LSESU Singapore Society Yearbook 2016/2017 by LSESU Singapore Society

Publ i shedby LondonSchoolofEconomi csSi ngapor eSoci et y Hought onSt r eet LondonWC2A2AE Uni t edKi ngdom Copyr i ght201 6/201 7LSESUSi ngapor eSoci et y Al lr i ght sr eser ved. Nopar toft hi spubl i cat i onshal lber epr oduced,st or edort r ansmi t t edby anymeans, whet herel ect r oni cal l yorphysi cal l y, wi t houtt hepr i orwr i t t enper mi ssi onoft he publ i sher . Thevi ewsandopi ni onsexpr essedi nt hi spubl i cat i onar enotnecessar i l yt hevi ewsoft he publ i sher . 2

Contents Edi t or ’ sNot e

Pr esi dent ’ sAddr ess Vi ce-Pr esi dent ’ sAddr ess The Execut i ve Commi t t ee

5 6 7

PORTRAI TS 14 15

Post -Gr aduat es Year3s Year2s Year1s

16 19

EVENTS Spr i ngboar d Si ngapor e Or i ent at i on Fr esher s’Bal l

28 29 32 34 36

Juni orCommi t t ee Event s Chr i st masPar t y Chi nese New YearLunch Back-t o-SchoolEvent

37 38 39

Spor t s@ LSE Gr aduat i on

FEATURES Rag GetLost2017 London Foodi e Gui de Ni c’ sGui de t o London Tr avelFeat ur e

43 45 51 53

SPONSORS’MESSAGES

EDI TORS

CONTRI BUTORS

Lui saOng Vi ct or i aSeow

Chung Ji aQi JoshuaGoh Leanne Chan NaiJi e Li n Nat al i e Cayf or d Regi ne Law TommySi n Teoh ZhiHao Pear lYi p and t he Si ngsocExco 16/17

DESI GN & LAYOUT Vi ct or i aSeow

PHOTOGRAPHY ( event scover age) AmandaNg Gabr i elChua KyiYeung Goh Mat t hew Chng Teoh ZhiHao Vi ct or i aSeow

Coeditors'note Hel l ot her e! Fi r stofal l ,t hank you f ort aki ng t he t i me t ol ook t hr ough t hi s year book.The Si ngapor e Soci et yi s one oft he f ew soci et i es t hatpubl i shes an annual year book. We’ ve been wor ki ng f or mont hs t o compi l e,as compr ehensi vel y as possi bl e,al lt he act i vi t i est hathave t aken pl ace overt he pastyear . I n t he next f ew pages, you’ l l ﬁnd por t r ai t s of i ndi vi dual soci et y member s, ar t i cl es on var i ous Si ngSoc event s, as wel l as sever al cr eat i ve f eat ur es.We hope t hatyouwi l lenj oyr eadi ng each pi ece,and t hat t hi s publ i cat i on wi l l br i ng back good memor i esofyourt i me i nt he LSESU Si ngSoc. We woul dl i ke t ot ake t hi s oppor t uni t yt ot hank ever yone who has cont r i but ed t ot hi syear book i n one way oranot her ,be i tby wr i t i ng an ar t i cl e or al l owi ng us t o use your phot ogr aphs. Speci al t hanks t o ever yone who came f or t he i ndi vi dual phot oshoot ,and who submi t t ed quot esaswel l( we had al otoff un r eadi ng t hr ough t hem) . Thankyou t o ourf el l ow Exco member sf oral lt hei r suppor tand hel p.I n par t i cul ar ,we wantt o ext end ourt hanks t o Amanda and Sar ah,f ort hei rwar m and hear t f el t wor ds; t o Dani el l e, f or bei ng so hel pf ulwi t h al lt he monet ar y mat t er s;t o Mat t hew and Guosheng,f orent husi ast i cal l yl i ai si ngwi t hour sponsor s; t o Josh, f or al ways bei ng t he most suppor t i ve and encour agi ng one ar ound;and t o Gl en,Ni chol asand Cher ylwhohavebeenbusydoi ng al lt hewor kf orOr i ent at i oni n t he meant i me.Wewoul d al so l i ke t ot hankt he pr evi ousExco,especi al l yKyiYeung and Ki mber l y,f ort hei rendl esshel p and advi ce ( wewoul d have no cl uewhatt o do wi t houtyou guys) ! Fi nal l y,t hank you t o ever yone who has been a par tofSi ngSoc.Yourf r i endshi p, company and suppor t have hel ped t o make t hi s one of t he most act i ve and cl ose-kni tsoci et i es i nt he LSE.We bel i eve,however ,t hatwe ar e notmer el ya soci et y.Si ngSoci sacommuni t y,and i n manyways,ahome awayf r om home.Keep t he memor i esyou’ ve made cl ose,and br i ng t hem wi t h you wher everyou go.Thi s year booki smeantt o capt ur et hesememor i esand wehopeyouwi l lkeep acopyof i tf ort he year st o come.

Wi t h manyt hanks, Vi ct or i aand Lui sa

Presi dent' s Address Amanda Ng

W hataj our neyi thasbeen si nce t he el ect i ons,t he Si ngSocExco 16/17haspul l ed off massi ve cooki ng st i nt sf ort hepot l ucks,or gani zed smal lgat her i ngsj ustf ort heki cks,pr oduced t he2nd edi t i on oft he hal lgui de,2 vol umes oft he Wel come Gui de,or gani zed t he Chr i st mas par t y, cel ebr at ed CNY and much mor e! W hen It al kt o my f r i ends back i n Si ngapor e,t hey l augh att he t houghtof" Si ngSoc" .I ti sa t houghtt hatt hey can' tr eal l y wr ap t hei rheads ar ound and t hey of t en gi ve me a wei r dl ook. Maybe i ti s because t he i dea i s so f or ei gn and per haps unnecessar y.Butt he pr esence of Si ngSoc i s so much gr eat ert han get t i ng t o know Si ngapor eans i n LSE.I t ' st he bonds,t he f ami l i ar i t yand t he f eel i ng ofhome.I thasdefini t el ymade myt r ansi t i on t hatmuch easi erand I came i nt ot hi shopi ng t o hel pt he nextbat ch i n anywayt hatIcan.   The j our ney hasn' tbeen easy,butIhad t he suppor toft he Exco and Iwoul dl i ke t ot ake t hi s t i met ot hank:Sar ah,t heVi cePr esi dentwhohashel pedmeoutcount l esst i mes,andespeci al l y whenIneeded i tmost ;Dani el l e,whom Ihavet ext edwayt ooof t enaboutpayment sand money; Lui sawho hasbeen t he secr et ar yt o many,and t he hol bor n venue pr ovi der !Gl en and Ni c,t he Eventofficer swhohavebeensoont hebal laboutpl anni ngt heevent s,spendi ngt hei rweekends and ni ght st o or gani ze Or i ent at i on.Mat tand GS f orsecur i ng oursponsor shi p and or gani zi ng Spr i ngboar d despi t e spammi ng my i nboxwi t ht he cor r espondence!Vi c,who haschur ned out t he weekl y newsl et t er s,desi gned t he ent i r el y new Si ngSoc shi r tand Or i ent at i on shi r t ,and wor kedwi t hLui sat opr oducet hi sl ovel yyear bookt hatyou' r er eadi ng r i ghtnow!Josh,whohas hel pedouti nal lourevent sandr ant heask. f m pagedai l y!Ther ear esomanymor et hi ngsIhave mi ssed outbutIowe t he successoft heyeari n Si ngSoc2016/2017t ot hem. Al mostone yearhaspassed si nce bei ng el ect ed,I ' ve had t he honorofser vi ng t he soci et yas Pr esi dent ,andi ti sper hapswi t hr el uct ancet hatIwi l lhavet ol ett henextbat cht akeover .I thas beensuchar ewar di ng j our ney,and I ' m gr at ef ulf ort heexper i enceand suppor tt hr oughi tal l .I hope t hatyou' ve enj oyed ourevent sasmuch asIdi d and have f ound ahome awayf r om home i nt hi ssoci et y. Amanda

