Weekend East, 21 June 1990

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  • 18 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Thursday/Sunday, June 21, 1990 MCI (P) No. 82/5/90 Vol. 5 No. 24
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  • 695 1  -  By DAVID LEE CHANGI Village may be a sleepy town in the day. But come nightfall, it transforms into an entertainment hot spot. Tourists, expatriates and locals flock to the pubs and restaurants. Finding a place to park your car at night on
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 90 1 T" Woman thanks security guafd: Pua HER LINE? BATIA takes care of people and has to work on shift. What does she do? Is she: 1. A nurse? 2. A hostess in a restaurant? 3. A hotel receptionist? 4. A doctor attached to the accidents and emergency department of a
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    • 80 1 new Nikon W 2 XL Nikon W 2 Your Real Friend in Photography :/> A Nikon Fecial 2 V? 4 •SA ,ir The Latest, Stylish, Autofocus, Auto Everything, Easy To Hold, Carry Shoot Camera. WHY JUST BUY A CAMERA WHEN YOU CAN BUY A NIKON! vVc Take The World's Greatest
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  • 190 2 IT WAS iust what MP Mr Eugene Yap needed after a painting job at Blk 11. Jalan Lima last Sunday. A resident offered him a cup of tea (pictured left) after he and 80 grassroots leaders from Mountbatten spent the day painting
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  • 141 2 L Y MARKETING Pte Ltd, regional distributor for Baby Comfort, in conjunction with WEEKENDeast is holding a Baby Photo Contest every month till September 1990. Here is what parents need to do to enter the contest. Just snap pictures of your baby (newborn to 30 months) at
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 735 2 o^\ NEW SHAN TRAVEL SERVICE PTE LTD,.,* Branch: #Ol-09/10 City Plaza 810 Geylang Rd Tel: 745-9333 (8 lines) Opp Paya Lebar MRT station Head Office: Maxwell House #Ol-02/04 20 Maxwell Rd S(0106) Tel: 220-4924 (8 lines) AUSTRALIA Lauuimas PERTH 6D Perth Farm Stay from $1338 7D Perth Farm Stay/South West
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    • 253 3 A Wi ak.\ V qsr* 1 •fAk/ V m n u ,M M-Jm GREAT TASTE OF AMERICA Brand new sumptuous spread awaits you at our “Great Taste of America” Food Pest. From 23 June till 27 July 1990, you will experience a new taste sensation with some of America’s finest
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  • OUR WHAT’S-HER-LINE GIRL: DID YOU GUESS RIGHT?
    • 193 4 “MUM’S British and dad’s Hakka.” says Batia Genevieve Ann Yun Jan Kim, who just turned 20. Her good looks recently won her the Miss Westin Stamford title. Batia is a hostess at the Pregor Restaurant in the hotel. "My place is at the restaurant entrance.
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    • 217 4 SENIOR citizens should look to Mr Phung Khye Sun for inspiration. He may be 65 but is still as active. A retired chartered secretary and a part-time lecturer at the National University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies. Mr Phung is also
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 291 4 r TEO HENG TRADING PTE LTD 865 Mountbatten Road #O2-13 Katong Shopping Centre Singapore 1542 Tel: *****83 Fax: *****85 Business Flours: 12noon to 9.30 pm (daily) KASHIKC-M1 Special Offer: $BBB (with FREE Professional Mic) 1 MC-303 Special Offer: $l6O SHERWOOD ECHO MIXER Model: SES-150 (Wholesale Price) $l2O LET US ENTER
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    • 129 4 Bolsius The Name for Candles Bolsius, one of Europe’s largest candle manufacturers now brings you the latest. Each candle is formulated to ensure SMOKELESS and DRIPLESS burning. Candles: Available in shrs Bhrs *lohrs 16hrs 30hrs 40hrs 70hrs and 80hrs. Candle Stands: Come in Brass, Ceramic, Glass Crystal. Visit our centre
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  • 175 5 FAIR of the Hearts, a charity bazaar organised by the Volunteer Action and Development Centre (VADC), will be held this Sunday along the pedestrian mall from Wisma Atria to Specialists’ Shopping Centre. There will be a total of 200 food, games and events stalls. Savour various
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 567 5 «c> > o —a m > newsman travel newsman travel Newsman travel Newsman travel NEWSMAN Iflffi/U _*f*vS/U4* nmnup TEL: *****22 (20 lines) 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEN SHOPPING CENTRE Branches: &81-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 *Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: *****52 NEWSMAN TRAVEL uniTCU Aißunes NORTHWEST INKS 12D America
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 253 5 COMMUNITY DIARY Geylang Serai W *****19 ATTEND a 10-week intermediate curtain designing course starting on Saturday from 2 to 5 pm. Fee: $45 Joo Chiat *****26 Attend a talk on “How to cope with Stress” by Mr Yeow Tow Yee today at 7.30 pm. Admission is free. Attend a 24-session
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  • OUR WHAT’S-HER-LINE GIRL: DID YOU GUESS RIGHT?
