Weekend East, 13 June 1991

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  • 18 1 WEEKEND east YOUR WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday/Sunday, June 13, 1991 MCI (P) No. 210/10/90 Vol. 6 No. 23
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  • 413 1  -  Residents and motorists say Marine Parade markers too confusing By LINCOLN TAN THE signboard says “Welcome to Marine Parade Town”. A motorist looking for Marine Crescent turned into Bedok South Avenue 3 thinking he was only a few more turns from his destination. Imagine
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 57 1 s 1 p y (v m] $27,000 for Koh family: Page 14 Why is he in such a hurry to eat his food? Find out on Page 16 FUNNYLINES and LIVE LETTERS PAGE 6 GO ON A CRUISE AND WIN PRIZES Page 10 Our Food and Entertainment Special Pages 17
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    • 155 1 s yj •4F •■ttm aii New Nikon rirzcMdfwu Nikon introduces Three Perfect <ME! Cameras ...for Nikon TVV Zoom 35-70 The New Nikon Power Zoom with special Multi Point Care-Free Auto Focus that ensures sharp horizontal and vertical pictures Usual: $5OO NOW: $399 ME! i iiJ ME! Y l RF2 I
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  • 530 2 What’s On COMMUNITY CLUB Marine Parade (.'144-7577): Senior citizens can join a folk dance course starting on Sunday from 8 to 10 pm. Fees: $l2 (member). $l5 (non-member) for 12 sessions. A course on cake making (stage 1) starts tomorrow from
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  • 145 2 BEDOK Town Council is embarking on projects to turn Bedok South into a garden park. It has just completed landscaping a vacant plot in front of Block 165, Bedok South Avenue 3, and plans to make a garden out of the empty land
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 588 2 NEW SHAN TRAVEL 745-9333 TA 106 Branch: #Ol-08/11 City Plaza 810 Geylang Road (Opp Paya Lebar MRT Station) Head Office: Maxwell House #Ol-02/04 20 Maxwell Rd S(0106) Tel: 220-4924 SIN CHUNG TOURS #O2-30 Pidemco Centre South Bridge Road Tel: 533-9888 TA 427 AUSTRALIA Lomtt»s 'HF tAf SIOGAPORi AIRUHCS 5-STAR PAN
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 254 3 To All Young At Come Experience Trimline’s Slimming Programmes^* Before Samantha speaks of Her weight loss programme It was very disturbing being plump I got angry and irritated whenever friends brough t up the topic of me being fat. Though some people told me I was not fat I was
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  • Community news
    • 184 4 IT WAS carnival time at the Marine Parade Town Council Day celebrations last Sunday. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, who is also the MP for Marine Parade GRC, spent more than two hours at the street party talking to residents and asking
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    • 216 8 OTHER town councils in the East are also planning to put up similar signboards to tell residents which management council they come under. The general manager of Bedok Town Council. Mr Chan Kim Mun, said: “We are looking into setting up signboards at
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    • 231 8  -  By JOE MULLINS National Enquirer. GO WITH those snap decisions they’re often better than the ones you agonise over for hours, a university study has found. “Thinking too hard can cause you to make worse choices,” says Dr Jonathan Schooler, a psychology professor at
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 393 4 A' JUNE SCHOOL HOLIDAY FAMILY PACKAGE I 2 ADULTS 1 CHILD ML Thailand 8 Days Bangkok/Pattaya/Chiangmai/Chiangrai/ Golden Triangle from $1678 4 Days Bangkok from $1428 5 Days Bangkok/Pattaya from $1598 6 Days Bangkok /HuahirVßiver Kwai from $lB3B (Departure by night flight: 146, 21/6, 2m) 4/5 Days Phuket from $1348 Hong
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 694 5 NEWSMAN GROUP Newsman tras/IL s 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-39 MERIDIEN SHOPPING CENTRE TEL: *****22 (20 lines) #BI-34 Parkway Parade Te1:*****90 #O2-27 The Adephi, 1 Coleman Street Te1:*****26 SCAN TOURS VISTA HOLIDAYS JET HOLIDAY INLAND TRAVEL REGENCY TRAVEL Branches: INTER TRAVEL 390, Victoria Street #Ol-38 Golden Landmark T*l: *****33 TA6M 1
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  • 43 6 SISTERS Pearly Wong (left), aged two, and Glynis, aged six, took these pictures in December 1982. This contribution wins $5. SISTER Gan Shuwei (top left), aged three, and her two-year-old brother Zhiwei took this picture in 1985. This contribution wins $3O.
