Weekend East, 14 January 1994

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  • 17 1 WEEKEND east YOUR WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER MITA (P) 022/10/93 VOL 9 No. 2 Friday, January 14, 1994
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  • 632 1  -  Sales exec stops trailer in fast lane and rushes road crash victim to hospital in nick of time By YASMIN KHAN and CELINE TAN A SALKS executive risked his life in a daring bid to save a crash victim bleeding from a head wound on the
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  • 202 1  - Manager finds bank statement in mail but it’s not his! By CELINE TAN MANAGER A Chia had a shock when he opened his monthly POSB bank statement. For inside the Onan Road resident’s envelope was somebody’s else bank balance together with his! Said Mr Chia, 36: “Is there such a
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • NEWS
    • 212 2 TAM {’INKS MALL will be the talk of the town by the end of next year. The $220 million shopping complex with 30,000 sq m for rent will be the largest in Tam pines Regional Centre when the project is completed.
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    • 151 2  -  By K DORAI RAJA A VACUUM CLEANER that was a tradd-in and supposed to have been crushed has been returned to its owner. Lux Singapore’s general manager Jacob Laurin personally returned the machine to 71-year-old John Gayadanto at his flat in Marine Crescent last
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    • 417 4  -  Plaintiffs owing rent says firm’s consultants By K DORAI RAJA THREE tenants of Geylang Serai’s Malay Village have sued the management for breach of contract. The managing director of Link Communications, the consultancy firm for the village, Mrs Fatimah Gous, 41, confirmed receiving the
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    • Article, Illustration
      254 5  -  Top bidders for fishing pond lease throw in their lines By CELINE TAN A FISHING pond in the midst of changing hands is showing signs of neglect as the current operator is only a week away from ending his three-year lease. Several residents have complained that the
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    • 356 8 NATIONAL ENQUIRER JILL COIT lured lovers into her clutches and married 10 times to Ret at their fortunes. Hut the husbands who wound up brokenhearted and broke were the lucky ones. The seductress came to Houston, Texas, in the sixties as a sexy model
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    • 252 9  -  Singapore Swimming Club members can look forward to 10-lane bowling alley, 300-lot car park, more tennis and badminton courts By K DORAI RAJA MEMBERS of the Singapore Swimming Club, which is one of the oldest clubs in Singapore, will soon be bowled over
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    • 200 9 NATIONAL ENQUIRER WALL STREET attorney John Chinos quit his cushy joh to start a mall shop that sells nothing but peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. He admits that so far he’s earning only peanuts, but feels that he could
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 237 2 ANNIVERSARY BUNIN SUPPLIES Sc SERVICES Blk 826 Tampines Street 81 Ol-116 S(1852) TEL *****60 (3 Lines) The lucky draw coupon is issued with every $lOO purchase of JVC products between 23rd October 1993 and 31 January 1994. Grand prize: Honda Civic 1.5 LSi with JVC Car Stereo Player (without COE
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    • 82 2 Chinese New Year Promotion Post-natal programme, get back in shape within 4 weeks, with sensible diet plaiUimited offdr only. Free Slimming (iel will be given to confirmed While Stpcks Las Call us now for a Free consultation. Before 51 kg A packages 0 After 45kg Before 68kg After 59 Bkg
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 705 3 A. ISL <n See The World With o Newsman traVU ewsman Group 2D Genting Air $260 3D Langkawi $339 3D Cameron Air.... 5259 4D Kuching/ Damai 4D Cameron/ $439 Genting $384 5D Genting/ Penang/ 3D/4N Pangkor $209 Cameron $258 1D Malacca $55 3D Penang $319 2D Malacca $79 2D3N Kuantan
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 160 4 Every Friday 70,800 copies Distributed free with The Straits Times 82 Genting Lane. News Centre, Level 2, Singapore 1334 News Desk 740-1214/1199/1200 Marketing 740-1151/2 Katong Shopping Centri Centre s' *A° ppinQ sb° dW ft' I Good and safe shopping environment Shopping galore throughout three floors Varieties ot goods and services
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    • 159 4 lY i n <k m "C I* /'jr--9 ar' v. y ‘/I .V V ire* 7 V v 'V 1 m•Over 25 varieties for your selection 9 Vk *Free flow of prawns, seafood, meat and vegetables Jjt I Come treat yourself to a widespread selection of amazingly-priced Thai steamboat delicacies
