Timeszone Central, 22 February 1990

Microfilm: NL19550
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    14 1 TimesZone Central Every THURSDAY with your Straits Times February 22,1990 Vol. 3 No. 7
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  • Article, Illustration
    Boom time for pubs and discos
    1260 1  -  New outlets popping up to cash in on good times By AUDRA ANG and ELAINE TAN DISCOS and pubs are packing in the crowds. So popular are they with the “after 5” crowd that new ones are coming up virtually overnight. Discos like Dreams,
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      23 1 INSIDE hi iimii FESTIUI of un m Arts Festival Update Pl 6 Meet the icecream taster Pll Mila Schon’s Spring designs P 8,9
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    WEEKLY DIARY
    1356 2 MJAiCEl THE National Theatre Trust and Alliance Francaise are bringing in The Lyon Opera Ballet from France. The ballet company will be performing a theatre-dance piece called “Cendrillon” (Cinderella). The company is known for its innovative choreography in classical works and has a repertoire of 12 ballets. It
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      407 2 THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC GEOMANCY "FENG SHUT' CENTRE IN Si. ASIA Mr Lim Koon Hian in his 18 years as geomancy practitioner has offered his consultancy services locally and also in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and other countries. mOFEMIONAL OEOMANCCJt €> SAN YEN GEOMANCY CENTRE 10 Mam* Parana «oao *Ol-4’
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      619 3 Newsman travel newsman travel newsman travel •fIttWSMAN IfIAVU. 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEM SHOPPING CENTRE TEL: *****22 (12 lines) *****33 (8 lines) Branches: #BI-34 Parkway Panda Tel: *****90 #O5-106 Far Eaat Plata Tal: *****60 #Ol-15 Class Hotal Shopping Contra Tal: *****32 Newsman travel AMERICA m KOREAN AIR unrreo AißLines I
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    The ‘Y’ gang
    110 4 The Goethe-Institut Singapore will be presenting the jazz ensemble “Y” as part of the programme “European Community Cultural Contribution to Singapore’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations’. The jazz trio of Matthias Frey, Wolfgang Tiepold and Christoph Haberer promises a programme of electronic and non-electronic sounds. It will be a
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    Doctors take out her ‘tumour’ — a pork chop bone!
    373 5  - Doctors take out her ‘tumour’ a pork chop bone! By JIM NELSON TERRIFIED Julia Schumansky feared the worst when she underwent surgery to remove a suspected tumour but she left the hospital laughing after doctors removed a 10-cm pork chop bone from her buttocks! “I couldn’t believe it and the
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    Lock icon Ugly brides wore veils so grooms wouldn’t run away
    349 5  -  By RICHARD BAKER National En- quirer NO wedding would be complete without a fancy cake, a ring, a best man and bridesmaids but do you know how those traditions got started? Here, an expert explains the fascinating origins of many wedding
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    City Girl Pamela
    66 5 SOFT-SPOKEN Pamela Kuah, 21, needed a challenge when she left school three years ago. So she decided to do sales. She sells luggage at Lucky Plaza. T like this job as I get to meet many people, from all over the world,” sne says. As most of
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    Whip up your own ice cream flavour
    288 6  -  By ELAINE TAN YOU have not tasted icecream till you have tried the newest sensation to hit Singapore. The name: Whiria Whip. The catchline: “Do Yourself A Flavour”. The taste is simply indescribable. Delicious is an understatement. Perfection is the word for it.
