Weekend East, 29 August 1991

Microfilm: NL19545
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    18 1 WEEKEND east YOUR WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday/Sunday, August 29, 1991 MCI (P) No. 210/10/90 Vol. 6 No. 34
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon East Coast firm’s lifeline for kidney patients
    818 1  -  AT T answers call for help by raising $40,000 for less fortunate By ELAINE TAN COFFEE shop helper Mr Leong Guan Tew had a kidney transplant six months ago. But for this resident of Block 57 New Upper Changi Road and many other
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      65 1 Gallery born of fire: Page 4 s M Parade residents who would give up their heart for a piece of the action Senior citizens Terence Kein (left) and Lim Ho Seng just had heart bypass operations but that didn’t stop them from getting involved in the election campaign. Read about
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      197 1 12 rs tsw o ikon August lebrations Special. mu THE $199 Nikon W 2 Your Automatic Real Friend In Photography Auto Focus Auto Film Operation Auto Exposure Focus Lock Auto Flash Close-up To 65cm Two-Sliot Self-Timer Easy-To-Hold Grip Focus Memory Choice of Batteries m Buy a Nikon RF2 Now And
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  • Community news
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      Let your children clown about
      277 2 What’s On COMMUNITY CLUB Marine Parade (*****77): Attend a creative dance course on Satur- day from 2 to 4 pm. Fee: $4 for 24 sessions. Learn Chinese calligraphy, starting on September 4 from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Fees: $45 (member), $4B (non-member) for 12 sessions.
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      How to cope with your child’s problems
      238 2 WHAT do you do when your child throws a tantrum? Is your sleep being regularly interrupted by your child? Does your child have problems eating, or interacting? To help anxious parents understand and help their child better, Mr Hugh Clench, a wellknown educational
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      Gallery born of fire
      416 4  -  By S T SHIMI A GALLERY born of creativity and love. A converted shophouse at 232 Tanjong Katong Road houses Bom of Fire, a ceramic artists’ gallery and workshop. When Ms Leong Wai Peng moved into the building a year ago, she had planned on sub-letting
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      202 2 INTRODUCING THE NEW SHOWER SCREEN SYJ 3 y/yy r'S Y 1 ADJUSTABLE WIDTH, PIVOTING Infill: Toughened safety glass Available colours: White, Almond Ivory, Peach Mist Grey EATONS INTERIORS PTE LTD 126, Joo Song Road #O6-09 Gold Pine Industrial Building Singapore 1336 Tel: 286 0874 Fax: 281 3794 111 DEDICATED TO
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      215 2 In -Li'l Buy Win A Holiday To Australia Kills ants in the nest Australian best since 1929. FIRST TTmT IN SINGAPORE DistrUtuted Hy MICHAEL MARKETING Marine Parade P.0.80x 690 Singapore 9144 Tel: *****81 Fax: 65 *****96 'Available at Cold Storage Guardian Pharmacy. 1r f-i' j Urmf ihii coupon lo Simla
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      148 3 i r i a i i i I i i IS THIS YOUR PROBLEM? Bulging tthiqhs,dimpled heavy hips and spreading tummies. m m X X X m i 5? mm v. 1 m m X V. ss i V. You probably won’t hear what people say about you. But you’ll
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      519 4 ACOUSTICS 10 GREAT REASONS TO OWN A SNELL... (I).DESIGN 1. SONIC ACCURACY 2. FINEST DRIVERS 3. HIGH ORDER CROSSOVERS (II). PRODUCTION 4. CONSISTENCY 5. SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION 6. SYSTEM VERSATILITY (SENSITIVITY) (III). PERFORMANCE 7. RELIABILITY 8. BI WIRE/BI AMPLIFICATION 9. CLASSIC SIMPLICITY 10. VALUE Ovation ACOUSTICS O3-20 Excelsior Hotel Shopping Centre
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      813 5 NEWSMAN GROUP Newsman iraai S 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-39 MERIDIEN SHOPPING CENTRE TEL: *****22 (20 lines) Branches: #BI-34 Parkway Parade Te1:*****90 #O2-27 The Adelpni, 1 Coleman Street Te1:*****26 SCAN TOURS 1 Coleman Street #BI-07 The Adelphi Tel: *****33 TA 615 JET HOLIDAY 10 Eu Tong Sen St #Ol-15 Furama Hotel/
