Special Editions

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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Features, Life After Raffles, Special Editions

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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Compilations, Features, Humans of RI, Special Editions, Staff Features

Special Edition: Teachers’ Day 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute

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

Amidst the stresses of school life, the unconditional guidance of our teachers has always been a comforting reminder that there is more to school than the rat race. Our teachers open our eyes to the understated beauty of learning—a spirited endeavour of making mistakes, making meaning, and making memories. 

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Features, Humans of RI, Special Editions, Staff Features

Teachers’ Day 2023: The New Faces of RI
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Glenda Hua (24A01C), Michelle Lee (24A01A)

Attention Raffles: Let us welcome this year’s new additions to our RI family! As part of this year’s Teachers’ Day Special Edition, we’ll be introducing the marvell-ous Mr. Samuel Chan of the Literature department; Geography teacher Mr. Dixon Ho who absolutely rocks; and the Physics department’s force of gravity Ms. Stella Sim!   

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Features, Humans of RI, Special Editions, Staff Features

Teachers’ Day 2023: Teachers’ Media Madness
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Calyss Ng (24A01A), Jessica Zhu Yunjie (24A01E) 

Experiencing the universal struggle of running out of shows to watch, or just never being able to find a new song that really gets your vibe? Fret not, for in this Teachers’ Day Special, we explore which types of media our very own teachers swear by — from blockbuster films to indie bands. There’s bound to be something that tickles your fancy!

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