Weekend East, 3 September 1999

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  • 15 1 WEEKEND east MITA (P) 080/10/98 Vol. 14 No. 35 E-mail: focuspub@ cyberway. com.sg 3, 1999
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 300 1 YOUR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER EVERY FRIDAY PREFERRED BY CONCERT PIANISTS ALL OVER THE WORLD Established 1871 m FULLY IMPORTED 10 YEARS WARRANTY EATES ripOWNA FTEI -.100% ORI pianoAt IE PRICE. Malaysia LJSIC (S) PTE L Sob Agents Sin GRAMER 293 Tan}ong 345 3815 Singapore i 1 She prints 1,000 posters, visits
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  • NEWS
    • 395 2  -  By DESMOND NG CHANGI POINT may be getting a new $25 million ferry terminal but for the bumboat operators and fishermen who have been there for over 20 years, it may mean losing their livelihood. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) announced last
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    • 222 3 Said the 67-year-old in Mandarin: “I don’t know anything else except fishing. “I hope the government will give me a place to anchor my boat. I am still supporting my 15-year-old son and I am so old, I can’t do anything else.” According to
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    • 477 3  -  By ANDRE YEO IT WAS a sight that disgusted him and made him lose his appetite. Lionel De Souza was having lunch with his family in Bedok when he saw a teenage girl walk into the food court with a dog
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    • 121 3 THREE-YEAR-OLD Aussie Ted will attempt to scale a 3-m high wall at Plaza Singapura tomorrow. Lest you think Aussie’s some young, nimble gymnast, he is actually a border collie from Australia which will perform the first dog high-jump stunt in Singapore. The agile border collie holds the
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    • 450 5 IF YOU think you’re a Sensitive New Age Guy, wait till you go through the tests. A search for Singapore’s ultimate Sensitive New Age Guy, endearingly known as Snag, was held last Saturday at Plaza Singapura. But what exactly is a Snag? Well, he must have
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 50 3 ri y/ Iron rod (3 design) Wooden rod (3 colour) White heavy duty track FREE It! UPON CONFIRMATION OF CURTAIN (no min. order) $7O per set ready made roman blind (with tripping system) CORRI TRACK ACCESSORIES ilk 214 #Ol-171 Bedok North St. 1 Singapore *****4. Tel: 445 4544 747 4118
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    • 134 3 L—. 50% OFF on A-La-Carte Menu (except Set Menu, Tim-Sum Beverage) This previlege is valid only upon presentation of this Advertisement before ordering your meal mmmm Extra Value Set Menu $328 Cold Dish Combination Monk Jumps Over The Wall Baked Lobster w/Superior Stock in Clay-pot Roasted Peking Duck Deep Fried
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    • 397 4 ©YAMAHA ACOUSTIC PIANO mmm lir I! 2m -mm m n I*l Now m. X V mmattsmamm ;■,*<■ I*| |llllfc» ELECTONE ORGAN CLAVINOVA DIGITAL PIANO :sm CVPIO3 Usual $3,708 Now $3,100 CVPIO7 Usual $5,768 Now $4,500 i V i m :£&5 ELSOO $13,184 GUITAR EL9OO Usual Now Now sfsi4s© m m
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 158 5 ea >" /Z fAMII.Y nw CARNIVAL 4 5 September 10am to 9pm Join us at the Singapore Post Centre Shopping Mall for a weekend of fun. Starting 4 September, your entire family can participate in our hourly Mall Hunt and win exciting prizes! There's also a street soccer competition from
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  • KORDEL'S HEALTH COLUMN
    • 239 6 IT IS widely believed that vegetables and fruits with lots of fibre prevent cancer of the colon. However, recent reports seem to debunk this theory. There’s also a debate on whether organic food is better than normal food. What do you think? MICHAEL
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    • 161 6 I GET menstrual cramps quite regularly before, during and after my periods. Recently, I’ve been doing abdominal exercises to flatten my tummy but this has worsened the cramps. Is this a cause for worry? I also get a lot of colourless and odourless discharge. I’m currently
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    • 64 6 I HAD a mastectomy recently but am not undergoing chemotherapy. My diet is predominantly vegetables and fruits. Do you think green barley and wheat grass juice are beneficial for me? SURVIVOR Marine Terrace Barley juice powder contains prolific amounts of vitamins, minerals, protein, chlorophyll and
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    • 83 6 Ask a question and get a $5O gift pack GOT a health problem or a nutrition query? Fax your question to 745-1022. Or, write to: Mr Shailer Cottier, KordePs Health Column, WEEKENDeast, Level 2, News Centre, 82, Gentrng Lane, Singapore *****7. Please confine your queries to nutritionrelated problems. A KordePs
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  • 172 7 BUS companies can make it easier for senior citizens to board and alight from buses if bus drivers try to stop as near as possible to busstops. I noticed that some drivers stop some distance away from the kerb of bus-stops. However, some drive very
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  • LETTERS
    • 268 7 I HAVE followed with interest recent news reports concerning a businessman kicking a dog to death, and the Primary Production Department (PPD) advising dog owners to leash their dogs when walking them in public. What I saw one Sunday has prompted me to
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 628 7 DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI To promote the learning spirit, the following classes are conducted: L Professional Flower Arrangement Professional skill taught by specialist Time Fri 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm (starting on 10 Sept) Three-month Fee $2OO (Alumni) $250 (Non-Alumni) 2. Sec 3 4 Chinese guided by current school teacher
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  • what say U?
