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Cover story- Premiere Philosophy

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contents

arts 5 Culinary

Singing & Mural

language6 Dauntlessly Debating

7 Debate & Spelling Bee

sports8, 9 Badminton & Basketball

10 Futsal & Swimming

interviewsOpening & Closing Committee

11 Food Grid

L12 ulabyspoon (Food Blogger)

fashion13 Merchandise Review

14 Best dressed on closing ceremony

music15 The Overtunes

Maliq and D’essentials & DJ Billy Taner

academics16 Nailing IGCSE

18 Guide to UK Universities

Summary

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meet the team

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Coreo Justin Halim – Editor in Chief, supervisor and food columnist o Olivia Pricilia – Contributor in the academic section and TreasurerColumnistso Adeline Widjaja – Interviewer and columnist for the opening and closing ceremony o Daphne Yong – Arts and Music columnisto Felicia Isananda- Fashion columnist and organiser

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A spectrum of colours, the golden grains of the sand and the endless horizons of the cerulean sky setting foot on the vast azure seas, this is what the Premiere is all about. The es-sence of a typical school cup isn’t very much what this year’s theme manifests, with its daring theme, Across The Seven Seas, there’s a much greater emphasis on another aspect.

The cover, taken during the Australian Learning Journey, on a warm autumn day in Brighton beach, epitomizes the true meaning of a borderless world, an ideology the Pre-miere holds up to and through its endless efforts in a span of eight days, succeeded in evolving the aptitude of those who indeed show spectacular performance in the enormous spread of branches we provided to accommodate the show-casing of such a diverse array of fields that is evidence of our capacity to host the future of the world, global citizens, participants of The Premiere, who demonstrated their finesse, in the likes of the surge of talent, forming waves as they intersect, continuously reaching the skies, a true testament of there’s no limit when it comes to achieving.

Through the endless endeavour, everyone involved wit-nessed to some extent the solidarity and cooperation that unfolds the very philosophy of what every Premiere is all about, the only difference with Across The Seven Seas indeed, lies in its trademark, assembling a framework of expertise, valuing every step in the process, it’s more than an event, it is a platform for bright futures ahead alike to the ra-diant colours of the beach houses, the brightness of the sun shining and the sound of the waves, signalling the challenges ahead to many more voyages to come for all of us.

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Culinary ArtsThe Culinary competitions lasted for two days with each school receiving a different country/ cuisine to work with. There were a total of eight teams participating in the beginning of the competition. The dishes made by the teams were judged by (name of judges.First Place:Agnes Natania Suyaatmadja, Althea, and Nathasya Mag-dalena from Ipeka SunterSecond Place:Clarista Pangestu, Jonathan Mintargo, and Jenifer Priscilla from Smak CalvinThird Place:Stella Santoso, Ilona Amadea Ardanari, Yukinada from Smak 6

Singing CompetitionsThis new branch of Arts is a first for The Premiere and its debut was certainly worthy of acclaim. The barriers to the winners’ crown: a mere combo of a compulsory song and a song of the participant’s choice. The competitive atmosphere was tense as the contestants show-cased their mellifluous voices. It was a tough call to make but

the results came out and Adri-ana Gabriela from SMPK 4 claimed first place, with Char-lene M.T. as first runner-up and Ariella from Tugasku as the second runner-up.

MuralDon’t be fooled by the venue of the mural competition, this battle enticed the most visitors whom glazed over the sheer splendor of the masterpieces. One of the most thrilling things witnessed here is seeing the dynamic ideas assembled in a mosaic-like structure that transports you to a cultural renaissance.

All the effort from our repre-sentatives (Christiana Caitlin, Angie Lind & Amanda Leonita) weren’t a waste as our school topped the scoreboards, with their manga-inspired work that embodied this year’s Premiere theme: Across The Seven Seas, followed by (Devira Hadi, Riv-iera Riady Lim & Celine Nebija) from Bunda Mulia school and last but not least, (Tamara Katarina, Deana Kezia & Nyra Pribadi) from Don Bosco 2 in third place.

ARTSArt plays a major role in becoming the limelight of the Premiere, in which all of our contestants managed to express themselves graciously, filling our premises with never before seen forms of beauty- be it in form of gas-tronomy, melodies or mosaics.

