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 thi...

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 but...

*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 o...

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 curiou...

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 B...

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 Bre...

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...

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 fi...

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. Cur...

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...

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 every...

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 i...

The first episode of our very own school podcasts has [drum rolls please], Chriscenci and Eshana joined by fellow councilors Olivia, Jason and Natalie to sit together 90’s saloon style and discuss prominent issues of the day. A conversation about day-to-day issues, hybrid vs online learning. Join us as we discuss a plethora of perspectives on which one of the two is better, and is online learning...