Weekend East, 7 March 1997

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  • 20 1 WEEKEND east FREE WITH THE STRAITS TIMES EVERY FRIDAY MITA (P) 009/10/96 Vol 12 No. 9 Friday, March 7, 1997
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 193 1 YOUR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER More than 300 ardent fans have taken up this sport which gets the adrenaline pumping. To find out about the new sport, turn to Page 3. £'?29i At-' /< Wmm Is*-# HrJSh ßsb K :zvi I ,tjW •Sj \y''.i<~'',i w'&h* M f! tw L| l ,l «4to*
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  • this week
    • 118 2 VICTIMS of hit-and-run accidents in Singapore can claim compensation even if the culprit is never found. The Motor Insurers’ Bureau is not widely known, but it has paid out more than $9.6 million in compensation since it started in 1976. Formed under an agreement with the
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    • 92 2 POLICE made the first mayor bust of an illegal 4-digit operation last Saturday. The illegal betting syndicate’s headquarters and its 10 betting centres were hit in simultaneous raids. Police seized three portable computer devices used for recording bets, issuing receipts and transmitting data via modem to
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    • 76 2 CLUBS taking part in the SLeague have angrily rejected the request of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) to use its players in a soccer friendly. The national team was supposed to play Japan on March 12, just three days before the Tiger Beer
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    • 75 2 MORE office workers are getting skin cancer. But they tend to be sports enthusiasts who spend a lot of time in the sun. The National Skin Centre saw 226 skin cancer cases in 1995. Many of them suffered from basal cell carcinoma, a common
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    • 78 2 CHIJMES won the Best Asean Conservation Effort award from the Asean Tourism Association (Asean ta). Previously known as the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, a Catholic girls’ school, Chymes won the award for successfully preserving the history of the convent while adapting the buildings for
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    • 144 2 COMPOSER and performer Yanni will be the first Western artiste to perform at India’s Tey Mahal and China’s Forbidden City. Yanni together with his 46piece orchestra will put up two shows at the Tey Medial on March 20 and 21, as part of the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 31 2 %EWS! All are Relcom Monday, 10/3/97 7.30 Pm en ®>° use ea ew MiMkiytJMmiMh Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (Singapore) 2 Finlayson Green #l9-00 Asia Insurance Building, Singapore *****7 Tel: *****29,*****05
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  • NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      421 3  -  No limits to the stunts you can do By ANDRE YEO MENTION wakeboarding and you will probably get a blank response. But it is one of the fastestgrowing water sports in the United States and more Singaporeans are taking it up. A cross between surfing, skateboarding and
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    • 324 4 BREAST cancer is no longer life-threatening because of increased education on the subject and early detection. But the physical and emotional turmoil it causes are still difficult to bear. Life after a mastectomy, or removal of the breast -a procedure necessary to save a breast
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    • 424 4 I felt sure my husband would stop loving me. I was overwhelmed with grief. A woman’s story HER left breast was removed more than 20 years ago because of cancer. But Ms Maggie Sim, 50, is now leading a happy and active life. She is
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    • 517 5  -  Hawkers give clear-the-table scheme the thumbs up By ANDRE YEO IF YOU’RE having a meal at Taman Serasi Food Centre, don’t forget to dispose of your crockery when you’re done. A pilot scheme to get Singaporeans to clear their tables after their meals is
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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    • 212 3 It is such an exhilarating experience, it gets your adrenaline flowing. wakeboarder Clifford Chua Health Care Equipment At Unbelievable Prices! ft Usual: $99 Now: $48.50 EYE MASSAGER YB-1 Compact design, suitable for adults children. Relieve eye fatigue immediately Use it regularly Can also be used as body massager MEN'S TREASURE
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 198 4 INSURANCE PROMOTION WELCOME GIFT Renew your insurance through us enjoyed Free Welcome Gift Free 24hrs Tbwing 50% Discount On Excess Free Service Tb Renew Road Tax 5% Discount On Engine Repair Subject Tb Premium Above 5700 Pickup Delivery Of Cl FREE GIFT d QIOAGCOIKdjQj m 4.11 I VUI I Hi
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 64 5 HELENA Hair Salon "We're BACK In Business To Serve You Better!" H RE-Opening Promotion! 10% OFF on All Hair Services (except shampoo blow > n »i Business Hours:Tuesday- Sunday Call Us NOW! Helen Min (Gina) Tel >346 0308 9.00 am to 7.30 pm Closed on Monday Our New Address: Blk
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    • 314 5 Kiran Shah B.AAMIMSC 447 3320 GOOD BOOKS in your neighbourhood Let Kiran Shah, teacher, trainer and volunteer story teller help you choose appropriate books for your young child. Teacher resource books available OPEN HOUSE TODAY (FRIDAY 7/3/97) SATURDAY (8/3/97) FROM 10a.m 6p.m SHOP NEAR HOME. Browse through WEEKENDeasL I IS
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 487 6 Mother’s milk flown to Neverland NATIONAL ENQUIRER JUST seven hours after the birth of his son, Michael Jackson whisked the infant to his Neverland ranch and heartbroken mum Debbie Rowe flew to Arizona where she broke down in tears over losing her child.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 284 6 GOOD Furniture RETAILER I'-'jTii J AERO FURNISHING CENTRE Find the finest furniture and furnishing collection at AERO FURNISHING CENTRE Contemporary bedroom sets, IQ Children's bedroom sets, exquisite sofa sets, modular cabinets, unique dining sets, quality mattress and more! E f IS m ex m, 5 *1 •“■I All Furniture AT
