Weekend East, 12 February 1988

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    17 1 WEEKEN east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, February 12, 1988 M.C.(P) No. 64/5/87 Vol. 3 No. 6
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  • 1356 1  -  By BRIDGET TAN A BOOM year for the travel trade, businesses will prosper in the first half of the year, 4-D punters playing double-digit numbers can look forward to windfalls, oil prices will soar, property prices will go up but will slow down
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 55 1 Orchard Road wedding march: Back Page INSIDE School’s farewell for a VVIP P 3 Highest paid young TV stars P 6 FUNNYLINES PAGE 8 Music review P 6 Tanjong Katong in the 1900 s P 12,13 KFC love lines winners P 17 Proof of the yew char kuey is in
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    • 240 1 STAMFORD SERVICE STATION 37 Braddell Road (near Woodleigh Park) 5(1335) Tel: 2*0*522, 2188*07. *****58 3700 Yishun Road 5(2776) Te1:*****13 a jE! A 01 change (Helix 4 Mm) ‘Sparkplugs V W (4 pcs) Contact point Cleaning angina compartment Engine tuning by computer PLUS FREE ‘Brake test by computer Wheal alignment test
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  • 161 2 MR JOSEPH DE SOUZA, 88. of Marine Drive, who was featured in WEEKENDeast last week when he received a surprise birthday cake from a hotel, has He died in hospital on the evening of Feb 3 after a sudden illness. His son: Sylvan, said: My father
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 237 2 a to; rn:/://) WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU We have a huge range of doors, specially designed for HDB flats. We can also custom-design doors to your taste at a price you can afford. Folding doors are another of our specialities. Asashi Door $99 Ml Capri Ztali Folding Door
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    • 66 2 Pharmaton Capsules An effective aid to good health One Pharmaton® capsule a day will help to maintain your well-being, relieve tiredness and improve physical fitness. Available at all leading pharmacies, drugstores and the local distributor: AN are welcome JnURNM'ONM .USKSSJo JBi INDRUGCO PTE. LTD. 34-C North Canal Road S(0105) TEL:
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  • 250 3  -  By MING RODRIGUES PUPILS of Bedok North Secondary School wanted their principal Mr Nga Been Huon to be treated nothing less than a VVIP on his last day in school. So last Wednesday, after paying tribute to him with a rousing concert in the school
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 341 3 PSLE STUDENTS Prepared yourselves with CAL’s Practice in Maths/English and get that extra edge. G\L l| Bukit Timah 1 Jalan Anak Bukit *Bl-52 Bt. Timah Plaza Singapore 215 H Tel: *****11/*****76 Hougang Blk 204 Hougang Street 21 *O4-97/99 Singapore 1953 Tel: *****55/*****95 (In front of Bus Interchange/ Above POSB) Parkway
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    • 145 3 \s ■m IS NOT METAL \s for quality products, IM. imitation is inevitable. Brass beds at DAT-CO, however, are difficult to match (let alone imitate with metal structures). So, when quality really matters to you, insist on I)AT*CO. Here, "BRASS IS BRASS." mm® Some features characterizing our quality: 100% pure
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 299 4 NEWSMAN TRAVEL CTS 80 Marine Parade Road #BI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 *****33 Head Office 100 Orchard Road #O2-30 Meridiem Shopping Centre Tel: *****22 *****33 Branches 81 Anson Road B1 06 Dai-lchi Hotel Tel: *****00 10 Eu Tong Sen Street #Ol-10 Furama Hotel Tel: *****61 #Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 387 5 NEWSMAN TRAVEL 80 Marine Parade Road #BI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 *****22 Head Office 100 Orchard Road #O2-30 Meridien Shopping Centre Tel: *****22 *****33 Branches :81 Anson Road 81-06 Dai-lchi Hotel Tel: *****00 10 Eu Tong Sen Street #Ol-10 Furama Hotel Tel: *****61 #Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: *****52
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  • Music Renew
    • PACIFIC MUSIC
      • 210 6  -  By DAVID PEREL National Enquirer. HOLLYWOOD’S young TV stars rake in king-size salaries for acting in their weekly series. Kirk Cameron. 17. wisecracking Mike on “Growing Pains” earns 1’*****,000 (*****,000) a year or about US$l5,OOO per show In addition, he was paid U *****,000
        — National; Enquirer.  -  210 words
