Weekend East, 11 December 1987

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  • 17 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, December 11, 1987 M.C.(P) No. 64/5/87 Vol. 2 No. 49
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  • 758 1 HOTELS, STORES REPORT BOOM IN X’MAS BOOKINGS, SALES HOTELS are fully booked, restaurants and coffee houses can’t serve their customers fast enough, lounges and discotheques are packed to the brim, and the cash registers at department stores are ringing non-stop as the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 58 1 Caption the picture contest: Pl 2-13 INSIDE When the going gets tough,they eat biscuits... P 3 The best food in Katong P 8 Life gets better when you get older P 8 FUNNYLINES and LIVE LETTERS PAGE 6 TV basketball highlights PlO Music review Pl 2-13 Christmas shopping list P
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    • 183 1 M r* Yena Trading Company Tel: *****28 4 > I i A OTM rs tffff LIME? Find out on Page 11 what she does PICTURE BY CHEW YEN FOOK LILY works very long hours and is involved in the world of art. What does she do? Is she: 1. A
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  • 352 2 Braddell Heights t3* *****58 A THREE-DAY Chinese calligraphy and painting exhibition will be held at the centre from today to Sunday. Changi XSt *****07 Those interested in learning Malay cultural dance can enrol for a three-month course starting Tuesday from 1 3pm Fee is $4 Changkat 19* *****06
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  • 30 2 THE new Fengshan Community .Centre was offically opened last Sunday at 20 Bedok North St 2 by Dr Arthur Beng, the Member of Parliament for the area.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 304 2 SEASON'S GREETINGS—SEASON'S GREETINGS-SEASON S GREETINGS SEASON'S GREETINGS a THINKING OF LENSES? CALL PAVILION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES! SL 0 I 5 6 1 m (A* <=>9 d e o*' a \o< 9 e I If r? We specialise in: Soft Contact Lenses Toric Lenses (Astigmatism) (extended wear) Tinted Soft Lenses, etc
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  • 160 3 THE look on 10-year-old Abdul Hamid Mohamed Abdul Kadir’s face as he stuffed himself with biscuits and crackers is one of agony. With tears streaking down his cheeks, he could have been mistaken for one who has been starving for a few days. But he
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 268 3 WAREHOUSE mm e 4 r I J ft Wide selection of branded toys Plastic Models Die-Cast Cars Soft Toys Action figures and many others '*o^i 1 Genting Link #OB-01 Perfect Ind. Bldg Singapore 1334 *^s A m r r y Special School Holiday Departures Your Last Chance to witness “Visit
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    • 502 3 M»«e mm is A new treat for the family at IM' Authentic Vietnamese Food served daily in buffet style for lunch and set meal for dinner (both $lO/nett per person). Ala Carte dishes also available A Family Place For Food Street^ Where authentic Vietnamese Western Fast Foods are served! A
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 607 4 NEWSMAN TRAVEL CT> 80 Marine Parade Road #BI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 *****33 Head office: 100 Orchard Road #O2-30 Meridian Shopping Centre Tel: *****22 *****33 Branches: 81 Anson Road 81-06 Dai-lchi Hotel Tel: *****00 10 Eu Tong Sen St #Ol-10 Furama Hotel Tel: *****61 #Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre Tel:
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 460 5 L 3 NEWSMAN TRAVEL s 80 Marine Parade Road #BI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 *****33 Head office: 100 Orchard Road #O2-30 Meridian Shopping Centre Tel: *****22 *****33 Branches: 81 Anson Road B1 -06 Dai-lchi Hotel Tel: *****00 10 Eu Tong Sen St #Ol-10 Furama Hotel Tel: *****61 #Ol-15 Glass Hotel
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 83 6 I BROUGHT my five-year-old nephew Victor out to lunch at a coffee house. He rounded off the meal with an iced red beans dessert. When his order arrived, he offered me a helping. I told him that I liked only the red
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    • 123 6 Maid’s rude ‘hello MY employer’s mother stays witn us occasionally. When she talks on the phone, I always hear her say "yao siu.” So, out of curiosity, I asked my employer's son what the words meant. He told me it means "hello.” One day, my employer sent me to buy
