By Yuki Pan (15S06D)
“Please look after this bear” reads the yellowed label on Paddington’s neck as he waits, swinging his little bear legs on his worn old suitcase, for a family to provide a home for him. The little brown bear, complete with worn red hat, is familiar to most who grew up in the UK, but probably not here, in tropical Asia. Nonetheless, cultural contexts aside, Paddington is plenty of fun and fluff and all too suitable for the festive season.
By Lorraine Fong (15A01C)
Evil Origins
Looks familiar? The wide-eyed, rosy-cheeked, red-headed porcelain doll does nothing but chill your bones.
By Joyce Er (15A01A), Michelle Zhu (15A01B) and Kang Yi Xi (15S03N)
Photos by Joyce Er (15A01A)
Tucked away in a relatively inaccessible corner of Dempsey, Roadhouse is not an intuitive gastronomical choice for the average Rafflesian, nor are its prices particularly wallet-friendly. However, with its hearty portions, explosive flavours and divine desserts, we could hardly keep this gem to ourselves. Visit this American-style diner as a treat to yourself – on a friend’s birthday, or after completing a round of examinations. We promise it’s worth the trek.
By Shikhar Gupta (15S06M)
Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.
These chilling words are those of Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a former NASA test pilot who has recurring nightmares of a test-flight crash and who now, thanks to environmental destruction, is forced to till acres of corn farms. Mankind faces utter and total extinction with dust storms ravaging every square mile of the planet. The need for engineers simply isn’t there anymore – just the need for farmers.
By Joyce Er (15A01A)
Photos courtesy of Ernest Chin
As the dreaded J1 promotional examinations draw closer and J2s hunker down to study for their Prelims in earnest, more students can be witnessed hunched over their books in the canteen well after 9pm, even on weekends. While this determination to obtain passable grades just once is laudable, there remains the concern of what to eat for mental nourishment whilst toughing it out in the mental battlefield – kid yourselves not, Micky D’s is hardly adequate brain food. Demonstrating our ironclad commitment to improving the lives of Rafflesians everywhere, Raffles Press enlisted the help of two hapless J2s in taste-testing alternatives to the usual fast-food delivery suspects.
In this article, we review Thai To Go (thaitogo.com), a delivery alternative to the ever-popular Jai Thai. While it is certainly slightly pricey, costing our ravenous taste-testers an average of $15 per meal versus $12 for, say, Pastamania, it’s affordable and decent-quality, and far healthier than a bowl of pasta. Another plus – the food was piping hot when delivered.
