Weekend East, 4 March 1988

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  • 17 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, March 4, 1988 M.C.(P) No. 64/5/87 Vol. 3 NO. 8
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  • 497 1  -  COUPLE KILLED WHEN BUS COLLIDES WITH MOTORBIKE By BRIDGET TAN AN EXCITING and happy Sunday in the park for 49 members of a school band turned into a nightmare when one of the two buses taking them back to school
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 57 1 World’s youngest Karate Kid: P 12 INSIDE Jail and fine for too much sex on TV PAGE 2 Senior citizen starts old folk’s corner PAGE 3 FUNNYLINES and LIVE LETTERS PAGE 6 Her right foot is on her left leg PAGE 7 Pick of the Pics PAGES 8,9 Qijin is
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    • 226 1 Tm Yena Trading Company Tel: *****28 m u Vi s Find out on Page 4 what she does PICTURE BY CHEW YEN FOOK JUDY runs a light schedule and time is very important in her job as a slight delay would mean a loss of money to her company. What
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  • 147 2  -  By EDWARD LIM INSTEAD of going to a restaurant for a Lunar New Year dinner, these senior citizens from Bedok decided to cook their own and have a pot luck dinner More than 50 senior citizens brought a dish each to the Bedok
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  • 229 2 London Sunday Express LONDON: TV chiefs will soon risk threeyear prison sentences and unlimited tines if they go too far with programmes por- traying sex and violence. Programme makers are to face prosecution for the first time under a tough
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 225 2 50 20 EXCITING PRIZES TO BE WON! Sg2 -Sfla §M For members, we've a monthly lucky draw of 5 winners from Ist March to 31st December 1988 lust introduce as many friends as you can to our Studio and you'll get a JO discount and also stand a chance to
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  • 313 3  - Old age problem spurs Mr Yap to start Senior Residents Corner By MING RODRIGUES HE’S 74 years old, an age where the average senior citizen is quietly settling into his twilight years, but Mr Yap Kim Choy is more active and energetic than most people half his age The retired
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 65 3 ‘A Hand Made Gift Is Cheaper And Dearer To Heart S'*!'' V' /Learn to knit or crochet a dress, a doll or cuddly animals for yourself or your dear ones. Present this advertisement for a 20% discount for new arrivals of DMC and BUSSE knitting yam FREE LESSON WILL BE
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    • 527 3 v s£ Art rt k K r* HAVING TROUBLE HANDLING YOUR HOUSEHOLD? Part-Time Maid Service for Apartments/Flats i M FROM JUST $120.00 PER MONTH (ONCE A WEEK) $190.00 PER MONTH (TWICE A WEEK) Based on 3-member family with 3-bedroom apartment. CALL OUR HOTLINE: *****11 (8.30 AM-5 PM) *****29 (AFTER 5
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous

  • 183 4 Our What’s-her-line girl: did you guess right? MAKING sure that all the container-trailers run on schedule and that the goods inside are properly stacked is Judy Yap’s main responsibility And it's no easy task because the movement of cargo from ships to containers
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  • 220 4  -  By BRIDGET TAN A POPULAR excursion spot for community centre groups during the coming school holiday is the Singapore Science Centre in the west. Said a community centre staff "The children are clamouring to go there because everyone wants to see
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 452 5 Oc* men t PTE LTD r r W«tof £S? WE ARE MORE THAN A WINNER Picking a winner is sometimes easier than making the right choice for renovating your home. At BETTER UVINQ, TOTAL SERVICE’is our motto. We offer you service that's comprehensive and totally dependable. Before or after deciding
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  • 213 6 Bedok *****17 GO for an offshore fishing trip this Sunday from 7 30 am to 5 pm Price: $22 Four aerobics courses will start next week Call the CC for details Braddell 2K***** Go on a six-day tour of Penang and Pulau Langkawi from March 11 to 16.
