By Gladys Koh Wei Le (26A01B), Irene Eva Thomas (26A01B)

So it’s that annoying part of your timetable again, that weird 2-hour break in the middle of the day, and you have nothing to do. I mean you could do that long overdue Vectors 2C assignment, but why not make a trip to Y14 Chill to get a waffle instead? 

Well, if you choose to do this, keep in mind that some friends of yours could be psychoanalysing you based on your waffle flavour choices. Want to know what we think? Look no further!

1. The Basic Waffler

The Basic Waffler, armed with their wallet, trudges from their classroom block, down the winding stairs, past snaking corridors, navigating rowdy groups of people they wish to avoid—all with a singular goal in mind. By now, sweat has begun beading on their forehead, yet this person persists on their arduous journey. A few more steps, and finally! They arrive at their desired destination, Year 1-4 Chill. The Basic Waffler steps into the air-conditioned shop, faces the aunty at the register and opens their mouth to order…

“One chocolate waffle please!”

And the crowd goes… silent. For someone who buys chocolate waffles, you’d think they would be less vanilla and more chocolate? Unfortunately, this waffler knows what they like and plans to stick with it for eternity.

If you felt personally attacked by this, great! It means you’re an “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” person. Predictable? Sure. Boring? Maybe. But there’s a kind of quiet heroism in your commitment. Peer pressure-proof, trend-averse, you’re the kind of person with your values fixed in place, never to be swayed by the opinions of those around you. Stay strong, soldier.

2. The Serial Flavour Dater

Commitment? Never heard of her. This Waffler approaches the menu like it’s Tinder: swipe, swipe, swipe again. They scan and scrutinise the daily menu, agonising over their choices, then decide to go for—you guessed it—the combination of flavours they’ve yet to try. 

This Waffler wholeheartedly believes that changing waffle flavours weekly somehow translates to having a deep, complex personality (it really doesn’t). They’ll spend the entire week giving soliloquies about the life-changing flavour profile of their waffle flavor choice, only to switch course for the following week’s new flavour. Loyalty isn’t a word in their vocabulary: they believe they’re above all the ‘basic’ flavours (this waffler definitely sighs disapprovingly at the basic waffler). 

This waffler is the friend who cannot, for the life of them, pick anything at all. All they know is that they want to do something new. They’re the one who suggests five different brunch spots (each wildly different from the rest, but all places you never even knew existed in Singapore). With this waffler, every day is a new, chaotic adventure.

Relationships? Unlikely. Favourite flavour? Impossible. Regret? Always. But hey, at least they’ll die knowing they never kept waffling on about just one waffle.

3. The “WHY IS IT SO HOT TODAY” Waffler

It’s 32°C outside today, and this waffler is running straight for the air-conditioned Y14 Chill to catch a break from the Singaporean weather, attention going straight to the whiteboard at the back of Chill, where the list of ice-cream flavours for the day is listed. This waffler knows one thing, and one thing only: they want an ice-cream waffle. Whether it’s chocolate chip or raspberry, all they want is to feel the sensation of freezing ice cream in their mouth on a hot day. 

Except, to this waffler, every day is a hot day. Rain or shine, any time is perfect for an ice-cream waffle, because it is ‘always so hot’.

Quintessentially Singaporean, this person cannot stop complaining. Like a feedback form with no ‘submit’ button, this waffler will be sure to let you know anytime they’re even mildly inconvenienced. The queue? Too long. School? Too hard. This waffle? Perfect..but a little bit soggy (of course, this is of their own doing by picking ice-cream in the first place).

Whether it’s 32°C or a windy, overcast day, they’ve always got some commentary prepared, served with a side of sarcasm and a dramatic sigh. Yet beneath all this is someone weirdly endearing. Their complaints are rarely malicious, they’re dependable, emotionally consistent and sort of comforting… and their running monologue is like background noise you’ve grown to love.

4. The Sugar Cut Survivor (or not)

This waffler follows their friends down to Chill, all the while vowing they’re not going to cheat their sugar cut this time. But alas, as the door opens, and they see their friends queue up to order their own waffles, this person succumbs once again to the thought of “just this one time”. 

They’re not weak-willed, just “human” when it comes to indulgence. Always working to better themselves, this waffler faces temporary setbacks, primarily in the form of the Y14 Chill. But for this waffler, it’s not just about the waffles. It’s the feeling of surrendering to something sweet and simple after a long, hard week of school.

Ultimately, if you’re this waffler, life is all about the small pleasures that are just too good to pass up on. If you won’t appreciate them, who will? This person is always able to live in the moment, make decisions spontaneously, and embrace the joy of the present without thinking too much about the consequences.

And so, with all their friends knowingly smiling at them, they take the first bite. 

5. In Loving Memory of Maple Butter

Everyone remembers the dark days, the removal of the most loved flavour: maple, and in turn, the tragic loss of the maple butter combination. But unlike everyone else who just moved on with life, choosing a new favourite flavour to settle with, this waffler mourns and grieves till no end. 

With the amount of lamenting they do, you would expect that their beloved cat just passed—but no. It’s just a waffle flavour. At this rate, they’ve probably penned a eulogy for Maple Butter titled “An Open Letter to Y14 Chill: Please Bring Back the Maple”. 

Every time this waffler steps up to the counter to order, there’s a dramatic pause, a drawn out sigh, and a muttering under their breath, “Back when we had maple butter…” Of course, this Waffler is the Serial Flavour Dater’s arch nemesis. While the Serial Flavour Dater flirts around, this Maple Butter Mourner clings stubbornly to that one ex of theirs. 

Along with the Basic Waffler, this Waffler is the embodiment of loyalty—but in a concerning, borderline-obsessive manner. They’re the type of person who has been sleeping with the same stuffed animal since the ripe age of three. Their entire room is less for living and more of a shrine to their past, containing anything and everything from concert tickets to a single, browning leaf from an overseas vacation. “Lost but never forgotten,” this waffler solemnly preaches, while staring lovingly at that same leaf that looks one gust of wind away from disintegrating. 

One Last Bite of Truth

So there you have it! The full waffler lineup in all its glory. It’s 2025, nobody cares about MBTI personality types or star signs anymore. Nope, now every time you line up at the Y14 Chill counter, ready to order, remember that you’re signing up for a full-on personality test.

And if you are not any of the above? Firstly, my bad, we were trying to make the deadline, no, extended deadline to this article. Secondly, you’re lying. We all know you’ve stood there, sweating over whether to order your usual vanilla flavour or try one you’ve never had before. 

We see you.