    • 424 8 YES Sani Zalil, 43, operations assistant, Tampines It is a good idea for Singaporeans to learn standard English, which is used internationally. Singlish is more suited for those kampung types. Chew Lee Peng, 27, supervisor, Pasir Ris I don’t speak Singlish, so I
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 161 8 New Stocks of Turbine Inline skates (Abec 5 bearings) Nimatsu Basketball Ascot Soccerball U.P $21.90 NOW 2020 Senior Inline skates t ml m c o m i -~s''’sC ;v;v.'« SK'w sa a p£* wSjSS?-" ;^^g&jjgsg«ggg!Si» SS4SS *6*3^2 :>■ SJSOfx J9B Junior Inline Skates Head Graphite .Tennis Rackets From :Wm >"
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  • 425 9  -  Square soap bubbles, human calculator... By ANGELICA TAN HOORAY for holidays, even though it’s only a short one-week break. But there’s still lots of things to do. Here’s our pick. Young writers’ wordshop Get their creative juices flowing with these workshops for kids
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 96 9 Perfect Eyebrow/Eyelid Tattoo v Vsi Mm Ms Wee Professional Aesthetician K__>i BEAUTY CLUB 111 m £¥£BWlt/S#ADm/Vq Wee Linda will personally ensure your eyes have a natural, yet lasting beauty. We will shaped and give the best colour to suit and beautify your face. We guarantee no side effects as we
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    • 348 9 3-19 Sep ’99 #O3-01 Funan The IT Mall Tel: 338-0009 8 Superb Deals For All Music Enthusiasts Deal #1: Display Sets 88-key Suzuki Digital Pianos 1 year full guarantee Free adjustable stool (worth $160) Perfect for beginner piano students. From $llBB (Usual Price $1388) Deal #2: Early Bird Special 61-key
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  • 921 10  -  By ANGELICA TAN GINSENG, bird nest, and cognac. No, it’s not a recipe for strength and vitality. Rather, these are some mooncake flavours available this year. Yep, mooncakes are not what they used to be. Call it fusion or confusion but who is complaining when we now
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 109 10 Half Round Console Display Stand Half Round Concole 'Cross' Dining Chair Dining Chair Teakwood Furniture VINTAGE PALACE Blk 7 #Ol-03/04 Dempsey Road Singapore *****1 Teh 4/9 2181 Website: http://www.sp2l.com/vintage USi Bus services: 75, 77, 105, 106, 123, 174 Business Hours: 10.30 am -7.30 pm Bar Stool Table Garden Set IS!
