Weekend East, 31 October 1986

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  • 17 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, October 31, 1986 M.C.(P) No. 173/5/86 Vol. 1 No. 17
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  • 466 1  -  Question: Could it be an off-shore operation? By VICTOR SOH THE clandestine “bookie radio station” which a bookmaking syndicate operates to announce racing results to members of the ring is on the air again. The station came back to live just six days
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 116 1 Health and fitness special: Pages 15-17 INSIDE Take a bite from a prayer sandwich Page 2 Where families go for their weekends Page 4 Funnylines Page 8 More Singaporeans are eating wholemeal bread Page 10 Live letters Page 9 Boy of 4 is murder case star witness Page 13 WEEKENDeast
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    • 75 1 sai&l 'W wi V >i i J ■'V N> *> M *V ini SHE prefers to be among the birds to being with her colleagues in the office. She has three birds of her own —two parrots and a mynah. What does she do? Is she: 1. A bird fancier?
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  • 330 2  -  By BRIDGET TAN NOW you can take a ‘bite’ after saying your prayers. The Pope John Paul ll’s souvenir committee is selling these “prayer sandwiches’’ for $2.50 each to help defray the cost of the papal visit here on Nov 20. Inside the
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  • 234 2 REVEREND Lorna Khoo, 30. is unique. She’s one of a few fully ordained female ministers in Singapore. According to The Catholic News, she is the only lady Singaporean in town to be ordained as a Methodist elder. As a pioneer, she faces discrimination and prejudices. Rev Khoo
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  • 75 2 MARINE Parade’s Neigh bourhood F Residents’ Committee is organising a six-day coach tour to Haadyai, Songkhla, and Penang from Dec 15 to 20. Fees range from $ll9 to $149 per person, depending on the number of persons per room. Those interested must register with
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 444 2 KAWAI PIANOS CX4 (BUDGET MODEL) CE7N (EVER POPULAR) NS 15 (PROFESSIONAL MODEL) KAWAI PIANOS are wav ahead of other manufacturers Through their latest research, Kawai came out with their new models ‘NS’ series for professionals students. New features and Improvements:* Kawai Exclusive Suspension Bass Bridge System for smoother resonance New
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    • 95 2 WEEKEND Distributed to 75,000 homes every week A Serving the communities *in Bedok, Changi, Changkat, Eunos, Fengshan, Geylang Serai, Joo Chiat, Kaki Bukit, Kampung Chai Chee, Kampung Kembangan, Kampung Übi, Marine Parade, Siglap, Tampines, and Tanah Merah. LOSE BELLY FAT TUMMY EXERCISER Get rid of tummy effectively and trim away
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 226 3 TUG GREAT PGPSI-MIRINDA GIVEAWAY 2 x Ist Prize—Solid Gold Ladies Rolex Oyster. (October draw) Solid Gold Gentfe Rolex Oyster. (November draw) 50 x 2nd Prize-22kGold Pepsi Pendant 100 x 3rd Prize-BMX Bicycle 500 x 4th Prize-Pepsi Rucksack and a carton of Mirinda Rootbeer 500 x sth Prize-Pepsi T-shirt, sun hat
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  • Community News
    • 202 4  -  By HO AI TSEN ABOUT 100 people, mostly women, from Marine Parade, were treated to a deft demonstration of Korean cooking as it should be by chef Kim Sang Hoe at the CC last Friday. On hand to help were Mr Harry
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    • 127 4 PROFESSOR SJayakumar, the Home Affairs Minister and MP for Bedok, visited two food centres and a market last weekend to promote the Speak Mandarin campaign. Prof Jayakumar, who is also the Second Minister for Law, was accompanied by community leaders from various civic groups. He dropped
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    • 441 4  -  By ANNE LOW WHAT do Singaporeans do during the weekends? Why, they flock to the East. Sunshine, beaches, food and fun are in store for the young and old. Mr and Mrs T C Yeoh go to the beaches almost without fail every Sunday
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    • 368 5  - Petite Yun Yuet looks for kicks in her ‘other life By TO CHEE ENG LEONG Yun Yuet leads a “double life”: She is a nurse by day and a tae-kwon-do instructress by night. Miss Leong, 30, who holds a black belt (first dan) in tae-kwon-do, teaches the martial art twice
