Weekend East, 9 July 1992

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  • 17 1 WEEKEND east YOUR WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday/Sunday, July 9, 1992 MITA (P) 4/10/91 Vol. 7 No. 27
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  • 335 1  -  Motorcyclists find a new way to avoid paying parking charges By SHARON LIM MOTORCYCLISTS in Bedok are still finding ways to avoid paying parking fees —by parking on footpaths. The culprits were parking at void decks until Bedok Town Council started to fine them. They
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  • Community news
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      253 2  -  Rain shelter stops short of keeping commuters dry By LINCOLN TAN ONE covered walkway in Bedok stops 6 m short of sheltering MRT and bus commuters when it rains. Angry residents and commuters have complained to the Bedok Town Council about it, but the council said that this walkway
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    • 77 2 BEDOK Town Council is fighting fire with steel. It is installing stainless steel plate covers to stop people from throwing cigarette butts into the junk mail boxes. Senior property manager Teo Nam Meng said: “Smokers can stub out their cigarettes without setting fire to
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    • 299 6  -  Great grandma beats other old folk to the finishing line By LINCOLN TAN GREAT grandmother Chua Ah Leong walked 2 km in just 20 minutes and she’s 91! Dressed in T-shirt, samfoo pants and flat shoes, Mdm Chua finished the walk before thousands of other
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 415 2 ENING i > w v*. -F 70% 5% discount for Jewellery! *l* Free workmanship for Gold! -F One gold wafer worth $3O for every $l,OOO purchase! OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF GOLD, DIAMONDS AND JEWELLERY GOES ON SALE WITH FABULOUS OPENING SALE OFFERS! SPARKLE JEWELLERY PTE LTD Head office: Blk 8}
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 336 3 a APPETIZER Smoked Salmon with Poached Egg topped with Holiandaise Sauce $10.50 Smoked Salmon Rock Melon $10.50 SOUP Cream of Smoked Salmon $4.00 Beef Vegetable Barley Soup $4.00 ENTREE Grilled Salmon Steak Assorted Sauteed Mushroom $15.90 Grilled N.Z. Ribeye Steak Salmon Steak topped with Garlic Sauce $16.50 Grilled U.S. Sirloin
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  • 196 4  -  Mary turns her garden into a vegetable and fruit farm WEEKEND PEOPLE By SHARON LIM ACCOUNTANT Mary Quake need not rush down to the supermarket to get vegetables and fruits if she wants some. That’s because she has a mini vegetable and fruit garden in her home.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 258 4 JACKSON VEHICLE SERVICE CENTRE SHELL PETROL STATION 331, BEDOK ROAD, SINGAPORE 1646 HOTLINE TEL: *****04 Dear Motorists Your car is an expensive machine, hut with careful regular maintenance, you can help cut down the costs of keeping it on the road. At our service centre, our specialists have one important
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 728 5 Newsman Group <Jh P V Newsman travel y\ft«ni n B f or fl BOOKING OFFICES: OPEN DAILY Holiday O 6D Perth Delights Dtp: 17/7, 22/7, 24/7. 27/7 7D Perth/Karri Valley. Dtp: 12/7. 26 7 $llBB $1368 6D Perth/Country Farm $ll4B Oapjvery Tut WO* GOLD COAST Sydney 6D Gold Coast $l4BB
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 66 6 Furniture dk Electrical Centre AERO FURNISHINGS THAT ARE AT HOME IN ANY HOME Fff M ,\>tvv^ Set Suite .Bedroom m'-' i 11 V 9 V: v- ,4-, TT PR u O -T r-V---U I 1 n \\\rr 'A Suite t ßedtootu s* Bates V.! «vv cw s 15 44 AERO