      • 535 6  -  ALL REVIEWS by MING RODRIGUES KASHIF LOVE CHANGES. (Arista) AS one of today’s premier artistes/composers/producers/musicians, Kashif has certainly lived up to the meaning of his name “inventor, discoverer, magic-maker Rattle off a list of songs he’s been instrumental in, either
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 133 6 ENTER THE DRAGON WITH A FIERY START THIS LUNAR NEW YEAR! VAL FOR 9 v Romance into the eveningFebruary IS: Ist Drink: s27+ inclusive of I gifts A lots Vt of fun. i f February 17 ft 18: Ist Drink: slB+ Expeet the unexpected s A Ist Drink: sl3+ inclusive
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    • 275 6 Choose the ad size that works for you! You have a choice of placing ads in standard modular units or in any combination of the modules listed below (a) 9 cm x 1 col (b) 9 cm x 2 col (c) 9 cm x 3 col $6l 20 $122 40
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  • 183 7  -  OUR WHAT’S-HER-LINE GIRL: DID YOU GUESS RIGHT? Picture and text by CHEW YEN FOOK ENTERTAINING over a hundred telephone enquiries a day, including complaints, can be a mind-blowing job for anyone. That's what public relations assistant Irene Lim with the Singapore Bus
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 329 7 LWAYS ON SHOW SLIDING SHOWER SCREENS DOORS li 11 u m Imported from Australia Best Design Award “Non see through" unbreakable polystyrene panels 8 different frame finishes available Made-to-order, any size style Visit our showroom for the most elegant and latest designs of shower screens, slimline and vertical blinds, PVC
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  • 147 8 Braddell 9 *****58 A free 12-lesson Peking Opera course will begin this Sunday from 3 to 6 pm. Changkat W *****06 Take a night tour this Saturday from 8 pm to 6 am The itinerary includes a tour of Kreta Ayer, Pasir Panjang Wholesale Market, Fishery Port and
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  • WEEKEN East FUNNYLINES
    • 113 8 ONE day, I met my ex-classmate who was promoting a brand of slimming tea. He asked me if I was still drinking the tea he sold me. So I told him “Yes,'' and asked him what was wrong. He said: “You don’t seem to have
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    • 73 8 MY friends and I went to a hawker centre for lunch When we were about to leave, one of them, who was too lazy to get up on her own, placed her hands on the table, putting all her weight on it. She had thought that it would
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    • 61 8 MY mother telephoned her sister who was going to move to a new house the following week. Halfway through the conversation, mum said: “So your telephone line has been disconnected." I burst out laughing when I heard that. Mum, of course, felt rather silly. XIN QI, Singapore 1543
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  • Junior funny
    • 86 8 A YOUNG schoolteacher was trying to explain why obedience was necessary in the classroom. To illustrate her point, she told them the story of a lamb that had strayed from the flock and had been eaten by a wolf. “You see,” she said, “had the lamb been
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 221 8 4 ic 4 BULLS BEARS LEVEL 3-45/46 CENTREPOINT BUNCH break. Shopping break. Give yourself a break at Bulls Bears on Level 3 of Centrepoint, in the heart of the shopping district across the road from Somerset MRT station. You’ll find food to pamper the palate, and be tempted to linger
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    • 173 8 NEW YEAR REUNION DINNER (Vietnamese Style) 16 February Try something Vietnamese and value for money! Usher in the Dragon Year with our specially prepared authentic Vietnamese style family dinner at only $l6B Nett for 6 persons and $2BB Nett for 10 persons. For reservations, please call *****15 Enjoy YU SHENG
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 148 9 J^fmWA'tWMDE •V.-' O o KB >i .V r < > AT OUR BASEMENT FROM 15 JAN ’BB ur basement is transformed into a mini Chinatown with a colourful range of festive products on sale. Grab your favourite items and prepare yourself for a fiery start to the Year of the
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  • 88 10/15 WATCH YOUR STEP.. .This couple was determined to get home, flood or no flood, by walking precariously on the river embankment railing. Picture by Leveque Alain, of France, who came third in the Nikon Photo Contest International 1984/85. BABY FACE...a six-month-old toddler amuses himself with a
