Weekend East, 7 May 1992

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  • 14 1 WEEKEND east YOUR WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday/Sunday, May 7, 1992 Vol. 7 No. 16
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  • 468 1  -  Man’s new $116,000 home is a nightmare as every room leaks By SERENA GOH and SHARON LIM A FLAT owner spent $35,000 to renovate his new $116,000 fourroom home only to find that every room except one in the flat
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 4 1 MP settles his score
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  • Community news
    • 290 2 Residents can shop and eat under one roof at new shopping centre SIGLAP residents will soon be able to eat and shop for everything under one roof. About 60 per cent of the tenants at Siglap Centre, a neighbourhood shopping centre at the junction of Siglap Road
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    • 205 2 Eunos Town Council Day MORE residents are expected to attend this year’s Eunos Town Council Day celebration as it will be held simultaneously at four different places. Activities for the day will be spread over the participating constituencies of Kaki Bukit, Eunos, Tarnpines North
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    • 444 4  -  CCC/CCMC 1 Sports Club 5 CCC/CCMC 1 RC 4 CCC/CCMC 0 Market A 1 CCC/CCMC 1 Market B 2 By LINCOLN TAN THIS MP is really on the ball. The MP for Eunos GRC (Kaki Bukit). Mr Chew Heng Ching. not only tackled his
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 674 2 WEEKEjm Distributed with The Straits Times Every Thursday 220,500 readers Address Level 2 News Centre 82-Genting Lane Singapore 1334 News Desk *****14/*****99/*****00 Marketing *****45/*****52/*****51 neighbourhood? Spot anything newsy in your 740 1199 740 1214 Call News Desk on or our V rvO*° co^; We are a Ti Mffl do*"* iM>?
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous

  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 126 3 Hr wm i m m as 3 Js£ i 3 2 SK ii k 4 i m m ft The people who build good kitchens M W*sa m *tte H tm Mi m UK' i fl 1 F' s r» i i fc a »'V H ■I i J nti
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 280 6  -  By PHILIP SMITH Na- tional Enquirer DO NOT analyse and agonise over every decision go with your instincts and you will probably be happier. Psychology professor at the University of Virginia. Dr Timothy Wilson, said: “You are often a lot better off going with your gut feeling.
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  • LETTERS/REPLIES
    • 95 6 I REFER to the letter “Smoking while cooking food in an air-con food centre” WEEKENDeast April 16). We have taken action against one of the food handlers at the food court at Blk 248, Simei St 3, for smoking while selling food on the premises.
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    • 93 6 WE REFER to the report “Traders turn school into a wet market” (WEEKENDeast April 23). In January this year, the vegetable wholesalers started operating at the former Yock Eng School at Tanjong Katong Road. The use of the former school as a wholesale
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    • 77 6 I AM a jogging enthusiast and frequently jog pass the HDB flats opposite Windy Heights in the Kembangan area. After a hard run, I usually take a break at the void deck of these flats. I see the same dirty, littered floor and walls with fresh footmarks
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    • 40 6 MUCH has been said about instant noodles which are believed to be not too nutritious unless ingredients are added. I would like to sug- gest that protein-en-riched or vitaminenriched instant noodles be manufactured instead. ADULT, Singapore 1852
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 210 6 C Articles printed in this issue of WEEKENDeast from the NATIONAL EN'QI'IRER are copy righted 1991 by National Enquirer, Inc, Lantana, Florida *****. Ail rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner and any language without the prior written permission of National Enquirer, Inc, is cxprcssedly prohibited. leisure A Holidays Packages .10
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 27 6 THE LOCKHORNS 99' f>v Kmg ’MHrfVt Syndic WOdd 'ight» k 'Efcll “NEXT TIME YOU THROW VOUR SOLF OA6 OVER A CUFF, UEROV, MAKE SURE you LET GO.