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 363 5 CEI OUICKMCK WNOAMMt CTI LTD Packaging Machine Films A MEMBER OF QUICKPACK GROUP OF COMPANIES MAGIC SHRINK 'No Tunnel' Shrink wrapping machine using only one operand obtaining a qutkshrmk MAGIC SKIN To pack your products on printed card-board with a moulded, transparent and bright film MINICUT* MAXICUT at ~~~rL' Small
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  • GOINGPLACES
    • 283 6 DESTINATION BEIJING IT HAS a long history, ancient gardens, and priceless antiques. Beijing, the capital of China, abounds with historical sites, relics and artefacts, and offers sightseeing spots within and beyond the city. Some places of interest include: The Great Wall A magnificent architectural
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 485 6 TEL: 745 9333 220 4924 n NEW SHAN HOLIDAYS #Ol-08/11 City Plaza 810 Geylang Road (Opp Paya Lebar MRT Station)S(l44o) 1 20 Maxwell Road #Ol-02 Maxwell House S(0106) BUY 1 GET 1 FREE GENTING PROMO Fr $lO9 2D3N RESORT HOTEL BV COACH 2D GENTING AIR....Fr $260 GENTING RESORT HOTEL sss
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 329 7 o a a a y •S*A»L*o*N* The Place to Ma Yourself FACIAL CARE SCARS MARKS TREATMENT I Iclps to treat most scars and marks example acne marks and scars, burn scars, stretch marks. Fxcellent treatment after chicken pox and measles PROBLEM SKIN TREATMENT Helps by regulating excessive sebum production and
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 546 8 What is the HOTTEST fitness GEAR SUM in town FITNESS BREAKTHROUGH IN U.S.A. SLIDE INTO A NEW BODY with the American Supermodel Kim Alexis Bum up to 300 calories per 20 minutes 'Total Body T onwg an easy way to eiem.se and shape up tups thighs waist and tummy f
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    • 108 8 NEW YEAR OFFER! Give your car a new look, plus featKor omM saffaity tills §®§§®i $l3O/> per piece. 5 1/2x13 Rims 6x14 Rims 7x15 Rims PACKAGE OFFER A. RIM ($130) 175/70/13 Tyre ($5B) $lBB 4 pieces $752 OFFER $660 B. RIM ($130) 185/60/14 Tyre ($B5) $215 4 pieces $B6O OFFER
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 530 9 BEDOK CENTRE ELECTRICAL CO. BLK 214 Bedok Town Centre #Ol -163 Tel: *****32/3 29" Nicam Stereo Built-in Karaoke AV-S29MIS "Super-Multi 21-System NICAM Digital Stereo Teletext Decoder CATV 800 Lines of Horizontal Resolution S-Video Input Plus AV Input Terminals EE (Electronic Eye) Automatic Picture Control System HR-J97MS VCR (With Karaoke Function)
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  • WEEKLY UPDATE
    • 843 10 COMMUNITY Courses Changi (545-1407): Avoid breakdowns by going for a course on car maintenance and tune up every Wednesday, from 7 to 10 pm, starting Jan 19. Fee: $6O for 12 sessions, Joo Chiat (344-1926): You can learn how to make nutritious milkshakes, hamburgers, salad dressings
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    • 142 10 “Snapshots of Pre-War Singapore’’ January 17 at 8 pm The Substation Garden. Free tickets from The Substation box office on a firstcome, first-served basis. Dr David Marshall will take audiences down memory lane into pre-war Singapore. He will share his experiences with people and talk about events
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 116 10 Luxaflex Shower Screen Shower screen Elrgant Durable Safa Easy I i ft mmm f > Smooth Trackless Sill Sold in over 80 countries worldwide INSIST ON LUXAFLEX GUARANTEE CARD Luxalon Awning W?K Jr r*i The Product You Can Rely On. Available in a wide range of colours to co-ordinate your
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    • 52 10 We'll give you a DAY OFF... IF You Make OUR NIGHT ;V I i 1 V.! GOOD BARGAIN! I Free Day Curtain for every purchase of Night Curtain make. If U4U4 ARTISTIC interiors #O2-05 Slglap Centre 55 Siglap Rd S'pore 1545 Tel: 443-2278 Fax 443-3940 Opening hrs: Daily 9.30am-8.30pm Except
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    • 152 10 SHAHDON RENOVATION CONTRACTOR (I IDB Licence No: 118-02-0738 Z) Blk 824 Tampincs St. 81, Ave 3, *Ol-20 Singapore 1852 Teh 785 5469 (3 lines) *Fax: 785 4056 1 Business Hours. Mon-Sat 10am to Bpm W RAD AC Sun P. 1 loliday •By appointment only Accredited RrnoVal..r of RENOVATION AND ALUMINIUM
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 788 11 Is Skin Care ADVERTORIAL A Problem? y v Before km After LAST issue, a reveal article about eye tattooing was released, which Ms Wee was interviewed. Today, under the topic of beauty care we will talk about problem skin like chicken pox scars, marks and uneven skin that can be
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  • WEEKENDWOMAN
    • 535 12/13 Stride out in colourful, ethnic outfits inspired by the sounds of Bob Marley and Shabba Ranks REGGAE and rap and everything associated with black culture are the influences behind this collection. Designers Dolce and Gabbana let loose their creativity for Complice’s spring/summer
