By Nandita Chennakrishnan, Yashas Ramakrishnan and Others Hi there! We’re back in February, which means the Casual Observer is bringing you another edition of the much-anticipated teacher interview segment. This month, for the highly controversial theme of Karma, we asked our beloved NPSi teachers (Ms. Radhika, Mr. CK Tan and Ms. Shiba) engrossing questions to…
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Food Shortage: A Wake Up Call
By Anvita Nadgir Gluttony, one of seven deadly sins, is the overindulgence in food and drinks. Although most of us don’t overindulge on a daily basis, we usually have the privilege of having three nutritious and scrumptious meals daily. However, for many, providing food for themselves and their families is an everyday ordeal. The excessive…
The CO guide to Food Exploration in 2022
By Nandita Chennakrishnan and Yashas Ramakrishnan Hello everyone! The Casual Observer is back for the new year with another exciting range of mouthwatering dishes and unexplored cuisines at a variety of different price points. Sit back, enjoy this read and you’re guaranteed to find a restaurant that’s worth a visit! Loving Hut $$ Address: 229…
Photojournalism- Indulgence
By Prithika Venkatesh and Surabhi Sunkad This month is all about treating yourself and finding those ounces of pure bliss. Whether it be while enjoying your ‘Chocolate Desires’ or while you have ‘Breakfast like a king’, pamper yourself and satisfy all of your ‘Cravings’. Sometimes it’s about choosing those luxuries over necessities. Escaping to a…
Tiktok: Today’s Most Decadent Drug
By Parth Naik Ever since the era of TikTok dawned in 2019, it has taken the world by storm with its short-video format spanning a myriad of genres, each captivating and riveting. It has quickly become the most downloaded app on the internet today with over 1 Billion active users worldwide, with no indication of…
Life as a Spiral: An Abstract Commentary on Perception
Take a look at the picture above. It looks like a spiralling rope against a checkerboard pattern right? What if I told you that the image just consists of concentric circles? This image explores the very vast phenomenon of perception and serves as proof that everyone sees things differently. I like to believe that our…
Photojournalism- Spirals
By Prithika Venkatesh and Surabhi Sunkad Life is full of shapes, symbols and colours – everywhere you look you can see something unique that distinguishes one place from another. This month’s theme, ‘Spirals’, had us looking in different directions – inwards, upwards, outwards – to see the swirls, curves and spirals everywhere. We found these…
Spiral of Inertia: Is Singapore Ready to Receive International Visitors?
By Yashas Ramakrishnan It is that jolly time of the year again: festive colours decorate the buildings around town, retail prices are at a low while bargains are at their yearly high. The mad dash to buy presents for extended family in all parts of the world has begun! Whether it is to reunite with…
30 by Adele : An Album Review
By Nandita Chennakrishnan and Yashas Ramakrishnan Hey there! Nandita and Yashas here, back with another article for November’s edition! This month’s theme ‘Spirals’ was one that was so ambiguous and open-ended that we found ourselves quite puzzled as to what we could bring our readers. 2021 has provided us with a plethora of new music,…
One Day or Day One: When Do We Need To Press Ctrl + Alt + Del?
By Ishita Shukla Have you ever used the phrase ‘One Day’? ‘One day I’ll run a marathon’, or ‘One day I’ll sign up for that event’. It seems like there are so many days that we keep waiting for that may never arrive. The phrase ‘One day’ has become an embodiment of the procrastination culture…
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