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    • 347 5 TO CHEE ENG The Citizens’ Consultative Committee will be celebrating its 21st anniversary on Nov 14. Last week, we carried a profile on one of its pioneering members. This week, our focus is on the Geylang Serai CCC vice-chairman. DURING the early Sixties
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 162 6 HUNDREDS of Bedok residents visited a health exhibition last Sunday The exhibition was organised by the constituency’s residents’ committees at Blk 4, Bedok South Avenue 1. Nurses from the Ministry of Health were on hand to explain the dangers of smoki.ig. Pictures and other
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  • 643 6 Bedok 19* *****17 A six-month swimming course for adults will begin in mid November and will be held every Sunday at Bedok Swimming Complex. Fee is $44. A social dancing course (elementary) will begin on Nov 16. Classes will be held every Sunday from 6 pm to 8
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  • 64 6 A HAIR-CUTTING and styling contest will be held at Katong community centre on Saturday, Dec 6. The contest is divided into two sections: Best Fashionable Commercial Day Wear and Best Gala Evening Hairstyle. Prizes are $5OO for the winner, $3OO for the runnerup, and $2OO for the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 89 6 /“V IF YOU are wondering what the weather will be like, dial *****88 This 24-hour answering service will give you the weather forecast, the highest and lowest temperatures expected, and when to expect high tide Today: 3 54 am (0 7m), 9.50 am (2 7m). 4 08 pm (0 7m).
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 162 7 Rh Heng Opens at Bedok Central with Unusual Offers FREE attractive, imported 5-piece comb set in a pouch with every purchase. While stocks last. WX.y.. i j I The newest place to go for gold and jewellery investments is Poh Heng's ninth retail centre at Bedok Central. Here you'll find
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 84 8 IT was my grandmother's first flight and the stewardess asked her what she would like to drink. She said: “Coffee, please.” I was busy adding sugar to my tea when she complained about her coffee. She said it tasted odd I took a sip and nearly
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    • 102 8 I HAD got home rather sick after having had too many drinks at a party. As a precaution, my wife asked our three-year-old son Barry to put a pail next to the bed, in case I threw up which I did. Some months later, when I
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    • 61 8 I BOARDED the bus but couldn't find an empty seat. A young schoolgirl promptly gave up her seat to me I had no choice but to sit down The girl had mistaken me for an expectant mother I was rather plump and, to make
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  • Junior funnies
    • 79 8 I WAS walking near a taxi stand when I saw a thin man standing beside a fat woman who was wearing a lot of jewellery. I thought the man was behaving suspiciously so I went up to the woman and
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    • 92 8 I WAS combing my hair in the Bedok library toilet when a man came in, unzipping his pants at the same time. I was horrified and gave out a piercing scream. The man, equally shocked, dashed out of the toilet. The librarian, who heard my scream,
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    • 87 8 I WENT into the toilet of a large shopping complex. After washing my hands, I headed for the exit but found the door locked. I started banging on it and shouted for help. After a while. I gave
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    • 54 8 SCIENCE is my worst subject. During one lesson, my teacher asked me: “Xiao’an. can you tell me what is a skeleton 0 I thought for a while and replied: “It’s a man with no meat on his body.” The whole class burst out laughing WANG
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    • 68 8 WHILE I was having a meal with my friends, I boasted as usual that I knew what good food was Then one of my friends pushed a dish towards me and said: “Here, try this." After taking a few mouthfuls, I remarked that it was delicious.