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    • 103 6 ifStv Before 55kg Wmu \A For Only $4BO/' 2 Free Treatments Hirry! This offer is nfii from 2ot July 23r1 July. If you want to Slim Naturally, Stay Healthy and Beautiful. Don’t miss this opportunity to join our Slimming Package Other Services Available... Nomul Facial Facial Trettment Eye Cue Body
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 337 7 COURTESY’S no longer for free. Dr Rent-a-Smile rents smiles to people who are too busy to show courtesy from their hearts. Radiation is a robot who is searching for his heart of gold (reminds you of Wizard of Oz, doesn’t it?). As Radiation helps people to radiate their
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 169 7 RETRACTABLE AWNINGS MOTORISED or MANUAL lex® uxa M FREE A Mm Stl Wortk $3OO WiA buy PvkAb* OUbiNdilitemfs kt Me P m Hl9) tensile Hift resistance to fading Fungus mildrew resistance Water repellanl finish 2-year warranty Lyndec Designs 845 Geylang Rd #O3-55 Tanjong Katong Complex S(1440) Tel: *****46 (9.00 a.m
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    • 206 7 Lakerol Lemon Mint NErwt23a4*<B ISH I N C COMPEXIUON V* of if vour idea of a pulls of a thrashing fishing line then this is With over 1000 pounds competition pond, this is On too of that, you stand to cash, trophies and great hampers And your ss3s per rod
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  • 284 8  -  By LINCOLN TAN A VIDEO TAPE pedlar is still pushing pornographic films in the East. Despite government warnings that it will take tougher measures against distributors of pornography, Bedok and Marine Parade residents continue to receive a list of 98 hardcore
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 166 8 I m i t PARKWAY PARADE #O4-05/06 TEL: 348-0957 CHINATOWN POINT #O4-01/02 TEL: 534-3208/534-2658/534-2547 Professional Slimming, Revitalisation Beauty Centre A Total Concept in Beauty Health Facial Care Effective Results For: Pigmentation (see results in 2-5 weeks!) Blemishes Marks Puffy, Dark Eye Rings, Fine Lines Skin Problems Collagen Laser Beauty Therapy
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    • 44 8 Letters Page has been held over. PUB APPROVED WILL BUY BACK YOUR OLD WATER HEATER AT $BB.OO B«2s3MSngrsr^ I 5328 i Usual Model OFFER PRICE: $240 FREE INSTALLATION FOR PROMOTIONAL PERIOD ONLY. ELMARK MARKETING [ELMARKJ Blk 3024, Übi Rd 3 #O2-73 S(1440) u Te1:*****52/*****29
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 184 8 DIARY COMMUNITY CLUB Marine Parade (344-7577): A talk on “Foot Reflexology” will be held in Mandarin on July 14 at 8 to 10 pm. Free admission. COMMUNITY CENTRES Kg Chai Chee (241-9878): Senior Citizens can learn to sing Cantonese songs on July 15 at 2 to 4 pm. Fee: $2O
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 645 9 JACKSPEED AUTOMOBILE SERVICE CENTRE Blk 9006, Tampines St 93 #Ol-202, S’pore 1852 (Behind Safra) swsjacum Tel: *****28 (3 Lines) Fax: *****09 HOTLINES: *****28 WE PROVIDE THE BELOW SERVICES K\\* COMPUTERISED WHEEL ALIGNMENT COMPUTERISED ENGINE TUNING SPECIAL SERVICING PACKAGE ENGINE OVERHAUL SERVICE CLUTCH OVERHAUL SERVICE RADIATOR FLUSHING PACKAGE ACCIDENT REPAIR INSURANCE
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  • Feature
    • 361 10  -  68 kg pumpkins, 45 kg cabbages and 5 kg radishes By FRANKLIN R RUEHL National Enquirer THERE is a real-life valley where they hoe green giants! Monster pumpkins weighing more than 68 kg (150 lb) a colossal cabbage at 45 kg a huge 40 kg squash...
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    • 415 15  -  By LARRY HALEY National Enquirer IDENTICAL twin Tyler Davison made the Guinness Book of Records the moment he was bom. He is the world’s tiniest baby at 311 gm (11 oz) and just 15 cm (6 in) long.
