Life After Raffles

Supporting the Community, Making an Impact: Mr Lim Jingzhou

Reading Time: 11 minutes

By Chandrasekaran Shreya (24S06A) and Jermaine Lee (24A01A)

“I like that I get to make different types of impact on people,” Mr Lim Jingzhou (15A01B) shares when we ask him what he loves most about his job as a Community Worker. “Generally, people appreciate what you do.”

“I think people are interested in trying to marry what they do as a job with something that they feel is meaningful enough, which is where the social impact and contribution to society aspect [of my work] comes in. I get to marry that combination of things together, and I think that has to be a good job.”

As you might have already guessed, Mr Lim works in the social sector. He serves as an Assistant Director at the South Central Community Family Service Centre. He also leads the Home Ownership and Livelihood teams to support families living in rental housing to achieve home ownership, while working on a collective approach to supporting low-wage workers on  realising their Livelihood aspirations and improving their employment circumstances. 

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Nursing Patients, Tiring Nights: Mr Benedict Choong

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By Cao Yuhan (24S03M) and Syaura Nashwa (24S03R)

“Antsy people are not the nicest people, and it will get challenging. Every day at work will never be the same, but we adjust accordingly,” says Mr Benedict Choong, a nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and also an alum of Raffles Institution. 

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A Levels Results 2024: Ground Sentiments

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By Camillia Anum Mohamad Ashraff (24S03B) and Glenda Hua (24A01C)

After the entire student population left school early on a Friday morning, a throng of familiar faces began to trickle back into the corridors of RI—this time, no longer as students. The air was thick with anticipation on 23 February 2024, as Year 7s returned to their alma mater to collect their A Level results.

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Interview Feature: Mei Feifei, 2023 President’s Scholar

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By Iman Talia Zahiri Han-En (24S03E), Pan Haotian (24A01B)

“The ones who answer the call to serve must lead by example,” said then-President Halimah Yacob during this year’s President’s Scholarship Award Ceremony. The President’s Scholarship is considered Singapore’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship, awarded only to individuals who have “stood out among their cohort, demonstrating excellence in various pursuits”. Awardees are “dedicated to improving the lives of Singaporeans and exemplify the ethos of the Public Service”.

Raffles Press recently interviewed Mei Feifei (batch of 2022), one of this year’s President’s Scholars. Feifei is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Economics at the University of Chicago.

Besides the long list of accomplishments to her name, Feifei radiates a palpable fervour and sense of self-sacrifice that drives her every step. Fueled by her determination to contribute to policy areas she is passionate about, Feifei has chosen to study Economics.“If you think about the public servant as someone who is responsible for Singapore’s economic and social growth, as well as preserving our environment, Economics stretches across all three domains,” she tells us. Read our full interview with Feifei below!

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What Comes After November: Part 3

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By Noh Sangeun (23S06Q)

A journey one, two, or even twelve years in the making is not easily forgotten. So far, this series has been focused on painting a picture of the ways you can enjoy your relative wealth of free time after November, but that time is as much a post-A-levels life as it is a post-A-levels life.

This article looks at some of the ways the interviewees reflected on their A-levels experience: their thoughts on managing academic stress, the process of figuring out how to spend twenty-four hours outside of school, and their advice for juniors taking on the A-levels.

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