By Lim Shao Min (14S03K)
Photos by Lim Shao Min and Matthew Yeo (14S03G)
‘At the end of the day, it’s not about how many English words we teach but the number of smiles we gave and the number of hearts we touched.’
By Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C)
Turn to any page in your KS Bull and the first thing that may strike you is the vast (and sometimes overwhelming) array of vocabulary on display. As much as our GP teachers often advise us to write simply and clearly, the reality remains that Rafflesians tend to use big words far more frequently than the average student.
by Chua Jun Yan
When Raffles Press approached me to write this article, I was wary. After all, Ashlynna – the democratically-elected President of the Student Council – felt that it was impossible to do justice to the sentiments of the one thousand, two hundred and forty of us in her valedictory speech. Who was I – a mere plebeian – to even try? Nonetheless, in a moment of hubris, I agreed, so once more, I find myself sitting at my desk at 2 a.m., like how many of us have spent our nights over the past two, four or six years.
By Benedict Koh (14S06N)
Coming out fresh from my OP, there was a really odd feeling coursing through my veins – a cocktail of very conflicting emotions. On one hand, there was a feeling of total joy and relief at finally being done with the main bulk of PW. On the other hand, however, was something that was holding me back from jumping around and screaming in absolute jubilation. It could be described as a sense of nostalgia and hollow emptiness – the sudden realization that I was never going to do this ever again.
The past 8 months have whizzed by incredibly quickly. In the blink of an eye, one year of my JC life has passed me by. That first day I received my grouping all those months back seems so close, and yet so very far away. Frankly speaking, back then, I only had one goal for PW – to score that “A” grade, by hook or by crook. I wanted nothing more, and certainly nothing less. But how did things change from then to now? Let me take you through the main events in chronological order.
Continue reading “Finding Value in the Struggle – PW Reflections”
By Law May Ning (14S03O)
As a (slightly more) innocent and naive Year 4, one hears many a foreboding tale from wiser seniors back from their travels to the other side of the world known as Bishan. Yet, about a year ago, it was not so much the horror stories of heartaches, failure grades or even the woes of late nights and less sleep that scared me. It was that wistful line of advice, thrown in at the back of every visit, that shook me the most. The line about treasuring years in secondary school, because the times – and the friends – would not be something you could get back. Continue reading “Continental Drift: How JC Changed My Friendships”