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    • 112 6 ON my first night duty in a new department, I received a phone call. The caller said something which sounded like: “Is the gentleman there?” I was quite puzzled but looked around anyway and answered: “No, I don’t see any gentleman around.” The caller added: “If you see
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  • Junior funnies
    • 59 6 ONE Saturday, my family and I attended evening service at our local parish church. Halfway through mass, the church wardens began collecting offerings from the congregation. A warden approached a five-year-old boy, sitting with his father. The boy gave his contribution money from his Monopoly game set! Imagine
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    • 80 6 I INVITED some friends home to play my computer games. As it was Friday, our school shoes were very dirty. After a few hours, my friends decided to leave. But their shoes were no where to be found. Puzzled, we looked around the house and found them in
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  • 167 6 WHAT I found paH thetic in all these is that the man himself (Tan Sri Khoo) is pleading innocence on behalf of everyone and he is sitting safely in Taipei. Why doesn't he come here and clear his own name? A prosecution lawyer commenting on the actions
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  • Live letters to the editor
    • 138 6 TIME is money but it is important only if you know what time it is. Singapore should have more clocks in public places so that motorists and pedestrians can refer to them They are especially useful: AT roads leading to the
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    • 157 6 WE refer to the letter “Billboards in lifts for advertising (WEEKENDeast Nov 13 issue). The writer suggested that billboard advertisements could be installed in HDB lifts as an alternative to fliers being stuffed into mail boxes. This would prevent littering and the money collected
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    • 110 6 THE Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to build a flyover at the East Coast Parkway/Fort Road junction to ease the heavy traffic flow. While a flyover in the area would ease traffic flow when there are activities at the Kallang Theatre,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 550 6 sy ■r e/ CONTRIBUTORS to JUNIOR FUNNYUNES should be aged 15 and under, must give their NRIC number (If 12-ptus), name end address. Pseudonyms are allowed. (For those under 12, please give one of your parents’ names for cheque payments.) We will pay $lO for die beet effort and $5
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 276 7 EAT AND BE MERRY AT THE FIVEFOO ,V mS m -c W JT r/Qi f=l tr k '1 S 3 r fi 5* —j M k > E3 -*s >J Jra f= r< V p i_;’^ r^f R i U 3 K 4 A (rr 'i Ci r X M
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  • 1026 8 There is no place like Katong and the surrounding areas when it comes to good food. WEEKENDeast staff, CHEW YEN FOOK, BRIDGET TAN and MING RODRIGUES, spent their morning, lunch and dinner times sampling the food at these outlets, and these are their choices... 1. Penang
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  • 126 8  -  By PETER JUDD National Enquirer AS women approach middle age they become more confident, independent and more organised, and they are better able to cope with life’s problems, a new university study shows. “They have a more favourable perception of themselves, said
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 235 8 A T 7Y AJ’C aaypot Corner liliV IlTi v 9 #BI-144 Parkway Parade The Claypot Specialist Fastest Claypot in the East! WAIT <5 minutes IT’S NOW Opening Hours 11.15 am -8.30 pm (Daily) 9 r Yes. 9 deliciously different Claypots to go with Rice. Mee or Chee Cheong Fun our
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    • 87 8 TASTY DELICIOUS ROAST DUCK TRADITIONAL ZHU JIANG RECIPE IS OUR SPECIALITY! /a I\NIII' id' Our mouth watering Zhu Jiang Roast Duck and Chilli Spare Ribs will satisfy your taste buds. Come for a hearty meal with us. Open six days a week, including Sundays and Public Holidays. Main Shop: 189,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 238 9 w 1 Folding Cycle with Hydraulic Pump c *stv** Exercise Bike with Hydraulic Pump f $196 y*W:, Beauty Belt Massager $343 5^ a THE 4 SECRET OF BEING l YOUNG \> w Ergometer Bike $343 ONLY MONTHLY NO INTEREST INSTALMENT PLAN FREE DELIVERY Multi-Purpose Jogger 4- $343 10-Way $470 5-
