Weekend East, 11 October 1990

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  • 18 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Thursday/Sunday, October 11, 1990 MCI (P) No. 82/5/90 Vol. 5 No. 40
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  • 413 1  -  Park has an amphitheatre and a maze By LINCOLN TAN RESIDENTS of Chai Chee, Bedok and Fengshan will soon have their own mini botanic garden on a hill. Named Garden Hill Park, it is the latest project of the Bedok Town Council. The 1.75
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  • 262 2 WORKING out is not just for the young and active, it also appeals to the young at heart. More than 50 senior citizens were present at the 4th Bedok Health Fair and the official opening of the Bedok Residents’ Committees' Fitness Centre For
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  • 112 2 A CARNIVAL will be held near the East Coast Lagoon this Sunday to mark the first Siglap Day. The Minister of State for Finance and Foreign Affairs and MP for Aljunied GRC (Kampung Kembangan), B-G (Res) George Yeo, will visit the carnival as part of his
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    • 1148 2 TA 106 NEW SHAN TRAVEL 745-9333 (8 lines) Branch: #Ol-08/11 City Plaza 810 Geylang Road Opp Paya Lebar MRT station Head Office: Maxwell House #Ol-02/04 20 Maxwell Rd $(0106) Tel: 220-4924 (8 lines) AUSTRALIA (Book early for your school holidays) Fly by premium airline PERTH LoMmu 1 shxjAPON* AlNllfHt l*
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    • 116 3 PARKWAY PARADE’S ATTRACTIONS V 'waying palm trees, soft sand, crystal clear water... and not a worry in mind. Your ideal getaway. Make it come true with purchases of $2O/- or more at Parkway Parade from now till 31st October ’9O. October Draw (Qualifying period 1/9/90 31/10/90) Firs! Prize 4D3N Club
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  • 311 4  -  By LINCOLN TAN HAVE you ever drunk tea poured from a century old teapot? Mr William Koh, 54, has been doing that for the past four years. The Marine Parade resident drinks Chinese tea daily, after his meals. He makes it in a
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  • 202 4 THIS small but big in ideas 78-year-old president of a music society has a burning wish. Madam See Tsai Ying, who hardly looks her age, hopes to create a better arts and cultural scene in Singapore. She is with the Joy Music Society, which
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  • 183 4 STUDENTS are now more aware and concerned about current world events that might shape their lives eventually This was evident during the 45-minute ques-tion-and-answer session last Thursday at Temasek Junior College where the Minister of State for Finance and Foreign Affairs, B-G
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    • 326 4 NEW GENERATION OF CEILING FANS *■4® Model CFIB (Brush Aluminium Finish) Incorporated with safety wire Suitable for HDB low ceiling Many new models just arrived 3-years warranty TRADE-IN YOUR OLD HEATER JOVEN Electric Instant Heater MODEL EC 300 <O. Tested by SISIR sS a IEMARKI I g *****45 Approved by
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    • 105 4 How to beat the Car-phone fine 9-point demerit system Convert your existing car telephone to a hands-free phone. All in just twenty minutes! Better safe than sorry. Now you can drive and talk on the telephone at the same time, and safely, too l s *j« wTW UNITRADE ELECTRONICS 89
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  • 414 5 What’s on with LINCOLN TAN COMMUNITY CLUB M Parade (*****77): Go on a Haw Par Villa Tour on Deepavali, Oct 17, from 9 am to 3 pm. Charges: $l7 (adult) and $ll (child). Transport, drinks and admission ticket included. Limited to 40 people. COMMUNITY CENTRES
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    • 710 5 o Newsman nuwu S TEL: *****22 (20 lines) 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEM SHOPPING CENTRE Branches: *BI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 001-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: *****52 America NORTHWEST MRMNtS KSKEAN AIR umr«o Ainuncs 90 American Fantasy Only $2288 Dtp 15/11. 19/11. 29/11. 5/12 HONOLULU: Polynesian Dinner Show. Pearl
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  • IF I HAD A MILLION $
