Commentary

Commentary, Curriculum, H3s, Please Mind the Platform Gap

Please Mind the Platform Gap: The H3 Experience – the Sciences
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Allison Choong (14S05B)

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In this week’s instalment of Please Mind the Platform Gap, we answer a common question hanging over a fair number of Year Fives’ heads – should I take a H3? Some may say, “I want to take a H3 because it’s interesting!” but there’s much more to consider than that. We’ve approached a number of Year Sixes and ex-Rafflesians to help you get a better picture as to whether you should consider taking a H3 in the Sciences (or not).

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Commentary, Curriculum, Please Mind the Platform Gap, Subjects

Be Sharp or Face Treble – Why Take H2 Music? (Please Mind the Platform Gap)
Reading Time: 6 minutes

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By Daniella Low (14A01B)

Cover Photo by Chelsea Ng from the Photographic Society

“If music be the food of love, play on!” Or so goes the quote from Twelfth Night. However, let us make it clear that taking H2 Music is not as easy as it may seem, and you will need to have a passion (strong interest would be a better word) for music in the first place. No worries if you did not offer Music in your secondary school days, because there should be a selection test for all interested students next year. Continue reading “Be Sharp or Face Treble – Why Take H2 Music? (Please Mind the Platform Gap)” →

Commentary, Op-Eds, Student Issues

Continental Drift: How JC Changed My Friendships
Reading Time: 4 minutes

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, about a year ago, it was not so much the horror stories of heartaches, failure grades or even the woes of late nights and less sleep that scared me. It was that wistful line of advice, thrown in at the back of every visit, that shook me the most. The line about treasuring years in secondary school, because the times – and the friends – would not be something you could get back. Continue reading “Continental Drift: How JC Changed My Friendships” →

Commentary, Food Reviews, Raffles Reviews

Food for Thought: Jai Thai
Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C)

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Jai Thai route
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 cuisine at student-friendly prices. For a couple of years now, it has doled out piping hot Tom Yam soup and other Thai delicacies to hungry Rafflesians looking for a fiery spark to their day. On the heartfelt recommendations of several of my peers, I decided that I absolutely had to check out the place for myself.

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