Timeszone Central, 20 April 1989

Microfilm: NL19549
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    Masthead
    14 1 TimesZone Central Every THURSDAY with your Straits Times April 20,1989 Vol. 2 No. 15
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    Lock icon Thrills... ...and spills
    229 1 FORTY teenagers displayed their skills at handling skateboards and bicycles at Marina Square last Sunday. The demonstration was organised by Skate Warehouse, a company dealing in bicycles and skateboards. Mr Lewis Tan, the marketing manager, says the demonstration was “to show teenagers that they can have an
    Pictures by CHEW YEN F(X)K  -  229 words
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      8 1 Our City Girl is on the Back Page
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    WEEKLY DIARY
    1457 2  -  COMPILED BY TEO CHEE HUAT IfPfl DANCE 1 Shell Friday Lunchtime Cultural Programme: “Mixed Bag: A Lunchtime Dance Special” by the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Dance Ensemble, a performing group comprising students in the three-year dance diploma programme. The items are choreographed by Anthony Tay, Angela Liong,
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      301 2 1989 JUNE SCHOOL HOLIDAY SPECIALS Mil Inrrpdihlp Pripp t TO ASIA’S MOST EXOTIC DESTINATION THAILAND IN Bangkok Pattaya CMangmai' $499 $559 40 Bangkok/Pattaya 50 Bangkok/Pattaya 7/80 Bangkok/Pattaya/ Chiangmat/Chiangrai $599 Guaranteed Departure Every Mon, Tue, Wed A Fri Fly by 747, 757 or DCIO Aircraft Stay in comfortable, clean and safe
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      43 2 Switch to Luxaflex Micros New 16mm slats. Over 49 designer colours Exclusive 2-year guarantee Sold in over 80 countries worldwide Micro Blinds Call *****78 fora FREE measure and quote. Distributed by: Creat I Mon Company Hlk 210 HongMg Si. 21. #Ol-271 Singapore 1953
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      918 3 Newsman travel NEWSMAN GROUP MM s 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEM SHOPPING CENTRE TEL *****22 (Overseas Dept) *****33 (M’sia Dept) Branches: #BI-06 DaHchi Hotel Tel: *****00 #BI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: *****52 O5-106 Far East Plaza Tel: *****66 SCAN TOURS q 111 North Bridge
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  • TimesZone Central FUNNYLINES
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      Saying it all with a thank you
      89 4 WE were attending a graduation ceremony at a kindergarten. The children were the comperes. After the performance of several items, a cute boy walked towards the microphone to introduce the next item. As he was walking on stage he smiled sweetly at the
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      Santa’s present
      49 4 MY children’s theory about where babies come from: “I think babies come from a big house with a lot of doctors and nurses.” from my first daughter. “Santa Claus brought them by his sleigh with a lot of cute reindeer.” from my second daughter. FLH, Singapore 1776
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      The great egg story
      87 4 WHEN my son asked me where he came from, I told him that he came in the form of an egg inside my stomach. When my stomach grew bigger and bigger and the time was due, the egg came out and cracked open out he came,
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  • Letters to The Editor
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      214 4 ••WHERE do babiee come from, mum?" Some*parents just don’t know how to answer that when their child wants to know about the birds and the bees at an early age. But kids have their own theories, too, about how babies came into this world. Tell us, in not too many
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    Lock icon Colourful world of India comes alive at Serangoon Road
    514 5 Cz<?£ DROP by Serangoon Road’s Little India for its colourful and earthy exotica this shopping festival and experience a corner of Singapore that is truly unique. Tne Serangoon Merchants’ Association has come up with fascinating activities for you to learn more
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      154 5 N i* t PRE-HARI RAYA SALE! An a special discount on court shoes evening bags 6 Raffles Boulevard #O2-246 Marina Square Singapore 0103 Tel: *****56 (Next to Kentucky Fried Chicken) i AT THE HEART OF THE CITY. WHERE THE HEARTS OF GOURMETS SHOULD BELOHG. Because at Red Lantern, masters of
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      69 5 PACKAGING HI —lO2 zmwi v> 102 I S ••nr *r*4M Manufacturer:GENERAL FACTORY OF BEIJING ZIIANGGUANG lIAIR REGROWTII LINIMENT PRODUCTS SINGAPORE LONG TERM DISTRIBUTOR: Chinese Cloisoime-Ware Centre Pte. Ltd. Rallies City Shopping Centre #Ol -37 Tel *****43 Lucky Plaza #O3-65 Tel: *****81 Tai Heng Hong (S) Pte. Ltd. 4 Leng Kee
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    He learnt to paint – on toilet rolls
    660 6  - He learnt to paint on toilet rolls By TINA A KHAN CHINESE brush painter James Tan learnt to paint on toilet paper. Today at 38, Mr Tan is a recognised artist who has taken part in more than 30 exhibitions in Singapore and in other parts of the world, 13
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      386 6 ETS Training Centre: the school that believes it is only as good as its teachers. At ETS Training Centre, we take education as seriously as you do. Because, like you, we know that a school is only as good as its teachers. That’s why we hand-pick our teachers. Professionals who
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    Functional works of art
    298 7 SELANGOR Pewter’s latest range of products are not only ob/ets dart but functional ornaments. Designed by Danish master Erik Magnussen, the 23 items in the “Erik Magnussen Collection” consists of tea and coffee pots, smoking accessories and tankards, as well as candlestands, bowls and containers in
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  • CLOTHES LINE
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      Starkly elegant
      389 8/9 Starkly elegan t With blacks and whites for colours and sleek, clean designs with a touch of detail for a classy finish A FORMER Paris buyer who doesn’t know how to pat a dress together least of all cat it, has captured the attention of the haute couture world with
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      296 8/9 a r. j EC^*r^ *> secretaries. Come Secrctries’ Week, you can be assured that your secretary will definitely appreciate something as lovely as the Raspberry Souffle Cake. (,OOI)Wt)OI) loußwr MARKET Goodwood Park Hotel 22 Scotts Koad Singa|>orc 0922 Me ml k- r< >f riic (>< mhlw<m n I r< >u
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  • BITES
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      Hainanese– style steak
      83 10 AUSTRALIAN beef prepared Hainanese style? That’s what is happening at Mariners’ and Delights’ Corner Restaurant Steakhouses this month. Chef Bermuda Say will venture into garlic pepper steak Chinese style, sambal- garlic steak, and pan-fried beef rolls Chinese style and waiters will serve you in Australian hats! What’s
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      Two-in-one lobster...
