Timeszone Central, 15 March 1990

Microfilm: NL19550
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    Masthead
    14 1 TimesZone Central Every THURSDAY with your Straits Times March 15,1990 Vol. 3 No. 10
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    10,000 throng Esprit pre-sale
    598 1  -  Guards posted to control surging crowd By AUDRA ANG and ELAINE TAN MORE than 10,000 people thronged the pre-sale for VIP card-holders at the Esprit store last Friday although only 3,800 were invited. Everything at its main store in Orchard Road (next to Crown Prince Hotel)
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    WEEKLY DIARY
    894 2  -  By ELAINE TAN ljg)l DANCE l| The Singapore Dance Theatre presents a repeat performance of the delightful children’s ballet, “Peter and the Wolf.” The ballet has been created specially to help the young identify with the different instruments in an orchestra. The work, which has captured the hearts
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    Bunuel film week
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      589 3 NEWSMAN TRAVEL mfwsamm amour Newsman travel Newsman travel Newsman tkaVU 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEN SHOPPING CENTRE TEL: *****22 (12 lines) *****33 (8 lines) Branch—: *BI-34 Parkway Parade Tat: *****90 PO5-106 Par E—t Plaza Tat. *****66 401-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centra Tel: *****82 I*l Newsman travel l*l AMERICA KOREAN AIR
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    YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE
    406 4 RAFFLES Girls’ Secondary School performs a Bob Carlton play called “Roll Over Shakespeare'’. This one-and-a-half hour musical is suitable for audiences aged 13 and above. It is an entertaining Shakespearean spoof based on “The Tempest” and the science fiction film “Forbidden Planet.” Place. Drama Centre Date and
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      416 4 COOL DOWN WITH ITS B -M o Our Spedetky: Planning Designing of all air-con system. Centralised, single, twin, tri-con multi-split room units to suit your budget. Our Service•: Sales, Repair, Installation, Maintenance, Electrical Wiring, P U.B. Testing Licensing for HDB/HUDC apartments. 24 HOURS COMPLETE AIRCON SYSTEM INSTALLATION. S YEARS CUARANTEE
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    The grand dame turns 90
    640 5  -  By ELAINE TAN WORKING at Goodwood Park Hotel means having the honour of serving royalty, the privilege of meeting pop stars and the chance to witness the restoration and preservation of The Tower, a historical landmark. The year 1990 marks the 90th Anniversary of the
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      100 5 COACHMAN INN A Touch of Class. amper yourself... with a business lunch or romantic dinner that’s a class above the rest. If you feel you deserve the best continental nes and the most impeccable service available, come to cuis COACHMANMNN. You'll settle comfortably in our cosy ambience and our menu
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    Value-for-money businessman’s lunch
    412 6  -  By ELAINE TAN HAVE a s2s++ meal decked with all the trimmings and pipings of French cuisine ana surrounded by the cosiness of a bistro. The month-old Businessman’s Lunch at The Carlton Brasserie is already causing a stir with its value-for-money set lunches. A glance at the
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    Lock icon Sports stars who make millions plugging products
    180 6 Na- tional Enquirer GOLFERS top the list of the 15 athletes who earned the most money from endorsements last year. Here are the sports stars who raked in the biggest bucks plugging products, and some of the major firms they worked for, according
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    Film fest stars to stay in Hotel Phoenix
    213 6 FILM festival stars will be staying at the Hotel Phoenix, the official sponsor for accommodations and press conferences in this year’s International Film Festival Some of the celebrities who will attend the festival are Mr Tony Palmer, Mr Alexander Askoldov, Mr Zhang
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    Pretty Prezzure
    283 7  -  By AUDRA ANG THREE medical technologists, two journalists, one industrial engineer and a graduate in Banking ana finance not participants of a business convention but the latest band at Dynasty’s Bill Bailey’s Bar. On stage, Pamela with Prezzure simply spar- kies with youthful energy. The all-girl group successfully
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    Meet Emelynn, our City Girl
