Timeszone Central, 9 March 1989

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  • 14 1 TimesZone Central Every THURSDAY with your Straits Times March 9,1989 Vol. 2 No. 9
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  • 374 1 Three ads a month to get staff JOBS in the hotel industry are going begging as tourist arrival in Singapore hits a new high. In one issue of The Straits Times last week, there were 16 hotels all asking for applicants to fill
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  • Article, Illustration
    82 1 BELINDA Teo, 27, may be personal assistant to the boss bat ber role makes her feel like the “boss.” Her firm, Jnay Mob and Company, imports silk from China and most of the time ber boss is not around, leaving ber to manage the office at Peninsula Plaza
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • Article, Illustration
    1823 2  -  COMPILED BY TINA A KHAN lTjg)l DRAMA Cultural Moments with DBS: STARS presents Anton Chekov’s “The Marriage Proposal”, a comedy set in the drawing room of a country estate in Russia. Landowner Lomov calls on his elderly neighbour Chubukov to ask for Chubukov’s daughter's hand in marriage. Place:
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 265 2 S 8 Experience your holiday (13 Newsman thaVU S O'** -r -t. T*1:*****22 100 Orchard Road Meridien Shpg Ctr 1*1:732-9233. Marin* Parade Rd #Bl-34 Parkway Parade T*1:345-9090" Anson Rd 981-06 Dai-lcht Hotel T*1:221-3300| ■317 Outam Road 101-15 Glass Hotel TH235-3553■ Jl4 Scobs Rd 905-106 Far East Plaza T*1:*****6«! iiiiiij mijjj
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 649 3 ft WWSMAN TRAVtL S 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/38 MERIDIEN SHOPPING CENTRE TEL: *****22 *****33 *****80 BRANCHES: e #BI-06 Dm-*chi Hot* TEL *****00 #BI-34 Parkway Panda TEL *****00 #Ol-15 Qiaaa Hotel Shopping Cantra TEL *****92 a #O5-10$ Far Eaat Plaza TEL *****06 SIOGAPQWI AlßlingS f air mui ziaiano 110 AU NEW
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  • Letters to The Editor
    • 120 4 WILL SBS please introduce an express bui service plying between Tampines New Town and Shenton Way or the World Trade Centre? At present, Tampines residents have to rely on Service No 10 which takes more than an hour to reach Shenton Way. Or,
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    • 89 4 I WISH to bring to the attention of the relevant authorities, the danger posed to the public by the condition of a seawall near a canal, next to the Big Splash at the East Coast Park. The picture I have taken speaks for itself. I urge the authorities
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  • Timeszone Central FUNNYLINES
    • 130 4 MY sister was getting married in church. I had to watch out for her so that the minute she arrived, I could get the bell ringer to announce her arrival. She came at 8.25 and I gave the signal to the bell ringer. The bells
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    • 90 4 ONE day, two of my friends came to visit me in my one-room HDB flat. After some time, both of them deckled to leave. I saw them to the door and closed It. Suddenly, I heard loud knocking and my friends kept shouting my name.
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    • 108 4 MY dad usually sends my brother and I to school. During the journey, my brother always sleeps in the car so dad has to wake him up on reaching school. One day, dad drove to school as usual and said to my brother: "Wake up! We have reached
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    • 60 4 I WAS playing with my four-year-old brother. We were playing with his stuffed toys. Then I took out my doll and said I was going to change her dress. My brother suddenly said he had better leave the room. He felt embarrassed. USA YANG EN EN (12)
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 568 4 $2O for the best letter WRITE to Timeszone Central if you have a point to raise. We will pay $2O for the bast letter and $5 for any other letter published. The letters should be short and to the point Ideally, they should not exceed 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 \r 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, Newt Centre, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore 1334. Give
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 223 5 Watts the name behind the hits THE Rolling Stones, Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Nicks, Sergio Mendes, and Patti Austin all share one common denominator Ernie Watts. Saxophonist Watts has also firmly settled himself into the film and television recording scenes with “Ghostbusters”, “The Karate Kid”, “The Color Purple”, “Arthur”,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 293 5 TRIPLE SEMSATOGW E.W. Express Restaurant Disco 6 Raffles Boulevard #O3-119/121 Marina Square E.W. EXPRESS Singapore 0103 Tel: *****18 Operation Hours: Weekdays: spm-2am Fri-Sat Eve of Public Holidays: spm-3am KK.si AIU \\T IHSC* > TFest $9 Spend $3O here and get a chance to IST PRIZE: A return airticket to LONDON
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  • 694 6  - Farmer cuts out his own gallstone with old razor blade and scissors By CHRIS PRITCHARD POVERTY-STRICKEN Herman Jufri was racked by hellish pain from a gallstone as big as a tennis ball, but couldn't afford a mere US$57 (about S$I08) for an operation so he cut it out himself! Herman
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  • 426 6  - Lose weight permanently eat a low-fat diet By FRANKLIN R RUEHL National Enquirer EATING a diet low in fat allows you to lose weight without having to count calories or even restrict your food intake, a new Cornell University study shows. “The results of our study are far-reaching. We believe
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 372 6 TV SIGNAL MULTIPLIER ITml Model UV 288 (High Power) $l6O ONLY For export only TV >jM. v Solve all your bod room TV reception For TV AN bedroom s TVs without sntsnns points can have ths sente clarity ae your Hying room TV though there are noaNre connections FOR VCR
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  • 685 7  -  By ED SUSMAN National En- quirer THE birth of little Simon Blodgett was a twin miracle incredibly, he was born to a woman in a coma... and his amazing delivery triggered his mother’s return to consciousness! “We are all sure that it