    • 36 6 I WOULD like to buy a magic book which is filled with all the knowledge in the world so that my father would be a wise man. LIN YONG BIN (10), Singapore 1646
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    • 28 6 I WOULD buy my aunt a magic powder to get rid of her pimples, which make her pretty face ugly ANG CHAI LI (10), Singapore 1439
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    • 65 6 I WOULD buy a robot to tidy up our house, so that mum won’t nag at my dad and me for littering it and never bothering to help her tidy it up All she has to do is to press a remote
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 172 6 “HURRY up!’’ shouted Bruce “Okay, okay...” I passed the show tickets to him as we flew up the flight of stairs. We handed the tickets to the usher and groped our way in the dark. “See, I was right,” I whispered. “They’re always showing
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  • LIVE LETTERS
    • 106 6 I USE the MRT daily. The Tanah Merah Station seems to be the venue for shift changes for train drivers. I hope the authorities would ensure that they take place as quickly as possible because, on occasions in the evenings, passengers have been
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    • 74 6 I LIVE in Übi Estate. The average waiting time for feeder bus Service No 382 is between 20 to 30 minutes. Because of this, many residents have resorted to walking it takes about 15 minutes to Eunos Road to catch their buses. I hope SBS would
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  • 49 7 IN our Page 1 story, “Church of the future opens its doors” WEEKENDeast Oct 4), we said the columbarium was awaiting planning approval. The church’s parish priest Father Paul Tay has clarified that the columbarium had already obtained approval from the authorities about four years ago.
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    • 95 7 Yaohan/Kawai Keyboard Fair sth to 14th Oct 90. While stocks last! lucky winners will stand a chance to win a personal keyboard worth lsl9sjvith every purchase. Attractive free gift with ..every purchase of an acoustics piano or a double deck organ. KAWAI Digitial Piano MR 170 $2160 3TT KAWAI Budget
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    • 293 7 Be A Great Success With Comsertrac School of Computer Training PARKWAY BUILDERS LEVEL 2 Tel: *****60 No. 1 Marine Parade Central Parkway Builders Centre #O2-08 Singapore 1544 Fax: *****23 CHINATOWN POINT LEVEL 4 Tel: *****23 133 New Bridge Road Chinatown Point #O4-22 Singapore 0105 Fax: *****59 JZSSLi peace centre LEVEL
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  • 260 8  -  ENTERTAINMENT By DAVID LEE A NICE way to end a hectic day is to sit back and relax in a cosy pub with a glass of ice-cold beer, listening to sooth- ing sounds from a live band. A lounge which provides such a getaway is The Mermaid,
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  • Tidbits
    • 70 8 DIG into 11 hard-to-re-sist ice-cream creations. Try Crunchy Nutty (vanilla and chocolate ice-cream with luscious cantaloupe melon and maraschino cherries in chocolate sauce and whipped cream), Aloha Hawaii (vanilla and strawberry ice-cream with pineapple, papaya and whipped cream), and Tutti Fruitti (pistachio, mango and strawberry ice-cream with fruit
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    • 67 8 SOAK in the Oktoberfest mood at El Patio Terrace, Melia at Scotts. Amid an open-air setting, enjoy mashed potatoes (ss++) and bratwurst ($5 a German sausage made of veal, milk, and chopped onions, and seasoned with salt, pepper, and mace. Guzzle down beer at fantastic prices $3 per
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    • 185 8 Economical Hong Kong Dian Xin Our all time favourites Happy Peking Duck’ set menu for $5B Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and company dinners from $2lB upwards- sumptuous, value for money and satisfying Nightly entertainment by Taiwanese and local singers Ample parking facilities Also available daily set Lunches Dinners from $23 to
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    • 297 8 DI-TANJONG KATONG CAFE RESTAURANT BIK 845 Geylang Road #Ol-02 Taniong Katong Complex (former Yokoso) Singapore 1440 Tel: *****31 *****28 00 $l4 Our Specialities: Curry Fish Head Claypot Hot Plate Special Steamboat. A variety of Muslim Chinese Western Indonesian favourites. THE WESTINORIENT SETS Western Set $5.50 Only Mon Chicken Chop Tue