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  • LETTERS
    • 196 6 I REFER to an advertisement on Page 3 of The Straits Times Classified Ad (May 25). The advertiser states that its dealers will give away free diskette holders with no obligations, while stocks last. After reading the advertisement, I went to Megamillion Enterprise,
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    • 102 6 I HOPE young Singaporean couples would be more mindful of other people’s feelings when they kiss and hug in public like on the void deck, outside the cinema, and in shopping centres. I have also seen teenagers in school uniforms kissing. They are
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    • 116 6 CURRENTLY, Singapore Armed Forces personnel pay $43 for their monthly bus concession stamp I feel it benefits regulars more than national servicemen (NS). Taking into consideration the pay of national servicemen and how often they use public transport, more concessions should be given.
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 89 6 MY SISTER decided that it was time for our little brother to learn to tell the time by looking at the hands of the clock. With a clock in her hand, she said: “This is the hour hand and this is the minute hand.’’ The clock also had
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 199 6 WELCOME TC BATHROOM WORLD THE WINNING TEAM BUY IT, SELL IT, FIND IT AT WEEKENDeast CLASSIFIEDS! Call *****52/*****46 CAROMA FAIR 91 by TRIO INT'L«7th June to Bth July 3 Ol dSs C.V sS oV Now $95 (for 7 items) u.p.5185 Limited stocks/colours Rush Now Marina Square Tel: *****83/5 *****05 Parkway
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    • 235 6 3 Of tit n j. w t/ Remember the good old days? REMEMBER the days when a bowl of noodles cost fust 60 cents; the time when you stopped by a makeshift stall on the way home from school to have an ice kachang with your pals for 15 cents
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 151 7 A V, •h V -V x 1 WP ■J l‘ =..-<w 4K r. "g**- £> «i» i" Vi*-.;.,.: it thp to y 6 V a n r/ V sn ?SIL- v *^u^cond uC ve iil'Hi" 1 1 '|„i l iu ii .'f;& ,o ndms,c enchance interest *KS Pick your choice
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 582 8 Do you have a hairy problem! Losing your crowning glory! We can recommend proven treatments for Excessive hair loss Fine hair Oily hair Dandruff Regular hair services for ladies and men at reasonable prices. Part/Full Time Hairdressing Courses Available. V (fftcctndcv HAIR STUDIO 520 East Coast Road #Ol-01 Ocean Park
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 367 9 CI V N U Bring coupon to Expressions Slimfit Studio. “I 105 t... and won!” “That’s right! I lost my extra kilos and I won the first prize in the NTUC Mother Of The Year contest thanks to Expressions Slimfit Studio. “Frankly, I never knew losing weight was going to
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  • 504 10  -  J N CRUISE WEEKENDeast FAMILY CRUISE CONTEST By LINCOLN TAN SAIL on our very own Love Boat the Equator Dream. Romantic strains from the Equator Trio from the Philippines add love on the open seas. The Equator Dream is a three-deck, fully air-conditioned catamaran, with
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 318 10 O' ts The Nightbirds. Just one of the Equator Dream's many lovely sights. Your family of 4 gets a 20% discount It's like nothing on land! Two luxury cruises to Singapore's southern islands. And the opportunity to tuck into a lavish dinner buffet of international gourmet delights, while basking in
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 115 11 Pizza Mas specializes in Vegetarian pizzas Seafood pizzas Satay pizzas Sardine pizzas Pizza pies and many more other varieties For reservations. Tel: I 442 9915 I PIZZA tM list Muslim Pizza outlet) is now at Hlk 18. Hedok South Rd, #Ol -81, Singapore 1646. Business Hours: tliim ltpm spm lOpm
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    • 228 11 A Cake For Dad Is Just Part Of Fathers’ Day 16 June at Goodwood Park \r V* M •iking it heartwarming for Dad this Fathers' Day is really a piece of cake. In fact, it's a whole cake that we re giving your dad at the Gordon Grill. With a
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 24 11 <P 199’ &v Sy»vlc«*« InrWorVl ngM* rt»#fv*<l IT THE LOCKHORNS A Re.iNEk’ “HOW MANY IN THE 6ILENT MAJORITY? HOW MANY MARRIEP MEN ARE THERE?”
