Weekend East, 2 July 1999

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  • 15 1 WEEKEND east MITA (P) 080/10/98 Vol. 14 No. 26 E-mail: focuspub@cyberway.com.sg Friday, July 2, 1999
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 484 1 YOUR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER EVERY FRIDAY r*-s /c The One-Stop Musk Store EUROPE'S MASTER MAKERS From: Germony, France, Italy, Czech Rep China. Antique/Viflfoge Violins Cellos are also available. GRAMERCY MUSIC (S) PTE LTD 293 Tanjong Katong Road Singapore *****6 Tel: (65)345 3815 rea^ovv^ to- cLCnes cut (Singapore Expo) V GOURMET Ms
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  • NEWS
    • 645 2  -  By DESMOND NG THE foreign workers involved in Monday night’s scaffolding collapse at the Paya Übi Industrial Park claim they have not been paid for the last three months. A group of Chinese nationals, who have been putting in 15 hours of back-breaking work every
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    • 105 2 THE Manpower Ministry said that under the Employment Act, foreign workers were not allowed to work more than 12 hours a day, unless exemption has been granted by the ministry. Where payment of salaries are concerned, the ministry said that salaries had to be
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    • 507 3 But getting a cert is not all smooth-sailing either Following the death of a sailor during a sailing competition on June 19, SARAH NG had her maiden sail last week on a Laser Pico to test out its safety. Her conclusion? Sailing is not any
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    • 219 3 NUTRITIONIST and WEEKENDeast columnist Shailer Cottier was the speaker at a seminar (below) last Saturday on how to fight cellulite. There were 280 participants, higher than the expected turnout of 200. WEEKENDeast readers who attended the talk also received a bottle of KordePs Eye Bright.
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    • 464 4  -  Diners, holiday-makers and visitors are depriving residents of their car park spaces and causing traffic congestion by parking illegally... By DESMOND NG RESIDENTS of a Pasir Ris housing estate are angry that a newlyopened outdoor recreation and dining centre is putting a strain on
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    • 755 5  - and in busy Siglap Village By SARAH NG TRAFFIC woes ranging from illegal parking to congestion plague the stretch of East Coast Rd touted to be the next Holland Village. This stretch of road from Siglap Rd to Hacienda Grove, also known as Siglap Village, has all the popular food
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    • 106 6 TECHNOLOGY wasn't the only cool offering on display at CommunicAsia 99 at the Singapore Expo last week. Models decked in colourful and unusual attire were also there to mingle with the crowd. Alcatel's 24-year-old models, Jackson Au (above extreme left) and Ben Hu
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    • 269 6  -  By ANDRE YEO SHELTERED children could grow up to be immature adults. According to a psychologist and a psychiatrist, these children will have difficulty adapting to different environments and have little respect for others. They were responding to inquiries from WEEKENDeast following the case of
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    • 113 6 Do Discipline the child with love, giving him enough time and attention. Encourage the child to grow and develop into an independent person. Recognise and accept the child’s strengths and weaknesses. Communicate honestly, frankly and directly. Meet the child’s emotional, psychological and material needs. Be concerned with
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    • 101 6 Case I A 13-year-old girl received pocket money of $lOO a day and liked to be the centre of attention. She harassed students in school if they did not give her enough attention. Case 2 A 22-year-old ballerina deliberately broke her leg during a performance in the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 8 6 What parents say about being overprotective: Next Page
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    • 418 7 Melkit Singh, 37, security officer, Marine Drive, father-of-two Parents should play a major role in their child’s life. I would encourage my son’s principal to whack him if he misbehaves. I love my sons, but I believe in disciplining them if they are wrong.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • WEEKENDFOOD
    • 106 8 Muslims offer Cantonese dishes and international grill SANDWICHED in the middle of a row of old shop houses along Joo Chiat Rd is a small and obscure food court. But obscurity does have its merits. For one, you don’t have to jostle with the
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    • 202 8 THE grill is owned by Egyptian chef Ashraf Mohamed, who has worked in the kitchens of hotels. This explains the stall’s international offering which runs from Pizza Quattro Stagioni ($8.50) to lamb burrito ($7.90) and chicken fajitas ($7.90). Tender We had the grilled seafood platter ($8), which
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    • 168 8 RUN by Chinese-Muslims Abdool Shakoor Razack and his wife, the stall sells Cantonesestyle Muslim food. And no wonder too, for the stall-owners were both from Hong Kong. Formerly located at Haig Rd, it is well-known for its Hong Kong-style wanton noodles, shredded chicken noodles and braised beef noodles,
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    • 104 9 HEAD down to Oscar’s at Conrad International for its buffet dinner, which includes sushi, cold cuts, roast of the day and a la minute pasta. There’s also an array of desserts that are changed daily, such as ice-cream, nonya kuih and mini-cakes. Barbecue Every
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    • 112 9 SAVOUR the flavours of contemporary Indian cuisine without having to leave the country. Till July 9, Mandarin Singapore’s Chatterbox Coffeehouse is having an Indian food promotion for “A Taste of Asia”, in conjunction with the Singapore Food Festival. Drumstick A visiting chef from The
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    • 80 9 TILL July 31, you can enjoy your favourite Japanese dishes at Plaza Parkroyal’s Cafe Plaza. The Japanese food and dessert promotion (left) includes tempura, sushi, miso soup, softshell crab and teppanyaki. For dessert, look out for green tea ice-cream and crispy red bean pancake. Priced at
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    • 111 9 THE Singaporean buffet at Marina Mandarin’s Brasserie Tatler gets a taste of Japan till July 9. A Japanese guest chef will whip up three interesting dishes duck shabu shabu, samurai chicken legs and turkey futomaki for the buffet. The spread (right) also features local hawker
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    • 466 10  -  By SARAH NG THINK Sixties and you may feel like whipping out your bell-bottoms and swinging to groovy love songs. But at Melting Pot Cafe, the hippie era is celebrated with a brand-new a la carte menu called Retro 60’s. As its name suggests,
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    • 97 10 FEAST in a fountain and contribute to charity at the same time. The Suntec City fountain will be transformed into a “hawker centre” tomorrow from 6 to 10 pm. Satay, dim sum, rotisserie items, candy popiah and salad are just some of the dishes offered by
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • DIARY
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