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  • Page 12/13 Advertisements
    • 112 12/13 Beauty Treatment Specialist #4^ AHA TREATMENT Non Surgical Face Revitalising Treatments Scars Marks Treatments Skin Pigmentation Treatments (Results in a short time) Exfoliating Facials Collagen Mask Treatments Eye Brow, Eye Line Lip Tattoos Tattoo Removal Bridal Make Ups BODY TRIMMING COURSE Inches loss within a short period of time All
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    • 49 12/13 SOON YONG SENG LUNAR NEW YEAR SALES Any purchase would entitle you to a free gift. -U While S Lastly xl h^l 98 17? X>St? •s' 1 s 7 Showroom: 364, Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 1542. TEL *****32 FAX *****89 Factory: 21 Mandai Estate, #O2-01. Singapore 2573. TEL *****92
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  • 152 14  -  BODY BY DEBORAH NOW that the Christmas and New Year holidays are over, you have probably put on some extra pounds. One way of shedding that in the privacy of your own home (so others can’t gawk at all that flab) is to pick up work-out
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  • 374 14 “COMMON GROUND" is a powerful, moving and disturbing four-hour mini-series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name by J Anthony Lukas. It looks at the desegregation of the Boston's public school system in the sixties and seventies through the eyes of three families.
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  • 100 14  -  TWIN PEAKS FIRE WALK WITH ME IF YOU followed this quirky television series, don’t expect the film version to reveal who killed Laura Palmer or what happened to FBI agent, Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachan). Instead, this is the pre- quel to the television
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  • 105 14  -  MAN TROUBLE JACK NICHOLSON and Ellen Barkin come together on film with lit- I tie chemistry despite Barkin’s sex symbol sta- tus. Nicholson is Harry Bliss, the owner of a guard dog agency which isn’t doing too well. Barkin plays singer Joan Spruance
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    • 108 15 mmmmm Newßar Celetrations 4 special guides for Lunar New Year which falls on 10 11 February. What to buy, where to buy, how to look good, how to spruce up your home, where to eat, where to go for a lark or some luck (fry Yu Sheng)... New Year Celebrations
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    • 333 15 Year End Sale V* zm m 'b ffl m m in $20,000 GRAND LUCKY DRAW A free lucky draw ticket will be given for every $lO purchase. HURRY! S2O.OOOJP worth of girt y 1 vouchers to V* I be won! JO Models available b!®w from SIISB HI Complete Set Genuine
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 148 16 I AM not Gurmit Singh and I'm glad. The new “Live On 5” entertainment show is a good idea but failed to kick off with a bang if the first show on January 4 was anything to go by. Gurmit (left)
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    • 99 16 IP' YOU watched the musical CATS, you may want to know that Grant Smith, who played the pirate cat, went back to Australia half-way through the performances because he caught the flu. His understudy took over. Another bit of news, Amber Simpson, who plays glamorous Burmese
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    • 125 16  -  YASMIN KHAN SINGAPORE’S most successful international jazz artiste, Jeremy Monteiro (above), will open up his own jazz bar on January 21. Called Jeremy's Jazz and Blues Cafe, it will ofTer internationally acclaimed performances by jazz greats such as Ernie Watts, Eldee Young, Mitch
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 315 16 NEW YEAR SPECIALS!! A FEDERAL SHIMANO COMPONENTS ARAYA Rims Central Hobby Plus Blk 83 Marine Parade Central #Ol-574 5(1544) Tel: 440 4526 Opening Hours: (11 00am -8.30 pm) HAVING WEIGHT PROBLEM DON'T WORRY 111 YOU COULD LOSE 6 POUNDS IN NO TIME AND GET SLIMMER BELLY\ SENSIBLE DIET NO SIDE
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    • 109 16 Buy A Top-Class Instrument Gebr.Perzina Piano Features Benefits: Ranks Among The Top German Pianobuilding Tradition Building Renner Action Beautiful Sound 10 Years Warranty 1 lire Purchase Available Trade-In Of Old Pianos Free Gifts Mountain Bike Metronome Key Cover Piano Heater 3 Tuning Service Adjustable Bench Delivery One Month Piano Lesson
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  • 245 17  -  By TAN HWEI LAN IF YOU’RE tired of unruly, unmanageable curls, this treatment is for you. People from different walks of life have walked into Hanson Ler’s hair salon with frizzy, kinky hair that drives them crazy when they try to look presentable. Today, they
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  • 139 17  -  CHAN GUET HAR SLIDING, the hottest way to keeping Fit since stepping, makes its way to Singapore with this portable exercise kit. The Slim Slide (left), a rugged 1.8-m workout platform made of smooth polymers and with stoppers at both ends, is said to be ideal for