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dauntlessly debating

For this year’s Premiere, Penabur Secondary Kelapa Gading sent two teams for the English Debate competition. My team consisted of me, Adeline and Maureen, the other team consisting of Hildegard, Justin and Va-nia. The debate was com-menced in 2 separate days (the first 3 rounds and the quarter fi-nals on the 13th of February and the final round on the 15th). Both teams made it into the quar-ter final with 2 wins and 1 loss, jaw-

dropping results for my team since we believe that we could’ve won

all the preliminary rounds. Being in a debate is a truly surreal experience,

you might need to support for caus-es that you completely disagree on

for the sake of winning and most of the times, the motions are excruci-

atingly tough to stand for. The thrill is definitely prevalent though one of

the obstacles to delivering the per-fect speech is the influence of your

doubts about the formidable rival, whom might hail from a veteran

debate club or the effectiveness of the statements you just built up in a

matter of half an hour, yes ladies and gentlemen, whilst lawyers have

months to prepare for trial, we re-ceive a fraction of a day. Although

we won the quarter final on a split decision, which were able to lift our

sadness due to the previous round’s outcome,

our fellow team didn’t advance to the finals. On the semi-final, we

found out that we will be debating against the same team who won

against us in the preliminary round. Determined to claim the victor’s

cup, we gave 110% of our skills and effort to be able to challenge the

same people who put us down earlier. Well, our determination was

enough but I guess we just weren’t destined to win that day, although

it was relieving to know that we did well to the judges and there

was only a tiny margin. On the final announcement, it was announced

that my team won the third place. Funny enough, none of our team

members was there to personally hear it from the judicators them-

selves, since we were preoccupied with our job as the

com-mit-

tee of The

Premiere. Although

we didn’t won the first

place, our debating coach

Ms. Anggi said that we’ve done

well for beginners. She also said to learn

from our mistakes in order to prepare for the

upcoming competitions as well as next year’s pre-

miere.

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English Debate and Spelling Bee are the crown jewels

of the language branch of this year’s Premiere. Setting aside the arts and sports compe-tition is the exhilarating and tense atmosphere witnessed in practically every room where a debate is held! It’s no secret that debate is one of the most underrated gems of The Pre-

miere and the challenge to top it is an immense feat if accom-plished, having to endure 6 rounds of pure pressure (con-sisting of 3 preliminary rounds, quarter finale, semi finals and the final round), not to mention the often unpredictable results, expectations not being met are not an uncommon phenomenon in this tournament.

Quintessential Qual-ities needed to conQuer:

-Margin (how many points you won over your opponent’s team)

-Average speaker’s score

-Case building mechanism (how you construct your case into a solid one)

The top 4 teams who ad-vanced to the vying final round of the prestigious competition hailed from SMAK 1, SMAK 5, Ipeka Sunter & PSKG B, set to determine the fate of their hard work debating to the pinnacle of the event.

SMAK 1 won first and the best speaker award going to Gen-nesaret Tjusila, also hailing from SMAK 1, succeeded by Ipeka Sunter in second place and PSKG B, which came out trium-phant winning third.

Buzzers set, hands raised, the spelling bee was held on the 17th of February, a fine day for vocabulary as the competition was segmented into 3 rounds (written for the first and buzz-er for the second and final rounds).

As if the situation wasn’t tense enough, 3 of the participants had the same score and so an impromptu extra round had to be held. Just when you couldn’t expect it, another additional round was held as the extra round before only eliminated

one participant.

Finally, the anticipated finals were held and the winners buzzed and spelled their way to V-I-C-T-O-R-Y.

Sekolah Kristen Calvin was the champion of the day, claiming 1st place with Universal School and Mahatma Gading School in 2nd and 3rd place respective-ly.

