Commentary, Multimedia, Press Podcast, Student Features 20 April 20229 July 2022

Ori’22 Behind-The-Scenes Podcast Episode 1: O’Comm

Reading Time: < 1 minute

By Mei Feifei (22A13A), Mirella Ang (22A01C)

With guests Hudson Wong (22S06J), Jonathan Tan (22S06D), Meira Lee (22S06A), Sarrah Rose (22S06M)

Orientation is undoubtedly a wonderful highlight for most Year 5s coming into RI, fresh from their secondary school days. But what really went on behind-the-scenes? How did the Year 6s make the programme run so smoothly? Was everything as wondrous as they had hoped? We invited 15 Year 6s involved in this year’s Orientation to spill the tea on everything Wonderland.

This is Episode #1 of the Press Podcast: Ori’22 Edition.

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CCA Events, Commentary, School Life 19 April 202217 April 2022

Wonderland: Orientation 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Hong Wan Jing (22S06F) and Shermaine Lim (22S03N)

Photographs by Raffles Photographic Society

Act 1: Sun Dance

The day began with the breaking of dawn, as golden rays of the sun dipped into the horizon, casting a warm glow across our very own RI campus. Nervous energy filled the air with an almost electrifying quality, courtesy of the unanimous anticipation felt by the newest addition to our school: the Year 5s.

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Movie Reviews, Raffles Reviews 14 April 202227 April 2022

Hidden Gems: Studio Ghibli’s Coming-of-age Films

Reading Time: 8 minutes

By Lara Tan (22A01B)

Every so often, when life gets overwhelming and I need a break, I turn to the best remedy available: Studio Ghibli films.

For those of us who aren’t familiar with Studio Ghibli, they’re the masterminds behind lighthearted classics like Spirited Away, Kiki’s Delivery Service and My Neighbour Totoro. And for self-professed movie connoisseurs who prefer Studio Ghibli’s more cerebral works, films like Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, Porco Rosso, and Grave of the Fireflies are sure to hit that intellectual sweet spot.

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Commentary, Food Reviews, Raffles Reviews, Rank It! 12 April 202211 April 2022

Rank It! A Hot Take on Mala

Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Andrea Ng (22S06B), Jason Sutio (22S06U), Lara Tan (22A01B), Sophie Goh (22S07B)

First there was bubble tea, then there was all things salted egg yolk, and more recently the love for coconut drinks—but one cannot talk about Singaporean students’ food fads without mentioning the all-time king, Mala Xiang Guo.

After eating this chilli-filled, “numbingly-spicy” dish multiple times in a single day, we now have enough ammunition to spit fire from our mouths. For this reason, be assured that our article will be a spicy one.

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