Weekend East, 14 February 1991
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Weekend East
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Title Section18 1991-02-14 1 WEEKEND east YOUR WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday/Sunday, February 14, 1991 MCI (P) No. 210/10/90 Vol. 6 NO. 718 words
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Article, Illustration508 1991-02-14 1 LINCOLN TAN - ‘Will my mother come back for the reunion dinner?’ asks Jerry, 3 Maid agency closes and holds on to Filipinas’ passports: Pg 2 By LINCOLN TAN THREE-YEAR-OLD Jerry will be spending his first Lunar New Year without his mother. He has been crying every night for her508 words
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Article, Illustration333 1991-02-14 1 ELAINE TAN - By ELAINE TAN $l5 that’s what a stalk of rose with trimmings and delivery will cost this Valentine’s Day! On normal days, a rose costs just 50 cents in the wet market. Florists started pushing up the price as early as last Saturday. They333 words
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Article28 1991-02-14 1 ...wishes all its readers and advertisers a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year. There will be no publication next week. We will be bark on February 28.28 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement26 1991-02-14 1 Happy Lunar Ngw Year to all^ Picture by ALEX LIM Meet the new Miss Nikon Photogenic 1991 on Pg 20 WEEKEHDeast FREE WITH YOUR STRAITS TIMES26 words
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Advertisement32 1991-02-14 1 This‘Valentine's‘Day see Nikon's (BialHean Special! See Back Page Nikon introduces i b x/oom t*?y tree Ter*-*' Cameras., ■r.Nlkon /r» T I Sfmtterbwqs 1 U M LevePuq On Set ‘BadiTuge sor'?s@ns Big Specials.32 words
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Article43 1991-02-14 2 COMMUNITY centres and community clubs will be closed tomorrow and Saturday for the Lunar New Year. All modern CCs and community clubs will open today from 8.30 am to 4 pm. All other CCs will open from 2 to 4 pm43 words
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Article, Illustration561 1991-02-14 2 LINCOLN TAN - Agency closes office but still holding on to workers’ passports By LINCOLN TAN FILIPINO maids from an East Coast maid agency fear they may be stranded in Singapore. The agency, Intrade Manpower Supply, has closed its office at Parkway Builders' Centre but is still561 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement205 1991-02-14 2 RECREATION CLUB Proudly Presents CHINESE NEW YEAR ‘OPEN HOUSE’ Be Our Guest during the month of February and see for yourself the many interesting facilities at affordable rates. Great News For All Snooker Enthusiasts SNOOKER EXHIBITION/CLINIC 1) Snooker Exhibition among top Snooker players LIM KOON GUAN THOMAS ANG (1985 S205 words
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Advertisement226 1991-02-14 2 BENEFICIAL FULLY GUARANTEED WEIGHT LOSS INCH LOSS PROGRAMMES Sarimah was 93 kg in July. She took on our 3-day cleansing and weight loss programme and lost 5 kg in THREE DAYS! Amazing, you may say. But she went on to lose 25 kg in three months and seven appointments. Her226 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous17 1991-02-14 2 THE LOCKHORNS ■HK ♦fsßft -KlNf-t II u ‘NO CAMERA \6 FA-ST ENOUGH TO CATCH HER NOT TALKING."17 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement111 1991-02-14 3 cawtbr •No Fu n No Wa«t' n you Shop ,No Wa ,t,ng As we Work WE ITV EQ^i^aßE FOR We so you g e oj^ORN 0" T Fhe best the u r4 soyo bes' u in SSSI» results jn gfe^ esis Our exi Jr s u -■JK r** <s3* Kt111 words
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RUN-UP TO THE LUNAR NEW YEAR
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Article, Illustration161 1991-02-14 4 THE 1991 Singapore River Hong Bao Special was officially opened by the Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, last Saturday. Floats Amid a vibrant and cheering crowd, Mr Goh flicked a switch, and the night sky was lighted up with fireworks of bursting comets161 words
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Article24 1991-02-14 4 ...will be closed from today until Wednesday, February 20, for the Lunar New Year holidays The office will open from Thursday. Feb 21.24 words
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Article, Illustration26 1991-02-14 4 THE PRIME MINISTER MR GOH CHOK TONG giving away hong bao, hampers and mandarin oranges to 20 recipients in Marine Parade.26 words
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Page 4 Advertisements