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    • 53 8 ONE dav, I asked my cousin whose mother was more beautiful. She replied: “My mum I asked her why and she answered: “If your mother was more beautiful then why did my father marry my mum and not yours 0 FINN A WANG,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 455 8 sy M MOST of us must have had a funny experience at some time or other. WEEKENDeast 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
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    • 51 8 CONTRIBUTORS to JUNIOR FUNNYLINES should be aged 15 and under, must give their NRIC number (if 12-plus), name, and address. Pseudonyms are allowed. (For those under 12, please give one of your parents' name for cheque payments.) We will pay $lO for the best effort and $5 for every entry
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 36 8 LAUGH TIME TOT jM T 9 't esro >- K ’<#* K.ng >P4i u r«»s SynrlK ate try *<*M right* f#»s«*fv»Hl l 15 “.lust ONK weekend I’d like to he able to open the drapes all the way!"
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  • 134 9 C WE try to be forgiving, but it (the pain) becomes part of you. 7— Mrs Elizabeth Choy, 74, Singapore World War II heroine, describing her feelings after watching the play Not Afraid to Live, staged by TheatreWorks, which tells of her sufferings at the hands of the
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  • Live Letters to The Editor
    • 104 9 RECESSION has its good points. My girlfriend and I used to go to expensive lounges and discos but lately we have made an effort to find new things to do and places to go to that would be cheap and yet satisfying. We
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    • 71 9 IN your story “Take fish oil to fight diabetes” WEEKENDeast Oct 10, 1986), it was mentioned that fish oil was available in capsules in Singapore health food stores. I am diabetic. Could you publish the name of the agent or producer of the fish
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    • 82 9 I WAS standing in a crowded bus when a pregnant lady boarded i(. Because of her condition, she had some difficulty balancing in the moving bus. But nobody bothered to offer her a seat. After a while, an old lady stood
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    • 88 9 INSTEAD of travelling on the road, motorcyclists are now riding their bikes on pavements and jogging tracks. Just the other day, my friends and I were walking on the pavement when a motorcyclist had the cheek to sound his horn at us he wanted
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    • 59 9 Did SBC have to prolong morbid scenes in The Bond GENERALLY I have nothing but praise for SBC’s locally-produced Chinese dramas. But was it really necessary, as in last weeks’s Thursday episode of The Bond, to have those morbid closeup scenes of a dead girl lying in an open co
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    • 101 9 THE examinations are just around the corner and many students would like to study in a quiet and peaceful environment. However, students living in Haig Road have found it difficult to study because of the noise created by high-powered saws that are
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 454 9 Auto Accessories Electronic Parts PARKWAY PARADE BASEMENT 81-104 Tel: *****58 Associate Co: Koon Lek Company Blk 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #Ol-174 Singapore 0315 Tel: *****69 *****96 k/1 «<9 PARSEC SYSTEM GUARANTEES YOU A LEAK-FREE ROOF THAT COOLS YOUR HOUSE. It’s effective insulation and costs less than you think! This
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  • EATS
    • 460 10  -  By HO AI TSEN LIKE some others, I had doubts about Kukup Seafood Restaurant’s advertised claims until my first visit. This restaurant at the East Coast Recreation Centre in East Coast Parkway actually serves reasonably priced, fresh Kukjp seafood, cooked by the Johor chef
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    • 553 10  -  HO AI TSEN WHOLEMEAL bread is fast catching up with the young Singaporean. But white bread is still preferred in most homes and it will take a while before Singaporeans switch completely to wholemeal. “I prefer wholemeal bread, says a 28-year-old
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    • 192 10 Recipe corner HOUSEWIFE Mrs Laj K Jadwani, of Joo Chiat Place, shares this favourite North Indian dessert which is served during festive occasions, such as Deepavali. Makes 20 pieces 2 teacups of Klim or Everyday milk powder 1 teacup sugar 2 red apples (grated with skin
