By Alison Tan (23S03A), Lara Tan (22A01B), and Mirella Ang (22A01C)
With guests Fawwaz Shahul Hameed (23S06B), Jason Nathaniel Sutio (22S06U), and Zou Jiayue (22S03O)
By Lara Tan (22A01B), Mei Feifei (22A13A), Mirella Ang (22A01C), and Natalie Tan (23A01B)
Photos from Raffles Photographic Society and Koo Yu Tang (22S06B)
A Very Potter Musical isn’t your typical Broadway musical.
For one, it has never actually been performed in the glamorous limelights of Broadway, or the West End for that matter. It isn’t a huge commercial blockbuster like Hamilton, neither is it particularly well-known to most musical theatre-goers.
Continue reading “A Very Potter Musical: Friendship Is Magic“
By Lim Yong Le (22S03M) and Mirella Ang (22A01C)
Raffles Reads is a collaboration between Raffles Press and Times Reads which aims to promote a reading culture among Singaporean students.
Rating: 3.5/5
When you think of fairytale adventures, what do you imagine? Pixies, gnomes, dragons, unicorns—basically any creature from Western mythology—usually come to mind, thanks to the popularity of works from the likes of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.
Casting these aside, Mist-Bound: How to Glue Back Grandpa daringly taps into a repository of lesser-known, yet equally interesting mythical creatures hailing from legends originating in South-East Asia.
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By Mirella Ang (22A01C) and Tay Yu Ning (23S06E)
“Teddy, stop moving!” exclaimed Yee Shao Hua (23S02A), as he attempted to get Teddy to stand still. “We usually have the opposite problem. Usually he doesn’t move at all.”
Shao Hua is one of the three people responsible for running the @rafflesteddy account on Instagram. Along with former students Rachel Lim (21S06J) and Xe Anong (21S06B), he takes photos of Teddy and uploads them onto the account. Having accumulated over 3000 followers over a span of 3 years, it is quite clear that their account (and by extension Teddy) is very popular amongst both present and former students.
Continue reading “From Teddy Lovers to Teddy Superfans: the People Behind @RafflesTeddy”
By Lim Yong Le (22S03M) and Mirella Ang (22A01C)
Photos courtesy of Raffles Photographic Society.
6 May 2022 was a swelteringly hot day as the MOE Evans Road field stand filled rapidly with eager spectators. The atmosphere was electric. Student Councillors kicked off the drum beat, leading the Rafflesian crowd in a set of boisterous cheers. Not to be outdone, the ACS(I) students, clad in their signature red, blue, and gold responded with a round of their own shouting—testimony to the long-standing ACS(I)-RI rugby rivalry.
This year would mark the latest match in the finals against ACS(I), our long-time rival.
Continue reading “An Unyielding Spirit: Rugby Finals 2022”