    • 193 6 “MUM'S British and dad’s Hakka,” says Batia Genevieve Ann Yun Jan Kim. who just turned 20. Her good looks recently won her the Miss Westin Stamford title. Batia is a hostess at the Pregor Restaurant in the hotel. “My place is at the restaurant entrance.
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    • 218 6 SENIOR citizens should look to Mr Phung Khye Sun for inspiration. He may be 65 but is still as active. A retired chartered secretary and a part-time lecturer at the National University of Singapore’s Department of Extramural Studies, Mr Phung is also
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 412 6 r TEO HENG TRADING PTE LTD 865 Mountbatten Road #O2-13 Katona Shopping Centre Singapore 1542 Tel: *****83 Fax: *****85 Business Flours: 12noon to 9.30 pm (daily) n KASHIKC-M1 Special Offer: $BBB (with FREE Professional Mic) ,1 MC-303 Special Offer: $l6O SHERWOOD ECHO-MIXER Model: SES-150 (Wholesale Price) $l2O -<• LET IS
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    • 131 6 Bolsius The Name for Candles INI Brut Can* Holder Cmmc Can* Bolsius, one of Europe’s largest candle manufacturers now brings you the latest. Each candle is formulated to ensure SMOKELESS and DRIPLESS burning. Candles: Available in shrs Bhrs *lohrs 16hrs 30hrs 40hrs 70hrs and 80hrs. Candle Stands: Come in Brass,
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  • 175 7 FAIR of the Hearts, a charity bazaar organised by the Volunteer Action and Development Centre (VADC), will be held this Sunday along the pedestrian mall from Wisma Atria to Specialists’ Shopping Centre. There will be a total of 200 food, games and events stalls. Savour various
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 573 7 NEWSMAN TRAVEL Newsman travel Newsman travel o Newsman trm/U. CMOuP TEL: *****22 (20 lines) 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEM SHOPPING CENTRE Branches: *BI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 *Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: *****52 Newsman travel NOR lIIWESI MKI INKS uniTcu AiMtincs 12D America West $2BBB 140 America West/ Canada.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 251 7 Geylang Serai 9 *****19 ATTEND a 10-week intermediate curtain designing course starting on Saturday from 2 to spm Fee: $45 Joo Chiat *****26 Attend a talk on "How to cope with Stress” by Mr Yeow Tow Yee today at 7.30 pm. Admission is free. Attend a 24-session children’s art course
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  • 75 8 I LOVE my form teacher, Mr Justin, because he cares for us He shows he cares in subtle ways Mr Justin would not taunt a pupil who does not know an answer, but sometimes he laughs at our mistakes not at the pupil and we
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  • 106 8 SHE is Mrs Annie Lee my History teacher And oh how I love her Never would she any lecture miss She’s always there to help if anything is amiss Dedicated as she is. She encourages one and all Saying that nothing is ever too
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  • 104 8 OUR biology teacher, Mrs G, as I shall call her, is an exciting person. Being enthusiastic about the subject, she has infected us with her passion. Like many others, I have spent hours studying and reading up on biology at the expense of other
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  • 109 8 I LOVE my teacher, Mrs Chia because she treats everyone in my class as friends. She often offers to solve our problems, if we have any. She says that we should not bottle up our troubles and it would make us feel better if we
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  • LIVE LETTERS
    • 235 8 I LIVE in Katong and take Malay as a second language in school. Recently, I went to look for Malay study guides and work sheets. I went to the ever-po-pular Katong News Agency and all they had was a very old assessment book,
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    • 185 8 I WAS visiting my friend when the census officer came. We were sitting in the garden playing with her dogs, while her maid was doing some gardening My friend invited her in. The census officer started asking questions. She then came to the auestion: “How many are
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    • 103 8 WHY can’t people use plain English when they give the weather report? I heard this on Coast 100 and Class 95 "And the weather today... shower activity in some places One wonders what other "activity” the station has in mind. If this is bad, then read this: “In
