS HOURS: 10J0am to 11.00 pm
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  • 495 16  -  By MING RODRIGUES TOM CRUISE and Bryan Brown they are not, l>ut real bartenders who lead a less glamorous life-style and survive a far more hectic work day than merely throwing bottles of whisky and gin in self-in-dulgent and expensive displays of aerial
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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