Weekend East, 19 November 1999

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  • 15 1 WEEKEND east MITA (P) 006/10/99 Vol. 14 No. 46 E-mail: focuspub@cyberway.com.sg Friday, November 19, 1999
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 218 1 YOUR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER EVERY FRIDAY M violi r 0 9 9 oa.se o/\ PffHfiq.s yf I c 'fte OM'Step Mk S&m ClilNA TO EUROPE l China/Czech Others. Dealing in New Collector Siring hslniments Student Orchestra- Master Models Prices (ran $lBO onwards Professional repair/restore by our violin repairer's Islvan Sabo GRAMERCY
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  • NEWS
    • 438 2  -  By ANGELICA TAN EVEN grown-ups cringe when they need an injection. But not 13-year-old Benjamin Wong. The secondary two pupil jabs himself with needles up to seven times daily and has been doing so since he was eight. Benjamin, a diabetic, suffered damage to
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    • 215 2 YOU could be forgiven for dancing at Singapore’s first cosmic bowling centre at Safra Tampines. Here, bowlers knock down 10 pins to the beat of pop music under disco lights. They also play with luminous balls and pins and on lanes that glow in
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    • 532 3  -  By LOH HSIAO YING COME November 23, visitors to Sentosa can have a flipping good time at the dolphin lagoon. The latest attraction run by Underwater World will allow visitors to go up close to the dolphins and watch them swim and frolic
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 346 2 KING KOIL SPINAL GUARD (ORIGINAL USA MODEL) A Long History of Unsurpassed Support, Now Even BETTER! For years, Spinal Guard sleep sets have been satisfying the needs of those who want to wake up without a backache caused by the inadequate support of a too soft mattress. The heart of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 161 3 Distributed free with The Straits Times every Friday 82 Genting Lane, News Centre, Level 2, Singapore *****7 News Desk: 740-1214/1199/1200 Marketing: 740-1151/2 m isatam® se 3*s£ r. K.u: is\'w The British Council oo o#o oo« oo# o o o o oo•• o o o•o #o•o •oo• o o Improve your
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  • LOOKINGFORWARD
    • 534 4  -  Senior citizen dances, sings and... ...keeps busy by helping others enjoy old age By SARAH NG WHILE some men complain about a lack of energy and male menopause, Mr Poh Soon Nee, 67, goes about his daily routine with as much vitality as any middle-aged
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 272 4 X*f. w 9 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 Superior Shark’s Fin Peking Duck Promfret Mussel Hasma Set Menu ♦STEAMED NEW ZEALAND
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    • 183 4 tivs Kid's H{i 'V Pasir Ris Park Elias Road (Ca-park E) Tel 583 9030 Duck/Fish Feeding Kampong Fishing r V. moi Facilities 'f* '•xPond Size: 8 Inches (Depth) fish: Aquarium fish KAMPONG FISHING Children uses bucket net to scoop fish from the "Longkan". Charges :$8 per child per hour $250
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 611 5 DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI To assist students to excel in their studies, school teachers have been arranged to conduct the following classes: A. ‘O’ level Exam Class starting on 6 Dec 1. English Mon 11.00 am to 12.30 pm (Fee: $BO/month) 2. Chinese Mon 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm (Fee:
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    • 238 5 inium Furniture For lasting Quality ,:m m m x l unit •’“•wit, m mi §t?i ®£3s >%> ■'a” SNtt EX«S >•••:•*' i§ i m n —r-. **T PITS 3fQ r*,. •.•.v.. y \,m i 1 ss@ LOVE RG-098 Q RGO6NF Chair RGO7N H-820mm, W*3Bsmm H-750mm, L-920mm Non-rusting, water-proof finishing for
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 551 6 x£ gg c Food Mart 9 lilfe W -HjS* r/ ft A--9U BSK s- STI gsa® a? a S SfQ T* *>*■ ifnfc *ri 2. <t V i_i~'rii t m*omo* Statf*** wa IT Another Milestone In Service Excellence Shell is proud to present 2 new-look stations at Paya Lebar PIE
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • TOP 10 HOT FAVOURITES
    • 314 8  -  THIS must be an abalone lover’s “No 1 restaurant. Where so many have failed, Ah Yat Abalone Forum Restaurant has not only flourished, but done well enough to open a second branch at Marina. Literally meaning “No 1” in Cantonese, Ah Yat has hooked abalone lovers with
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    • 348 9  -  Thai seafood meal comes with free flow of rice, tom yam soup and dessert ANDRE YEO HERE’S a good deal for those who love seafood with Thai sauces. Bai Makrood Thai Restaurant at Eastpoint Mall is offering a barbecue seafood promotion served with four Thai sauces.