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 465 12 Piano Organ Mart #O4-24/25/28/29, Funan Centre, North Bridge Road, Singapore 0617. Tel: *****21 (Near City Hall MRT Station) OTTO MEISTER (Beijing) 115 ESC MM:-$249fr00" OFFER: $1990.00 115ESCEP or MP: szmm OFFER. $2260.00 NORDISKA (Sweden/China) Classical EP: $3325.00 Classical MP: *****.00 CRISTOFORI (Kwangchow) v--5 MP: 4 Top Chinese piano from the
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  • ON PARADE HAPPENINGS AT PARKWAY PARADE
    • 130 13 TRANSFORMERS and characters like Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior have turned Parkway Parade Shopping Centre’s basement into a playground for children and their parents. The Games and Toy Fair, organised by Palmyra, has a stage filled with a variety of games, including Othello,
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    • 69 14 DONATIONS FOR THE KOH FAMILY A TOTAL of $27,389.99 has been collected for the family of the two sisters who drowned in the sea off East Coast Parkway last month. The collection box at Parkway Parade was set up on May 16 and the last day for donations was
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    • 204 14 DO YOU know that a man who wears a tie is more likely seen as being more trustworthy and richer than a man who doesn’t? Why do men wear ties when it is the most useless item in any man's wardrobe? The 2nd Chance tie
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    • 201 16 IT was hilarious time for shoppers at Parkway Parade Shopping Centre last Saturday as they watched their friends make a fool of themselves. But it was all in good fun as the contestants tried to eat as fast as they could in a
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 101 13 PARKWAY PARADE 4-PAGE PULL OUT ART m c E A s J Jast 3 days. Do not miss the opportunity! Decorate your homes with our latest range of pictures at promotional price. 1501 Alvarez ho i 3/r m mr U aSSillmli Venue: Parkway Parade 3rd level concourse Time llam -9.30
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    • 322 13 Holiday Special 20% discount for hair-cut and hair-perm from 30th May to 30th June 1991. The Official Hairstylists for: Miss Singapore Dream Girl International Miss Singapore Charm International Miss Singapore Queen ot the World Miss Singapore Inter Continent Miss Singapore Asia Pacific Miss Singapore Asia World Miss Singapore All Nations
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 57 14 Imported Dashing And Matching Ties < >. f iH «r. At wholesale prices. 2 for $14.90 only! B 1 I Parkway Parade Tanjong Katong Complex Peninsula Shopping Centre Paradiz Centre Blk 190 Toa Payoh Lorong 6 Blk 135 Jurong East Street 13 Sembawang Shopping Centre View our Ties Exhibition at
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    • 211 14 I FACES DE BEAUTY CENTRE The Beauty Specialists for Tropical Skin Member of: British Association of Beauty Therapy Faculty of Physiatrics London Counties Society of Physiatrics International Federation Society of Cosmetics Chemists For fast, effective and safe results, use J.E. products. Our services include Free consultation on skin analysis (using
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 181 15 m n je JsStSc i m^:& &d p s Out, Now on till 16/6. Win instant ‘Transforming Cor and ‘Spaghetti Don’t miss out fun or the prizes. a Ya Brats L.A. Gear 15/6 23/6 2pm, 4pm 5.30 pm Basement Airwell I ies Promotion by 2nd Chance Now on till 30/6
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 297 16 MID YEAR SALE BRICK GAME (MAGIC CUBE) $46- $2B SEGA GAME GEAR SET $29? $l9B SEGA REMOTE CONTROL PAD $55 ATARI SET WITH 208 GAMES FREE $145 $95 (Nintendo) nn SPACE HUNTER $45" $8 KARATEKA $4? $9 PRO-WRESTLING $2? $lO CASTLE VANIA I $2? $l5 RAINBOW ISLAND $2O $l5 SALAMANDER
