BBS on Break

The build up of anticipation on the days leading up to the trip. The excitement and speculation about the various destinations you would visit. And the frenzied packing of luggage on the night before the excursion. Join us today as we review the contagious joy of the field trips! In this episode, we discuss the essence of those unforgettable moments and memories we make on these journeys. From the cultural treasures of Yogyakarta to the scenic wonders of Bandung, tune in as we explore the variety of experiences that make up the beloved field trips.

From Valentine's Day to Halloween, festivals and holidays play an integral part in celebrating cultural diversity in schools worldwide. These events open up a window to various traditions, fostering an open environment welcome to all. Today we discuss the various ways in which BBS integrates these various celebrations into the daily school routine, highlighting the necessity of the festive spirit in nurturing and developing a healthy school environment with a few special guests — the other BBS campuses!

From the nervous excitement of orientation week to the unique blend of emotions that we experience walking across those unfamiliar hallways, I’m sure all of us still remember entering Secondary 1. All those expectations, fears and goals for the upcoming academic year engraved at the back of our mind, it's an experience we all share. So join us as we introduce to you the newest members to our community, the latest addition to our cohort — the new Secondary 1s!

Students spend around 7 hours a day in school doing studying and it can be pretty boring, but we can't forget that the one who’s supervising you and grading all your works are teachers. We may spend a lot of time doing a lot of work, but the one who’s been spending all their time making all these works and checking them are your teachers. They do, the insurmountable amount of things that they do, for you. Sure, one may feel like that isn’t too much, but what about the perspective of someone who's been in both worlds? Join us as we delve deep into the experiences of our Student Teachers, their experiences, philosophies and invaluable lessons that they’ve learnt. From personal anecdotes to inspirational moments, we’ll be sure to uncover all the details and get an in-depth understanding of the role they play. 

SGLC. The union of the 6 BBS campuses. The annual conference where student leaders from BBS campuses nationwide meetup to get to know each other and work together, exploring new ideas, prospects and methods of inducing the further growth to the BBS community. Today we will be uncovering the dynamic world of the Student Global Leaders Conference. Its intricacies, planning and overall event. So turn on your headphones and ready your spotify cause this one’s gonna be one hell of a ride.

Whether you are a highschool student or someone moving to middle school, taking your first steps into a new world can be pretty frustrating. From navigating unfamiliar hallways to making new friends, adapting to a new school can be a pretty daunting task. New syllabuses, new teaching styles, new academic demands—going to a new school is not a simple task. Today we explore the full spectrum of emotions and experiences that new students can encounter. Whether you're a regular student or one that's moving to a new school, join us as we deep dive into the intricacies of the New students’ experiences.

Moving from Secondary to JC, a difficult yet in a certain way exciting challenge that many of the students in BBS face. From educational shifts to emotional adjustments and shifts in social dynamics, these are but a few of the many changes that will come about. But how does it all work? How does it affect you, and what steps should you take to thrive in this transition? Join us now as we embark on a journey, unravelling the various aspects of this significant change and offering you an inside perspective and some practical insight by our seniors.

From Reach Cambridge to the World Scholar’s cup – your passport to academic adventures! But are they really worth all that money and effort? Picture this: vibrant lectures, newfound friendships, and personal growth soaring to new heights in the heart of historic Cambridge. That's Reach Cambridge for you! We've got front-row seats to the action, as students spill the beans on their awe-inspiring experiences. But that's not all, folks! Hold on tight as we jet-set to the global stage of the World Scholars Cup. Debates that spark lightning, challenges that ignite creativity, and cultural exchanges that will leave you breathless! It's like no academic competition you've ever seen.

Choosing and getting into the university of your dreams is quite the arduous task. There are so many questions that you need to answer first before deciding and being accepted is another obstacle of itself. Luckily, in today's episode, we have Deasy, and Andra, a mentor from ALL-in Eduspace, an independent university consultant who specializes in university admission mentoring for high school students to get into their best-fit universities. They will discuss about how activities outside of school can help you get into the universities of your dreams. What are you waiting for? Let's go all in and tune in to this vital episode of BBS on Break!

It’s that time of the year again! Greeting loyal listeners, as this term grows to a close, the year’s most awaited event has come BBS Got Talent. With the theme of Hollywood Through The Ages, our very own students sing, dance and everything in between to showcase their talents in front of our whole student body with of course a little retro Hollywood twist. This week’s discussion will center around precisely that, what can be expected from this year’s show, what has been done so far and anything special in store perhaps? Feeling curious yet? Then click the play button below and join us on this week’s episode of BBS on Break!

Greetings loyal listeners! How often have you wondered about the lives of people we see everyday yet their lives are shrouded in mystery, our teachers! What are their interests and hobbies? What do they do on the weekends? What is teaching like? So, join us for more such burning questions only on BBS on Break! 

