IHC Week 2 – The Action Continues

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By Lea Tan (14S06B), Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C) and Feng Zhuo (14S03S)

Photos taken by Matthew Yeo and Georges Ip of the Raffles Photographic Society

IHC continued last week with a flurry of matches as the various houses competed in a last ditch effort to claw their way up the inter-house rankings. Which houses succeeded and which houses failed? Read on to find out more! Continue reading “IHC Week 2 – The Action Continues”

Diary of an RI Intern: The Other Side of Changi Airport

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Article and pictures contributed by Chan Ze Ming

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We bring you this week’s Diary of an RI Intern, where we invite ex-Rafflesians to share their interning experiences. In this edition, Chan Ze Ming shares his experiences working as an  intern for the Changi Airport Group.

The author is a second-year Economics undergraduate from the University of Warwick. He graduated from Raffles Institution (RI) in 2009 and received the Changi Airport Group Overseas Undergraduate Scholarship in 2011.

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Rafflesian Times #1: Black Holes and Revelations

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By Allison Choong (14S05B) , Bryan Chua (14A01A), Jeremy Khoo (14A01B), Law May Ning (14S03O), Lee Chin Wee (14A01B), Justin Tan Tse 4G and Khairillah Irwan 3B

It is the new form of confession: the anonymity of the confessional booth replaced by that of the Internet, and fellow Facebook users collectively donning the robe of the priest.  As they say, vox populi, vox dei.

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“Rafflesian” Doesn’t Mean Perfect

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By Law May Ning (14S03O)

Cover Photo by Georges Ip of the Photographic Society

A couple of days ago, my family and I ended up babysitting my 3 year old cousin. Decked in a baby blue dress and a matching pseudo-pearl necklace, the irresistibly adorable little girl pranced into the house and waved at me. “P-ween-cess,” she mumbled happily, pointing to the Snow White plastered on the front of her dress, a shy smile on her face. Continue reading ““Rafflesian” Doesn’t Mean Perfect”