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    • 104 16 10 Year Anniversary Promotion 30% Discount For 2 months only Am lan Salon lan Salon #Ol 70 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel: *****05 I lair Artist Cut Wash $2O =Cut A Perm $5O above Wash Blow $lO II e also offer Package Bridal Hairdo at $350/#O2 06 Parkway Parade, Singapore
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  • FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL
    • 312 17  -  By CELINE TEO YOU get sweet sounds from the Blue Berries Band. Enjoy an evening of easy-listening music as you dine at Orchard Terrace, Orchard Hotel's sidewalk cafe. The foursome from the Philippines, consists of Leopoldo S Garcia, 30, on the keyboards, Jesus Quirante
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    • 167 18 DAD deserves a treat this Father’s Day on Sunday. Take him to any of the Delights’ group of restaurants for dinner. Treat him to a six-course candlelight dinner at any of the three outlets for $20.80+ Start the meal with an appetiser US
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    • 652 20  -  By ELAINE TAN MENTION the restaurant Guan Hoe Soon to a Peranakan and chances are he or she will say “Si Gu Mok"! The two names are synonymous. Guan Hoe Soon was one of the first Peranakan restaurants to open in Singapore. To be exact, the
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    • 351 22  -  By CELINE TEO TREAT dad to a lobster meal on Father’s Day, this Sunday at Movenpick. Begin the aromatic lobster bisque at $6.50+ I enjoyed the broth which was generously thick with chunks of lobster meat. For the bisque, lobster shells, leek, celery, carrots, onion
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    • 462 23 THIS Sunday is Father’s Day. Here is a list of places, which will be offering something special for dad and the rest of family as well as a romantic meal just for mum and dad. Hotel Phoenix At Phoenix Coffee House, a buffet
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 306 17 FATHER’S DAY COCA RESTAURANTS SPECIALS *Jo Come and celebrate with us on the 15th 16th June for a SET MENU OF THAI CUISINE STEAMBOAT For 4-5 persons, your dad will get a bottle of Dynasty white wine and special gift. For 6-8 persons, your dad will get a bottle of
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 382 18 Advertisers taking part in the EAT. ENTERTAIN AND A CHANCE TO WIN SAMSUNG PRODUCTS IN OUR FOOD ENTERTAINMENT April 18 To June 30 1991 Coca Steamboat Di Tanjong Katong Cafe Restaurant Different Tastes Cafe Restaurant Disco On Air (Park Avenue) Don s Tandoori Cuisine F B Thai Food Catering Five
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    • 94 18 To Dad With Love Peranakan Cuisine at its best! Our culinary heritage ot Peranakan food is authentic, tantalising and delicious. All-time favourites: Ayam Buah Keluak Hee Peow Soup Otak Otak Udang Masak Nanas Guan Hoe Soon 214 Joo Chiat Road Tel *****61 an i Straits Chinese Restaurant t North Bridge
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    • 266 18 tm. The Halal Taste of Hong Kong Yes, you can now savour the best of Hong Kong prepared the HA lAL way. For both Muslims Non-Muslims. Noodles, Congee and Seafood so expertly dished out by our Hong Kong Malay chefs. Come Get the taste. And you'll be back for more.
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 483 20 civ SERI MEDAN BAKEHOUSE Specialised in Wedding cakes (Tier/Souvenir), Birthday and Anniversary Cakes, Indonesian Lapis, Tarts and Cookies. Cali *****61 for your order or come to our shop at 296 Changi Road, Singapore 1441 r > CUT COUPON June Promotion (30/5/91 30/6/91) 20% off for birthday and wedding cakes only.