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SportsThe Premiere is great with its illus-

trative arts and linguistically ad-vanced language sections, but I think

that we can all agree on one major fact:

SPORTS IS THE MAIN ATTRACTION Amassing hundreds of spectators, whether it may be the iconic scene where stu-dents observe the invigorating futsal games, or the balloon clapping followed by chants of “PSKG!!” cheering the school’s basketball team, or standing in awe of the sheer veloci-ty at which contestants swim or the constant whips made by the badminton players, the cen-ter of attention has gained this branch the ti-tle of being the emblem of the school’s achieve-ment, exhibited by the talent of its players being able to take the title of a victor home.

to sum it up , the following is a list of the competitions and their subcategories:

BadmintonThe results of the badminton lower single are the following:

• SMPK 4 (3rd place)• Stella Maris (2nd Place)• PSKG (1st place)

As for the doubles the results are:

• PSKG (3rd place)• Stella Maris (2nd place) • SMPK 4 (1st place)

For the upper single:

• Gunung Putri (3rd place) • SMA 80 (2nd place)• Santo Lucas (1st place)

as for the doubles:

• Gunung Putri (3rd place)• Yakobus (2nd place)• Santo Lucas (1st place)

Badminton• Lower Single• Lower double• Upper single• upper double

Basketball • Lower female• Lower male• Upper female• upper male

Futsal• Lower (MALE)• Upper(Male)

SwimmingChest Stroke & Freestyle:

• Grade 1-3 Female• Grade 1-3 male• Grade 4-6 female• grade 4-6 male

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Swimming Splish-splosh! Who doesn’t like a good swim? Our friends from elementary school proved that age is no barrier when it comes to competing in our Olympic sized swim-ming pool for a chance to win the medals. Swimming is segmented into 4 groups and 2 styles, Chest stroke and Free-style, Grade 1-3 (Male), Grade 1-3 (Female), Grade 4-6 (Male), Grade 4-6 (Female) and the winners are listed in the following:

For Chest stroke style:

Grade 1-3 (Male):

• Arley Akeno (3rd place)• Ramzy Rabbani (2nd place)• Tiger Christianto (1st place)

Next, Grade 1-3 (Female) is as follows:

• Gabriella Villy (3rd place)• Mischka Goenadi (2nd place)• Bianca Karina (1st place)

Moving on to Grade 4-6 (Male):

• Jonathan Pakpahan (3rd place)• Ethan Anthony (2nd place)• Carlton (1st place)

Lastly, Grade 4-6 was won by (Female):

• Nathania Anggita (3rd place)• Angela Michelle (2nd place)• Najwa Khoirunnisa (1st place)

For Freestyle:

Grade 1-3 (Male):

• Arley Akeno (3rd place)• Ramzy Rabbani (2nd place)• Tiger Christianto (1st place)

Next, Grade 1-3 (Female) is as follows:

• Bianca Karina (3rd place)• Mischka Goenadi (2nd place)• Caitlyn Seviana (1st place)

Moving on to Grade 4-6 (Male):

• Vincentius Bintang (3rd place)• Bimpie Wijaya (2nd place)• Carlton (1st place)

Lastly, Grade 4-6 was won by (Female):

• Angela Michelle (3rd place)• Nathania Anggita (2nd place)• Najwa Khoirunnisa (1st place)

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Badminton is underrated but this year’s teams managed to wow the increased num-ber of spectators by striking their unprec-edented skills, every second was crammed into the match with the sound of the rack-et whip every two seconds just to give you an idea of how harsh the competition was.

From what I learned as a fellow support-er myself, the crowd is never silent. The noise only varies from plain loud, wild to ecstatic! A common feeling we all share:ANXIETY, as when the score board is head to head, the moment starts getting cringe-worthy and the chants go off the charts as the magnitude of the intensity only climbs from then on. What warms my heart the most is when our school’s team wins a match, not only will the whole sup-porters spread in 3 floors cheer in jubilation, but the team itself will huddle and all we could see in their faces are their warm, genuine smiles.

BasketballBasketball is also divided into 4 divisions: Lower male, lower female, upper male and upper female.

The winners of the lower male category:

• GMIS (3rd place)• Gandhi Ancol (2nd place)• NJIS (1st place)

For the lower female:

• Marie Joseph (3rd place)• Santa Ursula (2nd place)• PSKG (1st place)

Moving on to the upper male category:

• PSKG (3rd place)• SMAK 5 (2nd place)• PSKD (1st place)

And for the upper female:

• PSKD (3rd place)• MSA (2nd place)• Ipeka Sunter (1st place)

FutsalFor Futsal, there are 2 divisions: upper second-ary and lower secondary.