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    Perfect cover-up for your skin
    270 6 NO more oil zones, uneven patches and eyeshadows. Elizabeth Arden will give you a smooth and flawless face. The new line of Flawless Finish make-up introduces two new liquid foundations. Elizabeth Arden’s Flawless Finish Liauid Make-up is specially formulated to combat oil zones on the
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    La Brasserie wins award
    90 6 LA BRASSERIE at Omni Marco Polo Hotel has won the Excellence in Service Award for Restaurants. Thirteen awards were given away at the Fifth Tourism Awards presentation organised by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board. La Brasserie was among the three finalists in the restaurant category. The
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      300 6 Hakka Restaurant Business Hours: 11.30 am to 3 pm 6.30 pm to 10 pm Daily H©@ flsraoims dfetes toir fi© irelMa SfizcLaf J2unc(t 9 P cr P« rson ST 2 persons 2 dishes 4 persons 4 dishes 1 soup 6 persons 5 dishes 1 soup 8 persons 6 dishes 4-1
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      80 6 5 cl J&2GGT $163.80 (For 10 persons) 'SSS? ducV* rt 9*2?" 1. Lobster Salad with Fresh Fruits 2. Sharks Rn with Chicken 3. Red-fish with Soya Bean Crumbs 4. Prawn in Dried Red Chilli 5. String Beans with Minced Meat 6. Maple Leaf Deep Fried Bun 7. Braised Pu-Tien Bean
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  • BITES
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      Fuchien favourites
      153 7  -  Compiled by HASEENAH KOYAKUTTY FOUR master chefs have been specially flown in from Xiamen, China, to whip up authentic Fuchien delicacies such as bak chang (dumplings), or pow (yam pao), popiah, sweet peanut soup, fried ngob niang, char mee suab, Hokkien mee, hr mee, satay mee, peanut candy,
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      Southeast Asian treats
      47 7 TAKE a gastronomic trip round Southeast Asia at the Cafe Plaza, Plaza Hotel. You get a taste of Ma- Mixed buffet (clockwise from top left) Thai green papaya salad, Vietnamese sour fish soup, Indonesian rendang, stuffed sotong, Vietnamese sugarcane prawns. (See Southeast Asian treats).
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      Penang hawker fare
      116 7 THE popular Penang Food Festival is back at the White Rose Cafe, York Hotel. Hawkers from Penang have set up 11 stalls offering rojak, Penang Jaksa, cuttlefish and kaog kong, oyster omelette, Jok bak, fried kway teow, among others. You get a taste of Ma- laysia in
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      10-course set lunch
      133 7 A Chinese Connoisseur Lunch has been introduced at the House of Blossoms, Marina Mandarin. You can have the variety and quality of a 10course Chinese banquet and yet enioy the meal within your lunch hour. This special lunch set consists of a cold appetiser buffet, a soup,
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      Feast on abalone
      90 7 ABALONE takes centrestage at the Szechuan Court and Canton Garden, The Westin Plaza. The chefs recommend braised whole abalone with oyster sauce (slB+ per piece) and braised whole naobu abalone with vegetables and oyster sauce (s9s++ per piece) at Canton Garden. Braised sliced abalone with sesame sauce
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      Japanese set meals
      137 7 YOU get four special set menus at Nishiki Japanese Restaurant, Marina Bay Golf and Country Club, for this month only. For sl4++ per person, you get an appetiser, clear soup with mushrooms, deep-fried chicken meat and lotus roots, niku jaga (simmered beef with mixed vegetables), grilled fish
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      89 7 ENGLISH for BUSINESS incorporating the writing of letters, reports, memos, minutes of meetings and the use of English in the office. Professional guidance from experienced tutor very familiar with problems in spoken and written English faced by clerks, secretaries and executives in the office and in the business environment. CLASS
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      169 7 'F r < Showcrmastcr The Masters of their craft. Enhance your bathroom with Showermaster New Zealand’* No. 1 shower screen. Showermaster offers an incredible variety of choice with its wide range of models, colours and designs. There is one that will meet with your special needs. Our Latest Designs Introducing
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  • CLOTHES LINE
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      Designer’s game
      263 8/9 VIBRANT colours, maximum creativity and soft fabrics are the features in Mila Schon’s Spring/ Summer 1990 collection. Live it up this season with distinctive patterns, fabrics, and hues. Ms Schon’s choice of crepe, soft wools, linen, cotton and canvas-like materials are just part of her game of expression
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    The fun bunch from ‘Plaza Suite’