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    • 331 10  -  Menu includes soft-shell crab and frog leg SARAH NG SO POPULAR is this restaurant that it will be opening its fourth outlet. To cater to holidaymakers, Lemongrass Thai Restaurant will open at NTUC Downtown East, formerly known as NTUC Pasir Ris Resort, in March.
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    • 354 11  -  LOH HSIAO YING REMEMBER the good old kampung days? You can reminisce about them at the Kampung Pub and Seafood Restaurant, a well-preserved colonial bungalow converted into a restaurant-cum-pub, where rusticity meets oldworld charm. Ambience aside, six Malaysian cooks in the kitchen whip
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    • 422 12  -  GOOD news for pizza buffs with discerning taste-buds. Canadian 2 for 1 Pizza has opened new outlets in Tampines and Bishan, and will be opening one in Balestier at the end of this month. The chain, as its name implies, originated in Canada and
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    • 292 13  -  Spicy condiment complements tender chicken and fragrant rice DESMOND NG IT IS common knowledge that the test of a plate of good chicken rice is not only in the poultry and rice but also in the chilli sauce. So, it comes as no surprise that Loy
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    • 378 14  -  Spicy Thai and fiery Indonesian ANGELICA TAN BEFORE you think Bali Thai is another fusion restaurant, it is not. It just houses both Indonesian and Thai food under one roof. And why not, when you consider that the two cuisine share the same robust, spicy
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    • 451 15  -  EMMA NG AT A comer coffee shop in Geylang, one can’t help but notice the signboard of Guarantee King Coffee House proclaiming: “Money back guarantee”. That is because owner Jack Chia, who is the reigning Pancake King, Soya King, Chicken Rice
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    • 391 16  -  ANGELICA TAN IF THERE were a battle of buffets, Ocean Palace Chinese Restaurant would probably be one of the leading contenders. The lunch buffet ($lB.BO for adults from Mondays to Saturdays and $22.80 for Sundays and public holidays) offers a spread of 31 dishes. For
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    • 403 17  -  FOR good authentic Peranakan food, nothing beats the home-cooked version, where each bowl of delicious gravy is a labour of love. But instead of spending hours grinding and pounding spices in the stuffy kitchen, a cooler option would be a visit to Chilli Padi, the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 245 8 AH YAT ABALONE FORUM RESTAURANT MARINA SQUARE NEW BRANCH Marina Square 6 Raffles Boulevard #O2-142 Singapore *****4 Tel: *****12 CLEMENCEAU AVE MAIN BRANCH 190 Clemenceau Avenue #Ol-01/ 10 Singapore Shopping Centre Singapore *****4. Tel: *****76 OPENING HOURS 11.30 AM -2.30 PM 6PM -10.30 PM We Serve Cantonese Cuisine with a
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 94 9 &TOrrSKRQOO fM Restaurant V v;->; .v si S:i? x i! &>&>a Uv I Qy&ci&z Qttjtc From 19.11.99 to 19.12.99 -:.i 4** IM V WITH DIFFERENT THAI SAUCES $14.50++ per person (min 2 persons) FREE FLOW OF THAI TOM YAM SEAFOOD SOUP, RICE AND TRADITIONAL JHAI STYLE ESSERT sr W\ If
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 184 10 New Dish on the Block o N Crab Froglegs or/ed ChiUi e d Otah /> r ra *n p at} cake ,*l* Sato 4 V rk Sausage Salad Vn'"" S nicS \^e‘^ curd •/> e<? A 'ft Present this ad at our South Buona Vista Branch to enjoy 15% discount.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 131 12 4 m W ADIAN 1 |>I77 a jL JL mLa Jl-JxjLtm Bu&ione gemmmeT' BBM WWl lEueUNtoy; /r)tro<fucmo t^e r\ l W* £R££ D£UV£RY Waff oat Aotfiae J I c<r// to 1 100/* nearest oatfet (limited Areas) i Bedok Reservoir tel: 445 2898 East coast tel: 241 4241 Geylang tel: 842