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 89 6 ONE day, my hyperactive nephew accidentally knocked his chin against an armchair. Soon, a black-and-blue patch appeared. When my little nephew came to my house during the weekend, he tried to hide his face, hoping that we wouldn’t notice the ‘beard’ on his chin. After about twenty minutes,
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    • 83 6 MY mum was reading the newspapers when my curious, little nephew came into the room. He sat beside her and read’ the papers as well. When mum turned to the obituary page, he asked her why the people had their photographs in the papers. My mum replied
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    • 85 6 RECENTLY, my sister invited her friends over for a barbecue, which was held in the wash area next to the kitchen. After about an hour, my father went into the kitchen for a drink. He saw one of the girl’s faces, which was flushed,
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  • JUNIOR FUNNIES
    • 58 6 RECENTLY, my parents brought my brother and I to a ballet. As the dancers moved about gracefully on their toes, my young brother who was watching a ballet for the first time said to my dad: “Why don’t they get taller girls?” My parents and
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  • Live letters to the editor
    • 179 6 SOME car owners put stickers, at times more than one, with cheeky wordings on bumpers as well as at the top and bottom of the back windscreens Some examples of such stickers are: “Watch my bum, not hers” or “Mo-ther-in-law in the boot”. One
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    • 106 6 I REFER to the letter “Puddles stop joggers from using track” (WEEKENDeast, Jan 29 issue). The laterite track around Bedok Reservoir was built for maintenance of the reservoir but has proved to be a popular jogging track Sometimes, puddles of rainwater are formed
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  • 140 6 IF a woman gains two to five kg, she worries about her attractiveness. If a man gains two to five kg, he thinks there’s more of him to love. w Richard Stuart and Barbara Jacobson, a husband-and-wife team who made two surveys of about 25,000 ‘Weight Watchers''
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 139 6 Q m IS NOT METAL As for quality products, L 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 DAT-CO. Here, “BRASS IS BRASS.” E Some features characterizing our quality: 100% pure
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    • 218 6 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 so. If
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 406 7  -  By PATRICIA TOWLE WHEN Martha Schwalbe's legs were crushed beneath a train, she faced amputation of both limbs. But instead, doctors decided to try a first-of-its-kind operation, attaching her good right foot to her left
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 249 7 (yk Weddings. Birthdays. Anniversaries or any auspicious occasion, buy a gift for your loved ones or friends at Gr 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 Photo
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    • 132 7 WALK IN COMFORT WALK TO MERCIER.. Up New range every week! to 30% discount on selected designs Manufacturers/Retailers of high fashion quality ladies'/gents' shoes handbags Authorised dealer for f MERCIER SHOES II AN Dll AOS PTK I.TI) #Ol-48/49 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel: *****25 176 Orchard Road #O2-24A Cantrepomt Singapore
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  • 99 8/9  -  Osprey hunting sequence shots by CHEW YEN FOOK THE OSPREY spots its prey from high up in the sky IT DIVES like a bullet towards its prey. THE HUNTER spreading its wings to halts its dive and prepares for the kill DIVING INTO the water to
    — Picture by TAN KIAN SIEN,; Indonesia, in the Nikon Photo International Contest 1983/84  -  99 words
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  • 307 10 IT is a neighbourhood shop with a difference. The refrigerators are stocked with a variety of ‘meats’ made mainly from fluten and soya bean. hey include mock duck, goose, chicken, and lamb There is also 'fish' for assam curry, in addition to vegetarian ‘sotong' and fish ball’
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 165 10 A new treat for the family at %%TuDO„, Str§bS^ A Family Place For Food Where authentic Vietnamese Western Fast Foods are served! .O'**- K r 45* v*> I wJffl to II :_2s<r Western Fast Food bacon cheeseburgers, chicken burgers, fish burgers, beef burgers, hot dogs, french fries, biscuits and more
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    • 196 10 o* 1. NETHER AVON ROAD 81-03 HOTEL MERIDIEN CHANGI SINGAPORE 1750 TEL: *****33 HIDEAWAY DISCO LOUNGE <i w OPENS AT 4PM DISCO OPENS AT 9PM DAILY < SUNDAYS THURSDAYS (9 PM 1 AM) NO COVER CHARGE, NO FIRST DRINK CHARGE. ALL DRINKS AT $4 50+ FRI, SAT A EVE OF