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 247 10 99 Discover “healthy eating with Fairway Vegetarian Food! Our vegetarian specialities: Assam fish Fairway spring roll Union plus Fairway’s delight f Fairway Vegetarian Food 611-613 Geylang Road Lorong 31 Singapore 1438 Tel: *****61 #*****08 TASTY DELICIOUS ROAST DUCK TRADITIONAL ZHU JIANG RECIPE IS OUR SPECIALITY! /a 4 n*-' a# i,vi*
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous

  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • 155 12/13  - OUR WHAT’S HER-LINE GIRL: DID YOU GUESS RIGHT? World’s oldest company started by curious goat By JOSEPH POLICY National Enquirer. THE world’s oldest company which has been in business at least 700 years got started thanks to a curious goat. According to local legend in Sweden, a wandering goat returned
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  • 113 12/13 National Enquirer I WONDER WHY the letters on typewriter keyboards are mixed up instead of in alphabetical order? The keyboard letters on early typewriters were in alphabetical order. But there was a problem: when two keys close to each other, such as "A” and “B,” were struck
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  • 168 12/13 THE EAGLE HAS LANDED... Eeda handles an eagle with ease. BIRDWOMAN Eeda Sufahat prefers to be with her feathered friends. She loves to be with eagles, kites and owls at the Jurong Bird Park where she works. "Typing, filing, forms... in short,
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  • 355 12/13 IT was perfectly understandable why Seremban magistrate Khatijah Mahmud, presiding at a murder inquiry, was so patient with the prosecution’s star witness even to the extent of calling a break in proceedings when he cried and said he wanted an ice cream.
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  • 149 12/13  -  BY BRIDGET TAN EXCHANGING shopping notes, that's probably what Miss Farah Lange, Miss Singapore/Universe and Miss Goh Yee Ling, Miss Tourism, are doing. The two beauties were on hand to do the honours at a ribbon-cut-ting ceremony to mark the offi- cial opening of Sogo, Singapore’s
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  • 190 12/13 PARKWAY Parade will again take part in this year’s Best Decorated Complex contest organised by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB). Last year. Parkway Parade won a consolation prize in the contest. Mr Michael Leong, managing director of Parkway Promotions, said the company would have
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  • 357 14  - He’s blind but look what he can do By PHILIP SMITH National Enquirer. JOE Wood went totally blind 10 years ago. But incredibly that didn’t stop him from: CLIFF DIVING from dizzying heights as much as 13 stories above the water. EARNING a college degree in engineering with an almost
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 232 14 t i j KiinvMM»yi»irkninv HfMV CAMPBELL lIU Mill) a Vi* bilrrr company Multi-Purpose Car Air Compressor Road Pal, the handiest auto accessory since the spare tyre. 3 auto accessories in 1! Powerful, 200 psi air compressor that inflates car tyres and sports equipment in seconds Handy in-car spotlight Amber emergency
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  • Health & Fitness
    • 405 15  -  By TOM SMITH National Enquirer PART II will be published next week HOME health tests, designed to help detect cancer, vision problems, diabetes or other medical conditions, often don’t work and could even be dangerous because people don’t use them correctly, experts say. Americans
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    • 58 15 Enquirer National THE jogging fad is over in America. The number of joggers dropped from 30.2 million in 1984 to 25.5 million last year, according to a Gallop Poll. The percentage of joggers who say they run every day or almost every day decreased from 34 per
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    • 23 15 THE caffeine thing has gone too far in the United States. There’s even a health food shop that has Decaffeinated Coffee Cake.
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    • 133 16 DIABETICS can now indulge in sweets, chocolates, and cookies thanks to a whole new range of products spe-cially-made for diabetics. Although non-diabe-tics may find the candies and waffles a little bit too sweet, Miss Yap Wei Ling of Diabetika Health Food assures
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    • 263 16  -  By BILL STILL National Enquirer A NEW laser treatment is proving to be dramatically effective in curing the most dangerous type of tachycardia, a medical condition in which the heart beats too fast. There are many forms of tachycardia, most of which aren’t life-threa-tening.