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • CLOTHES LINE
    • 213 8/9  -  Givenchy draws his colours from the elements By MING RODRIGUES MEN’S fashion takes off to jauntier heights with Givenchy’s snappy New Town spring/summer collection. The French couturier borrows the natural elements of earth, sea and sun to reflect three different looks in two contrasting
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    • 101 8/9 GIORGIO ARMANI inspires the soft, elegant “Mani Chic” Isetan’s spring/summer fashion theme. Matt and translucent fabrics chiffon, georgette, linen and a tone-on-tone combination of checks are married for an interesting feel. The colour focus is dreamy beige-pink, bluishgrey and light grey. Use matching
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    • 302 8/9  -  By ROBERT M SCHWARTZ National En- quirer YOU can upgrade frour home and make it ook more stylish without over-stretching your budget, says an interior decorating expert. Here are some inexpensive ways to add pizzazz and elegance to your home, according
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  • Page 8/9 Advertisements
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    • 414 8/9 Ever wanted an external floodlight that lights up whenever anyone comes into range? We have the product called the ASFE Automatic Light System. Model PIR-2. It can be installed on new or existing light fittings. The features of PIR-2 are; Seneor range within an ases of 112 m long, WJm
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  • BITES
    • 488 10 EASTER may not be until the end of the month but hotels are all set to catch the Easter bunny. First in line is Holiday Inn Park View where you can “strike it rich” at The Bakeshop as early as March 10. For
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    • 55 11 Chicken-and-egg situation AT the Peranakan Place, Easter is a chic-ken-and-egg situation. For the Sunday set lunch, which costs $l2, you can choose eggs served 10 different ways. Choice of eggs includes duck’s, quail’s, century, salted, hard boiled, tea, soya sauce and even egg pau. For the main course, chicken is
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 211 10 f tf’K i k VM 4* l!, Ti n*^* VjP* 7('/ HOME DECOR FEB-MAR 'BB Batco Design Pin Lid Showrooms: 1 Maritime Square #Ol-57 World Trade Centre (0409) 68 Orchard Road #O4-21A Plaza Singapura (0923) 80, Marine Parade #O3-17/18 Parkway Parade (1544) HERE'S AN OFFER YOU CAN'T TAKE LYING DOWN!
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  • 463 11  -  By MING RODRIGUES THE subtly unique flavours of Sarawak cuisine hints that it is more than regular Malay fare. While we are familiar with the likes of nasi padang served at our local stalls, Sarawak cuisine adopts Malaysian favourites with a mixture
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 292 11 T1 liiJ HAPPY flESTAURANT 15 Taniong Katong Road lion City Hole 2nd level Singapore 1543 Tel: *****17, *****86 HAPPY PACKAGE FROM $200 UPWARDS Weddings Birthdays Anniversaries Company Functions SET LUNCH DINNER $20 (4 dishes) 2 4 persons $50 (8 dishes) 5 7 persons $85 (9 dishes) 8 -10 persons SHARK’S
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous

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    2090 12 DINE DANCE E W Express, Marina Square. Happy hours from noon to 8 pm No cover charge (Sun Thurs). Cover charge: $l4 nett (Fri); $l7 nett (Sat and eve of public holidays). From March 14, happy hours will be from 5 to 8 pm. Entertainment by Bits N
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 338 12 MASSAGE^ t 8 s |0( o 00-jjrjsStfS :5<^ sc,es safes® c e >.^ y 0^ r W efS s n° e o s S R°°^ed DELIGHT HEALTH CENTRE (Former Doi-khi Health Centre) PARADIZ DE SAUNA 1, Selegie Rood, #O4-06/11, Parodiz Centre, S.ngopore 0718 Tel: *****76 *****87 10 00 am -11.00
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 240 13 <'^Lco UectioN Of r f Shiatsu Swedish Massage Sauna Shiatsu Swedish Massage l DYNASTY Lavel 4 Dynasty Hotel 320 Orchard Road Singapore 0923 Tel: *****77 (4 lines) or *****00 Ext. 74 A 3k V IMPERIAL Imperial Hotel, 1 Jalan Rumbla Singapore 0922 Tel: *****18/9 or *****66 Ext 193 Sauna Steam
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 244 14 Offers Exciting Options Timeszone. the weekly neighbour hood section in The Straits Times, which is printed in three zonal editions, offers you exciting new options. When you advertise in Timeszone, you enjoy the prestige of being seen in The Straits Times, at just one third the rate for national advertising.
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  • 373 15  -  By ARLINE HAROLD BRECHER National Enquirer WHAT you read for pleasure tells a lot about your personality, says an expert. Here are some common reading materials and what each reveals about you, according to Dr Herbert Hoffman, director of Hillside Psychological Guidance
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  • 341 15  -  By PHILIP SMITH —National Enquirer PEOPLE who are emotionally healthy tend to share seven basic traits that make their lives happy and fulfilling, a researcher said. Here are those seven keys to emotional health: Understand your values and make sure they are your
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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  • 216 16 THE first thing that came to Cindee Yeo’s mind when she won the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International/Singapore ’B9 title last Saturday was: “Is it true?” Cindee, 18, took part in the contest because her parents encour- aged her. She will represent Singapore
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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    • 218 16 TimesZone Central 70,000 copies distributed fr— every week NEWS DESK Level 2, News Centre, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore 1334 Tel: *****00/1210 ADVERTISING 111 Somerset Road, #l3-06 PUB Building, Singapore 0923 Tel: *****56/5965 BOOK BARGAINS OUTLETS: Raffles Place MRT Station Raffles Place MRT Station (Children, P Bedok Reservoir Road, Block 746,
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