Vi cePRESI DENT’ S ADDRESS Sarah Ki m

Ask most ofyour seni or s and I ’ m sur e a vast maj or i t y of us woul dt el lyou t hat we wer e appr ehensi ve aboutcomi ng t o London t o st udy.Af t eral l ,we wer e bei ng t hr own i nt o af or ei gn t er r i t or y,unsur e ofwhatt o expect .Ir ememberbacki n June 2016,when myf r i endswer e havi ng t hei rl ocal uni ver si t y or i ent at i on camps, Iwas fil l ed wi t h envy because I di dn’ t have t hat exper i ence and t hose l ocalSi ngapor e Or i ent at i on “ f eel s” .Iwaswor r i ed t hatIwoul d be l onel yi n London ( because Idi dn’ tknow anyone goi ng t o LSE aswel l ) .Then i nAugust ,when i twasfinal l y my t ur nf orOr i ent at i on,my gl oomy out l ook mel t ed away l i ke an i cecap.Iwi l lneverf or gethow hel pf ulOr i ent at i on was f or me,f r om maki ng new f r i ends,t o under st andi ng mor e about t he school .Myf earand uneasi nessaboutgoi ng t o London decr eased t hr eef ol d. Mor e of t en t han not ,wheneveri ’ m backi n Si ngapor ef ort he hol i days,ial waysgett he same f ew quest i ons:“ ar en’ tyou l onel yt her e?” ,“ doyou getyourl ocalfix?” ,“ doyou have f r i endst her e?” .My answer( and I ’ m sur ei twoul d be t he same f ort he mostofus)woul d be ar esoundi ng “ no,bei ng i nLondoni sn’ tdesol at e”and ar esoundi ng “ yes”f ort hel at t ert wo.I t ’ si nt hegat her i ngsand f ood sessi onswher ewecomet oget hert ocook( orat t emptt o,f oramaj or i t yofus)l ocalf ood t hatgi ve memyfix,ourabi l i t yt oi dent i f yeachot herwi t hourdi st i nctaccentandSi ngl i sht hatl et smeknow I ’ m notl onel yorgoi ng t hr ough t hi sj our neyal one. Ican’ ti magi ne how di ffer entmy fir styearj our neywoul d’ ve been l i ke wi t houtSi ngSoc.Si ngSoc wasn’ tj ustasoci et yt o me,i twashome.Devot i ng mysel ft o Si ngSocand pl anni ng event sf oryou al l owedmet obr i eflyescaper eal i t y,f r om t hei ncessantchantof“ CVs. . .Spr i ngweek. . .I nt er nshi p…” t ocompl et i ng por t f ol i oquest i onsand r eadi ngsf orLSE100.Fr om bei ng amaj or i t yi nSi ngapor et o bei ng a mi nor i t yt hr own i nt o af or ei gn count r y,i ti seasyt o getswayed and l ose your sel fi nt he pr ocessofat t empt i ng t o“ fiti n”-whi ch some maycal lbei ng “ whi t ewashed” .Si ngSoc,wi t houta doubt ,hel ped met o st ayr oot ed -t o notf or getwher eI ’ mf r om.Bei ng homesi cki si nevi t abl e,but knowi ng t hatI ’ m noti nt hi s al one and t hatIhave peopl e ar ound me f r om my count r y goi ng t hr ough t he same t hi ng asme makesme f eelmor e assur ed. Iwoul dl i ke t ot ake t hi soppor t uni t yt ot hank each and ever ysi ngl e one f r om t he Exco who has been par tofmyj our neyt hi syear .I thasbeen such agr eatoppor t uni t yt o be abl et o ser ve ever y one ofyou ast he Vi ce-Pr esi dent .Ihave enj oyed ever y momentoft hi sj our ney,and i twoul dn’ t havebeenpossi bl ei fnotf oral lyoursuppor t .Ihopet hatyouhaveenj oyed t heevent si nt hepast year-f r om numer ouspi zzapar t i es,t oourCNY l unchand f r eemi l o& nut el l at oast s.Ihopewe’ ve been abl et o makeyou f eelathome and have madeyourfir styearan amazi ng one! Wi t hl ot sofl ove, Sar ah 2016/2017Vi ce Pr esi dent

exco i ntroducti ons Havi ng al r eady vi si t ed 9 ci t i es ( and count i ng)i nt he first 10 weeks of school ,Amanda i s a part t i me first -yearAccount i ng and Fi nancest udentatLSEand af ul lt i me gl obet r ot t er . She i s const ant l y expl ori ng t he wonders oft he UK andEur opewi t hacamer ai nhand,andyoumi ghtfind yoursel fdeepl y envi ous ofherendl ess advent ur es shoul dyouseeherphot osonI nst agr am orFacebook. Not surpri si ngl y, many have been compel l ed t o f ol l ow equal l yi n herf oot st eps.W hen she’ s notout t r avel l i ng,you’ l lfind Amanda pl ayi ng bri dge t i l lt he wee hours of t he morni ng ( somet hi ng she al ways r egr et si mmedi at el ybutdoesi tagai n anyway) . Hi t Amanda up f or anyt hi ng - t r avel i t i ner ari es, bri dge games or sport act i vi t i es.Her advent ur ous spi ri t means she al most never says no t o t ryi ng somet hi ng new!Feelf r eet o appr oachheri fyou ever need some advi ce orhave any new i deast o offeras she i sal waysmor et hanwi l l i ng t o hel p you out ! PS. She eat s mor e bananas t han your aver age monkey.( Yes,i t ' st rue.We count ed. )

As a first -year st udent i n t he new BSc Fi nance course,Sar ah enj oys spendi ng her days wi t ht he Fi nancedepart mentwi t hf r eepi zzas,dri nks,skat i ng, bowl i ng and event s.Despi t e havi ng smal leyes and l ooki ng " ori ent al " ,Sar ahi sact ual l ypart -Chi nese and part -I ndi an ( yes,what ?!Somet i messhe t hi nksshe' s adopt ed) . She enj oys eat i ng t oast ed Dori t os wi t h mel t ed cheese,and spendi ng herSunday af t ernoons i n St JamesParkwi t habook( orr eadi ngs) .I t ' seasyt ofind heri n school ,j ustspott he gi rlwi t ht he smi l e and penkni f e eyes-ei t heri nt he open ar eaofNAB,ori n t he Pr et opposi t e school ( she' s al ways t her e f or coffee) .Feelf r ee t o appr oach heri fyou have any i ssues,need some pi ckme ups,orsome company!

exco i ntroducti ons Lui sa Ong Secretary

Lui sa i s a cheerf ulperson who enj oys worki ng i nt eams.Unl i ke how mostwoul d per cei ve secr et ari est obel i ke,sheworkswel li naor gani sed mess. She enj oys nat ur e, f ood and f ri ends. Adopt i ng t he vi si on of" work har d,pl ay har d" , Lui sast ri vest o achi eve aheal t hywork-l i f e bal ance.She i sf ri endl y and appr oachabl e, and sur el y a person t ot urn t o when i n need.She i s curr ent l yi n herﬁrstyearasan Economi csst udent .

Dani el l e Ng Treasurer

Dani el l ei safirstyearEconomi csand Economi c Hi st oryst udent .Herf avouri t e act i vi t i esi ncl ude pl ayi ng t enni s,eat i ng,and wat chi ng Net fli x( not necessari l yi nt hator der) .She i sa firm bel i ever t hatwal ki ng t ot he nextr est aur antaf t era meal i sagood and veryl egi t i mat ef orm ofcar di o. Af r equentgi g-at t endee,f eelf r ee t o hi tDani el l eupi fyouneedaconcertbuddy,orf oracup offlatwhi t ei fcaffei ne i s al so t he onl yr eason you even f unct i on as a human bei ng.Feelf r ee t ohi tDani el l eup i fyouneed r ei mbursementf or somet hi ng whi ch, t o be honest ,i st he most pr obabl er easonyou’ d hi tDani el l e up.

Ex co I ntr oducti ons exco i ntrod u cti on s Ni chol asKang EventsOﬃcer

Ni chol as i s a first -year Economi cs st udent .Some mi ghtcal lhi m a dr eamer ,but ,r eal l y,Ni chol as i sa r eal i st who enj oys t al ki ng a l ot - al t hough many mi st akenl yr egar d whathe says t o be nonsense.He enj oys l ong,sl ow wal ks at ni ghtwhen t he st r eet s descend i nt o darkness - a f ar cry f r om t he usual hust l e and bust l e oft he day.Despi t e bei ng chi rpy mostoft he t i me,Ni chol asseekssol ace i n hi squi et t i me al one ( Imean,who doesn' t ,ri ght ?) .He i sa firm bel i everi n doi ng t he besthe can wi t ht he car dshe' s been deal t , because l i f e goes on, unl i ke t hi s descri pt i on -whi ch i sfini shed.

Gl en Toh

EventsOfficer Gl en i s a firstyearAccount i ng and Fi nance st udent atLSE.As yourEvent s Officer ,he al ways wel comes any i deas you mi ght have i n mi nd.Toget her wi t h Ni chol as,t hey ar e her et o pl an exci t i ng event sf or you t o gett he mostoutofyour£1. 50 membershi p. W hen he i snotst udyi ng ( whi ch i s99% oft he t i me) , Gl en enj oys cooki ng and sl eepi ng,so do gi ve hi m some t i me t or epl yi fyou evercont acthi m.I fyou can’ tl ocat ehi m atBanksi deHouse,hei spr obabl yi n Chi nat own eat i ng f ri ed chi cken and si ppi ng hi s伯爵奶茶 .Feelf r ee t o cont act Gl en f or a Game of Thr onesS1-6 mar at hon orascr eeni ng ofKi l lBi l lvol . 1 & 2 wheneveryou ar et i r ed ofst udyi ng orsi mpl y bor ed!

exco i ntroducti ons Vi ctori a Seow Publ i ci tyOﬃcer

Vi ct ori ai s a first -yearst udentr eadi ng Law at t he LSE.She l oves meet i ng new peopl e and l i kes t o t hi nk of hersel f as a very f ri endl y person.She woul d gl adl y make conversat i on wi t h anyone and wi shes mor e peopl e woul d st ri ke conversat i onswi t h her .Don’ tworry,she’ s har dl yi nt i mi dat i ng because ofhersmal lsi ze, persi st entsmi l i ng and ( occasi onal l y)uncont r ol l abl el aught er: ) I n herf r ee t i me,Vi ct ori al i kest or ead,dr aw and findf ri endst oeati cecr eam wi t h.Unf ort unat el y, she no l ongerhasmuch f r ee t i me because she const ant l yhast oomanyr eadi ngst odo.( I nl i ght oft hi s,hernew hobbi es i ncl ude st ayi ng up t i l l 3am on adai l ybasi sand findi ng t he bestcoffee deal si nt own. )She wi l l ,however ,st i l lt ake t he t i meoutt ohaveani cechatorhel p outwi t hany i ssues,so do f eelf r ee t o appr oach heri fyou have anyt hi ng t o ask!

Matthew Chng

Corporate Rel ati onsOﬃcer Mat t hew i s a ﬁrstyearAccount i ng and Fi nance st udent .He i sext r emel y curi ousby nat ur e( has t o be r est r ai ned)and l oves anyt hi ng r emot el y aest het i c. Heharboursaut opi andr eam wher et heart sand busi ness ar e so cl osel y i nt ert wi ned and he spendswayt oo l ong everydayt ryi ng t ot hi nkof i deas( he r eal l yt ri es,so pl ease hi thi m up i fyou have anysuggest i ons)t o make t hi shappen. Mat t hew al so hasa sel f -pr of essed addi ct i on t o al lt hi ngs consumabl e( l egalt hi ngs ofcourse) and spendsmostofhi swaki ng hourst hi nki ng of whatt o eatnext . Dodr op hi m amessagei fyouwantabr eakf r om schooland wantt ot al k aboutanyt hi ng on t hi s gr eatbl ue pl anet .