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 85 13 S4/5/6 •:> 2k :m .fi N. BREAKFAST, LUNCH DINNER 8.30pm-1 Opm fer v if IV Kfc £> r W w-, RC m viwajte >4 PS <*"#»*** m Jv*. «r* '4 I*! a m wm j j •:•,-•>••• ib. n Loy Kee Best Chicken Rice Wing Chicke n with every Loy
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 552 15 HOTTEST FAVOURITES MONEY BACK GUARANTEE V iKi PANCAKE SOYA SET $3.00 by PANCAKE KING SOYA KING Set of soya milk, soya bean curd and 2 pieces of the BEST peanut pancakes (MiNG CHiANG KUeH) in Singapore. The soya milk curd are brewed in traditional style of boiling it in slow
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 171 16 OpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOpOp ‘Enjoy Superior Shares Ein and One Wfwk Malone *With A-La-Carte buffet ‘Lat-all-you-can Lunch ‘Buffet Indulge in more that 40 cantonese dishes which includes shark’s fin, drunken chicken, prawn, fish, salmon, sea cucumber and a variety of dim sum. 18.80* per person l-i: §MSI m m ‘Lat-all-you-can Dinner Buffet More
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 72 17 mm m Peranakan Herita: (19th Nov to 31st Dec 199' iSggx NonyaLaksa (Mon-Fri) 10am-4pm PM *ww S m •ferr- n. i M*. Don't iVliss This Special Promotion Offerl For Reserv ations Please Call: 247 9531 275 1002 Mondays to Fridays(Lnncb/Dinner) ma p family gU****^ 0 1 No I I.Joo Chiat
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  • DIARY
    • 488 18 COMPILED by SARAH NG Exhibition Chinese-Vietnamese Oil Paintings Featuring over 80 works of art by 24 artists from China and Vietnam, including Zhong Biao, Yu Guiyuan, Chen Jiwu, Nguyen Trung and Bui Suio Hoa. Till Sunday, 11 am-7 pm daily. The Riverwalk Exhibition Hall,
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 438 18 TAM PINES ONE STOP SERVICE JOB GUARANTEE mmwm r m.mmm Mobil CHIP SOON AUTO SUPPLY CO. .M.V.WW 9* plllii ovtf \>oW au*° \a mV^ eS \a^ e a>ja\ a^ eS rM\° e Se week Open days Specialised in Merz, Japanese, Korean all types of continental vehicles* repair and services. Trained
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 409 19 SiSSgi::: xPfPlil YAMAHA WM fmWm mm m ***** P4i m mum m LUIOO Usual $4,*****0 NOW $3,788.00 ■apjl jPPC> -=**.pr jr' W m if i f If i§P;' i t mm I SBf Jp I 1 I "few ■MI Jl.. JiMMM 5? LXIIOT Usual $5,964.00 Mow $4,388.00 WBEmSMUr^^miSt J iiiiiiiipi
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  • 305 20 an oil company sells rice at a lower price than major supermarkets, you know times are changing. Shell’s Select Food Mart, which carries 1,600 to 2,000 items, has been gaining a reputation for selling groceries and snacks at competitive prices. Under its “Sure
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  • 67 20 FOR a taste of mouth-watering Peranakan fare, head for the Singapore History Museum at Stamford Rd on Sunday. The Peranakan Association is holding a one-day food and craft fair from 11 am to 4 pm. Besides Nonya favourites such as kuih pie tee, mee siam, laksa and popiah,
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 364 20 Bedok Centre Electrical Company Blk 214, Bedok Town Centre, #Ol-163 Tel :*****32/3 J New Free Woofer Steed TOSHIBA 43N9UXE (43") New 7-inch high -bright CRTS Improves picture brightness by 30% Focus is improved by 20% New front reflective surface mirror/better focus contrast The new sharp focus lens system New Ultra-clear
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    • 90 20 VERNICA Unisex hairdressing Beauty Salon Training Centre By Professional Perm $4O onwards Shampoo Cut $22 •Cut $l9 Shampoo &Tnm 19 Tnm 15 H, L Col, Henna $35 onwards Relaxer $75 onwards Hair Treatment Hair Loss Damaged-Hair Oily Hair Dandruff Fuli time courses 8 months course $1260 6 months course $9BO
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  • CENTRESTAGE