For the lower secondary the winners are:

• Jubilee (3rd place)• Yakobus (2nd place)• SMPN 2 (1st place)

As for upper secondary:

• Don Bosco 2 (3rd place)• Al Azhar (2nd place)• Cikini (1st place)

Futsal frenzy is definitely for real, not just in the players, but also the wild specta-tors. It’s nerve wrecking whenever the school’s team fails to score a goal but when they do, it’s a burst of joy pouring down like rain. Not to mention when the team’s keeper impressively blocks the opponent’s goal, a storm of prais-es floods his ears from the astonished crowd.

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has an instagram feed filled with dishes that

will never fail to stop our mouths from

watering.cnlulaby

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AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FOOD BLOGGERS

Questions for Cindy Lulaby, professional food stylist, photographer & June Wise, acclaimed food critic.

1. What led you to the world of food blogging? It all started when we went out to eat and Cindy liked to take pictures of what we used to eat and uploaded them to Instagram, so we eventually thought, why not make a food blog as well because June was willing to become the writer. March 2016

2. How do you style the food so it appeals to the general public? Feeling, intuition, instinct, X factor: zooming in to the food because that’s our style, focusing more to the food to make it more stand out.

3. Do you have any tips and tricks to ele-vate the appearance of food (other than light-ing and angle)? Colour, sometimes you want to play around with a single tone on Instagram, subjective to the food itself and it’s also a good tip to utilise VSCO filters.

4. What is your com-ment on teenagers go-ing to new food estab-lishments or picking up coffee tasting as a hob-by? Is it the same during when you were in high school? The difference is very prevalent, now it’s improved dramat-ically, Indonesians’ palates used to be very tradiitional. In conclusion, the F&B industry is on the rise.

5. What is your most unique gastronomic ex-perience? Akira back, the food , the taste, the ambiance, the service and the tuna pizza is the star of the

show.

6. Is Indonesia’s food scene (especially in so-cial media platforms, namely Instagram) di-verse enough for inter-national prominence? Yes, because now anything is inte-grated with each other, as food accounts sprawl across the Archipel-ago

7. What do you think will be the “it” food scene (place, theme, food establishment type) in 2016? Ruth Chris steakhouse, because every blogger is actually satisfied by it. ANYTHING SALTED EGG YOLK.

TIP PERSONAL:COMMITMENT, HOBI, PASSION JUGA BUTUH, BLOGGING BERDUA SALING DUKUNG.

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AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FOOD BLOGGERS

This spring, it’s all about baseball caps. Sporty, yet still chic and styl-ish. Baseball caps are great for trav-elling, as it saves time styling your hair and makes you look effortlessly stunning.

Not only will it spice up your look, it’ll mask a bad hair day while adding a touch of masculinity, undoubtedly comfortable to wear, and it matches with the equally fantastic string bag and bracelet, which is also up for grabs.

Drawstring bags are quite the fashion statement these days. Why? Aside from its waterproof feature, it gives a sporty, adventurous, and effortless look. Smaller in size compared to a backpack, yet fits a lot. You can basically use this anywhere: going to the beach, to a festival, to the gym, and of course across the seven seas.

Wristbands have been in for a lot of seasons now. Their pop of colour and perfect size will add that modish touch to your look. Not only it is stylish enough alone, it goes well when stacked with other bracelets too. Water-proof, durable, and trendy, what more can an explorer desire?

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This surely is the best dressed to The Premiere. The classic crop top and high-waisted jeans, which gives the il-lusion of longer legs and an hourglass like look. Stylish, comfortable, also sporty - definitely suitable for a glitzy closing night!

An important piece of her look is the classic, modest, and reliable crop top. The crop top fits the body perfectly, accentuating your waist. Simple yet the perfect match for a high-waisted jeans, since its hem is cut short. There are plenty of ways to pull off the crop top: using a tight one with culottes, which class it up; pair it with overalls, to only have the sides of your body peeking through; or even wear a loose one, it doesn’t have to be skin-tight to look good on you!