Ex co I ntr oducti ons exco i ntrod u cti on s Li m Guo Sheng CareersOﬃcer

Guo Sheng i s not your t ypi cal Car eers Officer .A cr eat ur e ofhabi t ,he t ends t o do and eatt he same t hi ngs on a r egul arbasi s,such as eat i ng t he same f ood on t he same day every si ngl e week. As a first -yearPhi l osophy and Economi csst udentatLSE, conversat i ons wi t h hi m t end t o be ext r emel y phi l osophi cal .Over di nneryou can of t en l i st en t o hi m musi ng about Swi nburne and Pl ant i nga, r eflexi vel y quest i oni ng i f he i s a det ermi ni st ,and occasi onal l y,pl ayi ng t he devi l ’ s advocat e on why abst i nence f r om veget abl es and f rui t si st he way t o go.Tr ai ni ng under t he Phi l osophy depart ment has equi pped Guo Sheng wi t ht he necessary ski l l st o convi nceal lyourdr eam firmst oofferyouyourSpri ng and Summeri nt ernshi ps.I fyou have any quest i ons aboutcar eers,orknowi ng wher et he bestchi cken kat su curryi sar ound London,he’ syourgo-t o guy.

CherylChi ang SportsOﬃcer

Cheryl i s a ﬁrst -year Fi nance st udent who i s massi vel ydedi cat ed t o herworkoutr out i ne.She can be f ound f r equent i ng t he gym, t enni s court s or at t endi ng a boxi ng cl ass.Apart f r om her i nt ense workoutsessi ons,she l eads a r at herf ood-cent r ed l i f e. She i s mor e commonl y known as @chi angt hebaker ,whi chi sr at hersel f -expl anat oryof herot heri nt er est .As a sel f -conf essed f oodi e,she enj oys t r avel l i ng t o t ry new f oods, and mor e speci ﬁcal l y - dessert s!Herf ri ends l i ke t o say t hat hercompet ence as a bakerf arexceeds herhei ght . The r esi dentbakeri n Si ngapor e Soci et y,she sel l s herbakes as corpor at e gi f t st o compani es and al so t eachescl assesbacki n Si ngapor e.Fr om herf amous Lychee Mart i ni cake t o Pi neappl e Tart s and Chocol at e Lava Cake,name i tand she can bake i t ( and cookt oo) .

exco i ntroducti ons Josh Han

Consti tuti onalOfficer Josh i s a first -year Economi c Hi st ory st udent who t hor oughl yenj oyshi scourse.Hi sf avouri t e aspect ofi ti s seei ng t he r eact i ons ofot hers when he t el l s t hem he st udi es Economi c Hi st ory.He finds t he mi xt ur e ofconf usi on and concern di spl ayed f or hi sf ut ur e empl oyment veryamusi ng. As Const i t ut i onal Officer , Josh i s ext r emel y gr at ef ult o be gi ven t he pri vi l ege t o mai nt ai n and uphol dt he const i t ut i on f ort he Si ngapor e Soci et y.I ti si ndeed adr eam come t rue f orhi m. Do appr oach Josh i f you t hi nk he coul d pot ent i al l y be ofany hel pt o you and he wi l l gl adl y at t emptt o pr ove you ri ght: )

Yearbook photographs POSTGRADS YEAR 3S YEAR 2S YEAR 1 S

Yearbook Portraits

PostGraduates

Benj ami nTan

Darr el lLua

Jonat hanTan

MScManagementSci ence

MScFi nance and Pri vat e Equi t y

“ So pi ct ur e,muchwow”

“ . . . because everypi ct ur et el l sast ory”

MScAccount i ng,Or gani sat i ons and I nst i t ut i ons

Ng Mi ng Sheng

Wi l exTan

MScAccount i ng and Fi nance

MScAccount i ng and Fi nance “ Good game,Wel lPl ayed”

Yearbook Portraits Year 3s

DarylTi ong

Davi d Hu

Ji l l i an Chan

BScEconomi cs

LLB Law

BScEconomi cs

“ pi xoutf orhar ambae”

Jol yn Ng

Ki mberl yKoh

Ki onaLoo

BScI nt ernat i onalRel at i ons

BScEconomi cs

BScI nt ernat i onalRel at i onsand Hi st ory

“ So pi ct ur e,muchwow”

“ Anar chyi swhatst at esmake ofi t ”

PearlYi p

Shi rl ynTeo

Wee ErnTeo

BScGeogr aphyand Economi cs

BScEconomi cs

BScAct uari alSci ence

“ THE W ORLD I S YOUR OYSTER AND IAM YOUR PEARL”

Yearbook Portraits Year 2s

Al aynaLi ng

Benj ami n Li m

Ber eni ce Low

BScManagement

BScAct uari alSci ence

BA Ant r opol ogy

“ Di shwasher”

ChenWeiJi an

Fabi anTan

Jani ce Chi a

BScPhi l osophyand Economi cs

BScEconomi cs

Jason Shu

JerryDi ng

John Lee

BScEconomi cs

MScManagementSci ence

“ Yespl ease. ”

“ You st i l lcan askme out: ) ”

“ Manwho dr opswat ch i nt oi l et get sshi t t yt i me. ”

Yearbook Portraits Year 2s

Jol yon Loo

Kennet hTan

Ki mberl yLum

BScEconomi cs

BA Geogr aphy

“ I t al i an Chef ”

KyiYeung Goh

Li m ChurnYi

Li onelTye

BScI nt ernat i onalRel at i onsand Hi st ory

BScEconomi cs

BScEconomi cs “ Eart hquakesar e caused when my pect or al scol l i de. ”

Loo KeeYuen

MarkOng

Muhammad Azhar

BScEconomi cs

BScSoci alPol i cy

Yearbook Portraits Year 2s

Ni naBhar gava

Sar ayTay

TayWeiYang

BScAccount i ng and Fi nance

BScI nt ernat i onalRel at i onsand Pol i t i cs

BScEconomi cs

Teoh ZhiHao

Xi n RuiNg

Yen Si ang Pang

BScPhi l osophy,Pol i t i csand Economi cs

BScEconomi cs

“ Foot bal lLegend”

“ #GDLL”

Vi ct ori aCheng

Wang Rui

BScAct uari alSci ence

MScManagementSci ence “ Chi nese Chef ”

Yearbook Portraits Year 1 s

Aar on Quak

Ai ysh Shei kh

Al exandr aLi u

BScEconomi cs

AmandaNg

Ang Qi ng

Anj an Kri shna

BScAccount i ng and Fi nance

BA Ant hr opol ogyand Law

BScAccount i ng and Fi nance

“ Partt i me st udent ; partt i me t r avel l er”

“ W hen t her e' sawi l l , t her e' sal awyer’

Ashl eyCheok

Au Yong

Br andon Seah

BScAnt hr opol ogy

BScAccount i ng and Fi nance

BScEconomi cs

Yearbook Portraits Year 1 s

Br ant on Foo

Br ennan Foo

Cheow Yu Jun

BScEconomi cs

BScGovernmentand Economi cs

LLB Law

“ Game Face’

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EVENTs

Springboard Singapore 201 6 Written by:Teoh ZhiHao Last academi c year f r om t he 13t ht o 16t h of Sept ember ,t he LSESU Si ngapor e Soci et yhost ed t he ni nt h edi t i on ofSpri ngboar d Si ngapor e,our annualflagshi p car eers event .I t was t he first t i me t hatwe part ner ed t he LSESU Asi a Car eers Soci et yi n expandi ng t he l i st ofbul ge br acket firms t hat j oi ned us and t he number of part i ci pant s. Thanks t o our part ners and ent husi ast i c part i ci pant s,t hi syear' seventwasa success,bri ngi ng t oget her14pr omi nentfinanci al i nst i t ut i onsi nSi ngapor e( Bai n,Bof AML,Bar cl ays, BNP Pari bas,Ci t i bank,Cr edi t Sui sse,Deut sche Bank, Gol dman Sachs, J. P. Mor gan, KPMG, Mor gan St anl ey, Nomur a, Ol i ver W yman, St andar d Chart er ed)t oget herwi t h 36 st udent s st udyi ng acr oss UK uni versi t i es such as Oxf or d, Cambri dge, LSE, UCL, Warwi ck and Bocconi Uni versi t y. Thi s event was ai med at hel pi ng part i ci pant s connect wi t h l eadi ng financi al firms and t hei r r epr esent at i ves,aswel lasgai n a gr eat erappr eci at i on oft he vari ed car eeropport uni t i es avai l abl ei nt he finance sect or .I tconsi st ed ofa seri es offirm vi si t s:part i ci pant s wer e i nvi t ed t ot hefirm’ soffices,wher et heywer egi vent heopport uni t yt ol earnmor eaboutt he firm and t he fiel di toper at ed i nt hr ough a seri esoft al ksand pr esent at i ons.Atone oft he firms,t her e was even a t eam-bui l di ng eventt hati nvol ved bui l di ng a t r ai nt r ack outof l ego!Af t ert he r ecept i ons and pr ogr ammes pl anned,part i ci pant s net worked wi t h firm r epr esent at i vesoverl i ghtr ef r eshment s,hel pi ng t hem gai n a mor e personalappr eci at i on oft he firm. As per t r adi t i on,t he event ’ s schedul e was puni shi ng – on t he 13t h and t he 15t hi n part i cul ar ,t hedai l yschedul esl ast edf r om 9am t o8pm,wi t hbar el yanybr eaksi nbet ween! Yet despi t e t hi s, part i ci pant s enj oyed t hei r experi ence wi t h t he event , and mor e i mport ant l y,f ound i tvery usef uli n hel pi ng t hem gai n a gr eat erunderst andi ng oft he financi alsect or ,as wel las deci di ng on t hei r short -t erm car eer pat h.Fi rms,i nt urn, wel comed t he opport uni t yt o connect wi t h Si ngapor eans st udyi ng i nt he UK,and i n sever alcases,ext ended t he offerf orpart i ci pant st o part i ci pat ei nt hei ri nt ernshi p and gr aduat e pr ogr amme assessment s.These smi l eswer e capt ur ed on Mondaymorni ng,and ar e guar ant eed t of ade i nt ot i r ed onesovert he week.

