By Ng Dawin (25A01D)
If you want to read more, you must pick up each book with the right mindset: Do not read because that’s what you ought to be doing—read because that’s what you want to be doing.
Continue reading “An Ode to Reading”
By Valerie Ng (25S06N)
6 lines, 140 stations, 200 kilometres. The Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) system in Singapore is, undoubtedly, the most economic way to get around. It offers speed and efficiency – hence “rapid” – with a minimal amount of effort, and boasts great interconnectivity all throughout the country (if you think about it, every MRT line has at least 1 interchange for every other line).
According to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the system has over 3 million daily riders – hence “mass” – serving as nothing less than a confirmation that the MRT proves integral to our lives in Singapore.
After letting the MRT take me everywhere these past 17 years, I have come up with a ranking of the MRT lines. I hesitate to say that the list is up for contention, but I suppose this is, somewhat, a matter of “to each, their own”.
Continue reading “Let’s Be Rail: A Definitive Ranking of the MRT Lines”
By Betty Ding (25A01B) and Isaac Chan (25A01B)
“It’s not a distraction if I’m practising for GP.”
Such is the justification of many a Rafflesian, or otherwise student, who plays The New York Times (NYT) Games as a respite from studying (or listening in class). Testing players on their vocabulary, general knowledge, or sometimes seemingly nothing at all, NYT Games are a staple in lots of Rafflesians’ daily routines. Boasting selections like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, new puzzles are released every day, and range from trivially easy to mind-numbingly difficult.
We at Raffles Press have taken it upon ourselves to rank these games from our own experience as avid players and input from fellow NYT Games addicts. To fairly rank each game, we have come up with a set of criteria: Ease, Fun, and Popularity, to determine which NYT Game is decidedly the best. All the games ranked will be those offered with a free NYT account, and ranked based on what is available at the free tier.
Continue reading “Press Rates Games: A Review of The New York Times Games”
By Isaac Tay (25S06L)
We Are Using Too Many Acronyms In Society.
And I’ve had enough of this.
Unfun fact #1: Some common ‘words’ that are actually acronyms include RADAR (Radio Detection And Ranging), TASER (Tom A. Swift Electric Rifle), LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) and SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus).
I remember how it all happened. How it all began. The day I waged my war against acronyms.
Continue reading “WAUTMAIS”
By Glenda Hua (24A01C), Iman Talia (24S03E), Rhea Sharma (25S06A)
[Featured Photo: Nathaniel Tan #10 and Noor Adli Bin Raimi #56. Photo Courtesy of Amanda Huang]
15 May 2024: The murmur of the supporters, packed closely at the stands, grew louder as the sky darkened. Lightning and rain threatened to disrupt the schedule, the scoreboard reading ‘lightning risk until 1715 hrs’. Thus began the extended wait for the most crucial match of the season.
Continue reading “Finale with Fortitude: Boys’ Hockey NSG 2024”