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    • 370 16  -  By CHARLES DOWNEY National Enqu irer IF YOU’VE got money to splurgeon a fantasy vacation, you can pilot a Russian-made MiG fighter... blow up a building with real dynamite... or stay in a U 5525,000 (5540,500)-a-night hotel suite! Here is a sample of
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    • 300 16  -  By CHARLES DOWNEY Na- tional Enquirer LASER-POWERED spacecraft will streak through the sky... telephones will translate foreign languages as you listen... and stamp-sized video cameras. These are just some of the fantastic changes coming to our world in the next 10 years, the World
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 239 10 9 -15 juty 1992 9 am 6 P™ KAMBROOK TWO SPEED JUICE EXTRACTOR FJ9 powerful two speed motor safety switch cord storage compartment ‘esay-clean surface •inbuilt handle and pouring strainer dishwater proof (except motor base) KAMBROOK SMOKELESS GRILL KG 100 cooks on a grill from underneath fat drops freely to
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    • 37 10 MID 1 13 in YEAR CLEARANCE SALE UP TO 50% DISCOUNT 9th -24th July 1992 BOUTIQUE 50 East Coast Road #Ol-82 Roxy Square Singapore 1542 Tel: *****84 Business Hours: Mon Sat: 12noon -6.30 pm Closed on Sunday
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  • 536 11 British Film Festival pays tribute to screen comic BEEN complaining about not having enough time to catch the film festival? Well, this film is only 11 minutes long. Called “The Running, Jumping, Standing Still Film”, it presents snippets of the ‘'Goon” team in a series of
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 81 11 HOLIDAYS OFFER TILL 17 JULY 92 AT ALL BRANCHES By Appointment Only Cut Blow $19.50 Usual $23 Plus one REDS Hair \Brush Free Cut Perm $59 Usual $69 FREE Kadus Imunal Shampoo Treatment Conditioner worth $l7 While stocks last >4 Cut Steam $33 Usual $4B Plus one REDS Hair Brush
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    • 147 11 13" Crystal Lighting m 51 Lighting $l6B j s+l Ceiling Lamp $l5O 1 X Wall Lamp $l5 IS Halogen Eye Ball Complete with bulb and transformer $15.90 Pulley Light With Celica Bulb $22 $28.80 PRIMA LIGHTING CENTRE CALL US FOR MORE INFORMATION TEL: 741-5631/2 195 SIMS AVENUE (1438) Fax: 741-5632
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  • Centrestage
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      524 12 Wa lah He's broke, his pregnant wife is one month overdue, and his ex-wife brings news that she will get a huge inheritance if he isn't blessed with a son before a deadline. What follows is a nail-biting race to get the baby born... TheatreWallah, a theatre group formed to
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 874 12 12“ BEDOK CENTRE ELECTRICAL CO. anniversary Blk 214 Bedok Town Centre #Ol-163 Tel: *****32/3 CM) PiONeen The Art of Entertainment 9/7/92 8/8/92 Best Bargains Plus Free Gifts AUDIQUE X-D7 AUOIOUE COMPONENT SYSTEMS 401 Integrated Amplifiti Continuous pow*i output: 80W SOW f 401 Diaitol Dnect Oecodet Synthesizei Tonet CT W6OIR Double
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 123 13 m AT COACHMAN INN RESTAURANT V XPERIENCE ROMANTIC DINING ....with our excellent service, cosy ambience and very tempting cuisines That's romance in a perfect setting at Coachman Inn just the place for a smart business lunch or a quiet, romantic dinner. L r rvW K m Open 7 days a
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  • 301 14  -  By LINCOLN TAN FORGET about wearing a dress wear your lingerie to the office. Superman wore his underwear outside, Madonna continued the trend, and now one shopping chain is hoping that this trend would catch on with Singapo-reans. A lingerie fair is being held at Isetan
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  • 413 14 LOVE is definitely in the air especially at film festivals. The “Rainer Werner Fassbinder Retrospective” is no exception with all five films exploring love and relationships. The retrospective commemorates Fassbinder’s contribution to cinema particularly in the seventies. “Nora Helmer’’ looks at trust and love in a
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 373 14 flSjeart''’ jcioward, #ome EMMANUEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD 165 Upp. East Coast Rd Singapore (1545) Time: 7.00 pm weekly For more information Call: 445-5566 Help for Today’s families! In this provocative six-part film series, Dr Dobson speaks openly about the issues. His front-line perspective inspires, compels, and motivates. Dr James C.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 61 15 P& ik M SING ALIGHT (VEGETARIAN PRODUCTS A CENTRE) HEALTH FOOD VEGETARIAN FOOD IS GOOD FOR YOU!! All kinds of vegetarian foods such as •Tim Sum Dessert Sauces •Gan foods *Gluter, Soya Bean Bean Curd products Blk 213 Bedok North St.l #Ol-137 S’pore 1646 Tel: *****31 Business Hours: Mon Sat:
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    • 320 15 SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP Great Bargains 9 to 31 July 1992 Free Gifts BEDOK CENTRE ELECTRICAL CO Blk 214 Bedok Town Centre #Ol-163. Tel: 443 8132/3 f 3 m o. ijt, -in n > y jj> y ly via -I--8 29AX5 29" (73 cm). NICAM German stereo
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 167 16 vrwyn f v wwwwwwwww Unisex Salon For Appointments Please Call Tel: *****8Q/*****95 Hairstylist KEVIN HUW (Champion of the Bth Golden Scissors award) back from United States (Advance Training Centre) Blk 158 Bedok South Ave 3 #Ol-598(1646) Business Hours: Mon Sat: 9.30 a- Bpm Sun: 9.30 am 6pm .4 i mi
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    • 48 16 fkcicZ--45, Neil Road A haven to unwind, Daytime or Nightime, and any other time! Step into Park’s Pavilion It’s a cafe It’s a tea-house It’s a lounge and KTV fun! ~N.>.. KTV ROOMS AT 50% OFF DURING •11:30 AM-6 PM* BUSINESS HOURS :11:30 AM 2 AM TEL: *****90
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  • DOWNTOWN.....