High waisted jeans matches with almost every-thing; you can wear a plain t-shirt and tucking it inside your jeans, making your look less simple - pairing it with pumps, which will definitely make you look taller; or even be snazzy and sporty, by pairing it with a shirt and sporty runners.

CROP TOP: H&MHIGH-WAISTED JEANS: NEW LOOKSHOES: NIKE

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THE PREMIERE 2016

Plethora of competitions, food & beverage stands and decorations...

As someone who doesn’t spend their recess time doing anything other than eating the Premiere was definitely an event I looked forward to, the excitement only grew more when the plethora of competitions, food & beverage stands and decorations started popping up. Amid the stressful routine of tasks and tests, the school bell ringing a full two hours earlier was a God-sent, with practically everyone storming out of the classrooms to witness the adren-aline of the sporting competitions. The ambience was very warm with the rigorous repertoire of: P-S-K-G-*5 claps of balloons*, the unofficial supporting chant which works like a charm bringing together the hun-dreds of spectators together (and giving the players a boost in morale). Before you know it, it was already the closing night, which is undoubt-edly, THE pinnacle (and end) of the event and although it was time to bid farewell to the luxuries of the myriad of food & beverage stands, enter-taining tournaments and half an hour

periods, it was only the beginning of the highlight of my weekend, a one stop ticket to the perfect festival!Who’s to blame? This year the com-mittee laid their hands on some of the best acts in town, including the dy-namically hilarious YouTube duo: Rainer Santoso and Ali Mensan as hosts, the artisanal acoustic band The Overtunes and Fable disc jockey Billy Taner being the talk of the school. The closing night was indeed unforget-table, I stayed throughout the ups and downs, yes, some of the moments were better than the others, but my person-al favorite had to be being within a meter radius from The Overtunes’ lead singer, Mikha, and handing him a tis-sue and partying like a frequent raver when the DJ played his concoction of remixes from his playlists. Indeed, those were my favorites, but people lost their minds when a lucky teacher got invited up onto the stage to sing with legendary band, Maliq and D’essen-tials, sparking the crowd to go wild and sing along her.

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Nailing IGCSEWell, you did it, reaching grade 10 is

an extraordinary milestone but it comes with its strings of its own too- the infamous IGCSE you’ve been

prepared for 3 years, or more if you enrolled in a Cambridge curriculum elementary school as well. Numerous tales have been told about how dreadful the preparations of this quali-fication exam is, which scares candidates for the year ahead them, especially since as PSKG students, you’re going to take the October/November session, which means you have ap-proximately 4 months instead, but fear not- this guide will help you set things straight and on the results day, you’re going to be thankful to your past self for reading this handy tool. So without further a due, we present you the timeline for your success:

6 months before the exam Think about: How many subjects are you going to take, which subjects are you going to take and which subjects that you are confi-dent enough to nail and which ones you are not. Start to collect all related ma-terials for these subjects. (If you don’t want to spend hours searching for your text book(s) a night before the test)

3 months before the exam Make the final decision on which subjects you are willing to take. Start to download past papers and other online materials (just type “IGCSE past papers” in your search engine and there will be plenty materials available online). rEAD, READ and READ your textbooks to know which topics are still confusing for you.

A month before the exam Study intensively and spare at least 1.5 hours a night to revise for your exam and/or work on your past papers. Try to compare and score your papers by downloading the marking scheme (search: IGCSE mark scheme) and identify which subjects that you are weak at to pay more attention towards them.

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A week before the exam REVISE all your notes and ensure you have done all of the past papers at least 4 to 5 years back, if possible com-pile them into a compilation to make the comparison between the past papers easier. REVIEW any common mistakes that you make in those papers and RE-READ the related topics. Pay attention to your exam timetable to decide when to revise for each subject or paper.

A day before the exam REVIEW your important notes and topics to ensure that you stay on track REDO one or 2 past papers to get fa-miliar with the exam style and timing. Have a proper SLEEP to ensure the freshness of your mind during the exam.

