Train to Busan: A Ride Paved With Good Intentions – Review

Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Serafina Siow (17A13A), pictures from Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB.

I confess to being highly skeptical when first hearing of the film. Despite the 93% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and the 8.0/10 score on IMDB, zombie flicks have a reputation for being gratuitously and mindlessly violent for a reason (World War Z, while thrilling for a bit, turned insipid after a while).

But Train to Busan absolutely blew those initial reservations out of the water. Despite its (increasingly overused) genre, it proved an amazing watch worth the seven dollars I shelled out.

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Celebrating the Nation: Becoming the People of Tomorrow

Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Bill Puah (17S06B), Kaushik Rangaraj (17S06P), Sabariesh Ilankathir (17A13A)

Pictures by Raffles Photographic Society

The country’s flag flew high in Raffles Institution on the morning of August the 8th as Rafflesians assembled at the parade square. As per usual, we feebly took to our routine of reciting the pledge and singing the national anthem – something many of us may have long dismissed as being superfluous. After the announcements, students dispersed into their respective venues for a series of exciting National Day activities.

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