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  • Page 10/15 Advertisements
    • 215 10/15 Nikon We Take The World’s Greatest Pictures. MikonTWm 7 75 c% 1* with diti sSg FREE $4O WORTH EXCLUSIVE NIKON GENUINE LEATHER COMPACT CAMERA CASE The three lens variation (Tele. Wide and Macro) Autofocus-date compact Mikonm 3 /few 7 75 LL» o FREE $3O WORTH EXCLUSIVE NIKON GENUINE LEATHER COMPACT
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    • 223 10/15 Nikon WeTakeTheWorid’s Greatest Pictures. Nikon w<p 70 a Y C% onl 35 FREE $lOO EXCLUSIVE NIKON FULL-GRAINED LEATHER SPEED CASE PLUS A NIKON COMMEMORATIVE STRAP Nikon MUffl The most Advanced Dual Autofocus SLR. European Camera of the Year ’B6. New <3 <P XT TO cs with quartz databack >sso FREE
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 413 11 MAKE A BEELINE FOR NATIONAL SHOPH With so many things happening at the National Shop, no wonder everybody’s making a beeline. So don’t be the odd one out. You’ve until Feb 29 to take advantage of our special promotions. XB3O $949 Midi series Hi-Fi TC-1962MR $640 49cm (19”) CTV with
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  • 1034 12/13 WEEKENDeast takes you on a tour of Tanjong Katong in the early 1900s Tanjong Rhu REMEMBER those government bungalows by the sea? They were favourite family getaways during school vacations. Swimming. fishing and playing hide-and-seek were just some of the enjoyable holiday diversions they could participate in.
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  • Page 12/13 Advertisements
    • 122 12/13 _rr\ &O w GQGftfo Complete range of auto accessories J PARKWAY PARADE BASEMENT. #BI-104 TEL: *****58 8 Associate Co Koon Lek Company Blk 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #Ol-174 Tel *****69 o]Electrolux 240 MacPherson Road 403 01 /04. Singapore 1334 UptiOlMary Cleaning ■ktitfln»i prota—ionat hand i iupi i i u
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    • 154 12/13 ...to clean your car seat, P&P Auto-Care Centre has a revolutionary and economical method of restoring the l texture and softness of the cushion. It cost only $6.50 per seat and you can do any number of seats. I rr r< t >■■■■* ■> t if s WSm i l
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  • NEWS IN BRIEF
    • 315 14  -  By EDWARD LIM FOR the past eight and a half years Mr Goh Thye Peng has been spending four nights a week and his weekends serving the community. As chairman of Mountbatten Community Centre’s youth group, he has organised numerous courses and activities.
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    • 206 14 THE management and staff of the aviation firm, Samaero (pictured above), marked their move to new building in Loyang with a 22-km relay run last Friday. Led by general manager Mr Vivien Raguet the runners started their route from their former office at Seletar
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 336 14 ALVIN’S Claypot Corner #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 Mi* fc vV vjN Yes, 9 deliciously different Claypots to go with Rice, Mee or Chee Cheong Fun. Try our chef’s latest
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  • Valentine’s Variety.
    • 283 16  -  By CATHERINE LARDNER National Enquirer. INCREDIBLY, not even prison bars could keep {ailbirds Joann Russo and > hillip Labiano from becoming lovebirds Against impossible odds, they met, courted and got married all while locked away in jail! “The second I saw her. 1 knew we belonged together,"
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    • 199 16  -  By BRIDGET TAN FLORISTS are expecting a blooming good business in red roses come Valentine’s Day. Prince's Flower Shop, which recently open a wholesale centre in Lorong Ampas, is bringing in 500,000 stalks of roses, mainly from Kaoshuing, Taiwan. Said manager Mr Alson
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    • 178 16 HoneyHoney for your honey ENJOY a candlelight dinner at Coachman Inn Restaurant this Valentine’s Day. For starters, bite into Honey-Honey, which are scoopfuls of honey dew with shrimps in a spicy, honey sauce. The main course is naturally a Lover's Dream, which is tenderloin in red wine sauce, garnished with
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    • 129 16 RED roses are said to signify purity and loveliness. The symbol of love, the beautiful and sweet-smelling flower has always been the most popular choice on Valentine’s Day all over the world. Nothing can be happier than a dream of roses. To the lover, it signifies a