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  • 395 9  -  By DAVID LEE DINING in this vegetarian restaurant dispels any notion that a meatless diet is boring. Feast on a delightful selection of more than 60 Southern and Northern Indian vegetarian creations at Woody’s Restaurant, along Race Course Road, in the heart of Little India. The setting
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  • 286 10  -  By DAVID LEE IF YOU want to spend an exciting evening out, check out Marina Village, a gourmet's paradise, tucked away from the hustle and bustle of traffic and the city crowd. Deciding where to eat or drink is like reading from a menu
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    • 212 10 DIFFERENT TASTES CAFE r* DIFFERENT TASTES Oft mm t V Af.Of ivfv I'i •.,•*.> r. k l Especially for you, we have prepared our Curry Fish-Head personally and deliciously for your dining pleasure. Each of our fish-heads is individually prepared and it takes a little longer to have it cooked
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  • Geomancy and you A classifieds special
    • 405 11  -  Article by Chong Swan Lek, courtesy of Cbai Chee News. A ROOM design affects the space and the flow of qi, which sustains life. Doors and windows should facilitate ventilation (the flow of qi). Passages and staircases carry qi from one place
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    • 175 11 HAVE you reached a point in your life where everything seems to be going in the wrong direction? Then Chinese geomancy (feng shui), which goes beyond plain fortune telling, might have the answer for you. It takes years of painstaking training before
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    • 1007 12/13 MASTER Koh Pu Lin’s childhood curiosity led him to take up geomancy, and today, he is one of Singapore’s leading geomancers. He said: “I used to be fascinated with how ants moved in a straight line. When you burn them at certain angles, their ‘line’ is not
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    • 183 14 It is hand-carved by Indonesian craftsmen PROSPER with the three-legged toad. Believed to bring wealth, safety, happiness and progress to its owner and family members, each threelegged toad is blessed in a 160-year-old temple in Singapore. Made from East African ebony, one of the strongest
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    • 330 15  -  By MASTER LIM KOON HIAN (Geomancy Design Consultant) CHINESE geomancy, or feng shui, is an ancient Chinese art of living in harmony with the land and deriving the greatest benefit, inner peace and prosperity from being in the right place, at the right time.
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    • 496 17 FENG SHUI, literally translated from Mandarin to mean wind-water, is the Chinese art of geomancy. It aims to help you benefit from the surrounding environment, by the correct placement and location of buildings and man-made structures. In the past, feng shui was used to
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    • 582 17  - My moment of hell inside the mouth of a great white shark Diver’s bone-chilling brush with death By JAMES MCCANDLISH National Enquirer “MY head was in the mouth of a great white shark! “Its jaws were clamped around me and I was staring down its throat! “Pain seared through my
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    • 160 11 f THE VENERABLE MAHA PIYA DHAMMA 15 Still Road South Singapore 1542 Tel: *****73 Open Daily: 10am to 9.30 pm Maha Piya Dhamma will attend to those with appointment only f FENG SHUI ‘TO KNOW IS POWER, HENCE YOU MUST BE WISE’ Do You Know That Geomancy Or FENG SHUI
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    • 70 12/13 r i To: M/S Koh Pu Lin Associates 100 Jalan Sultan #O9-04 Sultan Plaza Singapore 0719 I am interested to participate in your talk on Geomancy in Chinese/English, please call me. I am interested to meet you for Geomancy consultation for my home/ office/factory/restaurant/hotel. Please call me to arrange for
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    • 550 14 THE THREE-LEGGED TOAD (GOD OF FORTUNE) CARVED FROM HUNDRED YEARS OLD EBONY WOOD Due to Overwhelming Response, We are Holding Another Exhibition of Our Genuine Ebony ThreeLegged Toad at People’s Park Complex (Ground Floor- Outside Tashing Emporium) From 1/10/90 to 15/10/90. THE LEGEND OF THE THREE-LEGGED TOAD In ancient time,