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    • 55 8 yymat more would you like to see and road in WEEKENDeast? Write and toll us. Wo will pay $5O for tho bast letter and $lO for others published in our 4th Anniversary issue on July 12. Closing date: June 30. Keep your letter to
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    • 71 8 I HAVE a bursary from Telecom and have had it for four years now My father, who was an employee, was retrenched late last year. He has since remained unemployed. I would like to know if I am still entitled to the bursary. I am 16
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 230 8 a>9 1 Taking A Bath Will Never Be The Same! Introducing the FIRST IN THE WORLD product "Doan the Drain" bathtub plugs. Come in 3 unique designs: “SHARK” “DIVER” “SNORKEL” ILCCICCII I 111 ITI 845 Geylang Road »0!-25/#03-20/#03-39 Tanjonq Katonq Complex (Yokoso) Stnqapore 1440 Tei *****55, *****33 Fax: *****55 X*
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    • 53 8 $15 for the best Why I Love My Teacher ...and $5 for every Cibfished. Send your tter not more than 100 words to “Why I Love My Tea* Cher, WEEKEND east, Level 2, News Centre, 82 Gen ting Lane, Singapore 1334. Don’t forget to ri your full name, number, address,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 462 9  -  By KEVIN SMITH LUKE McMASTERS, the world's heaviest professional wrestler, packs away enough food each day to feed a four-man tag team. But the 2.1 m, 292 kg star who weighs 56 kg more than 236 kg Andre the Giant says if he
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 338 9 a 4x* > r A< A thing of beauty is A JOY FOREVER Oiscover the pleasure of collecting fascinating stamps from around the world trom popular countries like Australia, New Zealand Great Britain, Canada USA to lesser known faraway places such as the icy Antarctic Territory, the scenic Hungary the
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    • 270 9 10“ BEDOK CENTRE ELECTRICAL CO. ANNIVERSARY Blk 214 Bedok Town Centre #Ol-163 Tel: *****32/3 NICAM 25” Digital Stereo NICAM 28” Digital Stereo Philips 25" CTV Model 25GR 1990 $1640 Philips 28” CTV Model 28GR 1990 $lBBO NICAM 21” Digital Stereo Philips 21” CTV Model 21GR 1990 $1420 FEATURE S Detachable
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  • 507 10  -  Metro BEAUTY TALK STRESS. It has been the health buzzword since the mid Eighties, blamed for almost every physical and psychological problem you can think of. Most people don’t know quite what it is, but they ao know it when they feel
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 113 10 ■“5 K t AN INDIAN AFFAIR I A rhapsody of Indian fashion wear and culture now at Oriental Hotel. Exhibition cum Sale of ethnic wear like: Artifacts Ladies apparel Jewellery Silverware Shoes and Sandals Date: 13th to 2/th June 1990 Venue: Pai-Shih Suite, Oriental Hotel. Room 1516/1517 Time: 11am to
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    • 470 10 Stress and tension can be massaged away while watching TV or sitting at your desk or travelling... NEW j ACt/ ROLL® Recommended by Edward H Fischman. OPM Diplomats American Board of Podiatric Surgery Fellow, American College of Foot Surgeons Introductory Otter: $19.95 About ACU ROLL... ‘ACU ROLL s hundreds of
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  • ON PARADE HAPPENINGS AT PARKWAY PARADE
    • 401 11 Parkway staff goes beyond his duty to help woman PARKWAY PARADE security guard Mr Mohammed Ali was quick on his toes when a woman blacked out in the ladies’ toilet. He carried her to the staff locker room, applied
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    • 202 13 WINNING is no big feat for a little boy like Aaron Tay. The 13-year-old student from Victoria Secondary School beat Hungarian grandmaster Zsofia Polgar last Friday at Parkway Parade. Everyone in Aaron’s family plays chess. Taught by his father when he was just seven, Aaron picked the
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    • 64 13 THIS is what Parkway Parade Shopping Centre looks like (pictured right). You have another four days left if you want a plant for your home or garden. Six companies specialising in plants, garden products, garden ornaments and furniture, landscaping, artificial plants and
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 5 11 PARKWAY PARADE 4-PAGE PULL OUT