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 217 16 Elise Floral Design Valentine’s Special Send flowers on this day, 14th February ’BB to vour beloved to say ‘I love you!’ Floral Bouquet, Arrangements with tree delivery $lO to $5O Floral Designing Course 12 sessions, 1 to 2 hours per session Home S2"SfF $1 SO Commercial $420 $3OO Bridal Car
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    • 109 16 "FIVE Continents RESTAURANT Lml 3, East Wiag Viewlag Callary, Siagapare Ckaigi Airport, S417I1). i lAtiovw us to take you somewhere tar away somewhere romantic and under the stars Only for you and the one you love (E n ioy a 5-course candlelight Set Dinner and a complimentary glass ot wine
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 1111 17 I TO MY VALENTINE Darence, roses are red, violets are blue and you'll always be my Valentine. TO MY VALENTINES, Sisters Josephine and Dolores. Thanks for spreading love all year round. Joel Chua TO MY VALENTINE TO MY VALENTINE, at KFC Big Splash! Serene Cheong, you are my sunshine, you're
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  • FESTIVE OFFERS
    • 610 18  -  By BRIDGET TAN DURING this festive season, it pays to savour the sweet things in life, gather the fruits of success, and see red in order to start the New Year propitiously. Sweet offerings Never forget nian gao, the New Year
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    • here and there
      • 276 19  -  By BRIDGET TAN GOOD news for those who want to buy kumquats for their homes this Lunar New Year! The price of the golden tree of wealth and prosperity is nearly the same as last year’s. Said Mr T C Low of Katong Flower Shop: “Compared with last
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      • 111 19 London Sunday Express SYDNEY: Engineer Bob Olowski, 47, can’t bring his Polish wife to live with him in Australia because regulations say that at over 100 kg she is too fat. Ewa is now dieting on two carrots, an egg, an apple, a portion of cabbage,
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 220 18 We thank all our customers for their support and wish them a happy prosperous 1988. For Fine Cuisine In Resort Atmosphere Come To The DRAGON GARDEN RESTAURANT 4 rt Seafood Paradise Taste the food! Enjoy the perfect seaside ambience! In our air-con restaurant or unique beer garden, a stone’s throw
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    • 175 18 t K. KENNETH GOURMET INDUSTRIES TEL: *****62 *****60 *****06 LUNAR NEW YEAR OFFER Freshly cooked Nonya Nonya Pig’s Trotters with mushrooms and chestnuts at $0.70 per 100 gm fit 5W Whole Pig’s Trotters with mushrooms and chestnuts (with Fatt Choy Additional $3.00) $B.OO NETT (Ordinary Packing) $9.00 NETT (Gift Box
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 95 19 KUKUP SEAFOOD RESTAURANT PRESENTS J*" TRADITIONAL YU SHENG Toss the traditional raw fish salad with family, friends and business associates for a prosperous New Year. Served from 18 February. Business Hours: Mon Sat: 6pm to 11pm Sundays/Public Holidays Lunch: 12pm to 3pm Dinner: 6pm to 11pm WE ARE CLOSED FROM
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    • 296 19 •X i V) i svkh Beauty Salon Hair PROFESSIONAL IN EVERY ASPECT OF HAIRDRESSING BEAUTY TREATMENT CHINESE NEW YEAR PROMOTION: Produce this coupon enjoy 10'/i discount on cuts perms and facial from now till 15 Feb. ’BB Comprehensive range of beauty treatments are provided by our London-Paris trained aesthetician. Our
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous

  • 300 20  -  By BRIDGET TAN THE stall's name is Eat May Know And once you sink your teeth in the dough fritters, you know they are really good. £aid rojak stall owner Mr Lim Sai Poo: “We came up with this name to
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  • 194 20 ORCHARD Road may be the local hot spot for music entertainment, Dut the East Coast could well be a close cousin if its several budding, nouveau lounges and discotheques are any measure. Barbarella, is one such example. On the second floor of Oaeon
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 153 20 Come, Join the hot ‘n’ spicy crowd OUR HOUSE SPECIALITIES Penang Laksa Mee Yoke (Spicy Prawn Mee) Nasi Lemak Tiger Prawn Curry Beef Rendang Mutton Curry Chicken Curry Sambal Prawns Assam Fish Head Special Shell Curry Puff and many other delicious dishes c* C t BBSS 331, Upper Paya Lebar
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous