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Advertisement30 1991-02-14 4 Do you live in a Growing Community? Help your neighbourhood grow by supporting your local retailers! The best offers are found in WEEKENDeast every week! 4 OO 30 K •< *7;;Y\*30 words
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Article, Illustration369 1991-02-14 5 FRANKLIN R RUEHL - By FRANKLIN R RUEHL National En- quirer. At 102, John Venturello is America's oldest competitive bowler! His average is 146 unbelievable for a guy who was born way back in 1888. He hits the lanes four or five times a week and bowls in regular leagues.— National En-; quirer. - 369 words
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Article153 1991-02-14 5 JOE MULLINS - By JOE MULLINS CANNOT get back to sleep? Don’t count sheep there are much better ways to return to dreamland, says an expert. “The best thing you can do after you have been awake is not to look at your clock,” said Dr Virgil153 words
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Page 5 Advertisements
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Advertisement132 1991-02-14 5 Diet Till You're Blue In The Face But It Won't Get Rid of Cellulite!!! Starve yourself! Exercise till you drop! They're still there. Those ugly, frustrating lumps and bumps on your arms, thighs, hips and abdomen. You have a cellulite problem ■s Msmm i mtm I Now with TRIMLINE'S DRC132 words
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WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
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Article75 1991-02-14 6 ONCE, I asked my five-year-old neighbour if she was glad that she would soon be getting a brother or sister to play with. She told me that she was happy, but she would like it more to have her own child. She then added that she would75 words
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HAPPY THOUGHTS
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Article55 1991-02-14 6 GIVING someone a smile makes me very happy. It doesn’t cost me a cent and doesn’t take much effort. It cannot be sold but can create happiness and encourage goodwill. It is valueless but it helps the troubled. So give a smile and be55 words
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Article33 1991-02-14 6 HAPPINESS is getting many hong bao during the Lunar New Year and having lots of snacks and drinks which I normally don’t get to eat. LI YUNLI, Singapore 143933 words
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Article45 1991-02-14 6 tions, having a long break after a busy school term, and having fun. But above all, it is when an old friend phones to say: “Hi, how’s life?” L Y LIM, Singapore 1544 HAPPINESS is doing well in tests and examina-45 words
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Article21 1991-02-14 6 HAPPINESS is when I see all my flowers blooming and butterflies hovering above them. GINA TAY, Singapore 154221 words
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Live Letters to The Editor
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Article61 1991-02-14 6 LETTERS I ADMIT to committing a parking offence at Bedok Food Hawker Centre, but can the relevant authorities advise a hungry person (law-abid-ing on most counts) where to park when patronising this hawker centre? There are no parking lots nearby. I hope the relevant61 words
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Article68 1991-02-14 6 I WOULD like to suggest that “Taxi-fax” (a word coined by the writer for a taxi farecard) be used. It should be like the Transitlink farecard. It would be convenient and would encourage the public to take public transport and not drive. Also, taxi drivers won’t have68 words
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Page 6 Advertisements
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Advertisement538 1991-02-14 6 S f M w v $30 for your look-alike picture 00 you look like your brother, sister, mum, or dad? Have your friends or relatives said how much you are a mirror image of your mum or dad? Take a picture of you and your “double" and send it to538 words
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Advertisement251 1991-02-14 6 i I, > A' $2O for the best letter WRITE to WEEKEND—* if you have a point to raise. We win pay $2O for the best letter and $5 for any other letter published. The letters should be short and to the point. Ideally, they should not eiceed 150 words.251 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous19 1991-02-14 6 THE LOCKHORNS m ''l "A U tjoTaJ>’' W-iXt*’ 'i ACQUIRED A MU6E VOCABULARY IN 01>6T ONE PAY--I MARRIED IT.”19 words
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Miscellaneous21 1991-02-14 6 THE LOCKHORNS 'A Yt iMt > "THE OLENDER GOT A LITTLE OUT OF HAND I HOPE THE MEAT LOAF 1 6 OKAV.21 words
