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8 May 2026 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Trying Something For The First Time It was a scorching afternoon. But the intense heat did nothing to dampen my spirits. I was representing my school in a football tournament for the National School Games. Little did I know that this match would caus...
7 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
My son showed me a piece of writing he had done in school earlier. Apparently, he was asked to write down everything he knows about ants. So, he wrote about how ants use gas to communicate among one another. The proper term is pheromones, but of cour...
7 May 2026 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
100 days to PSLE Oral But Sensei still has the situation under control. “I need to intensify my efforts!” I announced fervently, stifling my groan. I would have to find a chance to explain to these students the difference between amplify and inte...
6 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Have you ever held on to something as a memento that signifies a cherished period of your life? Well, I have. Yesterday, since my son was sick, I took the opportunity to go back to my father’s house to retrieve the PSLE booklet that was my trusty com...
6 May 2026 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
It was the wee hours of the morning. I was fatigued / drained of energy, but I dared not complain. After all, my wife who was giving birth that night had it worse. I braced / steadied / prepared myself mentally for a long night ahead. I watched my wi...
4 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
As the curtain falls on today, I look back and think about the best lesson I have facilitated this year. The tsunami passage becomes a catalyst for me to invite the Filipino student to give a first-hand account on the natural disasters in his countr...
4 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
being in the same school as my son allowed me to attend to his urgent needs and still get on with my work subsequently. Parenting is a time-consuming task. Child-free people say that it is a colossal waste of time. Take today, for instance. My son to...
3 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
A missing child “These penguins are amazing!” I gushed, thrilled to *marvel (watch in awe)* at the penguins inside the restaurant in Bird Paradise. So *mesmerised (absorbed)* by their movements that my family and I stared *intently at (focused on)*...
3 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Teaching Tales I’m a proponent of getting students to do skywriting to practise the spelling of difficult words. Today, someone asked me to use sign language since she knows how to sign the alphabet. Instantly, I took up on her need for connection a...
2 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Back when I was growing up, the place where birds were kept was called Jurong Bird Park. Save for the world’s largest artificial waterfall, it contained birds kept in enclosures and was basically a forgettable tourist attraction. Fast forward to toda...