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    • 226 16  -  By BILL STILL National Enquirer HEAVY exercise isn’t the most sensible way to get in shape —a programme of moderate exercise is really the best road to fitness for most people, say experts. “For the average person, exercise should be moderate
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    • 145 16 WANT a tasty chocolateflavoured drink? Try Hemo, a drink suitable for the young and old as well as fitness enthusiasts According to the manufacturer, Hemo is a nutrition booster which contains more minerals and vitamins per 100 g than similar beverages. Hemo consists of sugar,
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    • 366 17  -  By SUSAN FENTON National Enquirer A SURVEY of over 1,000 doctors examined their beliefs about health-pro-moting behaviours and some ways of promoting good health were rated far more important than others. The physicians were sent questionnaires asking
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    • 286 17  -  By ANNE LOW BUY good quality running shoes if you want to run yet prevent injuries. A good pair of shoes must give adequate support and enough cushioning between you and the ground. So, depending on your height and weight, the kind
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    • 487 18  -  By LARRY HALEY National Enquirer YOU can ease stiff, tired muscles while sitting at your desk with nine easy exercises developed by fitness expert Denise Austin. Chest stretch Grasp your hands behind your neck and move your elbows back as far as you can.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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    • 152 16 ATTENTION LIVERPOOL F.C. FANS! Souvenirs from as low as 70c Metal Pins (Badges) Light Weight -70 c I Love Stickers -$l.BO Laminated. 1987 Pocket Size Calendar -51.20 Team Crest Stickers $2 50 Ball-Point Pen -12.50 16-piece Players (1/2 3 R size photos 1 set) -$3.00 Heat Transfers Team Crest (small)
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous

  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 128 17 GOODNATURAL Ho»lth Products H Dr. Paavo Alrola Effective advice on improving hair growth and preventing baldness by America's foremost Nutritionist. POA-132 FAR EAST PLAZA 14 SCOTTS ROAD SINGAPORE 0922 TELEPHONE: 2354*33 Choose the ad size that works for you! You have a choice of placing ads in standard modular units
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    • 200 17 Fitness is fun! Now’s your chance to get fit under expert guidance. Swim and aerobicise your way to better, healthy living! Basic Aerobics -a beginner's course that’s suitable for everyone including children. Classes held twice weekly. Intermediate Aerobics a combination of aerobics and swimming (1 '/j hours per week in
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 187 18 cateye Model EC-1000 A computerised high-tech exerciser with printer. Storage function of individual datas of age. sex weight for up to 9 persons can be stored in computer's memory. Printout of timing, cadence watts, pulse rate and chart at 30-second intervals. Ideal either for home or gymnasium use. For further
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 30 18 /V LAUGH TIME O s <Q s fcS I'm K«q r«atu)M Syndiraw Inc Wono ngnn incrvon "I suggest you not only cut out second helpings but FIRST ones as well.”
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  • 522 19 Neptune dancers take last bow C«lop'*il fMi w'Xi r r Nr Reporter BRIDGET TAN tracks down the former theatre stars... EDWIN Gan teaches jazz dance and aerobics in the mornings at a studio in Katong Shopping Centre. Until recently, Edwin, an ex-Neptune principal
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  • 328 19 NEW FILMS National Enquirer. IS IT a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Superman IV! Yes, Christopher Reeve is flying again in another Superman movie, this time for a cool US$5 million (Ssll m). It is now being filmed in
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 222 19 L i KUKUP SEAFOOD AT ITS BEST NOW IN SINGAPORE Thinking of good seafood Scrumptious chilli aabs with lots of roe steamed prawns cooked to perfection live fish steamed whole just the way they do it at Kukup Now at the East Coast Recreation Centre where you'll get what you
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 205 20 im.im A GREAT WAY TO RENOVATE Customers who sign renovation contracts with Better Living Pte Ltd are not required to buy anything* blind. The products we quote for are all on display at the Better Living Home Improvement Mart at Parkway Parade (Unit 02-34A, Second Storey). You can see and