Moring before the exam Wake up early, take a walk and have a proper MEAL. Take 15-30 minutes to browse through your notes, textbooks, and past papers. Please arrive at your exam cen-ter early so that you won’t panick-ing yourselves nor late for your exam. Prepare your STATE-MENT of ENTRY and STATIONARIES

During the testSTAY CALM and DO YOUR BEST. Answer all questions that you have mas-tered and don’t panic over any difficult questions. READ the INSTRUC-TIONS and QUESTIONS CAREFULLY.

ICE AwardGroup 1: Languages (EFL, ESL, Indonesian, Man-darin)

Group 2: Humanities and Social Sciences (Geog-raphy, Economics)

Group 3: Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Combined Science)

Group 4: Mathematics (Mathematics)

Group 5: Creative, Technical and Vocational (Accounting, ICT, Business Studies, Music) Pick at least 2 from group 1 and 1 from anoth-er groups, then pick at least another 1 from any groups.

By: Olivia Pricilia / 10F

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Guide to UK's Universities

2 ) University of OxfordJust one spot behind its jointly referred “twin” Cambridge in the UK and globally, Oxford still has a lot to boast, including its title as the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the 26 prime ministers who were once students of its own. The Oxford University Press is also the largest in the world so don’t be sur-prised to learn that the rigorous admission criteria of A*A*A on A level is also applicable here.quires at least A*A*A on A level, for its earliest selection process.

Website: www.ox.ac.uk

1 ) University of CambridgeOur school follows this university’s curriculum so it’s pretty clear how in-fluential it is in the global stage already, ranking 5th globally and 1st in its home country. Established in 1209, this university has produced many notable alumni, including Sir Charles Darwin, featured on the £10 banknote and Ste-phen Hawking. The undergraduate admission requirements are quite tough, as it requires at least A*A*A on A level, for its earliest selection process.

Website: www.cam.ac.uk

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3 ) UCL (University College London)This university is the pioneer to recognize and promote gender equali-ty through admitting both men and women through its doors and the first university to be founded in London. UCL falls one spot shy below Ox-ford globally this year and is a major biomedical research center (hint to future medical students). Although it is a recurring theme in this guide, a high grade of A*AA is required to be consider as a qualified applicant.

Website: www.ucl.ac.uk

4 ) Imperial College LondonFeatured in several blockbuster films, this London university is mostly known for its specialty fields of business, engineering, medicine and sci-ence, ranking 8th worldwide this year. Founded by Prince Albert during the Victorian era, this university is the birthplace of the first academ-ic health science center in the UK. Requirements are a tad laxer with Straight A’s in at least 3 A level subjects required for all applicants.

Website: www.imperial.ac.uk

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5 ) King College London (KCL)Another monarch-founded institution, King’s College London was in fact founded by King George and the Duke of Wellington, home to renowned medical teaching and biomedical research. Its current status as the 19th university in the world, it’s also home to six Medical Research Council centers. Most courses here require a satisfactory 3A grade to be able to secure a spot in their highly prized positions.

WEBSIte: www.kcl.ac.uk These top 5 universities could accept other qualifications, you may check it individually in each university’s website.

O t h e r n o ta b l e u n i v e r s i t i e s

#6 University of Edinburgh www.ed.ac.uk#7 University of Manchester www.manchester.ac.uk#8 London School of Econom-ics and Political Science (LSE) www.lse.ac.uk#9 University of Bristol www.bristol.ac.uk#10 University of Warwick www2.warwick.ac.uk

Reference: http://www.topuniversities.com/where-to-study/europe/united-kingdom/top-universities-uk-201516