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      422 6 PROFESSIONAL lASER THERAPY FACIAL SUMMING CENTRE An Investment In Beauty ‘Miracle’ Freckle Cream (Swiss Product) Your beaut) problems are resolved at the IMAR VIP CLIMQI'E by the most up-to-date technology Do you want an example? You can shape your body and lose extra inches just where you need to, without
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  • Feature
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      Lock icon Switching off his TV habit
      392 7  -  By KEVIN SMITH Na- tional Enquirer COUCH potato Barrie Semmens was so addicted to watching TV that he bought nine sets. 11 video cassette recorders (VCR), and a satellite dish, so he would not miss a single show. He sat glued to the TV 20
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      120 7 One Plus One Craft Shop Service Is Our Business KNITWEAR Knitting Crochet Knitting Accessories jj Cotton Yarns Needle -Craft I Wool Cross-stitch H Antiques Old Watches Painting/Porcelain 5 Ok) Clocks Antiques etc Jade Jewellery j£j Silver Ware/Jewellery 1 Free Lessons Provided Din aunts skill be given! Business Hours Mon Sat
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      225 7 11 1 BEDOK CENTRE ELECTRICAL CO. ANNIVERSARY Blk 214 Bedok Town Centre #Ol-163 Tel: *****32/3 NOW LET PHILIPS OPEN YOUR EYES TO THE WORLD OF MATCHLINE. Symphobass Woofer 25 FL1760/ 29 FL1770 (4 years guarantee) Surround Sound Speaker] Picture Warm Soothing Colour Flat Square Black Invar Tube Enhanced Horizontal Resolution
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  • THE GOOD OLD DAYS
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      Meet the ‘Queen Requesters’ of the 60s
      103 8 “STEADY lah, got standard, clever lah, always your two names!” commented our schoolmates and classmates about the early sixties “Queen Requesters" of Rediftision. My friend and I were not fans of singers, were not crazy about songs, and we did not have a
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      Keeping my date with the ‘Lord of the Jungle’
      167 8 THE box office of Roxy Theatre finally opened. Initially, patrons young and old queued up to buy their tickets. But pandemonium broke out at the front and it became a free-for-all tussle at the ticket booth. Unruly patrons reigned the day
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      Free show — but only for kids with adults
      97 8 Free show but only for kids with adults I STILL remember the days when I was a young girl living in Queenstown. People within the community knew each other well and life was a little more relaxed. Cinema shows were popular but it was very costly for us kids. My
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
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      Day my cousin forgot she was too ill to eat ice-cream
      164 8 I VISITED my aunt and she told me this. My cousin, who is three years old, did not really like the idea of being ill. But just to get the attention of my grand- mother, she pretended to cough
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      Case of overkill
      88 8 MY cousin came to visit. He was playing in my room, while I went to the kitchen to get some snacks. On my way back, I heard him saying: “You are the disgrace of mankind, meet your doom today! I will not spare you.” Before I reached
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    Thanks to librarian who ‘bent the rules’ LETTER
    101 8 I WOULD like to thank the staff of the National Library (Marine Parade branch), especially Mrs K L Lee-Chin. My father suffered a stroke recently and can no longer read. I went to the library to borrow some audio cassette tapes with
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      117 8 This contribution wins $l5. s WE’RE THE AUTHORISED DEALER FOR PROTON SAGA. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE’RE QUITE HAPPILY SURROUNDED. Dili UPPCB EAST COAST ROAD For just $29,300 on the I.3GL Sedan weekend car or $45,490 on the normal, you’ll now be getting rear seatbelts, a remote controlled central
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      90 8 -•rz- m PETS’ STATION “Where Pet Friends Meet” Grand Opening Special! (From Ist Aug 91 to .list I)oc 91) for Every purchase of $l5/- worth of products (Live Pets excluded) will entitle you to a Coupon These Coupons can be exchanged for Valuable Attractive Gifts... Watches (with pet’s designs) Pet’s