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 26 17 SIAMESE ASTROLOGY TEL: *****81 FAX: *****40 All major credit cards are acceptable. cards Place of Consultation: SIAMESE ASTROLOGY I, Sophia Road, #O5-32, Peace Centre Singapore 0922
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    • 161 17 LOST 27.5 kg EFFORTLESSLY AT TRIMLINE"... David 1 k Overweight weighing 107.5 kg. High blood pressure. Unable to secure insurance policy Weak dull. Shy to meet people, unsociable Looks gloomy withdrawn, reserved. At the consultation before starting programme before, at 107.5 kg Shed 27.5 kg of weight (now 80kg... after
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  • HEALTHPAGE
    • 784 18 The article is written by a specialist from East Shore Hospital, as part of the hospital’s contribution to the community. Readers who have questions related to the topic can write to: The Editor, Health Page, WEEKENDeast, News Centre, Level 2, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
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  • 206 20 '/'/hat is the human genome? rhe human genome consists of all the genes on all the chromosomes that make up the master blueprint for building a man or a woman. A complete copy of the human genome is packed tightly into nearly each of the body's several
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  • 366 20 SAM'S WHARF I T IS a wharf but you won’t see any boats or crusty, old seafarers here. The newly-opened seafood joint, Sam’s Wharf, revolves around the life of Sam Smith, a fictitious British adventurer from colonial times who marries his housekeeper
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 173 20 Eating our cakes can make you a millionaire. Delicious cakes from Emicakes. For any occasion or party. Cakes for the kids. For mums dads. For birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, Valentine's Day, Lunar New Year... Flavoured and designed in away only Emicakes know how. FREE DELIVERY HOTLINE: *****00,*****00 *****21 Emicakes. Now, you
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  • WEEKENDFOOD
    • 409 21  -  By CELINE TAN SICHUAN food is not just hot and sour soup and diced chicken with chilli and cashew nuts. There are other dishes which are less intimidating and suitable for children, too. At Szechuan Garden Restaurant, which has taken
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    • 63 21 IF YOU enjoy eating laksa, here is your chance to try the dish cooked in a variety of ways. Savour hot and sour Penang laksa s(9++) which comes with thick prawn paste, Malacca laksa (s9++), Johore laksa (sB.so++) or, for a change, salmon with basil laksa
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    • 88 21  -  TAN HWEI LAN SAVOUR tasty claypot dishes. Indulge in delectable creations such as braised deer meat, steamed sea bass and black chicken with Chinese herbs, braised asparagus with scallop, and braised broccoli with prawns. The dishes, priced from s6.Bo++ to sl2.Bo++, is served at Ficus Cafe, Orchard Hotel
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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    • 91 21 C*?ft I r THE RAJAH OF CURRIES We Guarantee All Our Cooked Food Are Without "MSG" without Coconut-Milk Our Specialities:For Breakfast:-Putu-Mayam Mee-Goreng For Lunch:Fish Head Curry (daily) Mutton Curry, etc. The FIRST ONLY one to introduce "Spicy Boneless Chicken" With 14 Herbs Spices! Rajah's Curry You cant go wrong with
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    • 92 21 fed ■Jj h Si yl Night To Remember... Be our privileged couple and celebrate your most joyous occasion with us. At Happy Restaurant, we have special wedding packages from I '.fttfSionwards. Andfor reservation of 20 tables and above, you will enjoy a complimentary nite stay at the Lion City Hotel.
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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    • 124 23 21 PARTY WEDDING SERVICES ATTN GENTLEMEN, Hundreds of pleasant, edutated, lovely foreign/ Malaysian ladies keen to meet you. Photos available. Expats Welcome! 24 PROPERTIES FOR A FAST, no obligation price estimate of your HDB, fax details to *****44 ERA 26 SPORTS/ HEALTHCARE AROMATHERAPY, REFLEXOLOGY SERVICE available. (Trainees required). Call Mark
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous

  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 271 24 “A great figure. Great health. And greater confidence. What more could I ask for?” m liefore Expressions program at 65 kg Jessie Seah, Bank Officer “It was only a few months ago that I called Expressions k to ask how I’d lose some of my not-so-pretty 65kg. And after talking
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