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    • 127 6 CC DIARY COMMUNITY CLUBS MacPherson (*****40): Treat mum to a Mother’s Day dinner at Alison Hotel on Sunday from 12 to 3 pm. Charge: $32 per person. Learn taijiquan, starting on Monday from 8 to 10 pm. Fees: $24 (member), $26 (non-member) for 12 sessions. Marine Parade (344-7577): Spend the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 646 7 JACKSPEED AUTOMOBILE SERVICE CENTRE Blk 9006, Tampines St 93 #Ol-202, S’pore 1052 (Behind Safra) Tel: *****20 (3 Lines) Fax: *****09 HOTLINES: *****28 WE PMWIDE THE lEUW SERVICES VI [v»oW' A acW9 e COMPUTERISED WHEEL ALIGNMENT COMPUTERISED ENGINE TUNING SPECIAL SERVICING PACKAGE ENGINE OVERHAUL SERVICE CLUTCH OVERHAUL SERVICE RADIATOR FLUSHING PACKAGE
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  • Mother And Child
    • 306 8 THANKS, mum or I love you, mum. It is Mother’s Day, the time of the year to remind all mothers how important they are to their children. Make it extra special with that big message of love on
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    • 284 10  -  By SHARON LIM THE Teos spend their Sundays playing with clay. Family man Edward Teo. 40. sits down with his wife Shirley. 31, daughter Lane, seven, and son Field, four, after church for a hearty Teochew porridge lunch, before taking out packets of mo-
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    • 342 11  -  Sharon Lim reviews a video that will keep your kids busy this school hols By SHARON LIM WATCH out for the calypso and reggae-singing crab who also conducts his orchestra of fishes in j the sea kingdom. This small fry in the animated musical. “The Little
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    • 329 11  -  By ESMOND CHOUEKE National En- quirer THOUSANDS of real-life “little doctors" are roaming the streets of Bombay, India children aged only 10 to 12, who play doctor for real and save countless lives. The little doctors, who have been instructed in
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 89 8 Promotion Sale ill 1.l y~ flB > A ,'V Baby Playpen 3 Baby Stroller Fully Auto Baby Cradle 2-in-1 Baby Col Battery Operated Car Combi Car Seat BBS; Fisher Price Car Seat Table/Chair Baby high Chair LOYANG PLAYTHING CENTRE The One Stop Shop For All Your Baby Products/Toys Blk 201E,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 150 10 1 ic A ii* Uil fcfc Florrisimme Beauty Centre #O4-24 Cuppage Plaza (Orchard Road) Tel: *****84/*****01 #O2-18 Katong Shopping Centre Tel: 345 9220 Bid 181 #Ol-2936 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 Tel: 458 1985 Discount and 24 hrs after services enquiries PART/FULL BODY TRIMMING EFFECTIVE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMME (With Sentihle
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 250 11 Mother’s Day Special Cut this coupon and save $5/- for total purchase above $2O/- in one bill. Valid only from 7- lO May 1992 Greeting Card*, Gift Wrappers, (rift Boxes, Perfumed Stationery Toiletries, Tinware, (Character Figurines, Photoframes, Clocks, Photo Albums And Many More! i iui i in i ii i
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous

  • 181 12/13  -  By SHARON LIM THE Ngs have never spoken to their next door neighbour even though they have been living there for the last seven years. Mr Francis Ng, 25, said: “The family keeps the door locked all the time and hardly come out.