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 289 11 Got an interesting story to share? Cali Sarah Ng at 740-1198 or Andre Yeo at 740-2266. The Answer To Your Storage Problems. GARDEN OUTDOOR STORAGE SHEDS 7 Days Promotions. Save sss Guaranteed Low Prices Durability 10-15 Years. Value For Money > i Mii, For homes, schools, Clubs factories Sizes: 6'x3',
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  • DIARY
    • 814 12 Music Asia Electone Festival ’99 Seventeen children and young adults from eight countries including Singapore will vie for prestigious awards with their compositions and arrangements. Tomorrow, 7.15 pm. Kallang Theatre. Tickets at $15, $20, $25 and $30 at Yamaha Music and more. Sept 10-11, 8 pm. Auditorium, YMS
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    • 176 12 hf 9 iwm *$4K Z///////S/S/S//S/S////S////S/SS///S/S/SSS/SSS/SSS/S////SSS/SSSSSSSSSSSS/SSS///S/S/SSSSS/SSSSS///SS£ Best Value Promotion Starting from now for any set menu order, children 3 yrs to 12 yrs old, each will get a set of happy meal absolutely free. (First-come-first-serve basis Dining in only) Special Lobster Superior Shark’s Fin Soup Abalone Hasma Set Menu ★FRESH FRUIT
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    • 155 12 :v* Kid Pasir Ris Park Elias Road (Carpark E) Tel 583 9030 m Duck/Fish Feeding V Kampong Fishing i r *> M, m W H mmk -i 'x Facilities Pond Size 8 Inches (Depth) fish Aquarium fish KAMPONG FISHING Children uses bucket net to scoop fish from the "Longkan”. Charges
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  • WEEKENDFOOD
    • 432 13  -  By ANGELICA TAN CHEF Jolly Wee has done it again. Two-and-a-half years ago, the retired hotel chef opened his first restaurant, Chilli Padi, at Kim Tian Rd, earning for himself and his restaurant a reputation for authentic Peranakan fare. This time, the irrepressible
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 42 13 Poh Meng Air-Conditioning Pte Ltd Carrier Casement Air Con $975 We specialise in Sales > Installation, Repair and Maintenance Contract Islandwide Service, CIDB Licence. Absorb GST. Blk 4028 #Ol-203 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park I Singapore *****9 Tel: 457 4373 Fax: 552 8445
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    • 157 13 the hottest chit chat party z gass a s'? mm ~..-<' M -i 1 ill. Hiia 4ISJISMS (English) (CANTONESE CALLS ARE CHARGED AT 50 CENTS PER MINUTE i 7755 800 (ENGLISH) (CANTONESE) and you can use fasttalk for. free! The above service is restricted to 16 and above only, callers
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  • Singapore Favourites
    • 760 14  -  By Lee Geok Boi THE delights of preserved vegetables and salted fish! They are always there in your larder ready to be pulled out to add a little more bite to your food. They can also be relied upon during an emergency when
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 64 14 Savour Relish Indulge m v-,: 'SI?' l=*J "Be gB ARHAN THAI HOUSE 10% Discount for all ala-carte dishes (Valid till 30 Nov 99) WE CATER FOR: Company Functions Weddings Birthdays High Tea Cola Steamboat Outdoor Caterings etc... 1018 East Coast Parkway, Singapore Tennis Centre #O2-02, Leisure Court, Singapore *****7 TeL
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 4677 15 L INTRO of the week ***** Hello, I’m a single« Chinese lady in my early '3os looking for Chinese/ Caucasian guys above the age of 31 who’re sincere, honest understanding to the my life time partner. I like listening to music, ovies window-shopping Sincere guys out there, pis i leave
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 4417 16 For your convenience, you may also ohtam the list of current greeting through: f ax-on-Demand. Call 841 6449 Mail or E-mail. Call 841 6449 and leave your mailing address or E-mail address Internet. M M \v.t\vo-2-tango.eom m 8 Days *****51 to browse greetings by different age group mm Now you
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
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  • 95 19 ITS a potluck, but you don’t have to bring anything except your appetite. Apollo Hotel’s Luna Coffee House presents “Potluck Fever” with fish head curry, pork vindaloo, ma poh bean curd, chicken and eggplant in green curry, and fried chilli crab. There’s also chicken
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  • 109 19 IT’S a hawkers delight as Plaza Parkroyal’s Cafe Plaza presents a hawkers’ food and dessert buffet. Besides local favourites such as black pepper crab, barbecued crayfish and stingray, it also features treats culled from all over Asia. From Hong Kong comes barbecued duck, soy
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  • 75 19 BACK by popular demand is this buffet with treats from across The Causeway. Once again, Copthome Orchid’s Palm Asia Brasserie presents an array of Malaysian favourites. The spread includes Penang laksa, Ipoh hor fun, Kuala Lumpur Hokkien mee, udang sambal, and more. On till Sept 15, lunch is
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  • 96 19 ITS a month of starters and set meals at Jack’s Place Steak House and Restaurant this month. Add $3.80 to any main course from the a la carte menu and get a complete set meal with a soup, dessert and a cup of coffee or
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 1956 19 Traditional Thai Massage jflassatjje Common Room unisex 24 Pagoda Street I Chinatown Tefc *****15 Bookings start on THURSDAYS and close on TUESDAYS before noon. m'ELUUI I I 3 IN 1 massage. Swiss, Shiatsu and Ancient Chinese for man by professional male therapists. Appointment call Kew *****30 *****623. I .7 I
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    • 11 19 Know a place with good food? Call Angelica Tan at 740-1214.
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  • 704 20  -  By ANDRE YEO WHEN Ricky makes his way to doggie heaven, he can count himself blessed to have known two women who gave much during his hour of need. Ricky, a cross between a Chihuahua and a Pomeranian, was lost for 12 days last
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
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