By Kylie Wong (14A01B) and Lim Shaomin (14S03K)
*Spoilers alert
Settle in your seats, ladies and gentlemen! The Phantom of the Opera is back in Singapore, and with the Marina Bay Sands theatre as the lush setting of its two month run, one can expect nothing less than to be dazzled and swept away by the masterpiece of well- known impresario Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Continue reading “Raffles Reviews: The Phantom of the Opera”
By Lea Tan (14S06B)
We all have those classmates. The ones who disappear into the EWBIS block for a few hours at a time, two or three times a week, maybe more. We see them in the canteen at six pm, drinking murky protein shakes, muscles clearly defined under sleeves, sitting around talking about hyphy mud and 90kg cleans. The things we hear and the sights we see conjure a formidable stereotype in the eyes of the ‘mundane crowd’: that of the Raffles gymmer. Continue reading “Gym Rats and Scaredy-Cats”
By Angelica Chong (14A01B) and Bryan Chua (14A01A)
Bienvenue à Paris. Welcome to Paris, France. For many of the 50 of us who went on this trip, it was our first time there, and for some, even their first time in Europe. When we think of Paris, we see romance (whatever that looks like) and the Eiffel Tower in its skeletal glory. This trip, though, gave us an opportunity to venture beyond the safe waters of Singapore and enter a city known for its deep-rooted cultural heritage, and discover that Paris is more than just the city of love (although for some… well, let’s leave it at that). Continue reading “Bienvenue à Paris! A Week Well Spent in the City of Love”
By Lee Chin Wee (14A01B)
Cover Photograph by Wang Ziren of the Photographic Society
To borrow the words of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Grace Fu, Singapore is a ‘city full of paradoxes’. The more I mulled over this quote, the more appropriate it seemed. We are one of only three Chinese-majority nations in the entire world, yet we still take pride in singing a national anthem penned in Malay. We were a castaway Malaysian state that now economically outpaces the whole of the Malaysian peninsula. We are a nation that once rose on the back of immigrants, but now turns its back on migrants seeking a brighter future. As citizens of this complex and often contradictory city-state, we constantly face a struggle to define what “being Singaporean” truly entails. Today, as you sit back with friends and family to celebrate Singapore’s 48th year of independence, do ask yourself a very simple question – Why am I proud to be Singaporean?
By Gao Wenxin (14A03A), Chen Hao Xin (13S06Q), Lim Ci Hui (14A03B), Lu Xinyi (14S06B) and Cara Leong (13A01B)
As part of our food column, our journalists review two more eating options near RI for your digestion – Shunfu Mart and Brownice.
