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Unearthed Treasure: Poetry Through the Eyes of Cyril Wong
Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Lim Jing Rong (18A03A) and Ashley Tan (18A13A)
Additional reporting by Joan Ang (17A01B)

You might have spotted his name lodged between headlines in The Straits Times. Or perhaps you, or someone you know, frequent literary events such as the annual Singapore Writer’s Festival. But if you have been keeping up with the news on Singapore’s literary scene, then you would definitely have read about esteemed Singaporean poet, Cyril Wong.

Dubbed as Singapore’s “first confessional poet”, Mr Wong has numerous accolades under his belt. One could easily presume that a person as revered as Mr Wong would take on a lofty persona. However, as those who attended his talk hosted here in RI would have discovered, this is far from the truth.

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Sugar, Yes Please: Raffles RockIn: Space Jam 2017
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Gan Chin Lin (17A01B), Abdul Qayyum (17A01B), Calista Chong (18A01A), and Grace Lau (18S03I)

With a social media campaign involving an intricate formation of Smuckers strawberry jam packets, as well as mysterious video snippets on Instagram – Raffles Rock successfully drummed up much anticipation and excitement for their gig. Testament to this was the excited buzzing of the crowd, packed into the TSD on 13th April.

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The Canteen Stall with A Cause: My NoNNa’s
Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Zara Karimi (18A01A)

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CEO Ms. Geraldine Tan (centre) with the very first My NoNNa’s crew, consisting of (from left to right) My NoNNa’s Stall Manager Mdm Lim, My NoNNa’s Champion Goh Wei Ting, My NoNNa’s Champion Sharon Shu & Senior Champion Jasmine Ong.

“I started My NoNNa’s after 22 years of working in the corporate sector, I wanted to do something meaningful with my time. And here we are,” recounts Ms. Tan.

Despite being located in the rightmost corner of the Y5-6 canteen, My NoNNa’s remains eye-catching. From the small cooler filled with Italian sodas, to the brightly coloured construction paper signs festooning the stall front, My NoNNa’s is immediately distinct. Yet, there is still much more to My NoNNa’s than meets the eye.

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Step Out, Reach Within: Youth Got Heart 2017
Reading Time: 5 minutes

by Andrew Atang Hidajat (17S03I) and Carman Chew (17A01D)

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“I’m Luciana Johann.”

“You’re Diederik Che – uhmm what was it – riko? rika?”

“You’re…you’re…I don’t know!”

Participants of Youth Got Heart (YGH) 2017 sat around in a circle for a dementia simulation activity, attempting to memorise each other’s newly assumed, somewhat confusing identities. Laughter permeated the air of the Indoor Sports Hall as everyone soon realised that the names were designed to be distinctly immemorable. Indeed, experiential learning was one of the main draws of YGH this year.

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