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    • 236 11 Ann lan Salon #Ol-70 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel: *****05 lan Salon #O2-06 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel *****43 I Wash/ Cut $4B $16.20 V Student Wash/Cut $l6 $14.40 J=* Wash/ Blow sfl 7.20 V r Cut/ Perm $4O $36.00 Wash/Plait $42 $lO.BO V M Wash/ Steaming $42 $lO.BO H
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    • 139 11 BEAUTIFUL EYES WITHOUT MAKE-UP A i Anniversary Offer! For every first visit at our salon on eye tattooing, you will be entitled a complimentary facial A nm '<l hnKjue 0/ UVrbfow refTKnd/ nwampouirsu^, SS? ?Z**?' f Eyebrow Ampoules Timeless Beauty For Vour £jw On/}’ Definitely. Yes, you can have beautiful
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 151 12 V f s N D L S S TTRACTIONS UiS "2/ w »»we Arti Trees -I** V S/7/f O) ■ley Shoppers! Here’s good news you can use. Homemakers can find their little garden in the sky’ at our PATIO LIVING Fair from June 2nd 24th. The FESTIVAL FRINGE will be
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 188 13 IMPRESS ART GALLERY #O3-24 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel: *****16 #O2-17A World Trade Centre Singapore 0409 Tel: *****18 A NEW DIMENSION IN ART •s 4 f 3 MIR© M 145 MIRO OBKA DF |OAN MIRO 24 x 33 3 /4 Mid Year Sale from 14th tune 24th lune at Parkway
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 171 14 When you have difficulty solving these car problems. O\«N \NI\fW '■■7 o £3 Wv* V 7 s#*■*£s*< on w\ie a ijjfj e s car JJ ra g S anti acW-rarn, N o\jr nut ss?***" sßSsff^ anti corros'Oti- macn etttes\tiue otionrs COME TO US, PARK N POLISH THE SERIOUS CAR BEAUTY
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  • 548 15  -  By STEVE COZ “OH my God, I’m having a heart attack I’m going to die!” That was the terrifying thought that raced through Michael Jackson’s mind as he gripped his chest in agonising pain, feeling dizzy and short of breath just seconds before he passed
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 262 15 Sony Car Audio THE FEEL OF PROFESSIONAL AUDIO IN YOUR CAR 54W XR-7080 m 54W XR-5040 SPECIAL $599~ 140 Watt Rear Q 40W XR-4040 it SPECIAL PLUS $469“ FREE SPECIAL $***** Watt Front CO Auto Changer for XR 7200. XR 7300. XR-7190 j CDX-A3O SPECIAL $695 Disc Jockey Holds Up
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    • 179 15 PLAYCRIB 3-IN-1 (Convert in 50 sec.) gtjfy f?t*c BABY COT FOR BABY UP TO AGE 1 YEAR OLD «*r k CHILDREN'S SINGLE BED FOR KIDS 3 TO 6 YEARS OR OLDER feti BABY PLAYPEN FOR KIDS 1 TO 3 YEARS OLD—UNIQUE FEATURES: Moveapie solid Ramin wooden bed with safety vertical
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    • 146 15 TOYO Piano i mu mu Looking for Japanese piano? TOYO is your best choice: Better value for money. More solid superb quality. Higher re-sale value. Points to look for when you buy a Japanese piano: Assemble in Japan, NOT other country. Highly skilled and expert Japanese workmanship. No cheap or
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  • 728 16  -  Text: ELAINE TAN CHANGI Village the pearl of the East where hoards of people swarm to for its nightlife. But what is this gem of a find like in the day time 7 Don't be fooled by the humdrum setting in this “sleepy town" in the early
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 581 16 INSURANCE PROBLEMS? 1 We can help you with Contact .111 UNIQUE RESOURCES PTE LTD 306 Ba testier Kd, Store 1232 TEL: *****22 J Motor Cars Marine Fire Workmen's Compensation Handphone Lap-Top Computers Contracts Hospitalisation Surgical Children's Education Income Protection LIFE GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS WANTED nasis AIR lONIZER MADE IN ITALY
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 183 17 Make a date with Dennis Martin I V. Nightly from 8.15 pm to I.ooam Sat/Sun eve of P.Holidays till 2.00 am. Happy Hours: 4pm to 7pm $14.00 for a Jug of Beer Fashion show on Mondays Showtime: 9.30 pm Our Western favourites Set Lunch $5.50 Set Dinner $6.50 Economical, Value
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    • 85 17 CHANG! VILLAGE W&i Block 1, #Ol-2006 Changi Village Road, Singapore 1750. Tel: *****60, *****34 w rv 9 r* High-tech laser lighting and sound system, close up screen. Cosy and Relaxing ambience. Wide selection of Top Hits Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Japanese Hokkien A i I i' v OLITYX BAND Happy Hours:
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  • 356 18  -  By ELAINE TAN TCBY, which stands for “The Country’s Best Yogurt", is playing the tune of weignt-watchers all over the world. TCBY is yogurt that tastes as great as icecream but has only half the calories It’s "no sin yogurt" as it is