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  • CENTRESTAGE
    • 286 12/13  -  By CELINE TEO A TUBBY woman who is a guest on a talk show becomes a victim instead. The condescending hostess, who forgets that the woman has been invited to discuss her work with the less fortunate, gets carried away by the woman’s size and criticises
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  • 614 12/13  -  By BILL DAVEY RODNEY FLINT is the meanest boss in the world, his employees say. Workers, who have nicknamed him “Mr Skinflint,” charges that the managing director of Keyspools print works in Manchester,
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  • Page 12/13 Advertisements
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    • 127 12/13 (p&\ jtespj mm [<ggp] SOS® tffM NO 1 TEO HONG ROAD SINGAPORE 0208 TEL: *****07 -RFF GIFT to All Mothers 15% OFF for Dhicrs who dines from 3pm-6pm m Sat/Sun/P. Holida nonya CUSTOMERS WHO DINE AT "MY RESTAURANT" WILL BE GIVEN A FREE GIFT. Present this voucher for any meal
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    • 161 12/13 TO Y O Maker Of Exclusive Pianos In Japan 2f* IvENTIONS!!! HISTORY CREATED!!! COME DISCOVER the Grand Sound Touch of this extraordinary incomparable UPRIGHT GRAND that revolutionised the piano industry with its 2 “impossible” engineering feats! (SSS) The most advanced vertical piano technology ever invented. It enables the entire keyboard
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  • FRINGE'92
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    • 265 14 [\m* no SLIDING SHOWER SCREEN Bottom track won't trap dirt or soap No sharp corners or edges Anodised aluminium frames lasts forever Available in polystyrene, glass and mirrored panels 2 year warranty Lyndec Designs Authorised Principal Distributor 845 Geytang Rd #O3-55 Tanjong Katong Complex S(1440). Tel: *****46, *****47. Fax: *****27
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    • 84 14 The Replica Shop Elegant Mysterious Unique They are rhe newesr collecribles imaginable. Drought in from rhe quaint quarters of Sourh-Easr Asia, they range from tribal wall pieces to folk-inspired artifacts. Spend an afternoon with us and you might just unearth yourself a treasured find! The Replica Shop. The only place
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  • Entertainment
    • 445 15  -  By YASMIN KHAN A YEAR ago, singer Wendi Koh left Heaven Knows. She walked away at, what manv considered to be, the height of her popularity to manage Europa Pub in Serangoon Gardens. Today, she is back in the music scene. What did it take to
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 152 15 w*. 'V m IVr.n L. I MU\ IVrlllL i\ CiOfllTtM" CLARINS Prime-Look Beauty Therapy Centre Mother’s Day Special Sign for a 3 course facial get 1 absolutely FREE! 218 Orchard Road #O3-11 Orchard Emerald (Opp Somerset MRT) Tel: *****18 *****85 Mon-Fri: 10am Bpm Sat: 9am 6pm Sun: 10am spm CD
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    • 273 15 STUNNING MM WITH STUNNING FEATURES! That's right! Have a great body stunning looks that will be the envy of others. WEIGHT LOS! PROGRAMME i (includes a sensible diet programme) Gody* Facial Services fr. $3O $lOO I NOW A FREE treatment for every TWO treatments signed up. rFOR MOTHERS ONLY! 1
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  • Weekend food
    • 323 16  -  By SERENA GOH Alvin’s Claypot #BI 144, Parkway Parade. ARE you game for an X-rated recipe? I was. When the innocentlooking dish was placed before me, the owner and chef of Alvin's Claypot, Mr James Phang. insisted I had a glass of ice-lemon tea on hand.
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    • 384 18  -  By SERENA GOH AUTHENTIC Nonya food is the pride of this hotel which has been serving Peranakan food for the last 20 years. The buffet at Apollo Hotel offers a neat and appetising array of steaming hot dishes served in little booths. For starters,
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 195 16 Cheapest in Town 1 in S pore M In A Hawkpr In A Hawker Centre JIMMY'S BULGOGIBBQ BUFFET Menu: Beef Chicken Pork Mutton Pig Liver Chicken Sausage Pork Bail Tiger Prawn* Crabmeat Fish Fish Cake Fish Dumpling Sotong Ball Sea Cucumber Clams Korean Pickles Kim-Chl much more Lai Lai Complex
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    • 150 16 Seafood Promotion Mother’s Day Special now on Order Any 3 Following Popular Seafood Dishes Get A Fish or Crab Dish At Only 1/2 PRICE Crab Fish Prawn Crayfish Lobster SPECIAL DISCOUNT: Birthday, Parties, Anniversary Tourist In Group other Functions Try Our Specialities Prepared By Our Top Chef Welcome To: Changi
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  • 500 17  -  MOTHER’S DAY Compiled by RINA PECK IF MUM always does the cooking, give her a break on Mother’s Day which is this Sunday. Here are some places you can take her for a meal: FURAMA PALACE, FURAMA HOTEL The family can enjoy a set
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 281 17 DIFFERENT TASTES CAFE DIFFERENT TASTES CM m y Our Home-Cooked Peranakan Specialties Curry Fish Head Buah Kcluak Kauh Ladar Ikan Belado Penang Kway Tcow and many other savoury dishes. No Service Charge and No hidden extras ....just the food. Be Different, Taste The Difference Jackie’s Bowl 542 East Coast Road
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 205 18 f Where Mother’s Day 9 i V is with a Bite Starring at the Siamese Fins Restaurant Authentic Thai Teochew Chefs. Displaying the exotic tradition of a rich culinary culture. Selecting only the finest premium tailfins for their claypot shark's fin soup. Serving the fins in whole comb and not
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    • 252 18 For pooil Thai cuisine and traditional home rooked Thai food, come to: a-royThai restaurant Try our Tom Yam .Snip (Prawns Chicken H*h) Tom kha Kai Chicken in lemon flavoured coconut milk soup Cri*p> Bean Curd Belachan Rice Special Thai Noodle Tom hm Noodle Fried Fish With Mango WEEKEM* SPECIAL! ‘hook
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  • 491 19  -  By YASMIN KHAN SALLY Chance is a community dance worker from Great Britain. She stands by what she says, conducting workshops in T-shirt, bermudas and bare feet. Her methods are a little unorthodox. but then again, she is no ordinary teacher.