    • 182 17 YOU can own fine bone china pieces which the English royalty used in as early as 1789. At the Royal Worcester Fair at Daimaru, there are reproductions of the original pieces. The exhibition displays collector’s items like the Chamberlain Crocus Pot which used to be
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    • 72 17 as s Ll» m i 51*5 S 8 L-wi 11 i i mI sis a 9 i ns !>5 II &M |1 T 1 > •W. H tit #w —f P"i I m i 'j r 1 8 *#> i M 2 I untry barn kitchen from $195 jxf.r Excellence
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    • 50 17 7 j:. (IV dW 9 t ju&t ta&e MCI cvond frw it Specialities Ayam Buah Keluak Nonya Laksa Nonya Popiah Nasi Lemak Local dishes available Lunch 11.30 am 3pm daily J JD's Pub Bistrotheque Level 2, Peranakan Place 180 Orchard Road Tel: 732 6966 Pub Food Karaoke Live Music Dancing
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  • Feature
    • 431 18  -  These folk actually eat dirt they even put salt and pepper on it By CHUCK MICHELINI National Enquirer WHEN folks dish the din in a certain pan of Alabama, it is not gossip... it is lunch! Hundreds of people in Talladega County, Alabama, have a
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    • 86 18 THE healthiest vegetable of all is... a skinned sweet potato! That's the verdict of the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, which rated each vegetable based on its percentage of the United States Recommended Daily Allowance for six nutrients, plus its fibre content.
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 82 18 MJ INTRODUCTORY PERIOD OFFER PRICE: $2BB PUB NO: 0133/03 Sole Agent: ALPHA ONE MARKETING 50, Jalan Sultan,#22-07 Jalan Sultan Centre, Singapore 0719 Fax: 294 6875 Tel: *****77 (c/w installation) USUAL PRICE $360 dr INSTANT WATER HEATER STYLISH COMPACT •HIGH PERFORMANCE •ADVANCED ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL HIGH LOW WATER PRESSURE •ECONOMICAL •SPLASH
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    • 165 18 5 Golden Scissors Award Our Professional Hair Stylists: Winston, Vincent, Albert, Sunny, Roy, Chester, Kelvin Irene. I TEL: 783 1051 l Beauty Treatment Available: Beautician Mary Helen DERMA IRON Eln tro Isomctru Lih ALCINA Cosmetic Special Electro Face Lift Esthetique Mask Oil Pack Slimming Treatment Breast Toning Eyebrow Si Eyelid
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  • WEEKEND FOOD
    • 67 19  -  Compiled by RINA PECK SHRIMPS fried with strawberries and lychee is one dish you have to try. Other fruity dishes from Hong Kong include garoupa with papaya, and deep-fried pork slices cooked with pineapple and served with a sweet and sour sauce. The dishes are served
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    • 88 19 A JAPANESE-style buffet lunch is served on weekends this month. Osaka specialities such as takoyaki and udon are served. Takoyaki is grilled dumpling with chopped octopus, while udon is noodles made of wheat and served in a clear seaweed broth. Favourites such as sushi, tempura, teppanyaki (grilled meats),
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    • 99 19 CELEBRATE Frances National Day on July 14 with specially prepared lunch and dinner menus. At Maxim’s de Paris, The Regent Singapore, a three-course lunch (s3B++) starts with braised fillet of red mullet in saffron broth. Also, have beef tenderloin with mush- rooms, and mango tarte Tatin with lime
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    • 62 19 INDULGE in a delicious high tea spread. Be tempted by tasty dian xin, Peranakan kuih, spicy Indian snacks, mini cream puffs and pastries. At sls++ (adult) and sl2++ (child), tea is served from 3 to 6 pm at Ficus Cafe, Orchard Hotel, every weekend. TEA-TIME TREATS with
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    • Article, Illustration
      57 19 PRAWNS, prawns and more prawns are served this month at Ruyi, Hyatt Regency Singapore. At a special price of s6++ per 100 gms, you can have drunken prawns, or prawns steamed with black bean sauce, garlic sauce, or baked with butter and herb sauce. ENJOY steamed fresh prawns