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 226 18 Is Your Gas Cooker Giving You Any Problem? Adjusting The Flame (Red flame blacken your cooking pots with carbon) Clearing Pipe Blockage Check Gas Leakage Change Damaged Parts General Maintenance LIYU GAS SERVICING CENTRE Tel: 532-4011 The original claypot specialist mf 4k Lion City claypots (Sha Bao Fan) are prepared
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    • 243 18 rgj?HAPPY RESTAURANT IS Ti«|in| Kstong Roil Lion City Hotel 2nd level. Singopare 1543 Tel: *****17, *****86 HAPPY PACKAGE FROM Weddings Birthdays $2lB UPWARDS Company Functions Hong Kong Dian Xin $l.BO per plate $23/= $4B/= DINNER 58Q/SET LUNCH 4 persons) 6 persons) 10 persons) vaq CYte T e Peking Duck Set
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  • 585 19  -  Metro NATURAL food stores arc often fascinating to food enthusiasts, with their bins of earth-co-loured grains and beans, and an array of wholesome products and exotic condiments in colourful, “new-age” packaging. In some ways, though, this range of products can be intimidating, because many of them
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 185 19 !Z DI-TANJONG KATONG CAFE RESTAURANT Blk 845 Geylang Road #Ol 02 Taniong Katong (former Yokoso) Singapore 1440 Tel: oo sl* 1 *****31 *****28 Our Specialities: Curry Fish Head Claypot. Hot Plate Special Steamboat. A variety ot Muslim Chinese Western Indonesian favourites. THE WESTINORIENT SETS Western Set $5.50 Only Mon Chicken
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    • 484 19 Refreshingly Fresh Dian Kin X 4 J -JLJ •> V r* Created by Hong Kong master chefs Prepared only on order l-«rge serving $3.00 Medium serving $2.50 Small serving $l.BO J By Popular Demand: Special Menus Mini Buddha Jump Over The Wall Braised Superior Sharks fin Double-boiled Bird's Nest in
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 1483 20 Classified Ad Bank JOIN CHRISTIAN PALS! Bible friends, exchange items/ideas, counselling Paya Lebar P O Box 0149 S pore 9154 4 Bargains THE BOOKMARK Blk 746 #Ol-3011 Bedok Reservior Rd (Next to NTUC) CLEARANCE SALE!! Books, Cards, Gifts, Stationery etc. at FANTASTIC BARGAIN! WONDERLAND CHILD DEVELOP MENT Centre at Bedok
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  • SPORTSCENE... with S GULAM
    • 564 21 THE expected goalfeast which did not materialise against Sabah last Saturday looks like being on this weekend when the Lions entertain lowly Perlis at the National Stadium. For
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    • 186 21 KUALA LUMPUR’S record 9-0 win over Sarawak over the weekend must surely have sent the shivers down their Klang Valley rivals Selangor, who face them this weekend. With KL's star strikers hack in scoring mood, Selangor’s unbeaten record is certain to be threatened
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    • 168 21 CHANGI UNITED have virtually sealed the National Football League Division Two title The East Coasters put themselves in an almost unassailable position after edging out Stamford West 3-2 over the weekend It took their points tally to 24 from 15 matches With just
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    • 135 21 TWO East Coast teams have qualified for their respective group's final in the second round of the inter-constituency netball tournament Cbangkat continued their giant-killing run by beating Cheng San 25-10 to move within one match of the final round, and will face defending cham pions I’otong Pasir, who
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 548 21 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 21 Party/Wedding Services 21 Party/Wedding Services t GOODLVCK HtlKSIh CENTRE (Govt Regd No *****1/OOC Kstd in 1979) TEL: 336 5112 336 9223 (11am 1()pm daily) Make your dreams come true I Inlroduirt ideal friend,/lifr partners CONFIDENTIALLY Hundreds of members' FIILI. PARTICULARS lor FREE reference before INTRODUCTION All
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 651 22 COMPUTER WHEEL ALIGNMENT TYRE SALES SERVICE ELECTRONIC RUST EVADING DEVICE PAINT SHINE TREA TMENT AUTO GROOMING MOTOGARD CAR S OIL FILTER PACKAGE ONLY MINOR ACCIDENT REPAIR WITH SPRAY PAINTING WITHIN ONE DAY FETCH SEND SERVICE SHUTTLE SERVICE ANYTIME ROV PRE-INSPECTION SERVICE $175 VI mm CONTINENTAL CARS 1500-2300c.c. ALFA AUDI/BMW BROUGHAM;
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