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  • FILM
    • 469 7  -  Actors hang out at Verona Beach, wear jeans, have gunfights instead of sword duels By BALVINDER SANDHU WANT to know what it would be like if the Shakespearean tragedy "Romeo and Juliet” was set in this era? Well, this movie will give you a
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • KORDEL’S HEALTH COLUMN
    • 366 8 MEALS have never been an enjoyable time for my four-year-old daughter. She has always had a poor appetite, refusing vegetables and meat, although she drinks lots of milk. Threats and scoldings have been the order of the day so as to get food
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    • 166 8 I OFTEN get nervous, frightened and worry over matters, even small ones. My heartbeat is only 57 beats per minute when I am in my normal state, that is when I am not frightened or nervous. I am also underweight and no matter how much
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    • 199 8 ABOUT three months ago, I had a rash on my legs. I started scratching it because it was very itchy. However, it stopped itching after I applied some medication given by the doctor. 1 was on leave then and did not have to go overseas. But when I
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 165 8 A New Look With An Irresistible Offer! (KORDEUS) VA L J ELLY 10 J 4v/ To celebrate this new look, we're offering KORDEL'S ROYAL JELLY at prices so attractive you definitely can't resist. Rich in vitamins and minerals, Kordel's Royal Jelly increases energy level, improves overall well-being and promotes youthful-looking
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    • 81 8 Ask a question and get a $5O hamper GOT a health problem or a nutrition query? Fax your question to *****22. Or, write to: Mr Shatter Cottier, Kordei’s Health Column, WEEKEND**, Level 2, News Centre, 82, Genting Lane, Singapore *****7. Please confine your queries to nutrition-related problems. A Kordei’s food
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  • WEEKLY UPDATE
    • 498 9 DRAMA “Siddharta” March 11 to 19, 8 pm. The Guinness Theatre, The Substation. Tickets at $l5 from The Substation, Wisma Atria and Boticelli at #O4 57, Lucky Plaza. Based on the novel by Herman Hesse, the play will be staged by Asia In Theatre Research
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • WEEKENDFOOD
    • 435 10  -  By PEARLIN SIOW THIS halal Mediterranean restaurant at East Point will delight many Muslim dwellers in the East. While it lacks the sophistication of the restaurants in town, La Casita makes up for it with its very polite crew and creativity.
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    • 129 10 YOU shouldn’t miss this value-for-money lobster offer. The promotion, which will end on April 15 and is held at Concorde Hotel’s Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant, features daily lobster specials such as steamed lobster medallion with chicken liver and fish roe, baked lobster with mushroom and white cream sauce
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    • 113 10 YOU won’t feel so guilty when you indulge in this Italian spread. The barbecue and salad buffet offers a lighter approach to the usually creamy and rich Italian fare. It features dishes such as grilled Canadian half lobster with pesto butter, sirloin steak with Italian herbs, whole trout
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    • 83 10 COME and try these outstanding Italian dishes. The new executive chef at DOMVS at Sheraton Towers, chef Carlo Marengoni, has come up with four new creations. They are an appetiser of baked puffed pastry with assorted seafood ($2O), a pasta dish of ravioli ingots filled with veal in
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    • 619 11  -  By LEE GEOK BOI STEP into this restaurant and you are greeted with a tiny glass of cardamom “coffee cool water perfumed with cardamom. Arabic music also greets you. Beaded curtains hang over doorways and walls are decorated with Egyptian hieroglyphics. A good Middle
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    • 634 12  -  Please yourself with low-fat or rich offerings, indoors or out By PEARLIN SIOW UNLIKE many bars that only operate at night, this one makes full use of its premises by offering a Mediterranean buffet in the day. Located at Conrad International, BJ's Bar is a cosy joint
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 124 10 KATONG BANANA LEAF RESTAURANT 0 No. 10 Ceylon Road (Opposite Katong Roxy Square) Singapore *****6 Tel: 348 6074 447 0096 Fax: 447 0096 Breakfast: 7am -10.30 am Dinner: spm -10 pm Idly, Dosai, Vadai, Appam, Puttumayam Roti Prata Lunch Dinner Fish Head Curry Supreme (Special) Chilli Chicken, Tandoori Chicken, Masala
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 127 11 (bine (mntmide Sumundum (7 .^(7 4W LOBSTER SEAFOOD SET lIQ for 1° P® l,BooB or $33.80 per pax 3)sAJO < min 4 Pe r «> n 8) menu: suckling pig, shark's fin soup, baked lobster, fresh oyster, tilapia, sauteed scallops, baked crabs, noodles, dessert. SUPERIOR SHARK'S FIN A Business Quick
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    • 137 11 m (HP Attention Cake Lovers! 30% discount on Light Cheesecakes Starting Today (for a limited period only) The San Marino Baking Co Re Ltd 372 East Coast Road (Between Still Road Telok Kurau Road) Tel: 344-5336 K r 3 P 3 pj tnJ pj i 477 CHANCI ROAD SINGAPORE *****3
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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  • 245 16  -  Ngee Ann Poly final-year projects give new meaning to riding in tandem Picture and story by ANDRE YEO MOONWALKER, Poisson, New Age Rage and Fire Fox. These were just some of the Human Powered Vehicles (HPV) that took part in a “race" at Ngee Ann Polytechnic on Wednesday.
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