Written by:Luisa Ong Am Igoi ng t o make new f ri ends? W hatwi l lt he Si ngapor e cul t ur e be l i ke? These wer e quest i ons t hat kept runni ng t hr ough my mi nd bef or e ori ent at i on. Addi ng t o my appr ehensi on wer e art i cl es on t he news t hat emphasi sed how uni versi t y camps wer e get t i ng outofhand and overl ysexual i zed. Imustsayt hatLSE campsar e much mor et amed and chi l l .Vi vi dl yr ememberhow t he first dayofcamp wasal so t he dayt hatJoseph School i ng won Si ngapor e’ sfirstgol d medal .We sati n ourOGs awai t i ng t he l i ve t el ecaston oursmart phones,cheeri ng as he t ouched fini shi ng at ad qui ckert hathi scompet i t ors.W hatagr eatst artt ot he camp! Awkwar d smi l es,shyi nt r oduct i onssl owl yt urned i nt o genui ne l aught erand chat t erast he day pr ogr esses.Day 1wasact i on packed wi t h a seri esofi cebr eakersand st at i on games t hatr eal l ygotussweat i ng.Fr om t he overl y-compet i t i ve dog and bone,t ot he unf or gi vi ng namet ag t eari ng t askweal lbonded l i t t l evi ct ori es.Weended t heday( sowet hought )wi t h a sl ew ofi mpr ompt u perf ormancesknown as“ f ri ghtni ght ”t o cr own ourMrand Mi ssLSE. Fr om t he al lso f abul ous “ I ’ m a Barbi e Gi rl ”song,t ot he Mi ss Uni verse st yl e pageant quest i ons…We event ual l ygotourt wo r epr esent at i ves,Joanne Tho and TommySi n! Justaswewer er eadyt oheadbackt o our r ooms f or some “ PG” bondi ng sessi ons,Ni na announced t hatt her e was goi ng be secr etpart nergames. You coul d see t wo di st i nct part i es, t hose exci t ed t o meetsomeone new and t hose dr eadi ng t oi nt er actwi t h someone of t he opposi t e gender ( I woul d say t he f ormer was mor e pr eval ent ! ) .Byt he end oft he games, we al lknew each ot hera bi tmor e,i n vari ousways.AsRohan sai dl astyear “ For some, t he seeds of l ove had al r eadybeen sown,evi denced byt he number of curr ent Si ngsoc coupl es who firstmetduri ng ori ent at i on.The ACSi ans had sussed out whi ch gi rl had t hecut ef ri nge,whi chonel ooked bet t erwi t houtherspecs and so on. Ni cknames wer e gi ven t ot he most not ewort hyofpeopl e,some ofwhi ch st i l l float ar ound among Si ngsoc ci r cl es.Trustt hem t o do no l ess t hi s t i me r ound. ”

Day2st art ed wi t h ahandmade br eakf astbymy OGLs,Pri sci l l a,Wei j i an,Azharand Kyi .We f el t f ul lnotonl y because oft he f ood we at e but because of t hei r car e and support ( : p) .Af t er br eakf ast ,we setoff f ort he amazi ng r ace!The amazi ng r ace came wi t h di fficul t ri ddl es and cl ues t ot est our LSE br ai ns!We r an ar ound Si ngapor e,j umpi ng f ort he Nat i onalArtGal l ery, t o Bot ani c gar dens t o shoppi ng mal l s doi ng cr azy chal l enges. One of my f avouri t e chal l enge waswhenwe wer e gi ven abudgett o notonl y sour ce ofSi ngapor ean f ood butfini sh t hef ood t hatwebought .Ther ewasnocompl ai nsi nt hatchal l engeaswemunched onour f avouri t e Si ngapor e di shesand snacks! Ori ent at i ont rul yended wi t haBANG,wi t hover1000wat erbombsmadei npr epar at i onf or t he i mpendi ng “ War”t hatt he di ffer entOGswer e goi ng t o fighti n.Sent osawasfil l ed wi t h over 100 sl i ght l y vi ol ent -l ovi ng st udent s fli ngi ng wat er bombs r el ent l essl y at t hei r “ enemi es” .I twasl i keguerri l l awarf ar ewi t hgr oupt ryi ngt opl ancovertmi ssi onst odest r oy t hei ropponent s.Wat erbombswer e flyi ng everywher e and no one came outoft hi sgame dry!I twasagr eatbondi ng sessi on f oreach OG aswewer e al lt i ed t oget herand i fone of us wer e under at t ack, al l of us woul d suffer t he r eper cussi ons ( of get t i ng wet ) .I t devel oped a sortofcamar aderi e bet ween us and Ibel i eve t hatmany oft he f ri endswe have now ar et hose f r om ourOG. Byt he end oft hese t wo daysIr eal i zed t hatmyf earswer e unf ounded and Iwashopef ul t hatLondonwoul d be apl acewher e If or ge new f ri endshi psand find myhome awayf r om home.As we ar e al lembarki ng on t hi s uni que uni versi t yj ourney,It rul y hope t hatt he Si ngapor ean communi t ywi l lst ayst r ong and uni t ed.

Freshers' Ball 201 6

Written by:Natalie Cayford Mi ssi on:Brushhai r ,t ri m eyebr ows,putonsomemake-up and do fivesquat s;adesper at e l ast -mi nut eat t emptt ol ookfit t er .St at us:Sortoff ai l i ng.AsIst ar edatmysel fi nt hemi rr or , Iwonder ed why despi t e my besteffort s,Iwas st i l ll ooki ng l i ke Ci nder el l a-bef or et he Bi ppi t y Boppi t y Boo.Bei ng a pr obl em sol ver ,It houghtt o mysel f :“ Maybe Icoul d do a push-up”( t he physi calexer ci se,nott he br a- t hough i n hi ndsi ghtt hatwoul d’ ve been good t oo) .My phone buzzed and Ir eal i sed i twas t oo l at ef ort hat ,al lmy f ri endswer e wai t i ng downst ai rs!We scr ambl ed i nt o ourpumpki n carri age ( Uber:Toyot aPri us)and off t ot he bal lwe went ! ! Undert he maj est i c hi gh cei l i ngs,t oweri ng gr eatpi l l ars and gl i t t eri ng chandel i ers,t he Si ngsoc f r eshers bal lhel d att he Kni ght ’ s Templ arwas a vi si on ofgr andeurcl ot hed i n f ant ast i calawe.Af t erqueui ng up att he bar ,we beganmi ngl i ng wi t hoursdri nksi nhandheaven f orbi d Idi dn’ thave one t o getme t hr ough t he first15 mi nut esofawkwar d smal l t al k.Rounds of wi ne and beer , as wel l as r equi si t e sel fiesasmement oswer et he or der oft heni ghtbef or et heperf ormersst eppedon st age.They sett he perf ectat mospher ef ora convi vi al eveni ng, as awkwar d smal lt al k pr ogr essed t o become j ust mi l dl y awkwar d smal lt al k. Af t er a f ew dri nks,whi ch effect i vel yt urned everyone I spoke t o i nt o t ant al i zi ng conversat i onal i st s,we satdown atourt abl es and eagerl y wai t ed i n ant i ci pat i on f ordi nner t obeserved.I ’ m notsur ei fi twasbecauseI ’ d ski pped l unch t hat af t ernoon so I ’ d f eel sl i mmeri n my dr ess,orbecause t hey wer e j ust super del i ci ous and finger l i cki n good; butIbasi cal l yi nhal ed t he pork ri bs on my pl at e.Everyone seemed t o be enj oyi ng t hei r f ood, whi ch pr ovi ded much needed sust enance t o t hose t hat went ont o t he r everber at i ng dance floor . The cl ock st ruck 10 and t he danci ng cont i nued wel li nt o t he l at e hours of t he ni ght , when guest s, exhaust ed but happy, havi ng been t r eat ed t o an eveni ng of i ndul gence,f aded away l eavi ng behi nd onl y wonderf ul memori es. Beyond t he champagnes and chandel i ers,Il i ke t ot hi nk t hatt he annualSi ngsoc bal li saboutcomi ng t oget her , f or gi ng new f ri endshi ps, consol i dat i ng gr eat memori es, and t hen l ooki ng f orwar dt o and pr epari ng f orayearof exci t ement .

Juni or Committee Events

Written by:Luisa Ong, Regine Law and Vi ctoria Seow

New begi nni ngs,f r esh f acesand ani ce aut umn br eeze. The new bat ch off r eshers began t o set t l e down i nt ot hei rnew homes,warmi ng up t o t hei r new envi r onment s. Soon t hey r eal i sed t he r eal i t i es of l i f e i n LSE- CO-OP sandwi ches,Thait ake-outand endl esssoci al s.Ast i me passed,cr avi ngsst art ed t o set i n and Chi nese f ood was dearl y mi ssed.I fonl yt her e was an affor dabl e and del i ci ous opt i on t ot urn t oo?Fort unat el y,t he Si ngSocJuni orComm wast her et o hel p out ! The obj ect i ve oft he Si ngSoc Juni orCommi t t ee i st o pr ovi de firstyearst udent st he opport uni t yt o pl an and or gani ze event sf or t hei rf el l ow peers.For t hi s bat ch,t he Si ngSoc Juni orCommi t t ee cast ed t hei rnet swi de and pl anned a vari et y ofevent st hat ai med t o bri ng home al i t t l e cl osert o London.Fr om aheart ymealofst eami ng di m sum, t o cel ebr at i ng Deevapal iwi t hanart i st i ct wi st ,ourJuni orCommi t t ee pl anned aseri esof event swi t ht he seni orExco t her et o advi se t hem al ong t he way. The firsteventwas a cel ebr at i on oft he I ndi an Fest i valofLi ght s,Deepaval i ,on 28t h Oct ober .We f east ed on t r adi t i onalI ndi an f ood and wat ched wi t h wonderast he hi dden art i st s among us demonst r at ed t hei rt ake on t he cr af tofHenna.Regi ne Law,a l oyal support erofSi ngSoc event s,sai dt hat“ af t erweeks ofeat i ng £3. 50 mealdeal s,sal ads and past a,t he pr at a and curry t hatSi ngSoc pr epar ed was a t r eatt hatr emi nded us of home.Webasked i nt heaf t ernoonsunand gat her ed ar ound i nt womi sshapenci r cl eson Li ncol n’ sI nn fiel d,i n perf ect16 degr eesweat her .We i ndul ged i n Rot iPr at aand bri yani accompani ed by2t ypesofcurry,happi l ychat t i ng awaywi t hf el l ow Si ngapor eans.W hen ourf ood babi esbegant osurf ace,we l ay down on ourbel l i es,t ryi ng our hand at dr awi ng Hennas f or each ot her .Backhomewe’ d have t al ent ed r espect abl e art i st s dr awi ng hennas i nt he f r ame ofa mi nut e ort wo,but dr awi ng a si mpl e flowerwasno easy f eatf oramat eursl i ke us.Yet ,ami dst br own bl obs of vi scous l i qui d f ormi ng i ndi st i nct shapes and Hennas t hat f r ankl y wer en’ t supposed t o l ook l i ke t hey di d, emer ged unr est r ai ned, heart y l aught er . We had a good t i me cel ebr at i ng Deepaval ii n a pl ace we wer e begi nni ng t o cal lHome. ”