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 231 19 THE REAL HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE L dt S', 5* U. 1 Se MAftlM ran Lm* m BROILED CHICKEN BEAN SPROUTS CHICKEN CLAW CUTTLEFISH We offer tasty food at very ordinary prices! Chicken for 1 person $3.50 2 persons $7.00 Half bird $lO.OO One bird $19.00 Also available: Bean Sprouts, Boneless
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  • Feature
    • 240 20  -  By CHRIS FULLER IF YOU suffer chronic and recurring headaches you can find relief, say top experts. Here is the National Enquirer’s plan developed with the help of top doctors to beat pain and discomfort from headaches. It includes how to
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    • 120 20 IT IS the most common headache and is characterised by a dull pain and tight feeling around the scalp or neck. A tension headache affects the entire head and sometimes the shoulders and neck ache. The causes are physical, mental or emotional stress. Treatment: Taking aspirin or over-the-counter
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    • 190 20 SYMPTOMS are moderate to severe pain often on one side of the head, nausea, tingling in the lips, light and sound sensitivity and dizziness. Up to 20 per cent of migraine sufferers see light flashes or zigzag lines before the headache. For women, migraines can be triggered by
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    • 84 20 THIS type strikes in clusters of days, weeks and even months then disappears The pain is generally severe, developing around or behind one eye. And cluster headaches usually occur at night and are more common in the spring and fall. More than 80 per cent of cluster headache
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    • 38 20 CHARACTERISED by a dull ache between the eyes and around the nose, sinus headaches are caused by an infection that produces a blockage of openings into the nasal passages. Treatment: A doctor-prescribed anti-biotic and a decongestant.
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    • 389 21  -  Millionaire medicine man cures with traditional rituals but pilots own plane By DAVID BARRITT National Enquirer SOSOBALA MBATHA is a witch doctor who flies against the face of tradition he pilots his own plane all over Africa! The rattle-shaking shaman relies on ancient
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    • 183 21  -  By CHRIS RODELL National Enquirer CHILDREN are doing less housework these days and dads are picking up the slack, a new study shows. Kids duck chores by saying they have homework. Since working mums are swamped, husbands pitch in to help. “Women
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    • 143 21 READERS have contributed $13,175 to the NKF/WEEKENDeast appeal so far. The NKF still needs to raise $22,000 more to buy a dialysis machine which can sustain the life of six kidney failure patients. The second phase of our joint appeal will be
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 135 21 I WANT TO HELP I KIDNEY VICTIMS Name: Address: Tel no: Amount: Cheque number: Send this to: National Kidney Foundation 705 Serangoon Road Singa/tore 1232 WM €wt Emm 5 Golden Scissors Award Our Professional Hair Stylists: Winston, Vincent, Albert, Sunny, Roy, Chester, Kelvin Irene. TEL: 783 1051 Beauty Treatment Available:
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous

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    • 1275 22 Classified Ad Bank 1-h Religious Notices 3 Babysitting/ Creches EX-PASTOR ORGANISES BIBLE studies/social activities for loving caring spiritual Christian singles Tel *****20 ATTENTION CHRISTIAN SINGLES! Join the Christian Programme for Singles (CPS), a service provided by Aletheia Consultancy Services to enhance your social life. Age groups wanted Men above 25
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
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