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　　BUY A COMPUTER & LEARN HOW TO SURF THE INTERNET!

　　Surfers’ Paradise, the largest computer chain in Singapore, is offering a special package(软件包)for school students for the month of June only!

　　Enjoy：

　　1．Free Internet connection package;

　　2．Free basic Internet training from our computer school;

　　3．free computer peripherals(外围设备)worth ＄300．

　　Simply purchase a computer from any of our stores and you’ll get the free gifts listed above．Show us your Transitlink concession pass(so we know you are a school student)and get an added 30％ discount off any computer model!

　　Call on us at：

　　Main Office

　　Blk 152 International Industrial Complex

　　01-10

　　Singapore 531122

　　Opening Hours：10 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week

　　City Branch

　　123 Computer City

　　10-100

　　Singapore 991199

　　Opening Hours：10 am to 6 pm, closed Sundays and public holidays

　　East Coast Branch

　　22-24 Pinetree Avenue

　　Singapore 551155

　　Opening Hours：10 am to 6 pm, closed Sundays and public holidays

The 1900 house

　　The bowler family was one of more than 400 families who applied to 1900 house, a reality TV shout which took a typical family back a hundred years to se how people lived in the days before the internet, computer games and even electricity．

　　The bowler family spent three months in a London home without a telephone, computers, TV, or fast food．The bowlers wore clothes from 1900, are only food available in English at that time, and cooked their meals on a single stove．Paul bowler still went to work every day in a then uniform．The children changed their clothes on the way to and from school and their classmates didn't know about then unusural home life．Joyce stayed at home, cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time, though everything took three times as long．

　　So does Joyce think that people's lives were better in the old days?

　　“I think people in the old days had just ad many troubles and worries,”Joyce said．

　　And I don't think their life was better or worse, there were lots of things back then that

　　I'm happy I don't have to deal with nowadays, but on the other hand life was simpler．”“We had a lot more time with our family, and it was hard being nice to each other all the time,”eleven-year-old Hilary said．

　　So what did the Bowler family miss most about modern life while living in the 1900 house?

　　Paul, 39：”telephone and a hot shower”

　　Joyce, 44：”a quick cup of tea from a kettle you could just turn on”

　　Hilary, 11：”rock CD”

　　Joseph, 9：”hamburger and computer games”

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　　On Friday, April 1, Inner Affair goes back to the days of funk! Classic Tunes from the 70’s and 80’s by DJs Den & Sion．9pm till late．

　　Tickets：Free entrance for those in costume, otherwise 50 yuan(US＄6)

　　Time/date：9 pm, April 1

　　Place：Inner Affair, 1/F Qiankun Dasha, 6 Sanlitun Xiliujie, Chaoyang District

　　Tel：8454-0321

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　　Enjoy free in house coffee, tea and beer as well as music and dancing．Practice your Chinese, make friends and have fun．

　　Time/date：7 to 9 pm, March 25

　　Place：Language In Use Club, 2/F, Science Fortune Center, 8 Xueqing Lu, north of Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District

　　Organized by Ozone Productions, the party is set to be "the worst ever", with the lamest music from the 60s, 70s and 80s．Special prizes will be awarded to the worst dressed or for bad fashion sense．

　　Tickets：Free entrance

　　Time/date：9 pm, April 1

　　Place：Pula Pula, Tianze Lu, Oriental Seven Colours Plaza, Chaoyang District

　　Tel：6466-8575

　　Again on the 2nd Thursday of the month La Nuit Francaise will be held at Le Rendezvous．The monthly event is an opportunity for all French people and everyone interested in France or speaking French to gather together．

　　The evening features three glasses of wine and canapes for participants and a special exhibition．

　　Time/date：7 to 10 pm, April 14

　　Place：Le Rendezvous, 3 Gongti Beilu, across from the Pacific Century Plaza, Chaoyang District Tel：6462-9110

　　Dutch DJ Marco V drops by Banana for a gig which is supported by Hong Kong’s DJ Spark．

　　Marco V has been around for many years, as an inventive, style blending deejay and a successful and devoted producer．His spinning is energetic, crowd pleasing and never sees an empty dance floor．He was ranked No．15 in this year’s international DJ MAG DJ Top100．

　　Tickets：40 yuan(US＄4.80)in advance, 50 yuan(US＄6)at the door, both include a free drink

　　Time/date：10 pm to 4 am, March 31, April 1

　　Place：Banana, in the lobby of the Scitech Hotel, 22 Jianwai Dajie, Chaoyang District

　　Tel：6528-3636

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　　April fool’s party

　　On Friday, April 1, Inner Affair goes back to old days ! Classic Tunes from the 70’s and 80’s by DJs Den & Sion．9pm till late．

　　Tickets：Free entrance for those in costume, otherwise 50 yuan(US$6)

　　Time/date：9 pm, April 1

　　Place：Inner Affair, 1/F Qiankun Dasha, 6 Sanlitun Xiliujie, Chaoyang District

　　Tel：84540321

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　　Language in use

　　Enjoy free in coffee, tea and beer as well as music and dancing．Practice your Chinese, make friends and have fun．

　　Time/date：7 to 9 pm, March 25

　　Place：Language In Use Club, 2/F, Science Fortune Center, 8 Xueqing Lu, north of Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District

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　　The "worst" party

　　Organized by O-zone productions, the party is set to be "the worst ever", with the saddest music from the 60s, 70s and 80s．Special prizes will be awarded to the worst dressed or for bad fashion sense．

　　Tickets：Free entrance

　　Time/date：9 pm, April 1

　　Place：Pula Pula, Tianze Lu, Oriental Seven Colours Plaza, Chaoyang District

　　Tel：64668575

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　　La Nuit Francaise

　　Again on the 2nd Thursday of the month La Nuit Francaise will be held at Le Rendezvous．The monthly event is an opportunity for all French people and everyone interested in France or speaking French to gather together．

　　The evening features three glasses of wine and canapés for participants and a special exhibition．

　　Time/date：7 to 10 pm, April 14

　　Place：Le Rendezvous, 3 Gongti Beilu, across from the Pacific Century Plaza, Chaoyang District Tel：64629110

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　　Marco V

　　Dutch DJ Marco V drops by Banana for a gig which is supported by Hong Kong’s DJ Spark．

　　Marco V has been around for many years, as an inventive, style blending deejay and a successful and devoted producer．His spinning is energetic, crowd pleasing and never sees an empty dance floor．He was ranked No．15 in this year’ s international DJ MAG DJ Top100．

　　Tickets：40 yuan(US$4．80)in advance, 50 yuan(US$6)at the door, both include a free drink

　　Time/date：10 pm to 4 am, March 31, April 1

　　Place：Banana, in the lobby of the Scitech Hotel, 22 Jianwai Dajie, Chaoyang District

　　Tel：65283636