  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 1243 21 ClassiSied Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Tuesday 4 00 p m —for run-on classified ads 6 working days classified display ads. Phone Service 9 am to spm Mondays to Fridays 9am to t p m on Saturdays Closed Sundays and public holidays Prepayment Some classifications of ads are payable in advance
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  • 172 22 AS the rich plantation owner’s daughter in Heiress. SBC actress Xiang Yun gets to travel about town in a horse carriage. The one you see on the screen was specially built from old photographs for the 30-episode serial set in colonial Singapore. In 1840, a horse
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 1409 22 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 13 Education/ Instruction I TYPEWRITING Manual/Electron* I by C M. Ooh (J.C. Trainer) Pitman Exam f»gi«ir»Bon Now on l I Shorthand (Theory/ Spend) Book keepmg (Elementary/ Intermediate! Highar Accounting ALL COMMENCING SOON! I EFFECTIVE SPEAKING COURSE TELEX ERS7 A COMPUTER COURSES TUrrtON POM ALL LEVELS by Mna
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 361 22 STAR SPOTLIGHT KIM BA9SINQER (right) is the beautiful girt who catches Robert Radford’s eye in "The Natural" (Ch S, Thurs). QENE KELLY, DEBBIE REYNOLDS and DONALD O'CONNOR (pictured left) step out "Singin in the Rain (Ch 5, Sat). NATURAL WONDER THURSDAY Thursday Feature Special: The Natural, Ch 5,10.30 pm A
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  • SPORTSCENE ...with S GULAM
    • 404 23 Match that could turn out to be a thriller or a flop THE sudden drop in form of favourites Geylang International and the mediocre performances of last season’s champions Tiong Bahru have been the subject of talk in soccer circles for the past two weeks. So, when the two teams
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    • 130 23 PREMIER LEAGUE Saturday Safsa vs Police SA at Ang Mo Kio; Tiong Bahru vs Geylang International at Queenstown Stadium; Sunday Balestier United vs Jurong Town FC at Toa Payoh Stadium; Tampines Rovers vs Changi CSC at Hougang Stadium. NFL DIVISION ONE Saturday Kaki Bukit SC vs Gibraltar Crescent
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    • 100 23 SPORTSBRIEFS KAMPUNG CHAI CHEE Constituency Sports Club are inviting under-19 footballers to represent them in this year’s inter-constit-uency soccer tournament. Only residents who have lived in the area for at least a year can represent the constituency. Interested youngsters may report to either Alias Arshad or Zainal Abidin at the
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    • 457 23 AFTER the weekend sur--1 irises, four teams Baestier United, Police SA, Geylang International and Juroiig Town FC, not neccessarily in that order have emerged as the leading contenders for the inaugural Premier League title. Despite being held to
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    • 294 23 INTER-CON BADMINTON FIFTH-SEEDED Tampines CSC had to come from behind to edge out gallant Siglap CSC 3-2 in the Group Three inter-constituency badminton tournament at the Bedok Indoor Sports Hall last Tuesday night. Tampines’ decision to field former doubles champion Ahmad Baker in the men’s singles
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 44 23 GRAND OPENING (12 FEB ’88) OF YET ANOTHER BILLIARD SALOON IN THE EAST. J—- FREE soft drink for 2 for every booking FREE parking for Ist hour GREEN ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT PTE LTD 112 East Coast Road #O3-23 Katong Peopke’s Complex Singapore 1542 TEL: *****10
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  • 159 24  -  By EDWARD LIM MARCHING to traditional seroai music, this “married couple” (left) led the bridal party down Orchard Road last Sunday. Dressed in traditional Peranakan wedding costumes. 17-year-old "bridegroom” Thomas Tan was all smiles as he showed off his new "bride”, 18-year-old Ter Hui
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 243 24 WEEKEi x\ Distributed FREE to 65,000 homes Telephone Nos: Marketing: *****33 (8 lines) Editorial: *****00/*****00 Accounts/Circulation: *****82/*****52 rm 0 .'tV •«W'«9 'rJ\ Celebrate St. Valentine’s Day at Jack’s ST. VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL LOVERS' CONCERTO (Mango Shrimp Cocktail) CUPID’S SOUP (Seafood Chowder) GREAT TEMPTATION PROM THE SEA (Lobster Thermidor served with
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    • 14 24 #Ol 71 PARKWAY PARADt SS«H V Wm PUT ON A CROCODILE. WEAR A LEGEND
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