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Bienvenue à Paris! A Week Well Spent in the City of Love

By Angelica Chong (14A01B) and Bryan Chua (14A01A) Bienvenue à Paris. Welcome to Paris, France. For many of the 50 of us who went on this trip, it was our first time there, and for some, even their...

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Gym Rats and Scaredy-Cats

By Lea Tan (14S06B) We all have those classmates. The ones who disappear into the EWBIS block for a few hours at a time, two or three times a week, maybe more. We see them in the canteen at six pm,...

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Raffles Reviews: The Phantom Of The Opera

By Kylie Wong (14A01B) and Lim Shaomin (14S03K)  *Spoilers alert Yards of scarlet curtain, a chorus of golden angels, a precariously hanging chandelier- the Opera Garnier is the majestic setting of the...

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“Rafflesian” Doesn’t Mean Perfect

By Law May Ning (14S03O) Cover Photo by Georges Ip of the Photographic Society A couple of days ago, my family and I ended up babysitting my 3 year old cousin. Decked in a baby blue dress and a...

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Diary of an RI Intern: The Other Side of Changi Airport

Article and pictures contributed by Chan Ze Ming We bring you this week’s Diary of an RI Intern, where we invite ex-Rafflesians to share their interning experiences. In this edition, Chan Ze Ming...

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IHC Week 2 – The Action Continues

 By Lea Tan (14S06B), Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C) and Feng Zhuo (14S03S) Photos taken by Matthew Yeo and Georges Ip of the Raffles Photographic Society IHC continued last week with a flurry of matches as...

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Interview Feature: I Naishad Kai-ren, 2013 President’s Scholar

By Lee Chin Wee (14A01B) It is no surprise that the Public Service Commission (or PSC, for short) Scholarship is one of the most sought-after and coveted scholarships one can get upon finishing their...

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Interview Feature: Stephanie Siow Su Lyn, 2013 President’s Scholar

By Allison Choong (14S05B) As the follow-up of this two-part feature on our very own Rafflesian Presidents’ Scholars, we feature Stephanie Siow Su Lyn, one of our previous vice-presidents of the...

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Opinion: Why it’s Easier to be Nice than to be Noble

Most honest Rafflesians will admit that paying attention during Assembly isn’t something they do very well. By the end of the school year, they just seem to blend into one long and fairly...

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Please Mind The Platform Gap: Choosing Subject Combinations (Part 1) – The...

By Law May Ning (14S03O), Feng Zhuo (14S03S), Allison Choong (14S05B), Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C) The following is the first part of Raffles Press’ feature, Please Mind The Platform Gap: Choosing Subject...

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Mr. Chan Poh Meng to be RI’s next Principal

Mr. Chan Poh Meng (centre), pictured at the launch of the VCA-SUTD Social Innovation Partnership. Raffles Press can confirm that Mr. Chan Poh Meng, the current principal of Victoria Junior College,...

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Please Mind The Platform Gap: Choosing Subject Combinations (Part 2) – The...

By Lee Chin Wee (14A01B) Additional reporting done by Bryan Chua (14A01A) The following is a continuation of Raffles Press’ feature, Please Mind The Platform Gap: Choosing Subject Combinations. You can...

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Food for Thought: Jai Thai

By Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C) The route to Jai Thai Ensconced snugly in 7 Clover Way between Marymount MRT and Junction 8 is Jai Thai – a popular Rafflesian haunt well known for serving authentic Thai...

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Continental Drift: How JC Changed My Friendships

By Law May Ning (14S03O) As a (slightly more) innocent and naive Year 4, one hears many a foreboding tale from wiser seniors back from their travels to the other side of the world known as Bishan. Yet,...

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Talk the Walk: A Guide to PW OP

By the Gavel Club – Tracey Toh (14A01A), Park Han Min (14S07A) and G Santoshi (14S06C) Cover Image by The Raffles Photographic Society As the school term draws to a close, the atmosphere is all but...

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Knowledge is Power – Considering H2 KI (Please Mind the Platform Gap)

Contributed by Andre Hui (14A03A) Darren Teoh (14S06R) A rather important philosopher once said: “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” The central task of Knowledge and Inquiry would...

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Fear Factor: Raffles Halloween Edition

by Benedict Koh (14S06N), Mathew Gan (14A01C), and Gao Wenxin (14A03A) Photos by Mathew Gan (14A01C) and Phuong Linh (14A01D) of the Raffles Photographic Society With our school campus once the land of...

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Food for Thought: Habitat Coffee

by Lee Chin Wee 14A01B ★★★★☆ If I had written this review a couple of years ago, I would have claimed that Habitat Coffee was a terrific hidden gem – one of those little-known hole in the wall cafés...

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Finding Value in the Struggle – PW Reflections

By Benedict Koh 14S06N Coming out fresh from my OP, there was a really odd feeling coursing through my veins – a cocktail of very conflicting emotions. On one hand, there was a feeling of total joy and...

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The Farewell Interview – Mr Geoffrey Purvis (Part 1)

By Bryan Chua 14A01A 23 years. That’s how long Mr Geoffrey Purvis has been a member of staff at Raffles Institution, from way back in 1990, joining the school from Anderson JC. Since then, as a tutor...

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