    131 7 SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Emelynn Tang enjoys working so much that she is still working parttime even after the school term has started! Emelynn is a part-time waitress at Hilton Hotel. Said Emelynn: “It’s like a big family here. It’s fun even during the busiest hour when we
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      74 7 GCE A LEVEL GENERAL PAPER ECONOMICS PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS MATHEMATICS Quality tuition from experienced teachers very familiar with exam syllabus requirements. Comprehennslve, exam-oriented study notes provided free. Day/Evenlng classes for Pre U 1 and 2 commencing soon. Call PAUL ISARDAS on *****00 and other details. for registration
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    ‘Touch’ this shark in June
    318 8/9 Asia’s largest Underwater World Sentosa set to pull in the tourists SEE the mysteries of the ocean without getting wet at the Underwater World Sentosa. This $2O million project will open in June. The first of its kind outside Australasia, the tropical fish oceanarium will
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    Island’s terrace of floral beauty
    214 8/9 SENTOSA beckons with a Flower Terrace, which forms part of the northsouth axis linking the Ferry Terminal, Fountain Gardens, Musical Fountain and the low ridge overlooking the beach. A large open terrace, it includes the long grand staircase leading from the Roman-styled arched Sentosa Colonnades
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      345 8/9 OFFICE FURNITURE A T FANTASTIC LOW PRICESI Aluminum tag Executive Deek Contpule* Table <2> Typst JJ Chan Secretarial Chair Filing Cabinet 3 f 145 7 MB High Badt EiwutMChar wtoy&ndtc Executive Relax Chair comfortable A Recimable American Synthetc Leather Usual $398 Now: $2BB KEREIWA INTERIOR FURNISHING Bifc SOS. Jurong West
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      294 8/9 l" Treasure Restaurant Ist Anniversary Special Set Menus. OTARD XO,SEAFOOD PEKING DUCK SET MENU Drunken ’Live' Prawns Authentic Barbequed Peking Duck Boiled Mushrooms Bean Curd with Duck Soup Steamed ‘Live* Fish Stewed Mixed Vegetable with Shellfish Colourful Fried Shredded Duck Crab and Ginger Onions with Noodtes Soup in Casserole Today's
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    Go wild over mangoes
    230 10 A TOTAL of eight pa-late-pleasing items have been created for the Mango Magic promotion at the Brasserie Tatler, Marina Mandarin. The mango mania begins with the truly appealing ntanfo milkshake (s6++). It Is a concoction of fresh mango puree, a scoop of gooey mango ice-cream and
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      Herbal essence
      95 10  -  Compiled by HASEENAH KOYAKUTTY A HEALTHY Herbal Infusions menu makes its debut at the Summer Palace Restaurant, The Regent. You get nutritious dishes such as essence of ginseng double-boiled with superior shark’s fin and chicken ($45++), freshwater goby fash double-boiled with ginseng and red dates ($20+ +1 essence
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      Grilled seafood
      71 10 SEAFOOD lovers will find the Seafood Barbecue at Trade winds, Hilton Hotel’s roof-top poolside restaurant, a delight The succulent array of seafood from the grill includes crabs ($20.50++1 red snapper ($15.50++), squids ($15.50++), king prawns ($20.50++) ana stingray ($15.50++), served on banana leaf. The promotion is on till
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      Best of British food
      102 10 YOU get a lavish spread of fine food in the British Food Festival at Cafe Palm, The Oriental. The buffet features bangers, beans and mash, Irish stew, smoked halibut, Cock a Leekie Soup (chicken and leek soup), chicken and leek pie, and a traditional roast of
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      Beijing-style dishes
      149 10 THE Beijing buffet at Pine Court, Mandarin Hotel, will please Chinese food connoisseurs. Diners will be overwhelmed by the variety of dishes flavoured with pepper, garlic, ginger, leek and coriander wnich characterises Beijing cuisine. For cola dishes, you get from smoked prawn, vege- tarian goose, and seaweed with
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      Steaming hot claypot
      95 11 YOU get down-to-earth dishes in the claypot promotion at Taiken-En Restaurant, Hotel New Otani. Masterchef Wong Ah Tong has prepared no fewer than 10 varieties of steaming hot claypot dishes such as chicken in claypot which costs 310 f (small) and 320++ (large), seafood in claypot (320++,
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      Champagne lunch