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 60 10 v I .V 4. mem i ranee We offer: A wide selection of modern and beautiful Wide range of imported ready-to-wear gowns wedding gowns, evening and cocktail dresses. Gowns on rental Wedding and evening gowns tailor-made to REASONABLE PRICES your specifications So hurry along to: L’oisean Blue Bridal Centre #O2-21/22
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 97 10 STAR SPOTLIGHT PAT MORITA plays the Toymaster whose aid is sought to prevent Toyland from falling into the wrong hands in ‘‘Babes in Toyland" (Ch 5, Saturday, 9.30 pm). MICHAEL NOURI is the street-wise construction boss who helps Jennifer Beals pursue her dream to be a ballet dancer in "Flashdance"
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    • 766 10 Dancing to make her dream come true T BY BRIDGET TAN a family’s experiences during the first five days of their newborn’s life. Screen 5: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Ch 5, 9.30 pm The World War II film which won several Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor
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    • 80 10 WILLIAM HOLDEN and Bridge on the River Kwai.' Director David Lean, is about a British colonel who rallies his men to build a bridge. The cast includes William Holden. Sessue Hayakawa. and Jack Hawkins. Film Focus Continental Films: For Your Love Alec Guinness in “The Only, Ch 12, 9.30 pm
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  • 228 11 OUR WHAT’S-HER-LINE GIRL: DID YOU GUESS RIGHT? LILY NG became an art manager the hard way. She had to work a lot harder than many of her colleagues because of her lack of training. Lily, 26, has been with the Royal Holiday Inn
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  • 196 11 THE search for Singapore’s most adventurous persons is on again. Launching the nation-wide search for the Adventurer Awards 1988, Mr Wong Hin Mun, president of Singapore Adventurers’ Club, said: “The creation of this award in our urbanised state will help to enhance our
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 403 11 For style and comfort in fashion leather shoes, come to: REGALDYN FASHION 80 Marine Parade Road #Ol-42 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 tel *****98 Reasonable prices! CUT re The M F a ft Unit 6/7 Hotel Equatorial Singapore 1025 Tel: *****66, *****31 x 159 Blk 83. Marine Parade Central #Ol-582 Singapore
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  • 112 12/13 HERE’S your chance to win a prize. Write a good caption for this colour picture of the eastern part of Singapore taken at night. The award winning picture by Mr Michael Liew, of The Straits Times, in Nikon Photo Contest International, was picked
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  • Page 12/13 Advertisements
    • 202 12/13 c^ g s^7-s1^;s,eamslo/ Colouring tec j /-'_,„rct»s conducteo n *v«“''v^ don,rained 5,V 5 ,h, Hairdressing Courses Basic to Courses $B5O/P,of f S TIO Students Only Tel: *****29/44«36« Wifh n M n ~Sun) Hairarylists you*’™ Pr °f<‘ssion a Mo„ Fry ,o M “urine., Hour, Sj,as '«.oo 0 0 fl i o°p-"
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    • 70 12/13 WEEKEftPQ Nikon Photo Caption Contest Send your entry to WEEKENDeast/Sikon Photo Caption Contest.'' Locked Bag No 1, Marine Parade Post Office, Singapore 1544. The judges' decision is final The results will be published in the January 8, 1988 issue All winners will be nofified by post Staff of WEEKENDeast and
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    • 419 12/13 Ottc @CUHVML. Hkite 'U/mc(mlul ‘Picttne^! *v J. With telephoto you don hay* subject lo g«t a bigger Image. don't hoy* to go 1 your Th*r* are hm*a —a charmingly unguarded moment at a wadding, a shy youngster, a head and shoulders candid when you want your subvert to appear big,
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  • Page 12/13 Miscellaneous

  • CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST
    • 317 14  -  By LIZA LEFCOVICH National Enquirer A SCALE model three-car train that carries four children at speeds of up to 16 kph... a 24-karat spun gold dress. a U *****,000 (about S$900,000) clock whose hands rotate with no visible mechanical connection... and a one-week charter