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 29 20 THE LOCKHORNS t|*st “SOMETIMES HE’LL LIE THERE FOR HOURS ANP NEVER MOVE.OTHER TIMES HE'LL TWITCH A MUSCLE." Your individual horoscope Start your week right with FRANCES DRAKE 1r Ht
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 152 21 BUY OUR FURNITURE AND WE LL BUY YOURS. L l A •> Joanne P.U set in maroor t G 3 V 4fc f. f It’s true. Trade-in your old sofa set and we'll give you a great price for it. $5OO when you buy a leather sofa set. Or $2OO
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 806 21 m '[M M, ■>* Tribe turns doctor into a slave Mind Your Language Mamma Mia, Ch 5, 8.30 pm GIOVANNI tries to marry off his widowed mother who interferes with his carefree life-style. Pre-Holiday Movie: Ashanti, Ch 5,10.30 pm Dr Anansa Linderby (Beverly Johnson), a member of the FRIDAY Ashanti
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    • 229 21 p m* y cz*. V* ‘BOBO’ with kittens Sriwani (left) and Hartini (right). How TV’s ‘Bobo’ Djohan copes with acting and school DJOHAN Abdul Rahman and his kittens are familiar faces on the popular Malay children's programme, Aski Mat Yo Yo. He comperes the weekly programme, in its fifth series,
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 512 22 Classified Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Wednesday 4 00 p.m tor run-on classified ads 7 working days classified display ads Phone Service 9a m to spm Mondays to Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays Closed Sundays and public holidays Prepayment Some classifications of ads are payable in advance Box
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    • 691 22 22 Pen Pals CHINESE BACHELOR. 35 seeks sincere friends Please contact: Maxwell Road P.O. Box 3908, Singapore 9059 MALE, 26, SEEKS friends of any race Write to: Katong P.O. Box 112, Singapore 9143, with telephone contact number. MALE, INDIAN LAWYER, 28. seeking suitable female friends. Write to Katong P.O. Box
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  • SPORTSCENE
    • 345 23  -  By S GULAM HE’S probably the hottest striker among the rising stars in town. But not so long ago, everything seemed bleak for him as far soccer was concerned. D Devaraj has been hitting the headlines ever since he started hitting in the
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    • 245 23 INTER-CON BASKETBALL ANSON pulled off a major upset when they edged out defending champions Hong Kah 75-71 in an Inter-Con-stituency basketball final round game at Toa Payoh indoor hall on Tuesday night, writes S GULAM. The victory gave Anson a place in the final which will
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    • 113 23  -  SEPAK TAKRAW S GULAM. SEPAK TAKRAW seems to be the game of the East Coast teams. Five East Coast teams won their opening matches in the Inter-Contituency sepak takraw competition. Another two won on walkovers. Tampines caused a stir when they edged out Hong Kah, who
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    • 405 23  -  By TO CHEE ENG FEW people would fancy a swim in the sea at seven in the morning. But the cold water does not deter 65-year-old Leow Kwong Seng and his friends. “In fact, an early morning swim gives us an invigorating
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    • 459 23  -  By B KULA AGE will not stop K Jeyamani from trying to continue to run for Singapore in international athletic meets. Though 30 this year, and wav past her peak, she still insists on running competitively. Because, as she puts it, winning
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 98 23 Your regular copy of WEEKEfmO If you live outside our distribution area you can still get a regular copy of WEEKENDeast by filling in this subscription form and mailing it to: WEEKENDeast 80 Marine Parade Road, #O2-06 Parkway Parade, 1 Singapore 1544. >s WEEKENDeast Circulation Dept, #O2-06 Parkway Parade, Singapore
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  • 223 24  -  WHEN she first wore that figure-hug-ging, high-slit cheongsam, the last thing on Ye Sumei’s mind was that it looked good on her. “I have never worn a cheongsam and I felt very uncomfortable. The slit is quite high and I was very careful
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  • 135 24 NON-SMOKERS, you have a right to clean air! The next time a colleague lights up in the office, tap him gently on the shoulder ana ask him to snuff out his cigarette. You should also insist on a smoke-free environment wherever you are whether
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
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