Chri stmas Party

Written by:Lui sa Ong

Ji ngl e bel l s atHi gh Hol born!Once agai n we al lgat her ed t oget herf ora ni ghtofgood f ood and f un.We enj oyed a ni ce mealpr epar ed by t he Exco whi ch consi st ed ofSi ngapor ef ri ed beehoon,r oastchi cken drumst i cks,pi zzaand CherylChi ang’ samazi ng chocol at et art s( t rust me i twas r eal l y good,she t rul yi s Chi angt hebaker! ) .Notonl y was t her ef ood butourt wo event sofficersGl en and Ni chol asdeci ded t o add some booze t ot he part y,handi ng outf r ee beert o ourmembers. Justwhen t he cr owd was set t l i ng down,Gl en and Ni chol as deci ded t o spi ce t hi ngs up by or gani si ng games,such ast he Si ngSoc coupl e beerpong compet i t i on!Each Si ngapor e was t i ed t o an al l ocat ed part nerand t he compet i t i on began!The compet i t i on wasgruel l i ng and Hol born became a bat t l e fiel d.Mat ch af t ermat ch,we gotcl osert o a wi nner . Event ual l y, Edwar d Chow and NaiJi e Li ng smashed t he compet i t i on t o emer ge as Champi ons,wi nni ng t he covet ed pri ze ofWang Wang snacks,Jul i e’ s bi scui t s and beer!Ther e can neverbe t oo much f ood : ) Wi t ht he knowl edge t hat we woul d be part i ng ways f or Chri st mas br eak,we sai d our goodbyes wi t h heavy heart s.As t he Exco pat t ed each ot hers’backs,bot hr el i eved and sat i sfied af t era j ob wel ldone,we knew t hatourfirstSi ngSoc get -t oget herwoul d nothave been successf ulwi t houtt he hel p ofourf el l ow Si ngapor eans.I twas a t i mel yr emi ndert hat Si ngSocwasnevermeantt o be j usta soci et y,butal so a communi t y-a supportsyst em and a home away f r om home. Af t eral l ,we ar e al li nt hi st oget heras one London-Si ngapor e f ami l y!

Chi nese New Year Lunch Written by:Dani elle Ng On21stJanuary2017,102hungryst udent spi l ed i nt oI mperi alChi nar est aur anti nLondon’ s Chi nat ownf orSi ngSoc’ sannualChi neseNew Yearevent ,i ncel ebr at i onofoneoft hemost i mport anthol i days i n Chi nese cul t ur e.Gat heri ng ar ound l ar ge r ound t abl es,everyone chat t ed ani mat edl y,exci t ed t ospend t i mewi t ht hei rf ri endsand t oshar eamealt oget her . The l unch ki cked off aswai t ersbr oughti n st eami ng basket sofdi m sum,whi ch i ncl uded cl assi cs such as har gau ( st eamed pr awn dumpl i ngs) , xi ao l ong bao ( t r adi t i onal Shanghai nese mi nced porkdumpl i ngs) ,and l i u sha bao ( cust ar d buns) ,al lofwhi ch wer e huge cr owd-pl easers.On t he scrumpt i ousspr ead,firstyearAnt hr opol ogyst udentAshl ey Cheokr aved,“ Eat i ngChi nesef oodal onei nyourr oom i scool ,butdoi ngsoi nt hecompany ofyourSi ngapor eanf ri endswhoshar eyourexci t ementi smor eenj oyabl eandabi tcool er , so Ir eal l yenj oyed t he Chi nese New Yearl unch. ”I ndeed,aswe dug i nt o ourf ood,i twasa scene r emi ni scentoft he l ar ge r euni on di nnersmanyofuswoul d have had backhome i n Si ngapor e att hi st i me oft he year . I nt he wor dsofNat al i e Ng Cayf or d,a firstyearAnt hr opol ogyst udent ,“ Thi sChi nese New Yearl unch r eal l y capt ur ed t he essence oft uan yuan f an ( a Chi nese phr ase meani ng a r euni on di nnerhel d on t he eve ofChi nese New Yearduri ng whi ch f ami l ymembersgat her t oget hert o cel ebr at e) .I tbr oughtme a l i t t l e cl osert o home and made me f eell i ke i t wasn’ t so f ar away af t er al l . ” Besi des act i ng as a homecomi ng of sort sf or Chi nese Si ngapor eanst udent s,t hi swasal soachancef ornon-Chi neseSi ngapor eanst ol earnmor e aboutChi nesecul t ur eand heri t age,bri ngi ng t heoverseasSi ngapor eancommuni t ycl oser t oget her .Shi vBhasi n,afirstyearBri t i shst udentwhol i ved i nSi ngapor e,heaped pr ai seon t he event , poi nt i ng out “ The f ood and f est i vi t i eswer e a gr eatand affor dabl e way of maki ng everyone f eelathome! ”Ther e wer e, however ,some Exco memberswho wer e busy doi ng Exco dut i essuch ast aki ng phot ogr aphs f ort he yearbook.One such Exco memberwas Lui sa Ong,who had herhands f ul lduri ng t he l unch. Thankf ul l y, t he l unch was st i l l enj oyabl ef orLui sa as she t ook i nt he si ght s and smel l s,and she shar es,“ Looki ng at t he f ood and smel l i ng t he ar omaoft he sweetand sourpork br oughtme back home.I twas l i ke t he t r adi t i onalzi chart hatwe al ll ove. ” W hen t he event dr ew t o a cl ose, f ort une cooki es wer e handed outi nt he t rue spi ri tof West erni zat i on.Aseveryoneputont hei rcoat s and sai dt hei r goodbyes,t her e was a sense t hatt hi sl unch had fil l ed avoi di n ourheart sa voi dt hatcoul d onl y have been fil l ed by t he company of Si ngapor ean f ri ends and good home m yf ood.

Back to School Week Written by:Josh Han The i naugur al“ Back t o School ” eventhappened,l ogi cal l y,when schoolr eopened ri ghtaf t erour January exams. I t s ori gi nal i nt ent i on was t o gi ve Si ngapor ean LSE st udent s some heart warmi ng encour agementas t hey head back t ot he gri nd.Of course, i ti s mor e symbol i ci n nat ur e as Si ngapor ean LSE st udent s have t he dri ve of a nucl ear r eact or , no encour agement or babyi ng necessary. Thi s year , i t was deci ded t hatt he back t o school eventwoul d compri se ofhumbl e servantl eadershi p. The l ovi ng Si ngSocExco t ooki tupon t hemsel vest o go t he ext r ami l e,wi t h Gl enToh and Sar ah Kul karnii n part i cul arwaki ng up ext r emel yearl yt o pr epar e nut el l at oastand mi l o i nt i mef ort he9am Mondaymorni ng l ect ur es( whi chhappenst o bewher emor et hanhal f oft he Si ngapor ean soci et yi ssupposed t o be at .W het hert heywer e act ual l yt her e and not st uck i n an ai rport somewher e el se i s not cover ed i nt he scope oft hi s art i cl e. ) Regar dl ess,i twasheart eni ng t o see st r eamsofcount rymenwal ki ng t hr ough t he l evel4 Caf et eri a,eat i ng t hei rﬁrstbr eakf asti n a whi l e.The f ami l i art ast e ofa pi pi ng hotmi l o pr epar ed wi t hl ove l ef tmany f eel i ng verywarm i n vari ousways.Coupl ed wi t hf r ee ﬂow nut el l at oast ,t hose who came l ef tr enewed and r ej uvenat ed by a t i mel y boost ofa car ef ul l ycur at ed bl end ofi r on,pr ot ei n and carbohydr at es.I tt huscomesasno surpri se t hatr eci pi ent sofmi l o and nut el l at hatdaycl ocked a100% at t endance f ort hei rl ect ur es and cl asses. However ,t he magi c doesn’ tend t her e.Thanks t ot he gener osi t y oft hose ment i oned above,t her ewer e bound t o be some l ef t oversast he l ovi ng Exco coul d notri skhavi ng a si t uat i on wher e anyone wasdeni ed f r ee f ood.Assuch,t he Si ngapor e Soci et y used t hi s opport uni t yt o di st ri but et he r emai ni ng f ood t o anybodyr egar dl essofr ace,l anguage orr el i gi on, t rul y uphol di ng t he val ues t hatar e embedded i n our const i t ut i on bot hi n Si ngapor e and London. We woul dl i ke t o use t hi s opport uni t yt ot hank everyonewhosupport ed t hi seventi npersonori n spi ri t .

