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...
View ArticleGym 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,...
View ArticleRaffles 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...
View Article“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...
View ArticleDiary 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...
View ArticleIHC 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...
View ArticleInterview 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...
View ArticleInterview 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...
View ArticleOpinion: 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...
View ArticlePlease 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...
View ArticleMr. 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,...
View ArticlePlease 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...
View ArticleFood 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...
View ArticleContinental 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,...
View ArticleTalk 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...
View ArticleKnowledge 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...
View ArticleFear 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...
View ArticleFood 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...
View ArticleFinding 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...
View ArticleThe 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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