Greetings loyal listeners! There’s something that can be deduced about everyone that too from something rather unusual, and what is that you might ask? Music taste of course! From sharing Spotify rewinds to listening to one song on repeat just because it’s that good! Music is something so common yet subjective to all of us, our student body certainly has a vast diversity of listeners, from hardcore K-pop stans to Taylor Swift (our lord and saviour herself) stans to The Weekend stans that have just the song to bop to in a car looking across the night sky. It’s no exaggeration that popular music these days extends to far beyond those mentioned here, so, what about you? What are some of your favourite artists and songs? Want to hear what some of ours are? Then click the play button below and join us on this week’s ep of BBS on Break!

Greetings loyal listeners! What are some of your favourite pastimes? An activity you could veritably spend hours doing, well, popular public opinion to the surprise of absolutely no one favors video games! From the thrill and adrenaline of Valorant and Call Of Duty to the strategy and planning behind League Of Legends and Genshin Impact to of course the long competitive matches in Mobile Legends, there is a game tending to every possible liking or interest. Want to find out what some of our most experienced gamers’ favorite games are? Then click on that play button below and join us on this week’s episode of BBS on Break! 

Greetings loyal listeners! Have you been looking for a new delicacy to try out or are you searching for a new favorite restaurant? In this week, we will be discussing all kinds of food related topics and whether our speakers can actually cook for themselves. From eastern food such as the traditional Chinese dumpling to western food like the world-renowned pasta, we have it all! Hungry? Have a taste of this week's episode of BBS on Break!

Greetings loyal listeners! For this week, we have quite the treat for all of the otakus out there! Whether it be classics such as Naruto, One Piece and Pokemon or new series such as Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family and Demon Slayer, we discussed them all! (Not really) Tune in to hear whether your favorite anime was mentioned and some recommendations on this week's episode of BBS on Break!

We’ve heard from so many familiar voices from the BBS PIK family so why don’t we reach out and talk to our fellow siblings over at the other campuses? In this episode, we’ll be hearing from students from different campuses and see how different they have it compared to us. Interested yet? If so, tune in into this episode of BBS on Break!

Welcome back, loyal listeners! After a long and well deserved rest, I believe everyone has come back with fond memories of the places you’ve been to. From the tropics of Florida, to our backyard neighbor, the country from the future, Japan! So join us, as we sit back, relax and recount tales of adventure, wonder, and what travelling around the globe entails, this week on BBS on Break!  

With the rising tides of climate change, there has been a major shift in mindset. The shift towards an environment conscious approach to daily life and this green revolution has reached our very own BBS as well. Join us as we sit down with members of Rebirth, a local student initiative that aims to make a difference and further the cause of the environmental revolution, all on this ep of BBS on Break! 

Greek Gods and their famed tales have been a matter of discussion and speculation for centuries. So, today we have members from Olympus on our podcast, a school-news channel that might have their name sake in Olympian legends yet spread anything but. Olympus is a student-run channel that aims to spread up-to-date and accurate news all in a easy to digest way for the students. So, join us as we find out about their ambitions, motivations and many more on this ep of BBS On Break!

Greetings loyal readers, humor my curiosity and do tell, what do you do when you’re free? For a lot of you it might be taking a nap or playing video games, all foolproof ways to relax and unwind. For many others it’s cracking open a new book and diving into the world of novels. Today we sit down with some of our many avid readers and find out what books and novels these days have to offer, on this episode of BBS On Break! 

Dear loyal listeners, on this week, BBS On Break brings you a new series, an in-depth discussion with some of our school’s many student initiated programs! Join us as we have a chat with some members from Paideia of Youth, an organisation, dedicated to helping Indonesia’s underprivileged youth, we dig deeper into what motivates them, and what the mission was behind starting this project, on this week’s episode of BBS On Break!

Ever wondered what it’s like to be a part of the student council? What is it like to lead the student body? From duties to first hand leadership experience to juicy gossip, join us for a tell-all episode about our very own prefectorial board! Click on the play button down below and listen to this week’s episode of BBS on Break!

[Friendship Drama Alert!!] In this episode of BBS on Break, we discuss something we’ve all had to deal with at least once in our lives, toxic friendships! How did you deal with the good, the bad and the ugly that comes with the falling out of a friendship? How did you know the friendship turned sour? Want to hear what some of our fellow students did? Then press the button below, and join us on this episode of BBS on Break!

The long awaited K-Pop episode is finally here! From popular groups such as BTS and SEVENTEEN to old groups such as BIGBANG and Girls’ Generation, we discussed just what makes K-Pop so distinct from other genres and also the scale and impact that it has generated in recent times worldwide. What are you waiting for? Click on that play button to start listening to this week’s episode of BBS on Break!

Do you feel disorganized? Out of time? Like there's so much to do with such little time? Well, us too! So we ventured out to try and find a solution, and we found out that this is surprisingly common! So, to find out how our everyday BBS students deal with the mounting pressures of managing your time and its pals, this episode we sat down to have a chat! Curious yet? Then click on the play button to join us on this week’s episode of BBS on Break!

*drum rolls please* We’re back! And on this season of ‘BBS on Break’ we bring you adventure, friendship, gossip and everything in between! Lest I reveal too much, you’ll just have to stay tuned to find out what more we have in store this year. This episode however, we explore the mysterious world of ‘Post-Covid’ school life. Will this change be the wrecking ball to the students or will they come out alive? Interested yet? Then click the button and listen to this week’s episode of BBS on Break!