      95 11 CELEBRATE with the Sunday Champagne Lunch at Fourcnettes Grillroom, The Oriental. The opulent fare begins with a complimentary glass of dulled Veuve diquot with three types of caviar black, red and gold. The treat extends to tempting canapes, seafood and salad from the buffet table. You get a
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      Just dessert
      101 11 THE new dessert menu at Le Restaurant de France, Hotel Meridien, offers an array of lipsmacking goodies. Choose from a selection of eight items including baked peach with walnut, pistachio, and caramel sauce ($13+ fine layers of Kncake and prunes on a d of Arinagnac sauce garnished with
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      Spring specials
      86 11 SAMPLE spring savouries at Hotel New Otani’s Senbazuru Japanese Restaurant. The special a la carte menu will feature dishes such as simmered seabream roe (a type of. fish from Japan), bean curd with sweet miso sauce, Japanese trigger fish sashimi, tempura with wild vegetables, and many more. Prices
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      274 10 SUkki W A ers Unisex Hairstyling Beauty Salon A NEW LOOK FOR THE '9os. SERVICES A VAILAULE: Flower arrangement and Hairstyling Courses rvices 273-0859 APPOINTMENT Block 113, Bukit Merah View, #Ol-554 Singapore 0315. Business Hrs: 9.30 am B.oopm Daily Closed on Tuesday \A $5 New Hong Kong Restaurant The pioneer
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      309 11 GREAT NEWS FOR ALL KARAOKE ENTHUSIASTS. THE DIGITAL ECHO DE 600 I Time Extend ‘-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. It not only allows full play
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    AFTER 5
    1677 12 DINE DANCE 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
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      329 13 is an easy-to-read pull-out tabloid appearing every Thursday with The Straits Times in the Central Zone. DIAMOND HEALTH CENTRE PTE LTD 100 Jalan Sultan #O5-21. sth Floor. Sultan Plaza Singapore 0719 Tel *****11 (10 Lines) Busln«u Hours: 10 am 11 rr YOUR HEALTH AND FITNESS IS OUR CONCERN WHEN IT
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    Lock icon Forbes proposes to Liz hours before he dies
    680 14  -  By MICHAEL GLYNN, TONY BRENNA, RICHARD TAYLOR, LYDIA ENCINAS and JOHN BLOSSER National Ed- quirer. MALCOLM Forbes proposed to Liz Taylor the day before his death and Liz had finally decided to become the tycoon’s wife when she received the shattering news
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      100 14 mm Buffet Mexicano '—~vt >- All you can eat for only $l6 Children (below 12) $9 The first and only Mexican buffet is now available in Singapore every Sunday from 11.30 am to 2 30 pm at CHICO’S N* CHARLIE’S. Treat your taste buds to an array of truly great
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    Your guide to the Singapore Arts Festival
    706 15 MUSIC All Star Jazz Four big names in the world of Jazz Charlie Haden, AI Foster, Ernie Watts and Singapore’s very own Jeremy Monteiro jam together in an exciting range of contemporary favourites and original compositions. Place: Victoria Concert Hall. Dates: June 15
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    Houston Symphony
    110 15 The Houston Symphony, one of Americans oldest, will be performing on June 8 and 9. Led by musical director Christoph Eschenbach, it will be the maestro’s first international engagement with the orchestra. The symphony's opening concert, sponsored by Straits Steamship Land, will feature Mr Eschenbach as conductor and
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    Sale for members only but non-members, tourists let in
    410 16  -  ELAINE TAN THE one-day Esprit presale was for its 3,800 VIP card members but 10,000 people turned up at the store last Friday and the majority of them were noo-members and tourists. The postcard, which was sent to its privileged members,
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    What Case says...
    160 16 CONSUMERS’ Association of Singapore's (Case) legal officer Ms Khadija Kalim had this to say about letting in non-card-holders at tne Esprit presale: “We would expert a re putable store to deal fairly with all its consumers. “If it is an open sale, then everyone should be treated
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      99 16 > iscover a New Zeal in Steak Enjoyment At Jack’s Miramar And you could enjoy New Zealand next! New Zealand MEAT PROMOTION /<■ s y A stopover at Jack's this month brings you an exciting fare from the South: Specially prepared New Zealand Beef Steak Spring Lamb. Delectable. Mouthwatering Ready
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