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    • 108 14 THE mini-Ferrari (above) is a child’s dream car. At 2.R m long, it runs on petrol, has automatic transmission and can travel up to 45 km per hour. A spokesman for Hong Seh at Bukit Timah Road, the distributor of the Ferrari Testarossa Junior,
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    • 430 16  -  By LARRY HALEY National Enquirer HOW can you get what you REALLY want for Christmas? By learning the right way to drop hints, suggests psychologist Judith Meyerowitz. Here's what to do: GO SHOPPING TOGETHER. You can manoeuvre the person you want the
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    • 365 17  -  By EDWARD LIM A TARGET that shoots back, a junior pirate ship, and a boom ball game are some of the latest attractions at Funworld, Parkway Parade. “Fun, games, and food. These are the three essential elements of Funworld,” said Mr Steven Lim, the
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    • 403 18 GOING... going... gone! The man behind the gavel at Parkway Parade’s ‘auction’ is deejay Mark van Cuylenburg. His name may ring a bell with Rediffusion listeners and shoppers at Parkway Parade will recognise this familiar figure, who has been taking centrestage
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    • 199 20  -  BY MING RODRIGUES THESE easy-fitting, body-skimming party and cocktail clothes are the latest from Hong Kong. You can now forget restraint, let loose and indulge all you want this Christmas and still look great! Each outfit costs not more than $9O. From
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    • 159 20 THIS Christmas, instead of buying a costly plaything for the whole family, why not ‘tune in' to a wide choice of video games. They are available for rental from Highway Video’s Games Corner at Fun World in Parkway Parade “Video addicts and other players can
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 400 14 CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST DIRECTORY PARTICIPATING OUTLETS Aibi Health Centre Asahi Richco Caesor Hair Salon Car Beauty Centre Creative Gifts Souvenirs Dat-Co Design De Classici Boutique Dragon Garden Restaurant Duo Volente Co. Emperor Optics Eyecare Centre Fantasy Waterbeds Gallon Sports Korean Restaurant Joel's Salon Lee Young Garments Mercier Shoes A Handbags Milano
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 395 15 Specification: 640 KB Ram On Board 4.77/8 MHz Speed. Switchable Dual 360 KB Japan Disk Drive Color Graphic Adaptor Multi I/O Adaptor Standard 84 Keys Keyboard Line Cord and Manuals Licensed BIOS Samsung 14' Color Monitor High Speed 80 Col. Printer CHRISTMAS OFFER $2,150 ONLY Complete Set with high-speed 80
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 164 16 THE FESTIVE BEST FOR YOUR CHILDREN YOU’LL DISCOVER THEM AT THE BIGGEST CHILDREN'S BOUTIQUE Young Boy's Boutique #O2-48/49, Parkway Parade Young Girl's Boutique #Ol-18 Parkway Parade Young Children's Boutique #Ol-38/40 Parkway Parade Young Children's Boutique #O3-26 Parkway Parade Young Children s Boutique >O3 26 >Ol 35 Sim lim Square l[
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    • 63 16 w Christmas decorations greeting card* Fresh a beautifully created artificial flowers Floral arrangement for all occasions U f N And a wide variety ft a Aramlin FLORAL ART ENT. #BI 94 Parkway Parade Tel: *****24 Decorate with us this Cushions, cushion covers curtains at bargain prices from RAIDRIS CREATIVE DESIGN
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    • 175 16 Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries or any auspicious occasion, buy a gift for your loved ones or friends at We have a wide variety of gifts and novelties to suit your budget. So much to choose from Engraving Hot Stamping Leather Wallets Laminating Desk Sets Rubber Stamps Lighters Trophies Pens Jewellery Boxes
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 286 17 .1 V ,i .fi m j AUTHENTIC KOREAN CUISINE Try our BULGOGI a very tpttial barbeque ol different sliced meat cooked m Iroal of you (over a stovei SAMGE TANG steamed GmSeng chicken soup. KIMCHI (Korean Pickles) and L many other eiolic Korean dishes ©8 SINESS HOURS: 11 am 11
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    • 212 17 Enjoy The Best For Less At MILANO’S Si SB m <r rn%£ p 2 s Our new Milano Pizza restaurant is now at Parkway Parade. East Coast customers can now enjoy a full meal at Milano’s. Start off with our famous home-made soup, or crispy salad from our salad bar...