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Article, Illustration439 1991-02-14 7 ELAINE TAN - By ELAINE TAN THE curtains open and three queer-look-ing eggs peer into the darkness. The fourth egg looks rather out of place. Unlike its ‘‘siblings’’, there is something oddly different about it. It is twice the size of the others. Suddenly, the eggs crack and out wiggle three439 words
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Page 7 Advertisements
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Advertisement26 1991-02-14 7 People Buy Newspaper To sSjsJ Read But They Read IVEE/CEAHteasf To Buy Call MIKE TAN at *****45 and get your stocks i moving! V I* a26 words
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158 1991-02-14 8 LINCOLN TAN - By LINCOLN TAN KATONG is still the place to go to when you are in the mood for food this Lunar New Year. Some restaurants will continue to serve your favourite food throughout the festive period. Pot Luck Eating House, a restaurant158 words
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Article175 1991-02-14 8 MABEL PHOON - By MABEL PHOON TAKE a stroll down memory lane visit the pasar malam. Set up at tourist spots like Orchard Road, Chinatown and the Singapore River, the response towards the “open market” concept has been encouraging. Many people expressed a wish to see more of175 words
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Page 8 Advertisements
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Advertisement124 1991-02-14 8 pD 3u BEE CHUN HENG KENG KEE 3. 75 ONE OF THE BEST IN TOWN! Blk 333 Kreta Ayer Road, S’pore 0208. TEL: 220 1878 No. 1088, Serangoon Road, S’pore 1232. TEL: 291 3435 Blk 4 #Ol-540 Rochor Centre, S’pore 0718. TEL: 2% 7426 No. 231 East Coast Road, S’pore124 words
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Advertisement271 1991-02-14 8 delicious you'll be back for more! S -r u Wishing All Readers A Happy And Prosperous Lunar New Year. Mr G.K.Ramu Wc will be open on 15, 16 17 Feb 1991 HEW! Try our famous Sri Lankan rah. steam or spies Masala Ramu 's rflalaccan Indian Sizzling Prawns South Indian271 words
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Advertisement97 1991-02-14 8 WARNING: YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR GLASSES EMPTY AT OUR BAR-COUNTER.... OUR BAR MAIDS ARE SIMPL Y IRRESISTIBLE. Happy Hours 4 pm 8 pm (Any house brand) Draft Beer Available at 1 for 111 l Our Specialities Lucky Draws Every Fri Sat Ladies Night Every Tues Thurs We also have dart97 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous17 1991-02-14 8 THE LOCKHORNS u ttogsU RfeINER io n “MOTHER SAYS YOUR PRIVINS LOOK'S ERRATIC OM HER RAPAR SCREEN.”17 words
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Article, Illustration266 1991-02-14 9 DAVID WRIGHT - Judge lets doomed dog live minus her teeth By DAVID WRIGHT National Enquirer PESTER’S bark is a whole lot worse than her bite now that she has had all her teeth pulled to avoid a death sentence! The terrible terrier wound up in court after biting three people in her— National Enquirer - 266 words
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Advertisement90 1991-02-14 9 DIFFERENT TASTES CAFE DIFFERENT TASTES Oft A »v.V kv&*. Especially for you, we have prepared our Curry Fish-Head personally and deliciously for your dining pleasure Each of our fishheads is individually prepared and it takes a little longer to have it cooked for that personal touch Come and savour the90 words
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Advertisement277 1991-02-14 9 ROAST DUCK SPECIAL: Zhu Jiang Roast Duck Chilli Spare Ribs Char Siew Roast Pork Our tantalising menu will definitely satisfy your taste-buds. Come for a hearty meal with us! mmmm KAY LEE ROAST MEAT JOINT 189 Paya Lebar Road, S’pore 1440 (Opp. Citipoint Complex, next to BP Station) Tel: *****78277 words
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Miscellaneous13 1991-02-14 9 C *9» 5* 1-Xi THE LOCKHORNS V INfc f--7 /fc I FORGIVE YOU.**13 words
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PROSPERITY YU SHENG
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197 1991-02-14 10/11 CELEBRATE the Year of the Goat at the Holiday Inn Park View A spectacular lion dance to be performed by the Chin Hui Association will usher in the Lunar New Year tomorrow at 10.30 am. Besides the grand introduction to the197 words
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Article, Illustration437 1991-02-14 10/11 Raw Bah salad from Thai and Korean to Cantonese style IT’S the time of the year again for savouring raw fish in an elaborate way. Yu sheng is so popular in Singapore that many hotels and restaurants have started promoting this festive dish long before the Lunar New Year begins.437 words