    527 8/9  -  PLAYHOUSE By AUDRA ANG A WEALTH of English charm and warmth of personality radiated by the cast of Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite” gave the sun a run for its money during an hour-long poolside interview. The light banter indulged by Marcia Warren, Davyd Harries,
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      277 8/9 Treasure Restaurant Ist Anniversary Special Set Menus. Drunken ’Live* Prawns Authentic Barbequed Peking Duck Boiled Mushrooms Bean Curd with Duck Soup Steamed 'Live' Fish OTARD XO, SEAFOOD PEKING DUCK SET MENU Stewed Mixed Vegetable with Shellfish Colourful Fried Shredded Duck Crab and Ginger Onions with Noodles Soup in Casserole Today's
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      256 8/9 DAI KIN DAIKIN The ONLY Multi-Split Airconditioner That Can Cool More Than 2 Rooms. SAVE MONEY...., RELIABLE.. FT2SAVE I Fan Coil Unit Fan Coil Unit FT2SAVE r 5 I Condensing 1 Unit MAS6A FTSSAVE Fan Coil Unit FV3SAVE Fan Coil Unit DELUX AIR-CONDITION ENGINEERING PTE LTD It. Hcttnd Grov* Road
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  • KARAOKE
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      System to help beginners sing their favourite songs
      215 10 SING your way to the top with the newly designed karaoke computerised scoring system introduced by Bigston Electronics (S) Pte Ltd. This system is easy to operate. A digital device will tell you your score after you have belted out your favourite
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      How to give your voice more punch
      121 11 YOU can now sing without having to strain your voice. Chinyee Impex Pte Ltd at #O3-33 Sim Lim Square is marketing a sophisticated KEC digital delay (echo) system which produces a powerful echo which allows a singer to display his talent fully and
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      ‘Empty orchestra’ concept is here to stay
      247 12 LIKE any other modern day fad, the karaoke (pronounced karaokay) craze is of humble origins. The concept was born in a bar in Kobe, Japan, when the owners realised the potential in having the customers sing to entertain themselves. Karaoke means literally “empty
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      Free recording of your song when you take the stage
      198 12 CHANGI Village Karaoke, Blk 1 #Ol-2006, will give away a free audio recording of your very own rendition of a song when you take to the stage at its two-floor lounge. You can sing to a wide variety of the
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    Havelock hotels gang up to promote food
    220 10  -  By AUDRA ANG FOUR hotels have united to make it happen at Havelock Road. Apollo, King’s, Miramar and River View hotels have formed a Havelock Downtown committee headed by Alex Kunzli, general manager of Apollo Hotel. The committee is in charge of a
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      195 10 FULL KARAOKE SET FOR RENTAL inclusive of a 100" Projector Screen At competitve rates, with professional advice! Ideal for: Company annual dinner Dance Birthday/Wedding Party Private Club functions etc Our full range karaoke systems are also on sale. We specialise in systems for homes, pubs, discos, night clubs, associations etc.
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      101 10 ih lv' yytf'V-> N, V z f 6 00 T- 2. it If. tii&ufjlf OMOIDE KARAOKE LOUNGE 100. JALAN SULTAN. #O4-07-08. SULTAN PLAZA SINGAPORE 0719 TEL: *****45 6, *****01 BUSINESS HOURS: 6PM -2AM DAILY NHRiK)i.i 83 B East Coast Road (2nd Storey) Tay Buan Guan Building. Singapore 1542 T#l: *****14
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    Her other job is to eat ice-cream
    343 11  -  By ELAINE TAN MS HO SAU LAN gets paid to eat ice-cream. Her job may be the envy of many. And if it means licking up scoops of premium gourmet icecream like Haagen Dazs, some struggling weight watchers might reconsider their decision and
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      115 11 STAR OFTOMORROW ■h j|!s*^w7JEW KARAOKE 4c With Computerised Scoring System 4 kv lIGSTON KPC-888K (450 Watts) High Power Karaoke Udaoke Computer Soore Jumbo Double Cassette FM/MW/SWI/SW2 4 Band Radio •10 Band Graphic Equalizer 3 Way Speaker System I One Year Guaranteed] All Trade Enquiries Welcome Sole Agents: BIGSTON ELECTRONICS (S)
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      180 11 THE WORLD S smallest PROJECTION SYSTEMThe 100" LCD Projector Zoom from 20" to 100" Can be moved easily from room to room, or even out doors. Suitable for homes, karaoke lounges, clubs, association etc. Perfect for Lecture/Training. Ideal for export as it is the smallest projector around. FH SB btffffflttfll
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    Lock icon How you can win the battle of the bulge
    363 12  -  By OWEN CARDEN National Enquirer YOU can get the upper hand in your battle against overeating by following these tips from an expert. AS often as you can, eat with other people.— but only those who will not sabotage your diet.
