By Catherine Zou (17A01B)
Photos by Raffles Photographic Society
The grandiosity of the Shangri-La ballroom may normally have been forbidding, but this was far from the case on Thursday, December 8th.
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By Nadiya Nesseer (17S03B) and Carman Chew (17A01D)
The ‘holiday blues’ – is it the fear you feel when you can’t remember your estranged uncle’s name at a Christmas party? Or is it the regret that affronts you at 10pm and you realise you haven’t done anything but watch videos all day? Could it be that dread you experience when it’s New Year’s Day and you still haven’t touched any of your holiday assignments?
In this instalment of Notes from the Underground, Raffles Press (P) speaks to 2 of our counselors, Ms Woo Mei Hui (MH) and Ms Chua Kah Hwee (KH), to better understand what the holiday blues are, what we can do about it and some tips to prepare for the year ahead.
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By Noor Adilah (17S06B), Featured image credits here.
If you’ve gone on the Internet at all over the past few years, you’ve probably stumbled upon way too many quizzes and listicles that describe or categorise your behaviour as characteristic of an introvert or an extrovert. After reading and answering a few of those soul-sucking pages, I’ve concluded that I am somehow an introvert, extrovert, and an ambivert, the latter describing the state in which you’re (for some reason) both an introvert and extrovert.
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By Carman Chew (17A01D)
Why is advocacy important? It is simply because advocacy is the first step to making a positive change in the systems and mindsets that perpetuate social problems.
This was a message that definitely reverberated throughout Advofeste, an outreach event organised by the J1 batch of Community Advocates (CA). The week-long event was held from the 21st to the 24th of November and attracted a diverse range of participants: those curious about social issues, others who just wanted to support their friends, and even guests from Alsagoff Arab School.
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By Noor Adilah (17S06B)
This article is a preview of Raffles Community Advocates’ upcoming event Advofeste which will take place at Yusof Ishak Block from 2.00pm–6.00pm. Interested participants may read up about the event at tinyurl.com/advofesteactivities, and sign up here.