    • 123 21  -  By SARAH NG THESE puppets can move without strings. Standing at 1.65 m and weighing three kg, these life-sized puppets walk and dance like human beings. And they are not battery operated. The puppets are hooked onto harnesses worn by actors who control their
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    • 44 21 Marine Parade Community Library Nov 25-27, 1.30 pm (Nov 27), 3.30 pm (Nov 27), 4 pm (Nov 25-26) and 7 pm (Nov 26) Tampines Regional Library Dec 2-4, 3 pm (Dec 4), 4 pm (Dec 2-3) and 7 pm (Dec 3-4)
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    • 81 21 GO FOR this talk before you pack your bags if you’re travelling with children or someone with special needs. Changi General Hospital is holding a forum on how- to have a happy and healthy holiday tomorrow from 2 to 4 pm. Doctors and
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 267 21 t ;■<- T-” 'L r* -1 v P 3 I:f1 N? !S *V; :> t >ijP 'Vi ;V i' v is *r >*•*• %ms t\ v ?SCW mm \x SAVOUR CLOSE TO 30 THAI FAVOURITES FOR ONLY $15 (ADULT) $8 (CHILD) Daily from 12PM-2.30PM "No pork dishes, no lard used
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  • WEEKENDFOOD
    • 118 22 INSTEAD of having zi char at the coffeeshop, give this promotion (above) a go. York Hotel’s White Rose Cafe is serving up brews such as seafood with bean curd and salted vegetable soup, and sliced freshwater fish with chye sim soup. From the
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    • 102 22 TALK about fusion. Xin Cuisine is serving up Alaskan king crab in Oriental flavours. The restaurant is having a six-course set menu with the crustacean prepared Teochew-style and served chilled with white vinegar chilli sauce. The menu includes braised superior sharkfin with four treasures
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    • 98 22 EAST meets West at this buffet (below) at Copthome Orchid’s Palm’s Asian Brasserie, which features delicacies from Malaysia, India, and Europe. So you will find smoked fish, pates and terrines alongside sushi, tandoor-baked sea bass with sun-dried tomatoes, sauteed prawns with turmeric, lemon grass and
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    • 90 22 IT’S seafood galore at St Gregory’s Brasserie at the Grand Plaza Parkroyal. The dinner buffet features a harvest from the sea, with fried mussels with black peppercorn, sauteed prawns with ginger and spring onions, baked slipper lobster with butter and garlic, pan-fried sea bass Florentine, and
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    • 238 24  -  By DESMOND NG ITS HARD to resist that “one for the road”. Be it a frothy mug of beer or a glistening glass of champagne, that drink to round up the evening can leave you with a splitting headache the next morning. But a local company
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 199 22 BioSkifi is specially formulated for various skin problems and is customised to individual special needs. It is so effective that you can see remarkable improvement MONEY BACK GUARANTEED* Indulge yourself in a 6-in-l Beauty Extravaganza Package that includes: 1. Skin Rejuvenating Facial 2. Eye Paraffin 3. Aroma Shoulder Massage 4.
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    • 96 22 m Jk MITO FOOD IZAKAYA CHOBEI RESTAURANT 451 Joo Chiat Road #Ol -04 Breezeway in Katong Singapore *****4 Tel: 440 0092 Fax: 440 2093 PROMOTION DISHES AT LUNCH till 30.11.99 1) UNATAMADON CHAWANMUSHI -iwt Eel with shredded eggs on Rice, and cup of steamed egg custard 2) SHAKETERIYAKI/CHAWANMUSHI 3) CHICKENTERI
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 878 25 Your Guide To Better Buys Services 4 A Call Tet C m €t' tv or re/.* 740-1291 Fax: 745-1022 si-; IK LINGO COMPUTER SCHOOL (next to Bedok MRT). Special computer classes for Filipinas and Indonesian maids. Call 442 2550. ITE CERTIFICATE IN office skill (COS). LCCI diploma in accounting. Office
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
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