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 230 10 A soldier’s story Steve Forest, and Stacy Reach. FRIDAY National Geographic Specials: Chesapeake Borne, Ch 12, 9.30 pm The programme focuses on the people of Chesapeake Bay from rugged watermen to dedicated ecologists, with a close-up look at the beautiful Bay they call home SATURDAY Malay Movie: Takdir lllahi, Ch
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    • 411 10 STAR SPOTLIGHT 'V 1 V -1 4*- M I MARLON BRANDO, who has since put on quite a bit of weight, plays Napoleon Bonaparte in the 1954 movie "Desiree (Ch 12. Saturday, 8 30 pm) JOHN TRAVOLTA is the centre of attraction on the dance floor in "Saturday Night Fever'
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  • DOWNTOWN with MING RODRIGUES
    • 260 11 HE wielded his one-and-a-half-foot long brush confidently and with great dexterity In minutes, the artistic creation of a fivefoot large “Fu". or luck in Chinese, blossomed to life, standing out in bold and beautiful relief against the crimson red rice paper The calligraphy, executed
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    • 215 11 Enjoy The Best For Less At MILANOS 3 r—i r l .v m E& i p»- 5V < Ik 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
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  • MOTHER & CHILD
    • 127 12 A BEAUTY oil, which has a wide range of uses from helping to prevent stretchmarks during pregnancies to helping to prevent wrinkles is now available in Singapore According to its sole distributor Goldcrest Agencies, there are no nor- mones, drugs, or preservatives in Frei Oel, which
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    • Article, Illustration
      434 12  -  Westley, 8, is world’s youngest holder of a Taekwondo black belt By JIM MITTEAGER LITTLE bundle of energy Westley Ciaramella is a real-life Karate Kid. He earned a black belt at age seven making him the world’s youngest black belt in Taekwondo, a Korean form of karate. “I
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 482 12 Creative Fabricraft Art The art of creative sewing Nothing is too difficult to sew Even for a beginner If you can thread a needle, Creative Fabricraft Art classes will introduce you to many ways needlecraft can be applied to fabrics; from chic outfits, quilted homecrafts, fancy embroidery to soft cuddly
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    • 166 12 J FEELIN’ GOOD THE CHILDREN S AEROBIC FITNESS PROGRAM THAT’S BEATING HEART DISEASE FEELIN’ GOOD is the highly successful children s heart health fitness program created by Dr. Charles T.Kuntzleman of the United States. This innovative,upbeat program utilises contemporary educational techniques to make learning exciting and fun. FEELIN’GOOD s two-component
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 1506 13 Classified Ad Bank 1-h Religious Announcements 12-a Situations Vacant 13 Education/ Instruction Ml AStfKav of goo PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING MAR 6 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEAR GOD? 4pm The word fear’ in the English vocabulary has many connotations. What is it then to fear GOD? MAR 20 WHAT TO
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 73 14 p zr* c yu Vo h °rn m v i A ti s- *> -'WP •V i d'-Q, 7^ It .n retail language, Variety covers all merchandise that isn’t food, fashion or furniture and furnishings. We have all varieties of Variety in the 100-plus shops in our Basement from appliances
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  • SPORTSCENE ...with S GULAM
    • 452 15 BACK-IN-FORM Geylang International have emerged as the strongest contender for the inaugural Premier League title, which is almost likely to be decided by this weekend. Geylang can seal the fate of the title by beating lowly Changi CSC in midweek at Jalan Besar
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    • 131 15 PREMIER LEAGUE Saturday Tampines Rovers vs Police SA at Hougang Stadium. Jurong Town FC vs Geylang International at Jurong Stadium Sunday Tiong Bahru CSC vs Salsa at Queenstown Stadium; Balestier United vs Changi CSC at Toa Payoh Stadium NFL DIVISION ONE Saturday Tyrwhitt Soccerites vs Jubilee SA at
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    • 261 15 INTER-CON BADMINTON FOUR East Coast teams moved within a match of qualifying for the second round of the inter-con-stituency badminton tournament with hardfought victories in the last fortnight. Kampung Chai Chee scored straight wins over Boon Lay (4-1) and Kim Keat
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    • 218 15 NETBALL CHANGI CSC made an impressive comeback after a four-year absence by chalking up the biggest score of the opening day of the inter-constituency netball tournament when they thrashed Kebun Baru 41-1. Unseeded Changi went about their business right from the start and took
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  • 184 16  -  By EDWARD LIM "OVERWHELMED!" was how Yang Qijin, 16, felt when told that she had scored seven Als and a 8.1 in last year's (ICE ‘O’ level examinations. Qijin, a former Bedok North Secondary School pupil, was one of the top pupils in the east
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