Sports@ Lse Written by:Cheryl chiang Thi syearhasbeenpart i cul arl yexci t i ng ont hesport i ng f r ontofLSE’ sSi ngapor e Soci et y!Oursoci et ymembers part i ci pat ed i n bot h compet i t i ve i nt er -uni versi t y mat ches as wel las soci almat ches wi t h one anot her . Our first f oot bal lmat ch was on t he 22nd ofJanuary 2017,wher e agr oup of14boysdi d uspr oud byput t i ng up a st r ong fightagai nstI mperi alCol l ege Si ngapor e Soci et y.The mat ch t ook pl ace atWest way Sport s& Fi t ness Cent r e, and was defini t el y an exci t i ng experi ence f oral li nvol ved.Oursoci et y members al so had anot herchance t o hone t hei rf oot bal lski l l sduri ng a second f oot bal lmat ch.Thi st i me,we t ook on UCL’ s Si ngapor e Soci et yi n an i nt ense and compet i t i ve mat ch atRegent sPark.The st r ong wi ndson Sunday,26t h February,di d notdet erourt eam and we f oughthar d agai nstourl ong t i me ri val sf r om st artt o end.Bot hf oot bal lmat chesgave ourpl ayers a chance t o gett o know one anot herbet t erand have f un t hr ough pl ayi ng a much l oved sport !Defini t el yan unf or get t abl e experi ence! Besi descompet i t i ve mat ches,soci et ymembersal so had t he chance t o si gn up f orsoci al t enni ssessi ons.These occurr ed a f ew t i mesduri ng t he Lentt erm and served asa gr eat wayf ormemberst ot ake a br eakf r om st r essf ulexam pr epar at i ons.Hel d atGar den Hal l ’ s t enni scourt s,t het enni ssessi onswer ef r eef oral lt opart i ci pat ei n.Thi smeantt hatpl ayers ofevery ski l ll evelwer e wel comed t o have a good t i me!I t as a consensus t hatt hese soci alsessi ons wer ef un f oreveryone who came,so make sur e you j oi n us f ort he next one! Sport s have been such a key partofLSE’ s Si ngapor e Soci et y,and i t sr ol ei n bri ngi ng members t oget hercannotbe di mi ni shed.As such,we wi l lcont i nue t o run mor e soci al sport i ng sessi onsaswel lasi nt er -uni versi t ymat chesi nt i me t o come.I nf act ,t he annual Warwi ck SummerGames i s one oft he bestopport uni t i es t o have f un wi t h yourf el l ow school mat eswhi l e al so doi ng ourschoolpr oud!So make sur e you si gn up f ort he games

Graduati on Congr at ul at i onst o al lPost -Gr aduat e and Year3memberswho have gr aduat ed i nt he year 2017!We wi shyou al lt he besti nyourf ut ur e endeavours!

Speci alt hanks t ot he f ol l owi ng memberswho have ki ndl yal l owed ust o use t hei rphot os: Aakash Sar dana Darr el lLua Davi d Hu GaryFong Jol yn Ng Ki mberl yKoh Mari aTan 40

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Rag G ets L ost! 201 6 Writ ten b y:Ch ung J iaqi and J oshu As wi t h many deci si ons I ’ ve made i n a go h uni versi t y, t aki ng part i n Rag Get s Lost 2016 wascompl et el yi mpr ompt u.Boy,wasi tone oft he bestdeci si onsI made i nyear1.I twasnot hi ng shortofmemor abl e,at ri p ofmanyfirst s:myfirsthi t ch hi ke, myfirstt i me aski ng f oraf r ee mealand myfirstt i me pr anci ng ar ound i n abananasui t .

A bi tofbackgr ound on Rag Get sLost– I ti san eventi nwhi ch LSE st udent s,i nt eamsof2 or3 ar e dr opped oﬀ ata r andom ( unknown)l ocat i on i nt he UK.They ar et hen gi ven 24 hourst o make t hei rwaybackt ot he LSE.Al loft hi shast o be done wi t houtusi ng money, and i n ri di cul ouscost umes! We f aced pl ent y ofchal l enges al ong t he way.Fr om encount eri ng di ﬃcul t i es wi t h our donat i on pl at f orm,st ruggl i ng t o hi tourdonat i on t ar get sand even get t i ng st ucki n at own duri ng t hehi t chhi kewhennobodywoul d pi ckusup f orover2hours.Ther ewer emoment s duri ng ourt ri p whenwe t houghtwe’ d have t o“ f ai l ” ,and payourwaybackt o London. Fort unat el y,wi t ht he hel p oft he RAG commi t t ee,ourf ri endsand even t ot alst r angers,al l i ssues wer er esol ved.Many of our f ri ends donat ed t o our cause t o hel p us achi eve ourdonat i on t ar get s,and we ar e gr at ef ulf oreach and every one oft hem.

Asi twasl ooki ngbl eakandourhopesofget t i ngbackt oLondonwer ef adi ngi nt ot hedarkness, aki nd coupl edr opped usoffatt heBournemout ht r ai nst at i onand t her e,t hest at i onmast erl et usont ot he t r ai nf orf r ee. On t hi sj ourney back t o London,we had t he pri vi l ege t o experi ence t he goodnessofpeopl e first -hand.Fr om ourf ri endswho donat ed wi t houthesi t at i on,t ot he st r angerswho l et3 guys i nt ot hei rcarwi t houta second t hought .Foreach person t hatfli pped us off ( yes t hatr eal l y happened) ,t her e wer e manyot herst hatwer e wi l l i ng t ol end ahel pi ng hand. Part i ci pat i ng i n Rag Get s Lost2016 pr ovi ded us a much needed r espi t ef r om spri ng week car eerrush t hatdomi nat ed Mi chael mast erm.I tal so showed t hatno one can t rul ydefine our uni versi t y experi ence butoursel ves.Thi sexperi ence i sone t hatwe wi l ll ook back upon wi t h f ond memori esand wasdefini t el yahi ghl i ghtofourfirstyear .

Pearl' s gui de to food i n london Written by:Pearl Yi p

Typi cal touri sty musttry restaurants 1 .Gold mi ne /four seasons 2.Duck & Wafï¬&#x201A;e

W her e? Queensway/ Chi nat own

W her e? Bi shopsgat e

3.Burger & Lobster W her e? Soho / Oxf or d St r eet/ Lei cest erSquar e

4.Smack lobster roll W her e? Soho

5.Di shoom 6.The breakfast club

W her e? CoventGar den / Car naby

W her e? Soho

7.kanedaya W her e? Pi ccadi l l y/ CoventGar den

8.Patty & Bun W her e? Goodge St r eet/ Li ver poolSt r eet/ Soho

9.Bread ahead W her e? Bor ough Mar ket/ SevelDi al s

1 0.Monmouth coffee W her e? CoventGar den

1 1 .Flat i ron W her e? Soho / CoventGar den

London Foodi e Li st Savoi rFai r e,$$ Thi sr est aur antser vesan i mpeccabl e boui l l abai sse, much bet t ert han t he onesIhad i n sout her n Fr ance.

Ci chet t i ,$$$ I t al i anser ved i nat apasst yl e.Ir ecommend 2di shes perper son.Thei rt r uﬄed mash pot at oesand l obst er r avi ol il ef t an i ndel i bl ei mpr essi on on me,t hough mostoft he i t emson t he menu ar e good.

Ci ao Bel l a,$ Go ear l y orr i sk bei ng di sappoi nt ed.5. 30-6. 00pm i s good,bef or et he i nﬂux ofr egul arpat r onscome and make t he r est aur antf eelt oo cl aust r ophobi c( i t ' sa squeeze) .The mi xed seaf ood past ai s del i ci ous but t hei r most popul ar di sh i st he past a wi t h cl ams ( vongol e) .Leave some space f ort hei rt i r ami su!

Asa Kusa,$ Oneoft hemostval ue-f or -moneyr est aur ant st her ei s out t her e. Thi s r est aur ant i s qui t e f ar away, i n bet ween Mor ni ngt on Cr escentand Ki ng' s Cr oss,but i ti s wel lwor t ht he wal k.Ir ecommended t he beef shogayakiset ,t he hot at e sushiand t he bl ackcod.

EatTokyo ( CoventGar den br anch) ,$ Gr eatval ue on t he bent os and t he sashi mi .Sal mon j yu i s my per sonal f avour i t e,you get many t hi ck ( t hi cknessdependsonyourl uckt ho)sl i cesofsal mon sashi mion a bed ofpl ai nr i ce f oronl y £11.Amazi ng val ue.

Hopper s,$$ Sr iLankan f ood.Soundsexot i c butt hei rcur r i esar e amazi ng and si twel lwi t ht he Si ngapor ean pal et t e. Be t her e ear l yat5. 45pm,t o queue f ort hei ropeni ng at6. 00pm.Yes,i tget scr owded r ealqui ck.

The Bl ackPenny,$$ Thei rduckhash i suni quel ysavour y( t he duck)and sweet( t he sweetpot at oes) .Mostpat r onsr ave over t he coﬀee her e,so whi l e Iam an ar dentf an of Monmout h Coﬀee,Ir ecommend ( wi t hr el uct ance) t hatyou t r yi t .

Wi l d Food Caf e,$$ Myper sonalf avour i t ei st he or gani cr aw chocol at e cake,ever yt hi ng el se i sal i t t l et oo expensi ve and notwor t ht he pr i ce.

Gol den Dr agon,$$ I tt ookme 3year st ot r yal lt he Chi nese r est aur ant s i n Chi nat own t o di st i l lt he ver ybest( i nt er msof t ast e and val ue) ,and you shoul d countyour bl essi ngsf orIam aboutt o spoon f eed you t hi sver y, ver ypr eci ouspi ece ofi nf or mat i on! ! ! !Gol den Dr agon i smygo-t of ordi msum and sl i ced por kand cent ur y egg congee,mmmmm.

Keu,$ Il ove t he bahn mi s her e!Thei rbaguet t es ar e much cr i spi er and l ess dense t han your t ypi cal Fr ench baguet t es. Mengyang l i kes t he noodl es her e t oo. Good val ue.

Muﬃn Man Tea Shop,$ Bestscones i n London.' Nuﬀ sai d.( Be sur et o br i ng cash because t heydon' tacceptcar ds)

Padel l a,$ Thei rbeefr agu pappar del l e keepsme comi ng back f ormor e.Isaywi t h conﬁdence t hatPadel l a hast he most val ue-f or -money past ai n London.Get t her e ear l y when i t ﬁr st opens as t he queues ar e unbel i evabl ef ort hi sone.