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 558 18 fc tf jOSC 1 Christmas Sales i? Complete range of auto accessories PARKWAY PARADE BASEMENT. #BI-104 TEL: *****58 Associate Co: Koon Lek Company Blk 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #Ol-174 Tel *****69 vSaION 11 EAST COAST RD #Ol-06 ODEON KATONG SHOPPING COMPLEX SINGAPORE 1542 Business Hours: Mon to Sat: 10
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 394 19 There are so many things happening at the National Shop from now till February 29,1988. Free gifts, prizes, special offers and lots more. No wonder everybody’s going to the Shop. Shouldn’t you? Introduce a friend to National Introduce a friend to our Shop so that he can take advantage of
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 148 20 OFFER CURTAINS FESTIVE sw For purchases of 25 metres above, you will get 6 metres FREE. On selected fabric only! For purchases of $2OOO and above a set of side tables would be given away FREE. Consult us for quality workmanship and affordable prices. D.V. (DUO VOLENTE) CO. *Ol-32 Paramount
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    • 279 20 v r> o A*2K. v v' Y NS 20 KAWAI International Consumers’ Fair ’B7 7Vi to 15% Discount on our BRAND NEW PIANOS AND ORGANS ROBERT PIANO CO. (PTE) LTD #BI -119/1 22 Parkway Parade Tel: *****03/4 #O3 19/20 Thomson Plaza Tel *****09. *****02 #O4-8/11 Cuppage Plaza Tel *****39 (we
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 336 21 IMI CHRISTMAS AT %',i m i i *v< JK JWMS&Wk. M "i Jfr d£ .*g£iSli £mm& ymsSSr --vwßsi.«?K' fwW v wsp a# IS asßhfc ti? §r if y 88l i* tv A BAGFUL OF EXCITEMENT IN STORE ME i O 1) T* r w m r rTi -TiiH V> y
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 1511 22 Classified Ad Bank 1-h Religious Notices 13 Education/ Instruction 12-a Situations Vacant 6 <■ h 5* no WJ X y > *o*S2 r>> V\ u 9 C--1 'TV? <o' n-> EXPERIENCED QUALIFIED tutors available for all subjects. Contact J R Education Centre at *****35 EXPERIENCED A QUALIFIED tutors available All
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  • SPORTSCENE ...with S GULAM
    • 298 23 Singapore Ex-Nationals 0 Malaysia Ex-Nationals 2 JUST a decade ago, the names of Dollah Kassitn, S Rajagopal, Mohamed Noh, Quah Kim Song and Samad Allapitchay would have drawn a capacity crowd at the National Stadium. But last Saturday, only 4,000 fans
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    • 403 23 ISLAND-WIDE LEAGUES SOCCER ONE player was sent off and four were booked as Teban Spurs threw away a two-goal lead and then fought back to beat Chua Chu Kang on penalty kicks in the second semi-final of the FAS Island-wide JURONG LEAGUE at the Jurong Stadium.
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    • 205 23 BADMINTON UNDERDOGS Eunos put up a surprisingly game fight before going down 2-3 to favourites Tampines in the Intra-Zone Six badminton final at the Kampung Chai Chee Community Centre., Although former tional Lee Ah Ngo, as expected, gave Tampines the lead when he easily
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 1149 23 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 13 Education/Instruction 22 Pen Pals 22 Pen Pals 'o y o 2*o* Vs (Age 4-15 Boys Girls) CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP COURSE Parents, our membership course in self* confidence, mannerism, etiquette and membership benefits are a must for your child. For FREE TRIAL CLASSES Membership benefits, call:
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  • 478 24  -  HANDSHAKE TO SEAL THE DEAL SPORTS COMMENT BY S GULAM WITH the return of Malaysia Cud top scorer 15 goals for Kuala Lumpur Kannan Kunjuramman to the Premier League next year, Japan Airlines (JAL) is hopeful it
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 454 24 WEEKE Distributed FREE to 65,000 +1 homes Telephone Nos: Marketing: *****33 (8 lines) Editorial: *****00/*****00 Accounts/Circulation: *****82/*****52 rX’MAS DAY SET LUNC Adult: $12.50+ ChMren(underlO): $11.50+ SOUP New England Clam Chowder MAIN COURSE N.Z. Airllown Scotch Steak With Sambal Sauce French Fries Hot Vegetables OR Roast Tom Turkey With Giblet Gravy
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