Ah, it's been quite the ride hasn’t it? From the burdens of the exam season to dealing with burnout and leaving BBS, we’ve journeyed through it all. And on behalf of the BBS on Break team we would like to extend our utmost gratitude for sticking with us until the very end. So, join us one last time and listen to the final episode of BBS on Break!

Did you know, loyal listeners, that most of our podcast team is from Sec 4, me included! So that got us thinking. Just what adventures await us 2 years later? What must it feel like to be a mythical creature broke 24/7 set out to conquer the education system alone…a college student! Does graduating school leave you with separation anxiety? Honestly we’re not too sure either, but we sure are curious and if you are too, then click that play button and join us on this episode of BBS on Break! 

Are you, loyal listener, currently stressed and overworked beyond limits humanly possible? Then you must be one of us, taking the IGCSEs! So this, my dear friend, is just the episode for you, click that play button to mull over our burden together on this week's episode of BBS on Break!

This academic year is coming to a close very soon, the pandemic has subsided to quite an extent, and we have spent yet another year studying online. So then comes the million dollar question, are you ready for the FYE’s? We aren’t but are you curious to hear what our other classmates have to say? Then click that play button and join us on this week’s episode of BBS on Break! 

It's that time of the year again, feels familiar doesn’t it? Exams, pressure, stress, more so for us, we’ll be having our Prelims soon! (May god save us all) But we wondered if you guys felt it too, the ever-lovely burnout! So, to discuss how to actually obliterate the little devil that is burnout from the face of this planet, we share all our tips and tricks in this week’s episode of BBS on Break!

Today, we have the honour of finally meeting you guys! That’s right, for our 10th episode anniversary, we will have the team behind the podcast today, including yours truly, who’s writing this very description. Want to learn more about us? What are our most embarrassing moments? Which food do we hate? How well do we know each other? Curious yet? If yes, then click on the play button for BBS on Break’s Special Episode! 

Ah, movies! The thrills of Spielberg and intricacies of the MCU, who doesn’t love movies? Today we dive into the world of cinema and dig deeper than what meets the eye, are we as an audience really trying to understand what the director is trying to show us, or have movies just become a cheap thrill? Honestly, we’re not sure either so join us as we chit chat on today’s episode of BBS On Break! 

Ever wondered what personality type you fall under? Whether you’re an extrovert or introvert? Whether you tend to thrive in a certain setting or get drained in another? So have we! This week we weigh the pros and cons of each personality type. Are they even accurate? And do personality types practically ever affect you? Interested to find out more? Then, sit back, relax and put on some headphones and join us on this week’s episode of BBS on Break!

Double double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble, today we have some juicy assumptions and opinions from you guys, our listeners! Join our Hosts and guest-speakers today to hear answers to questions on the behind-the-scenes of The BBS on Break podcast, the people who run it and many more! This week on BBS on Break!

Another term begins, vacations yet again come to a close. With this though begins the end of this academic year, the first year spent completely online. So join our hosts, Ashley and Jason, and guest speakers, Dylan, Olivia and Patricia, as they chat about anxiety highs and stressful new beginnings while dispensing perils of forbidden wisdom on how to balance it all. (Seriously we still haven’t figured it out, send help please) So, that begs the question, are you ready for the new year? 

Ever wondered what's in store for you once you graduate? So have we. Is university life going to be much different from school life? How do you manage yourself in a new country? To answer all these questions and many more on the show today we have some BBS Alumni who have underwent the nitty gritty college admission process and have pearls of advice for all you soon-to-be college students. Curious yet? Then, join our hosts, Ashley and Olivia, in today's tell-all episode, this week on BBS On Break!

Are you ready for MYE? We know we’re not. But what about the rest of the BBS student body? How do students from all over the spectrum, express and accelerated, deal with the mounting pressures of exams? What are the best study strategies? Podomoro or Active recall? Will we finish this semester or will this semester finish us? Click the play button to join Councillors Ashley and Eshana on this week’s episode of BBS On Break as they rant/stressfully discuss the forbidden subject of exams. May God save us all.

What happens when you reach the strange and foreign realm of being an upper secondary student? Does the stream you pick really affect your future university major? Which stream is the easiest? How do you know which stream is the best for you? Feeling confused yet? Then, click the play button and join our hosts, Ashley and Eshana, with our guests as they discuss streams, subjects, studies and everything in between on this week's episode of BBS On Break!

Today we talk about [drum rolls please]...the accelerated and express streams! Join councillors Chriscenci and Eshana with our guest speakers for the day Emily, Kevin, Illeandra and Ida, as they exchange perspectives and spill the beans on which side actually has an advantage? Do Accel students really excel [pun intended] in the long run? Is accelerated just a whole high school experience wasted in catching up to grades above yours or a clever way to save a year? Do grades matter that much and how should intelligence be weighed? Click the play button to listen to this week's episode as we delve deeper into the complexities behind Accel and Express, this week on BBS On Break!