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      244 12 GREAT NEWS FOR ALL KARAOKE ENTHUSIAST THE K EC DIGITAL ECHO DE 600 I Time Extend u Echo Time Feed Back Echo volume $690 per set including a KEC professional microphone. Model D 222 •Digital Echo is the most sophisticated Echo Circuit currently. It produces beautiful echo and not only
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      83 12 ALL NIGHT LONG Come to KIKUYA today for our wonderful Japanese cuisine at an irresistMe pnce. And not forgetting our excelent Karaoke service. It's so good that you'd love to stay al night long. Free gift for any purchase of Cowvoisier Brandy or XO, or Balantine's 17 years offered at
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      301 13 a SET LUNCH: FROM slB++ SET DINNER: FROM s4o++ TEPPANYAKI, SHABU-SHABU, SUKIYAKI, SUSHI, TEMPURA, ETC. SUNDAY FAMILY SPECIAL FREE DRINKS (up to 3 glasses) ~V7ffm^^^W77ff**********77ff7W*****77^fr m JAPANESE RESTAURANT SUNTORY 402 Orchard Road #0641/02 Delfl Orchard, Singapore 0823. TEL *****11 'TECHNOLOGY MADE EASY" VIDEO LIBRARY (Training Tapes) Each programme has been
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      39 13 AGE GROUP: Between 21 and 37. INCOME BRACKET: $2,500 and above. FREQUENCY OF VISITS: About three times a week. DRESS CODE: Smart casual. CHARACTERISTICS: Very loyal to the pub they go to. The majority are drinkers with spending power.
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    AFTER 5
    1854 14 TGIF, Far East Plaza. First drink charge: $7 nett. Happy hours: Noon to 7 pm. No cover charge for ladies on Tues and Thurs. Fashion show on Fri. Tel: 732-5182. DISCOS Bubbles Entertainment Palace, Grange Road. Bar prices from Sun to Thurs; $16.80 (Fri, Sat and eve of
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      303 14 STEAM BATH IkSAUNA 1 iAT: mi tis r s r He y° u th Kienc 0 red r eQ ul use s \a^ ft N° n w B DELIGHT HEALTH CENTRE (Former Doi-lchi Health Centre) 11th 12th Floor. Doi-lchi Hotel, 81. Anson Rood. Singapore 0207. Tel: *****88 *****66 (10.00 am
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      63 14 aMiwf a^msc t f r o r*L a Luxurious A cosy massage-rooms Charming experienced massueses HAKONE De Sauna *O3-08 Hotel Royal, Newton Rd. Tel: *****38 *****38 *****11 Ext. 306 Business Hrs.: 10.30 am -12 midnight daily AU rooms with bathroom attacked. b KARTTNA Health Centre Joo Chiat Road *O4-56/63 Katong
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    Close encounters
    574 16 A play strictly for adults Arts Festival Update with Elaine Tan “FRANKIE and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” is an adult play and not suitable for children. “The play starts with the sounds of love-mak-ing in the dark (audiences intimidated by nudity, explicit language and sex are
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      114 16 a Sft,KINGSLAND VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT PTE LTD Vegetarian Yu-Sheng during Lunar New Year Festive Season. »0 1 v Sr*. N <tr o 0) O) o 0) 3 111 CQ o g <T> S' N 3 KPue We serve only authentic vegetarian cuisine.We also cater for weddings and birthday parties, companies and
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