Mandar i n Ki t chen,$$ Thi sr est aur antser vest he wi del yaccl ai med " best l obst ernoodl esi n London" .Ihave adi ﬀer entvi ew butIencour age you t ot r yi tf oryour sel f !

Lanzhou La Mi an,$ Do notbe decei ved byi t sdi ngyappear ance.The 牛腩拉面 ( st ewed beefl ami an noodl es)wi l lchange yourl i f e.Thi spl ace openst i l l5am and makesf ora per f ectl at e ni ght ,post -t heat r e snack.

Bonus:places with notsogreat food but 1 0/ 1 0 vi ews Coppa Cl ub,$$ Over l ooksTowerBr i dge.I nt he summermont hs, wi st er i ahangsabove t he out doorseat i ng;dur i ng wi nt er ,you gett o di ne i n pop-up i gl oos.Go t her e f orbr eakf ast-i ti scheaper !

Peyt on and Br yne att heW al l ace Col l ect i on, $$ Ver yt ypi caland medi ocr e af t er noon t eaf ood but heyi fyou' r ei nt o gi l ded i nt er i or s,br i ght l y-l i topen ar easand hi gh-cei l i ngst hen t hi spl ace i sf oryou.

Aubai ne atSel f r i dges,$$$ Ir eal l ydi sl i ke t he f ood her e,butman,t he hangi ng wi st er i adur i ng summermont hsmakesf oraper f ect i nst agr ammabl e shot .

Special thanks to Pearl Yi p for taki ng the ti me to compi le thi s amazi ng li st ofrestaurants for us! !

Ni c' s li st ofthi ngs to do i n london The past year i n London has been absol ut el y amazi ng;I ’ ve f ormed so many exci t i ng memori es and experi ences t hatI ’ d nevert houghtpossi bl e.I ndeed,t he worl di s youroyst erwhen you ar e young,mobi l e,and f ort unat e enough t o be l i vi ng i n one oft he gr eat estci t i es– London ( not e:Si ngapor ei sgr eatt oo)

Museums Home t o some of t he gr eat est museums i nt he worl d,London has pl ent y of museums– r angi ng f r om artgal l eri est o hi st orymuseums– f oryou t or el i sh i n. Her e ar e myt op pi cks:

1.Bri ti sh Museum Oneoft heworl d' sol destmuseums,t heBri t i shMuseum i svastand i t scol l ect i ons, onl yaf r act i on ofwhi ch can be on publ i cdi spl ayatanyt i me,compri se mi l l i onsof obj ect s.Due t ot he sheersi ze oft he museum,you mi ghtwantt o make sever al t ri psher et o make t he mostoutwhatt hi spl ace hast o oﬀer . Not e:Queuescan getpr et t ycr azyovert he Weekendsso do t ryt o come her e on weekdays.

.NaturalHi storyMuseum The Al f r ed Wat erhouse bui l di ng houses a col l ect i on ofsome 70 mi l l i on pl ant , ani mal ,f ossi l ,r ock and mi ner alspeci mens.The Nat ur alHi st ory Museum’ s Li f e Gal l eri es ar e devot ed t o di spl ays on ani mall i f e,f r om cr eepy cr awl i es t ot he pl ast ercastofaDi pl odocust hatl or dsi tovert he Cent r alHal l . Not e:The mai n at t r act i on her ei st he magni ﬁcent di nosaur skel et on cast t hat gr eet svi si t orst he momentt heywal ki nt ot he museum.

3.Tate Modern Thi s powerhouse ofmodern arti s awe-i nspi ri ng even bef or e you ent er ,t hanks t oi t si ndust ri al ar chi t ect ur e, and i t s l ar ge sel ect i on of cont empor ary and modern artpi eces.Att he t op ﬂoor of t he gal l ery i s a vi ewi ng ar ea t hat overl ooks t he r el at i vel y short erbui l di ngs ar ound t he ar ea–i t ’ saf ant ast i cpl ace t o go t of orf est i ve occasi ons( GuyFawkesNi ght ,New Year’ sDay)and dat es ( wi nk) . However ,t rut h be t ol d, t he onl y r eason Ivi si t ed t hi s pl ace was because i t was l i t er al l y si t uat ed at my backyar d ( Banksi de House) .

Travel St eppi ng i nt o London f ormyunder gr aduat e st udi esatLSE wasact ual l ymyﬁrstt i me i n Eur ope!Si nce t hen,Ihave had t he wonderf ulopport uni t yt ot r avel ,wi t h myf ri ends,t o beaut i f ulci t i esacr osst he cont i nent( and even f urt herout ) . Apartf r om t heweekend t ri psIt ookduri ng t he schoolt erm,myf ri endsand Ial so made i ta poi ntt o book l onger ,wel l -pl anned t ri psduri ng t he hol i days.The mor e memor abl e hi ghl i ght sf orme wer e ri di ng a cameli nt he Sahar a Deserti n Mor occo,seei ng hi st ory come t ol i f e when Isaw t he Berl i n Wal li n Germany,and r evel i ng i nt he t ant al i si ng sensat i on of whi skey ( t i p: whi sky t o t he unacquai nt ed t ast e bud i s vi rt ual l y i ndi st i ngui shabl ef r om bl each)and cast l esi n Edi nbur gh i n Scot l and. One oft he perksofl i vi ng i n London i sdeﬁni t el yt he cheap,vi sa-f r ee ( f orSi ngapor eans) accesst hatyou have t ot he cont i nentofEur ope.W hi l et r avel i ng mayseem f ri vol oust o some,Igenui nel yt hi nkt hati thasenri ched myeducat i oni nLSEbyt hatmuchmor e.The cul t ur est hatyou experi ence,t he peopl et hatyou meet ,and t he si ght st hatyou see ar e al li nval uabl ei n so manyways.

Food As t he sayi ng goes,we save t he best f or l ast !Bei ng Si ngapor ean,It hi nk f ood i s somet hi ng t hatr esonat eswi t h manyofus;i ti smor et han j ustaf eel i ng ofsat i at i on – i t i s a soul -empoweri ng experi ence!Al t hough hal lf ood made up a si gni ficantport i on of my meal s( whi ch,t o be f ai r ,waspr et t y good mostoft he t i me) ,Igott he chance t ot ry qui t e af ew bri l l i antf ood pl acesnonet hel ess! Thoughf ood i snotsomet hi ng Engl and i spart i cul arl yknownf or ,Engl i shst apl esl i kefish & chi psand SundayRoastcan getpr et t ygood i fyou go t ot he ri ghtpl aces.Personal l y, however ,Iam a much bi ggerf an ofI t al i an f ood – namel y,past a and pi zza.Unl i ke i n Si ngapor e,I t al i an past at ends t of ocus a l otmor e on bri ngi ng outt he flavouroft he noodl e and sauce,r at her t han i nundat i ng t hei r past a wi t h a del uge of i ngr edi ent s ( Recommend:Ci ao Bel l a) .Al so,a f ew weeks bef or e Icame home f or t he summer hol i days,Ihad t hel uxuryofst umbl i ng uponwhatmi ghtperhapsbet hebestpi zzapl ace i nt he worl d – Pi zzaPi l gri ms. Ul t i mat el y,t hough,Asi an f ood i s somet hi ng t hatIhad r eal l y mi ssed when Iwas i n London.Imade i ta poi ntt o seekoutaffor dabl e and t ast yf ood j oi nt st o getmyweekl y ki ck ofAsi an f ood.One ofmy go-t o pl aces i s Mi sat o whi ch serves a ki ck-ass bowlof curry udon and a seri ousl y finger -l i cki ng good pl at e ofchi cken kat su.Al so,f or gett he cheap Chi nese buffet st hatsoak t hei rf ood i n oi land douse i ti n MSG!SushiEat ery i n Soho servesabri l l i antJapanese buffetf or£20;t he bestpartaboutt he pl ace i st hatt he f ood i scooked onl ywhenyouor deri tand t her aw fishar esof r esht hatIcanal mostf eel t hem swi mmi ng i n mybel l y. Fi nal l y,It hi nkt he bestpartaboutl i vi ng i n London i st hatt her ei sal mostsomet hi ng f or everyone.The t hr ee short years t hat we have at LSE i st rul y a once-i n-a-l i f et i me opport uni t yt hatwe shoul d cheri sh and make t he bestuse of .How we do t hi s,on t he ot herhand,i ssomet hi ng t hateach ofusneedst o di scoveron ourown.

Travel feature Written by:amanda Ng,Leanne Chan,NaiJie Lin,Tommy Sin and vi ctoria seow

St udyi ng i n London i sgr eat ,butar guabl yt he bestpartofst udyi ng i n London i sget t i ng outofLondon!We ar e mer el y a bus ri de ( al bei ta l ong and somewhatpri cey Nat i onal Expr ess orEasybus bus ri de)away f r om Lut on,Gat wi ck and St anst ed,wher e cheap ai rl i nes( myf avouri t ei sRyanai r)awai t ! ! Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ve asked some ofourf ri endst o choose t hei rt op t r aveldest i nat i on( s) ,and t el lusa l i t t l e bi tmor e aboutt hem!Hopef ul l yweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; l lbe abl et o gi veyou some i deasori nspi r at i on f oryournextt ri p outoft own : ) Thank you t o Amanda,Leanne,Ji e Li n and Tommy f orki ndl yt aki ng some t i me outt o shar e yourexperi enceswi t h us!