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Article, Illustration500 1991-02-14 10/11 ELAINE TAN - By ELAINE TAN LUNAR New Year’s Eve is a good time to lo hei. And the whole affair is made even more exciting if the restaurant you are dining at has created some innovative dishes to accompany it. One such place is The Oriental500 words
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Article, Illustration787 1991-02-14 12 THIS Lunar New Year, treat your family to something different. Here’s a guide to places to eat. Canton Garden, The Westin Plaza, (338-8585). Drink a toast to a prosperous new year at a reunion set dinner at s4Bo+ for a table of 10.787 words
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327 1991-02-14 15 MABEL PHOON - By MABEL PHOON FOR the Lunar New Year, try authentic Cantonese yu sheng, served at the International Seafood Restaurant, East Coast Parkway. The fish used in this dish is the ikan parang, but if you have a preference for another type of fish,327 words
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Advertisement269 1991-02-14 10/11 gfX V valentine New Year Excitement ‘£V t L—A V' Our splendid attractions promise romantic and joyful celebrations for all PENINSULA at the OR EXCELSIOR V--/ w /.ewe/ 5 24 tours Valentine's Day Candlelight Set Dinner Dance $38.00 per lover a complimentary glass of Passion Wine a beautiful rose for269 words
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Advertisement225 1991-02-14 10/11 Create a stir in the year of the Goat Whether it is for a company function or a family gathering, make the symbolic "Stir 1 (Lo Hei) for prosperity with "yu sheng" at the Oasis Restaurant 2 delectable New Year menus with a choice of either salmon or ikan tengirri225 words
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Advertisement73 1991-02-14 10/11 1 Taste the Difference For Good Luck Prosperity ABALONE "YU SHENG" AVAILABLE FROM 17 FEB TO I" MARCH c n r Per Order at *22.00* r* PARKWAY THAI RESTAURANT 80 M mint Pa ratio Road. #O2 08 Partway Parade Singapore 15*4, Tat *****11 176 Orchard Road,#ol 59*2 Centrepoint. Singapore 092373 words
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Advertisement180 1991-02-14 10/11 Making inroads into Chinese culinary territory X* 7 W 9V> sfesis-* tie* stem Saw Starring at the Siamese Fms Restaurant. Authentic Thai chefs. Displaying the exotic tradition of a rich culinary culture. Selecting only the finest premium fins for their claypot shark's fin soup. Serving the fins in whole comb180 words
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Advertisement98 1991-02-14 12 i& fS, ifc RESTAURANT PTE. LTD. 51*2, M RAW FISH Available from 17.2.91 Closed on 14.2.91 -16.2.91 Business will resume on 17.2.91 291-A, New Bridge Road, Singapore 0208 (Next to Oriental Theatre) Telephone: *****31/2 mffi RIVER PALACE SICHUAN RESTAURANT i 0 H V Ir Sr ft ■SJbT v> s ri98 words
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Advertisement128 1991-02-14 12 Innovative Yu Sheng Try Korean Instead... <K s y* Have you heard of ‘Yu Sheng’ prepared the Korean Way? Why not come to Hanchen for that uniqueness. At Hanchen, we’re using fresh ingredients, airtlown from Korea the right dip as accompaniment. To enjoy more about this delicacy and for more128 words
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Advertisement336 1991-02-14 13 NIAN NIAN YOU YU A* Vitt iVJI m iMy O Vs 16 FEB IST MARCH to m c? TO Oriental Restaurant and Chao Phaya wish one and all 'A YEAR OF SUPERABUNDANCE'. •> t, tr TOSS IT VP! Thai Yu Sheng Cantonese Fa Cai Yu Sheng From 16 February to336 words
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Advertisement143 1991-02-14 14 Toss Toast this Lunar New Year with Bountiful Prosperity, Happiness and Longevity. Restaurant closed from 14-17 Feb 91. Business resume from 18 Feb 91. m r 5 Reserve this auspicious occasion with us. At Happy Restaurant, our traditional Lunar New Year begins by savouring that irresistible Fa Cai Yu Sheng143 words
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Advertisement234 1991-02-14 14 SMfOOOtHCdIW GET A HEADSTART ON LUCK Start off the Lunar New Year with the traditional feasting of Yusheng. For just s2B++ and sl2++ for each additional helping of fish, the Imperial Yusheng will surely impress your tastebuds and give you a lucky start to the New Year. For reservations, call234 words
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Advertisement256 1991-02-14 15 Lunar New Year at the solef GONG XI FA CAI Usher in the Year of the Goat with great cheer and fine dining' —w Chinese New Year Menu s3BB++ per table Large Yu Sheng: s4o++ Medium Yu Sheng: s2B++ Live 1 ntertaimnent l|lll!l!llr: |l For reservations, please call: *****01 (Direct),256 words