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    • 293 20  - A little bit of Paris in Marine Parade By CHERYL LEONG IT LOOKS like any ordinary cakeshop. But this family-run confectionery in Marine Parade Central is churning out exquisite French cakes. Behind all this is a young man Daniel Tay who won the second prize in the Food and Hotel
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    • 419 21  -  By SHARON LIM JD’S PUB AND BISTROTHEQUE Peranakan Place, 180, Orchard Place. 11 am to 3 pm (lunch). NOT many people realise this pub serves Peranakan food for lunch. If you are familiar with the old Bibi's restaurant at Peranakan Place, then JD’s Pub
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 45 19 'J' 'b D'BUN FRESHLY STEAMED BUNS Vs uns that are so small v r they can be eaten in one go. We offer a wide variety of buns. For advance orders, please call: 348-3640 now. V, 80 Marine Parade Road #BI-142 Parkway Parade (Food Court)
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 109 20 ROCKY’S PIZZA PASTA 4** IF YOU'VE NEVER TASTED A REAL AMERICAN EAST COAST PIZZA THEN YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS ROCKY'S. For Dine-ln, Takeaway or Home-Delivery (minimum order of $10.00) Rocky'S west: 61 Sunset Way, Clementi Pk Shopping Ctr (2159) Tel: *****88 *****96 Rocky'S East 412 Joo Chiat Rd (1542)
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    • 67 20 s PEC I A f L Valid from 1.7.92 to 31.8.92 for our A La Carte Menu and Special Dinner Packages only. OOFF n 0 y No corkage, no service charge, nightly entertainment, ample parking, near Paya Lelmr MRT Station. HAPPY RESTAURANT 1 5 Tanjong Katong Road Lion City Hotel
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 155 21 jppr I 19 7 0 1 in SEAFOOD PMfi* CENTRAL PARK RESTAURANT SINGAPORE Sing And Dine At our restaurant, we combined the finest seafood and Karaoke entertainment for your total enjoyment. Menu A ($9B nett) 4 persons Boiled Prawns Seafood Soup or Sze Chuan Soup Steamed Seabass Scallop with Vegetable
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    • 120 21 786 n a L l «»e 303 changi RO Tel: 744-6610 Daily Business Hours: 12-3 pm (Lunch) 6-11 pm (Dinner) Closed on Mondays Amf>le Free Parking oMUt/icutd, House of Beer 6Sausage 101 Thomson Rd, #BI 12/14 United Square S<ll3ol. Tel: *****16 Business Hours Mon Sun 12pm 2pm /spm 2am Outside
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    • 198 21 Seafood Promotion SCHOOL HOLIDAY SPECIAL LUNCH A La Carte 15% Off DINNER Order Any 3 Following: Popular Seafood Dishes Get A Fish or Crab or Prawn Dish At 50% OFF Prawn Fish Crah T<\ XJ Crayfish Lobster SPECIAL DISCOUNT: Birthday, Parties, Anniversary Tourist In Group other Functions Try Our Specialities
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 25 21 THE LOCKHORNS »30 1901 oy King Features Syndicate tnc World ngN» ra—rvad ~tV "THESE UEFTOVERS PROVE THAT RECYCLiM& 1 6 NOT YET AM EXACT SCIEMCE."
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 1130 22 Classified Ad Bank 3-a Child-Care Centres SPECIAL CLASSES!!! These classes are opened for Parent/Child Participation What Does This Mean? Spend Quality Time with child Arouse the interest towards Chinese Language Practise with your child after the course. Hanyu Pinyin 8-10 years old Commencing 14/7/92 (Tuesday) 8 -9.30 pm Basic Chinese
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 1631 23 Classified Ad Bank 16 Health/Massage Centres BASIC RELAXATION MASSAGE COURSE for beginners. Theory, practical, cert, included. Interested call *****95 or please page *****52 (Bakri). EXPERIENCED masseur PROVIDES therapeutic and general massage to men. Page *****43 for information and appointments. USA REGISTERED AND qualified reflexologist also offers unique herbal healing massage.
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 318 24 Q yv After, a TRIM 55kg in just over 2 months! Picture taken on 4 Oct 91 She lost 1 9kg and 68 inches. -7 I m K Before, a MASSIVE 74kg on 1 Aug 1991. ersational topic! A TRIMLINE T T I f f yter's experience with TRIMLINE is
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