      84 10 Meisan Szechuan Restaurant at the Royal Holiday Inn will be serving lobster prepared in two different styles and presented in one dish, the double lobster delight, next month. Half of the lobster will be steamed, cut into little cubes and left to cool. The other half will be
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      ...or baked with garlic, butter
      60 10 ANOTHER place offering lobsters is Shang Palace Restaurant at the Shangri-La. Lobsters taste great when they are fried with ginger and onions or with spiced salt. Alternatively, try the traditional Cantonese- or Teochew-style steamed lobster. Other lobster dishes include lobster balls sauteed with black bean
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      Feast on seafood
      59 10 FEAST on a spread of fish, crabs, prawns and squids prepared in various delicious ways next month at the River Terrace Coffeeshop, Hotel New Otani. Try the garoupa provencale, pepper crab, smoked oyster, seafood au gratin and more. The buffet costs $l7-M- (adults) and sl2++ (children) folr
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      Lunch for secretaries
      92 10 GIVE your secretary a treat at the Hotel Phoenix during Secretaries’ Week from April 24 to 29. A buffet lunch of salad, soup and desserts will be offered free with an order of entree consisting of prime rib or sole meuniere, both priced at slB+ each. For
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      From peach to peanut pie
      80 10 IF you like pies, choose from peach pie with kiwi fruit and strawberries; banana cream pie, with orange sherbet and chocolate shavings (both at $6.50); southern pecan pie with raspberries, mango and raspberry sauce ($7.50); blackberry pie with vanilla ice cream and blackberries ($6.50); blueberry
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      Kalahari truffles
      102 10 NAMIBIA is in the news at the Holiday Inn Park View. While the country is now gaining independence from South Africa, Namibia is making its presence felt at the New Orleans Restaurant with its Kalahari truffles. For starters, diners can have oysters with truffles or the unique blend
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      400 10 Unisex Hairstyling Lvl J Beauty Salon Elkto iv Let Principal Hairstylist, w Joyce Lim, transform your appearance to your satisfaction. 273-0859 appointment Block 113, Bukit Merah View #Ol-554 Singapore 0315. Business Hrs. Mon Fri(9.3oam Bpm), Sat(9.3oam-7pm), Sun/P.H.(9.30am-spm), Closed on Tuesday. AT KUKUP where fine seafood need not be expensive SPECIAL
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    PICK OF THE NIGHTSPOTS
    831 11 CAIRNHILL LOUNGE EARLY last year, it rose from a small city called Lucena, 137 km from Manila, to become the town’s number one band. By the end of the year, it had clinched a threemonth contract in Dallas. Lead guitarist and band leader Roni M Tamondong,
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    AFTER 5
    2063 12 LIVE MUSIC Act I, Mandarin Hotel. Bar prices (Sun Thurs). Cover charge: $l2 (Fri, Sat and eve of public holidays). Fashion show on Tues at 10.45 pm. Local group The Snapshots entertains. Tel: 737-4411. Alcove Lounge, Boulevard Hotel. Bar prices (Sun Thurs). First drink charge: $ll (Fri, Sat
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      374 13 Quality Counts CLEAN HYGIENIC THROUGHOUT •WHITE PINE SAUNA •HIGH POWERED STEAM ROOM NEW EXERCISE EQUIPMENTS PLEASANT TV/REST ROOM •30 YOUNG FEMALE MASSEUSES SHIATSU OR OIL MASSAGE You Will be satis' tied! special package (up to 730 p.m.) •HAIR CUT SHAMPOO SAUNA *STEAMBATH MASSAGE ALL FOR sso ONLY THE HEALTH CENTRE
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    Savour traditional Italian cooking
    530 14 SAVOUR selected cuisines from the region of Piedmont, Italy, at the Ristorante Bologna till tomorrow. The Marina Mandarin restaurant is celebrating its second anniversary. Lying in the extreme north of Italy, bordering France and Switzerland, Piedmont has a long tradition of gourmet cuisine, much of it
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    Break fast with buffets
    258 16 MUSLIM chef Sharul Abdul Haji Samad has specially prepared a selection of Indonesian and Malay favourites for the “break fast” buffet at Royal Holiday Inn’s Cafe Vienna. Among the more than 20 dishes which vary daily are bubor kambing (mutton porridge), ikan masak lemak (fish with
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    CITY GIRL
    118 16 She just loves to make people smile MAKING people happy comet naturally to Christine Lee and the looks forward to doing to each day at her workplace. Christine, a guest relations officer with the Dynasty Hotel, is always looking oat for annoyed or angry guests. Said the 19-year-old:
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