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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  • ON PARADE HAPPENINGS AT PARKWAY PARADE
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      World of Sports opens at Parkway
      172 9 A SPORTING paradise has opened at Parkway Parade Shopping Centre. Here, you will be greeted by a onestop shop that stores nearly every kind of sports apparel and equipment. Offering the latest in sporting goods, this lifestyle sports shop carries some of the top
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      Self expressions
      272 12 SURREALISM meets idealism on the canvas. This is the premise of “Selves —a Visual Exhibition,” featuring four young artists. Judy Koh graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1990 and has exhibited in the IBM Art Award Competition. Her work is meant to “weave a bit
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      Fitness contest for the fit person
      172 12 TEST your fitness level and win some fabulous prizes. Take part in the Aibi gym’s “Mr and Miss Fitness ’9l,’’ which begins on Saturday. It is part of the Beauty Health and Fitness 91 show held from Saturday until September 8 at the World
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      Lock icon Fight fatigue caused by sinus problem
      268 13 National Enquirer CHRONIC fatigue is now an epidemic in the United States, but it is often caused by undiagnosed sinus infections that can be easily treated, say doctors. “Millions of Americans needlessly drag through life with chronic fatigue caused by undiagnosed and untreated sinus
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      282 9 PARKWAY PARADE 4-PAGE PULL OUT New Branch Opening A, the House of Lips, we are the specialist in creating beauty for many years. We specialise in: Eyebrow/Eyelid Tattooing Pioneer and specialist in eye tattooing, our professionally trained beauticians can give you natural, lasting beauty. We will first discuss with you
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      98 9 Ann lan Salon lan Salon #Ol 70 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel: *****05 #O2 06 Parkway Parade. Singapore 1544 (Next to Thai Restaurant hit) Te1:*****43 44 Jalan Leong Sin Nam. ***** Ipoh (Opposite Alisan) Tel: 05-532 393 (LILIAN lAN SALON) Hair Artist Cut Wash S2II Cut Perm $5O abme Wash
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      604 10/11 GO PRODUCTS POH HENG JEWELLERY A Poh Heng sets new standard with its 1992 COLLECTION. The collection include, for the first time. 5 new diamond cuts and will be on display from September 1991 onwards. Tv*'' Ken -AIR (#O3-26) if W /IV M Ken-Air bonus programme will be holding a
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      184 12 The Original Healthtronic Aim SUMMING DEVICE Portable System Easy way to shape up at home within hours U.P. $199 $398 NOW 1 year guarantee and tree demonstration Aid WlTFBpyptflDE SELECTION OF MUSCLE STIMULATORS AND SLIMMING SYSTEMS has helped many people to loose weight SAFELY EFFECTIVELY over the years... AIBI Healthtronic
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      57 12 "S’ >OL PARKWAY HEALTH CENTRE No. 80. MARINE PARADE ROAD #O4-02 4TH STOREY. PARKWAY PARADE SINGAPORE 1544 TEL: 440-9090 440-9091 Come and relax in our newly renovated and cosy health centre. Let our young and charming masseuses case away your tired muscles. Business Hrs: 10.00 am -11.00 pm Services provided:-
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      30 13 QDlse Garbage Bags A vot T ft Purchase 2 canons and get 1 freeH 65mm cs) 111 UNIQUE RESOURCES PTE LTD 306 Balestier Rd, S’pore 1232. (opposite McDonald's) Tel: *****22
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      127 13 v FLORRISIMME BEAUTY CENTRE #O4-24 Cuppage Plaza Tel: *****84/*****01 #O2-18 Katong Shopping Centre Tel: 345 9220 Blk 181 #Ol-2936 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 Tel: 458 1985 24 Hours After Treatment Service FULL BODY MASSAGE SLIMMING PROGRAMME Only $350 for five effective treatments. [FREE Slimming product worth $5B) SP to
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  • Weekend food
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      They serve exotic Seychelles of the Seychelles