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 123 21 A Taiwanese Wr Porridge a v* :i 4 v: 4 V 7. •to Saved piping hot, with the smoothest Egg Beamw'd, Braised Kong Bak, delicious Ngo Iliang and an array of the most mouth-watering dishes and condiments! All you can eat plus desserts from the buffet. Daily, 7.00 pm to
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    • 404 21 Indonesian Buffet 1-23 June 91 Savour the authentic goodness of Indonesian cuisine at the Bali Hut. Feast on delicacies like Pasmol Ikan, Udang Kachap Assam Jawa, Sotong Isi Ayam, Tahu Telor, Usus Gulai, Ayam Rica Rica, Gado Gado, Sop Kambing and desserts like Kueh Coci, Onde Onde, Lepat Pisang, Kueh
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 202 22 Eallang Beach Seafood Bargain MV off on our seafood menus Free Parking for the Kallang Beach Seafood patrons 25 May-25 August 1991 except on Saturday Sunday 4f' S\L X Japanese SABA fish only at $19.90 The chance of a life time for seafood lovers to savour the best of local
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    • 122 22 STEAMBOAT DINNER BUFFET 1— 30June Enjoy a delectable array of meats and vegetables. Cook them in spicy tom yum or subtle chicken stock. What’s more, you might just get lucky and win the top prize of a microwave oven in our lucky draw. im omplimentary platter ot ImM fl CV
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    • 95 22 Original And Genuine TAI PU HAKKA NIANO OOV FOU Oiimc N enjoy our authentic home cooked Hakka favourites. Irresistible, appetising and piquant in flavour! Cither famed Hakka specialities include: Steam Fish with Special Soya Bean Gravy Salted Chicken with Wine Hakka Abacus (Yam Cake) Chitia Salted Vegetable with braised meat
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous

  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 67 23 TRY THE HOTTEST... FOR FA THERE DA Y lX Try our Fish-Head Curry Home cooked Nasi Pandang with a variety of delicious mouth-watering dishes. Take away services available Business Hours: Mon-Fri (3pm to 10pm) Sat Sun (11am to 10pm) SOON SOON FISH HEAD CURRY Lorong 25A Geylang #Ol-88 (near E4
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    • 294 23 135 ’M. FIVE STAR HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE RESTAURANT 224 East Coast Road Singapore 1542 Tel: *****01 Opening Hour: spm-1 am Branch: Blk 151 Bishan Street 11 #Ol-195 Tel: *****39 t f .<K GREAT TASTE IS OUR BUSINESS > 4$ sf. Si m warinl m Chicken Bean Sprouts Chicken Claw Cuttlefish
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 552 24 BEAIH PfiOItSSiONA; l ASf H T Ht RAI r i f AUAt 4 SIIMMSIG CtMHf AN INVESTMENT IN BEAUTY pos u\ts tas^ c yatv a& xC in £tfectv ve 8 to env attn Uo* e tte on e y/e in 2,5^8 u \ts re® l^ose ting \as t,ong i <
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  • Feature
    • 455 25  - Only one star from ‘Get Smart made it big again By MARK KRAMER AFTER the secret-agent spoof “Get Smart” ended, none of its stars achieved great fame again except for Bernie Kopell who sailed back into TV screens aboard “The Love Boat.” “Get Smart" starred Don Adams as Maxwell Smart,
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 91 25 Trendy Fashion to make you the centre of attraction! W INTERNATIONAL (PTE) LTD 5000 F Marine Parade Road #Ol-26 Laguna ParkS (1544) Tel: *****68 Wholesaler A Retailer of Ladies Fashion A Singapore Dress Business Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am 6pm OPENING SALES t STATIONERIES TOILETRIES GIFTS TOYS Lit** UP TO 25% DISCOUNT
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous

  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 989 26 Classified Ad Bank 1-h Religious Notices REGISTER NOW WE introduce and match-make single Christian adults 28-50 yrs Enquiries Tel *****90 Mate for Life is a socially committed programme run by Jelsus HR Management Pte Ltd (Keep ad Qualify for discounts when you apply 5 Beauty Culture/ Hairdressing BRIDAL MAKE-UP PACKAGE
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 1562 27 CLASSIFIED AD BANK PARKWAY EDUCATION WV specialise in Mathematics Please reserve a place for yourself now! Please register before 19 June 1991 NEW CLASSES Courses at affordable fees: Mathematics (Pri 1- Pri 6) $2O Mathematics (Syll 0) (Sec 1 Sec 4) $25 Additional Mathematics (Sec 3 Sec 4) $25 'AO'
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  • Arts update
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      831 28  -  UPDATE By ELAINE TAN come a product of the West. Boon Teck felt that in many ways our situation here was very similar. But he was quick to add that it was nobody’s fault. He said: “I am a Chinese but I speak English most of
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  • 49 28 The Sketches of Spain promotion, at Tangs and Tangs Studio, showcases a range of Spanish art and crafts, household items, and fashion wear by Singapore and Spanish designers. The promotion ends on July 13. SPANISH ceramic weave baskets at the porcelain department, Tangs Superstore.
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 145 28 WEEKEi Distributed FREE to 59,000 homes Address Mews Desk Level 2. News Centre *****14/*****99/*****00 82 Genting Lane Marketiag Singapore 1334 *****45/*****52/*****51 COACHMAN WN RESTAURANT '•<f* SOQC SMCCvnCMT swm Steel tAeh f oer AT COACHMAN INN RESTAURANT XPERIENCE ROMANTIC DINING...with our excellent service, cosy ambience and very tempting cuisines That's romance
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