Jielin' s pi ck:Germany Berl i n Berl i ni sagr eatpl ace t ovi si tespeci al l yi fyou’ r e ahi st oryner d!Myf ri endsand Ivi si t ed many hi st ori calsi t es,l i ke t he Hol ocaustMemori al ,Checkpoi ntCharl i e,Br andenbur g Gat e et c.It hi nkwe managed t o coveral loft hese on f ooti n adayort wo.We al so t ook a hal f -dayt ri p out si de ofBerl i nt o vi si tt he Sachsenhausen concent r at i on camp,whi ch wasqui t eachi l l i ng experi ence.Wehad at ourgui def ort hevi si twhowal ked ust hr ough t he di ﬀer entar eas oft he concent r at i on camp and st ori es oft he pri sonerswho st ayed t her e.Woul d hi ghl yr ecommend j oi ni ng a t ourf ort hi s,as t her e’ sr eal l yj ustso much hi st ory t o cover .The f ood i sr eal l y gr eatt oo,Germany’ sf amous f ort hei rbr at wurst ( sausage)whi ch i sr eal l y good and a must -t ry.Ther e’ s al so a l otofgood currywurst ( t hi nkbr at wurstbutwi t h currysauce and l ot sofcurrypowder)pl acesar ound i n Berl i n so t hat ’ s a must -t ry t oo.As we wentduri ng t he Chri st mas season,t her e wer eaf ew Chri st mas market s ar ound,whi ch i s gener al l y good t o wal k ar ound and soak i nt he Chri st mas spi ri t .As f or accommodat i on, i t can be pr et t y cheap i fyou don’ t mi nd st ayi ng i n host el s!We st ayed i nWombatHost eland t he pl acewasr eal l y pr et t ydecent( comi ng f r om someone who i squi t e part i cul arabout hygi ene and al so has a f earof bedbugsand everyt hi ng nast y) ,so i fyou’ r e goi ng i n a bi g gr oup st ayi ng i n a host eli san opt i on f or budgett r avel l i ng ( : By:NaiJi el i n

Tommy' s pi ck:Norway Bergen,Fl am,Voss Gr eatcount ry and gor geousvi ews,butvery very pri cey!Ber gen has a ni ce seaf ood market wi t h very f r esh pr oduce, and t he whal e st eak was uni que but di d somewhat chal l enge our et hi cal consumpt i on val ues. Norway i s known f or i t s br eat ht aki ng scenery, and we di d kayaki ng at Fl am whi ch gave us st unni ng pi ct ur esque moment s on t he qui etl ake.Ofcourse Tr ol l t unga atVosswast he hi ghl i ght( and I nst a-moment ) ,but i t di d i nvol ve a r eal l yl ong hi ke up a di ﬃcul t mount ai n( 6 hoursup and 6 hoursdownf oran11x 2 km hi ke,and we r an down) .W hen we wenti n June t he t op oft he momentwasst i l li cyand very sl i ppery/col d, so you shoul d do t hi sl at er i n summer( Jul y-August ) . By:TommySi n

Vi c' s pi ck:slovenia Lj ubl j ana,Postoj na,Bl ed I fyou’ r el ooki ng f or a chi l lhol i day and some t i me away f r om t he busy modern ci t y l andscape,Sl oveni a mi ghtj ustbe t he pl ace f oryou!Iwas very surpri sed by whatt hi s underr at ed count ry has l ot st o offer– t hi nk huge f ood port i ons ata r easonabl e pri ce, i nst a-wort hy scenery pr act i cal l y everywher e you t urn,and l ot s ofout dooract i vi t i es f or t hose f un-seeki ng ones ☺ The hi ghl i ghtofmy t ri p wasdefini t el yourt i me i n Bl ed –amust -go! !–wher e my f ri endsand Iswam i nt he l ake,t oboganed down hi l l sand even wentcanyoni ng ( t hat ’ sj umpi ng down mi ni wat erf al l s! ( I n r et r ospect i t was r eal l y danger ousand I ’ m gr at ef ulwe’ r e al lal i ve) ) .We al so managed t o do l ot s ofsi ght -seei ng and hi st ori cal l earni ng because Sl oveni a has a whol e host of cast l esand cavest hatwi l lmakeyou f eell i keyou’ ve been t r ansport ed t o a whol e di ffer ent t i me and ci vi l i sat i on.Thepeopl et her ewer everyveryf ri endl y aswel land t hat ’ sal waysagr eatpl us☺ By:Vi ctori a Seow

Leanne' s pi ck:Spain Andal usi a Peni nsul a( Mal aga,Granada,Sevi l l e) W hi l e Spai ni s wel lknown f ori t sf oot bal lcl ubs,t he ci t i es i t sel far e ri ch i n cul t ur e and hi st ory.Atfirstgl ance,Spai nl ooksl i keanyot herEur opeanci t ywi t hi t scobbl ed r oadsand bal coni es.However ,i t sar chi t ect ur ei suni que asi ti san i nt er est i ng bl end ofCat hol i cand I sl ami ci nfluences,anhomaget oi t sri chhi st ory.Spai ni sal sohomet osomeoft hel ar gest cat hedr al si nt he worl d,wi t ht he Cat hedr alofSevi l l e bei ng t he 2nd l ar gestcat hedr ali n t he worl d behi nd StPet er’ si n Rome! Besi dest he cat hedr al s,t he pal acesi n Spai n ar e a mustgo.The pal acesar el ar ge,some even desi gned t o be a smal lci t yon i t sown.I nsi de t he pal acesar e vari ousbui l di ngsand l ar ge, l ush gar dens wi t h wat er f eat ur es, pr ovi di ng many I nst agr am-wort hy spot s.The bui l di ngsi nt he pal acesf eat ur e beaut i f ult i l i ng and i nt ri cat e carvi ngs on t he floors,wal l s and even cei l i ngs.As t he pal aces ar e al ways bui l t on t op ofhi l l s,t heyal so pr ovi de abr eat ht aki ng vi ew oft heci t ybel ow!Ial sohi ghl yr ecommend goi ng onaf r eewal ki ng t ouroft heci t y,asi t ’ sa gr eat way of expl ori ng t he ci t y on f oot and l earni ng i t s hi st ory. I f you l i ke dr amat i c hi st ori esand beaut i f ular chi t ect ur e,t hen Spai n i sagr eatt r aveldest i nat i on f oryou! By:Leanne Chan

Amanda' s pi ck:i celand Vari ousl ocati ons I cel and i s a count ry wi t hl andscape t hat i s so uni que,and so unt ouched.Fi l l ed wi t hwat erf al l st hatcome i n al lf orms,geysers, vol canoes– one wi l lnotgetbor ed oft hi spl ace. We dr ove t he ri ng r oad,j ammed outt o songs i nt he car ,and cover ed 4000km i n 9 days. Dri vi ng wi t h t he ever -changi ng l andscape was an oddl yr el axi ng experi ence.Ther e ar e so many vi ewpoi nt s/l ook outpoi nt s al ong t he r oad t hatcompel l ed ust o make mor e st opst han pl anned. Ther e ar e so many si ght st o see,t o st umbl e ont o wat erf al l swhen we gotl ost .Ki rkj uf el l-a beaut i f ul l y shaped mount ai n.Bruarf oss-a wat erf al ll ooki ng so bl ue i tal mostl ooksphot oshopped.Skogaf oss– a wat erf al lwher eadoubl er ai nbow appear ed bef or eus.Jokul sarl ongl aci erl agoon–wher eI cef ormed ar e sweptup on t he shor es and gotmy shoes and j eans soaki ng wet .Godaf oss – wher et he wi nd l i t er al l y bl ew us away and coul d bar el yt ake phot os.Krysuvi k – a geot hermalar ea wi t hr emarkabl e col ours l ooki ng a l i t t l e outoft hi s worl d.Ther e wer e so many si ght s and t hese wer e some oft he bestt hatI r emember ed. Theni ghtt hatwespentatAkr ot i riwast hemostmagi caloneasgr eenl i ght sst r eaked acr osst hesky.We l ucked out .The nort hern l i ght s,somet hi ng t hatwe hoped t o cat ch buthad l i t t l e hope due t ot he hi gh cl oud coverand l ow KP i ndex.Ofcourse,phot ost hatexi st sonl i ne ar e hi ghl yedi t ed and seei ng t he r eal t hi ng can be al i t t l e underwhel mi ng butnonet hel esssomet hi ng magi cal . Ofcourse,t he t ri pt oI cel and wasn’ tatal lsmoot h sai l i ng,we goti nt o some cart r oubl es t hatl ef tour pocket swi t h a bi g hol e,t he weat herwasn’ tcooper at i ve att i mes butwi t h gr eatcompany,Il ook back upon t hi st ri p asone t hati sunf or get t abl e and woul dr et urn t ot hi swonderf ulpl ace i nt he nearf ut ur e.

Amanda' s pi ck #2:Greece Athens,Santori ni ,Crete We spent2 daysi n At hens,t ouri ng t he Acr opol i s,Part henon and hi ki ng up t owat cht hesunsetovert heci t yonMountLycabet t us.Therui nsdi d notf al l short ofexpect at i on,i ti s no wonder t hat i t ’ sr egar ded as one oft he 7 wonders of t he worl d.I ti s onl y when you st and near i tt hatyou r eal l y wonderhow t he st ruct ur e wasbui l tduri ng anci entt i mes. Sant ori niwast he hi ghl i ghtoft he t ri p,l ooki ng atphot osofSant ori nibef or e t he t ri p woul d be t he i coni c whi t e bui l di ngs t hat f aces t he sea.I t was not hi ng shortofspect acul arbutt he huge t ourgr oups t ook some oft he r omance away f r om t hi s honeymoon dest i nat i on.We caughtt he sunsetovert he i sl and whi l stenj oyi ng gyr os( al ocaldel i cacy–and t hecheapestmealyoucanﬁnd i nGr eece)and enj oyed t hedel i ght f ulgel at o st or esdot t ed ar ound t he I sl and. Cr et e was ourl astdest i nat i on,bei ng t he l ar gestGr eek i sl and i n Gr eece.We vi si t ed Chani a,wher e we wer e br oughtar ound by ourl ovel yAi rbnb hostt o expl or et he ol dt own,t he harborand enj oy t he l ocal gr eekcui si ne.I twasaquai ntt own,agood change f r om t he hust l e and bust l e ofAt hens.On ourl astday atCr et e,wehi ked f or22km att heSamari agor ge,hi ked ont hedri ed upri verbed t hatmeander ed t owar ds t he sea.And ofcourse,we cel ebr at ed att he end ofi twi t h ourl astgyr osf ort he t ri p!

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