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    • 101 15 THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC GEOMANCY IN S.E.ASIA —1 <4 WA a %o t- 00l Mr Urn Koon Hian PROFESSIONAL GEOMANCER Mr Lim Koon Hian in his 18 years as geomancy practitioner has offered his consultancy services locally and also in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hongkong and other countries. SAN YEN provides ‘FENG
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    • 309 16 ADVERTISEMENT m m m m TO HELP and save the poor and the less fortunate. That is the main objective of Master Athipato, Abbot of Chai Tuck Kon Astrology, assisted by his disciples, Spirit Angel, Kuan Xiao Miao and Mitholo. Practising the art of Siamese Astrology, the Master uses the
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    • 282 17 S—o-o-o-ra-**^^ 5 n ft g j» PARAMOUNT ASTROLOGY Master George Koh, Astrologer cum Geomancer Prediction: The Tiananmen Square event in China (article appeared in Asia Magazine 1989) He also predicted in an interview with SBC on Chinese New Year’s Eve 1990 on: (article also appeared in The New Paper. Feb
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    • 24 17 First Choice for Simi For enquiries demonstration, please call *****08 SOON LEE MACHINERY COMPANY Blk 3005 Übi Ave 3 #Ol-68 S pore 1440 Flymo
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  • 427 18  - 103 and still teaching aerobics By RICHARD BAKER Na- tional Enquirer. AMAZING great-grandmother Geneva McDaniel makes 76-year-old fitness buff Jack LaLanne look like a young man. Incredibly, at age 103 she’s an aerobics instructor! And the gym-dandy woman didn’t even start working out until she was in her 90s! ‘‘If
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    • 65 18 THREE STAR CAR RENTAL Duke Hotel, 2nd Floor, 42-46 Meyer Road Visa Acceptable A -3L c We offer a fleet of 1300 cc and 1600 cc cars for executives and families with personalised service at reasonable prices. Constant servicing and maintenance have kept our cars in tip-top shape for your
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  • 396 21  -  By PHILIP SMITH National En- quirer. JACK McELHINNEY had a splinter removed from his big toe, but that didn’t hurt nearly as much as getting stuck with the bill an astronomical U 554,613 (S$8,118) in hospital and doctor’s charges! “It’s utterly ridiculous,” fumed the
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    • 1326 22 Classified Ad Bank 1-h Religious Announcements 5 Beauty Culture/ Hairdressing Bible study group on Christian apologetics (evidence) every Tuesday, Thursday Saturday from 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Design. (No house calls). Tel: 2724 ***** 7-c Business Opportunities EARN $5OOO PER month as parttime property agent Clients provided Free real estate
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  • SPORTSCENE... with S GULAM
    • 549 23 Malaysia Cup quarter-finals REVENGE will be foremost on the Lions’ minds when they tackle arch-rivals Kuala Lumpur in their opening game of the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals at the National Stadium on Saturday. Nothing less than a convincing win will satisfy the
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    • 292 23 THE 1990 Overall Champions Constituency Awards are likely to be dominated by the East Coasters yet again. With four more events remaining in the Singapore Sports Council’s calendar, it's a neck-and-race race between Tanah Merah and Tampines East. But Tampines, who have won
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    • 126 23 PRIME MINISTER’S CUP THIRD-SEEDED Bedok will have to repeat their gallant second round fightback if they are to stay in contention for the Prime Minister’s Cup. The East Coasters lost their first opportunity to qualify for the final of the inter-constituency soccer tournament
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    • 212 23 SEPAK TAKRAW DEFENDING champions Kaki Bukit were relegated to the losers’ pool for the second time within a week when they lost their first match in the final round of the inter-constituency sepak takraw tournament. The top seeded East Coasters suffered their first defeat in
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