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You might consider the IGCSEs just as another system of standardised testing that students sit for. The roads it can lead you to, however- after taking account of its colossal acknowledgement and influence in the global stage - is a pleasant surprise, especially since you’ve dedicated the last 3 years of your life striving for straight As. The jubilation of receiving recognition from the 800 year old establishment that calls the curriculum its own is quite a remarkable moment for any student.My scores were remarkable enough to land me the grand opportunity, invitation to be exact, to the Cam-bridge Outstanding Learner Awards Night, something which triggered the euphoria within me, keeping in mind that this is an event of a monumental scale for a student like myself in an opulent setting, the Sheraton Hotel Jakarta.Alongside me were Pamela Audrey Lie, the top achiever for Mathematics in Indonesia, Olivia Pricilia for High Achievement in Combined Science and the top achiever for Accounting in Indonesia with myself for Top in Indo-nesia in First Language English. Olivia and I were seated in two chairs beside the stage, opposite of Dr Ben Schmidt, Regional Director of Cambridge International Examinations for the Southeast Asia and Pacific region, of whom has been very kind to grant us an interview, especially seeing as how it is quite a lengthy one.We begin the interview by asking Dr Schmidt how he had ended up as a Cambridge official.“I have worked in education and education manage-ment for almost 20 years now,” he says, “first in England and I came to Singapore four years ago for Cambridge. And my job at the time was to build up the Singapore office for the first time, as a regional office for Cam-bridge. Before that a lot of our work was done from Cambridge, and we understood we want to come closer to where our schools are and the students are so that we can do things better for you.”In Asia and Oceania, Cambridge has had a few indi-viduals situated in different countries; Malaysia, New Zealand among the others. This is Cambridge’s first time having an official regional office and an entire team responsible for Southeast Asia.Dr Schmidt then recommends CIE subjects, starting off with those of which have the greatest amount of candi-dates. “The popular subjects – they are good choices,” he remarks. English, maths, all three sciences – biology, chemistry and physics – along with business studies, economics, Indonesian and foreign language Mandarin are exceedingly favoured by Indonesian candidates. Be

it IGCSE, A & AS Levels, these subjects have the same amount of popularity. There are a few other subjects he would particularly recommend. For instance, native Indonesian speakers are advised to take the new syllabus in Bahasa Indone-sia, designed exclusively for students who use Bahasa Indonesia on a daily basis. All subjects require fluency in language to be able to gain efficacious results, in this instance English. The ability to project one’s skill in language to effectively analyse and explain a concept will greatly aid students. It is also worth noting that Cambridge designs exams to test a learner’s understanding of the topics presented, rather than from how well they are able to memorise them.A simple definition will only be awarded a small amount of points, whereas an answer with a complex analysis will earn an examinee larger points. Note that Cam-bridge uses the reward system where they award students who are able to show their understanding in a topic instead of reducing points whenever they locate a mistake, giving us examinees an upper hand.His words were indeed genuine as it turns out that we have already known more about Cambridge itself than we’ve previously thought and we hope to utilise his words of enlightenment to the repertoire of our excellent results in the A & AS Levels.

CAMBRIDGE OUTSTANDING LEARNER AWARDS

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5. Twister Ice CreamIce cream is a pretty generic term, but not when it’s made in front of your very eyes with a large metal surface chopped up and rolled into rolls! The highlight of it all, visitors of the stall enjoyed a treat as well as an exquisite performance for a low price tag.

4. OkiroboxProbably one of the most recognised vendors of Japanese snacks served piping hot Japanese omelette pancakes served in layers of oozing fried eggs and mayonnaise otherwise known as Okonomiyaki and Takoyaki (doughy squid balls), which everyone loves watching being poked.

3..SmurfroomHoldup, is that a mushroom on top of a stand? That’s probably the general statement pedestrians make before they stop by this one of a kind stall and grab the signature fizzy solution of red, green or blue drink with chewy slices of jelly to quench their thirst.

2. Cocolicious Swing into a tropical paradise when you take the first sip of the array of flavours this stall has to of-fer, from Terong Belanda to Passionfruit, you’ll be spoilt for choice, your throat will feel as rejuvenat-ed as ever and your mouth will enjoy the sensation of the chewy nata de coco (yes, more elements of coconuts) that adds an interesting texture to the drink.

1.J-TaoChinese Canadian cuisine in a cup, that’s the beauty of J-Tao, rice topped with crispy fried dory, chicken or shrimp and a generous serving of golden syrupy sauce, fresh herbs and sesame, it was no wonder that the queue for this stall formed as soon as the school bell rung. For those opting for a lighter option, they also serve legit crazy fries and succulent corn dogs to delight your palate.

Foodie or not, here we go! This year’s Premiere takes food to a whole other level with its assortment of culinary delights surely spoilt us for choice.