      395 14  -  By CELINE TEO EXPERIENCE exotic dishes from the 92 islands of Seychelles. Seychellois music and songs of love and sandy beaches, by two strolling guitarists, will also set the mood at the Seychelles buffet in The Verandah, Le Meridien Changi. Coming from the
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      North Indian food McTandoor style
      441 15  -  By ELAINE TAN SENDING aromatic wafts of masala, tandoori chicken and garlic naan from behind a stainless steel counter, is a man with 20 years’ experience as a topnotch North Indian chef. Forty-one-year-old Mr Achmad Hicam accumulated his culinary skills from a North Indian masterchef,
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      Savour the rich heritage of Nonya food
      205 16 A POTPOURRI of Asian flavours like Vietnamese prawn tempura, Hong Kong dian xin, chicken rice, Malay sayur lodeh, Thai tom yum kong and Indonesian kuih are served in the Asian plat* ter ($23.50++). Other highlights on the a la carte menu at Tropics
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      317 14 k n awwi" _y IPCPPCP n sptce: Where Everything Is Nice Goes Buffet Style At Marina Squarel Eat All You Can! Monday to Friday Nonya/Malaysian Buffet Lunch/Dinner with daily changes of menu. A wide variety of chilly hot, pleasantly peppery spicy sensations to feast on. Menu: Beef Rendano, Chicken Curry,
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      123 14 t U r N N TH E^jr DRAW OFF YOUR SHACKLES AT TAPS HAPPV HOURS FROM 4.ooPMTOiooPM Beer @53.25+ (Mug) (412.90+ (Jug) Houk PouringJJrinks it 50% off (a43.25 1 MarpriU Jug $14.90+ Bourbon Jug $13.90+ SPECIAL PROMOTION FROM I Al’C 91 :ll OCT 91 Ladies would be entitled lo one
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      123 14 SfeoKhoustf RUSSIAN SPECIALITIES r. X RUSSL Borshch Soup Shashlik Steak Mongolian Steak Beef Stroganoff Chicken A La Kiev Fancy Pan Cake Every Thursday: Oxtail Set Lunch at $5 nett Now In Serangoon Garden Way. You are able to enjoy the exquisite taste of Russian Food, managed by EX-TROIKA TEAM. BORSHCH
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      78 15 TfINDOORIS RESTfNRfINT (Authentic NORTH INDIAN CUISINE) This Week’s Special $6.00 $4.00 $B.OO 1. Chicken or Mutton Briyani 2. Vegetable Briyani 3. Seafood Briyani (The above comes with 1 Lime Juice) A La Carte Special $lO.OO $lO.OO Pepper Chicken Chicken Chilly Pakora 328 Joo Chiat Road #Ol-03 Singapore 1542 Tel: *****57/*****24
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      189 15 For good Thai cuisine and traditional homecooked Thai food, come to: a-royThai rest a 11 r a n t Try our Tom Yam Soup (Prawns Chirken Fish} Tom Kha kai Chirken in lemon flavoured roronut milk soup Crispy Bean Curd Belarhan Rire Special Thai Noodle Tom Yam Noodle Fried Fish
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      80 15 The Taste is Peranakan Our delicious spread of home-made Peranakan Cuisine guarantees satisfaction. We also cater for indoor outdoor catering like Tok Panjang dishes, weddings, birthdays and other celebrations. r > mbal Guan Hoc Soon 214 Joo Chiat Road Tel: *****61 (Closed On Tuesdays) Straits Chinese Restaurant 1 North Bridge
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      330 16 1 DINE TO A SONG J h* I Splendid 6-Course Set 'Diimer $19.80+ onwards PLUS House Wine/Beer/ Fruit Punch Tiger Draft: $4.80 J J ROAO j** mumncx^ *W«j FREE Parking After spm For reservations, please call Ms Venny Chang at *****48 1 DOLPHIN PENTHOUSE CAFE RESTAURANT 81, (ienting 1 Jtrvc,
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      109 16 Articles printed in this issue of WKEKENDeast from the NATIONAL KNQI'IRKR are copy righted O 1991 by National Enquirer, Inc, Lantana, Florida *****. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner and any language without the prior written permission of National Enquirer, Inc, is expressedly prohibited. POW SING HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE
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    Retirees at the thick of election campaigning
    360 17  -  By ELAINE TAN NOTHING can stop these two Marine Parade senior citizens from getting involved in the general election not even major heart operations. The vice-chairman of Neighbourhood B Residents’ Committee, Mr Terence Kein, 66, underwent a quadruple bypass heart surgery in June.