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Advertisement236 1991-02-14 15 m Business As Usual on Ist Day of Chinese Mew Year Presents our \POT LUCK YU SHENG' Lunar New Year Specialities We also cater for private function We have a wide range of oriental/western cuisine Catering Service *****86/7 W LOCK &ATINC HOO&£ 199 East Coast Road, Singapore 1542. Tel: *****90236 words
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Article288 1991-02-14 16 Prosperity Yu Sheng USHER in the Year of the Goat with Fa Cai yu sheng and other tempting delights. Four menus at Xin cuisine restaurant, Glass Hotel, have been specially prepared by five Hong Kong chefs. Dine in an authentic 1920 s Shanghainese ambience and288 words
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Article, Illustration421 1991-02-14 16 PATRICK WILKINS - Judge ordered family possessions to be split up but ex-wife gets child By PATRICK WILKINS National Enquirer WHEN a divorce court judge ordered Guido Deceuminck to split everything he owned with his ex-wife, Guido followed instructions to the letter and angrily sliced the family’s BMW car— National; Enquirer - 421 words
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Article154 1991-02-14 16 TWO prominent music consultants will be in Singapore to conduct a workshop for music teachers and candidates at the Young Men’s Christian Association on February 21. The chief music examiner for Trinity College, Mr Keith Stent, and music consultant. Miss Myma Stent, will talk about the music examination154 words
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Advertisement241 1991-02-14 16 £>« BUGIS STREET I CHUEN CHUEN The Champion Chicken Kice of Singapore (joKfiXt Fb Cai sfJC? TOSS UP A GENEROUS SERVING OF GOOD LUCK YUSHENG! (Raw fish salad served from Feb 16 to Mar 1,1990) Celebrate the Lunar New Vbar with a grand meal at Chuen Chuen Chicken nee. other241 words
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Advertisement1185 1991-02-14 17 Classified Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Tuesday 4 00pm foe run-on classified ads 6 working days classified display ads Phone Service 9 00am to 5 00pm Mondays to Fridays 9 00am to 100 pm on Saturdays Closed Sundays and Public Holidays Tel: *****52 Prepayment Some classifications of ads are payable in1,185 words
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Advertisement586 1991-02-14 18 rcnßircniaircTiEnrciißiicmairciiigircnßirciißircnigircnigircniaiiciißirciiigircnig 3 El I El 3 Master George Koh from Paramount Astrology uishes one all a Happy Prosperous C.hinese New Year. Tel: *****16 30 East Coast Rd #Ol -36 Paramount Shopping Centre (Paramount Hotel) 5(1542) Fax: *****70 E E E Mr Charles Tan Staff wishes all Business Associates Friends fflafbfu/586 words
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Article, Illustration529 1991-02-14 19 STEVE FLAMANN - By STEVE FLAMANN National Enquirer JAYNE REUD has transformed herself from a porker to a corker —by shedding 118 lb (53 kg) in less than a year. Said Jayne: “I was the original barrel of lard, the beached whale, the— National; Enquirer - 529 words
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Advertisement743 1991-02-14 19 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 21 Party/Wedding Services ICE BREAKERS (Govt Regn No: *****0/00M) People ot all races professions join Ice Breakers everyday, looking for someone to love and care for These are people who instead of waiting passively to see what life will bring have decided not to leave their happiness743 words
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Page 19 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous21 1991-02-14 19 THE LOCKHORNS '990 tty King FMtmM SyndKM Inc Wortfl ngN* 'M«rv«d 9'3 "LORETTA CAN’T EAT CAKE--IT MAKE 6 HER CLOTHES SHRINK."21 words
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Article, Illustration204 1991-02-14 20 NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD Felicia Hong still cannot believe that she is Miss Nikon Photogenic 1991. She said: “It’s a dream. All the girls in the contest are so beautiful. I never thought I could win the title. I hope this good dream will continue until I win the204 words
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Advertisement162 1991-02-14 20 WEEKEjmO Telephone Nos: Marketing/Creative Services: *****45/*****52/*****00 Editorial: *****00/*****00 Accounts: *****06 Circulation: *****00 20 Thursday/Sunday, February 14, 1991 m Lunar ‘tyw year Specials! Nikon '1 ■P* K> 7 p* m t RF2 The latest Autofocus and all automatic Real Friend in photography. FREE Compact Camera Case worth $25 Usual: $239 Nikon162 words
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