Special Editions

Features, Life After Raffles, Special Editions

Beyond the Blueprint: How Ms Charisse Foo Made the Switch from Architectural Design to UI/UX Design
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Wong Sze Han Darren (24S03C) and Low Jing Kai (24S03H)

The shape of this button. The font of that text. The colour of this arrow. 

To most, these might seem like insignificant and arbitrary considerations, but not to Charisse Foo, a UI/UX research associate at the National University of Singapore (NUS). To her, user interface and user experience (UI/UX) design is more than shapes and colours on a website; it’s about understanding the audience you’re designing for, and crafting an experience that suits their needs. 

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Special Edition: Off the Beaten Track
Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Raffles Press ’24
Foreword by Arissa Binte Kamaruzaman (24A01A), Chairperson, Raffles Press ’24

“What do I want to be in the future?” is a question that many of us JC students are asking ourselves. With university looming in the horizon, it’s no wonder that JC has become a time for much-needed soul-searching, where we introspect on where and how we really see ourselves thriving in the future. 

At this stage, conventional career paths, like medicine, law and engineering may be the most appealing—they’re clear and well-trodden tracks that provide certainty in a future that so often feels volatile and uncertain. Yet, there may still be a small part of ourselves that yearns to look towards our dreams.

In this special edition, we complicate this train of thought—what if you can turn your dreams into a viable career? What if you can turn your “side quests”—be it your small crochet Instagram account, or time spent volunteering with kids—into your “main quests” instead?

What can you do off the beaten track? 

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Insects Enthusiast Turned Entomologist: Dr Sean Yap
Reading Time: < 1 minute

By Arissa Binte Kamaruzaman (24A01A) and Pan Haotian (24A01B)

In our interview with him, he talks about his journey thus far, shares a few useful tips for anyone looking to embark on a unique career, and of course, explains some fun beetle facts! Check out our interview video (which includes a fun game segment on “the best insect”) below.

Features, Life After Raffles, Special Editions

From the Civil Service to Pastry-Making: Ms Yeo Min
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Gabriel Ho (24S02A) and Cheah Zong Heng (24S06P)

A Pastry Chef. A Chef Instructor. A Food Researcher. Oh, and an Artiste too. Ms Yeo Min (Batch of 2014) has a long list of unconventional career roles to her name. 

Despite only switching careers relatively recently in 2020, she has already chalked up an impressive string of achievements. She beat 12 other competitors to earn a place in the Finals of the Channel 8 baking competition “Crème De La Crème” in 2021. She also came in second at the World Gourmet Summit Apprentice Chef Competition 2021 with her fusion dish of fried mooncake presented as a Chinese painting. Having published a book entitled the “Chinese Pastry School”, she now double-hats as a Chef Instructor at the ToTT Store and as a Pastry Chef at Pastories.

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Punches of Passion: Ms Tan Shi Yin, MMA Fighter and Teacher 
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Alena Siaw Min En (24S03O) and Shannen Lim En-Qi (24A01A)

To Tan Shi Yin (12A01D), fighting is all in a day’s work. 

Her average day looks like this: waking up early to train in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), teaching classes to impart her skills and knowledge of the sport, and then pulling together her strength to train once again, at night. 

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