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    Lock icon Terri the bionic blonde
    285 17  -  By PHILIP SMITH Na- tional Enquirer NOTHING can stop Terri Harding not even an illness that robbed her of both legs and an arm. The 20-year-old, blueeyed blonde, is a real-life bionic woman. With the help of artificial limbs, she has fought back and today, she
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      142 17 4 MING XIANG LOU RESTAURANT 13, Si?lap Road, Singapore 1544 (Inside Mandarin Gardens Condominium) Te1:*****53 NO CORKAGE AND SERVICE CHARGES $48.00 NETT FOR 4 PERSONS. BET MENU •Szechuan Chicken •Fried Beet/Frog s Legs With Ginger K Onion •Fish Maws With Craft's Moat •Steamed Rico For 4 Persons •Ftong Kong Style
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      163 17 SCOTTS CAFE BRINGS BACK -Q THE t> 50s- 60s Once upon a time there was a jukebox, where we used to put in a coin or two. Now this nostalgic jukebox of yesteryear is back at ScotLs Cafe. Come, take a trip down memory lane and listen to the golden
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      273 17 Come experience the traditional tastes of a potpourri of popular Peranakan specialities. All specially prepared by Bibik Christina Chan with generations of family expertise as her inspiration. She has put together a tempting selection of hot favourites and sweet delights for the most authentic nonya high tea at the Lion
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      1226 18 Classified Ad Bank 1-h Religious Notices SUCCESSFUL. SINGLE CHRIS TIANS, aged 28-55. register now tor our "Mate tor Lite dating/matchmakmg programmes Time is catching up on you We welcome citizens and PRs Our service is discreet, dignified and personalized Men' Looking for that illusive Christian Mate tor Life 7 Don
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      1209 19 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 13 Education/Instruction 17-a Furnishing/Decor THE CHINESE COMPOSITION COURSE: builds your child's confidence in the Chinese Language. expands his Chinese vocabulary. helps him construct grammatically correct sentences. HANYU PINYIN WORKSHOP: This workshop helps your child read Mandarin through Hanyu Pinyin speak with good intonation construct proper sentences overcome
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      849 20 COMPUTER WHEEL ALIGNMENT TYRE SALES SERVICE ELECTRONIC RUST EVADING DEVICE PAINT SHINE TREA TMENT AUTO GROOMING MOTOGARD CAR SERVICE WITH POLISHING THE ORIGINAL QUALITY STANDARD SET BY MOTOGARD WITH CAR POLISHING INCLUDED (MORE TIME REQUIRED) JAPANESE A OTHERS 1600c.c. A below DAIHATSU/FIAT/FORD/HOLDEN/HONDA/HYUNDAI/ISUZU/lADA/MAZDA/ MITSUBISHI/NISSAN/SEAT/SUBARU/SUZUKI/TOYOTA 1 Renew engine oil limit 4 litres
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