Blogging about crypto as I learn
9 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
What was an epiphany you had recently? Mine occurred today. My sixth graders had fared miserably for their oral practice, so I took to bombarding them with sample questions and harassing them to provide responses via WhatsApp. So, this kid left me a...
8 Apr 2026 2 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
1) Sent detailed feedback to all students. 2) Wrote my model answers and disseminated them to selected students to practise. It is hoped that they will remember certain key phrases that they can leverage during exams. T: From the picture, I can see s...
6 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
“What did your other teacher say?” I probed today’s ex-student discreetly. As I heard him pour out his relationship woes, my eyes darted to the DVD that I had just finished watching. “You should borrow this. I think you will like it,” my wife pointed...
6 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
It must have been serendipity that the weekend in which I was galvanised to think of my favourite words in English coincided with the weekend when I could lazily hang out at my friend’s place for the first time since my daughter’s birth. Has time spr...
5 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
“You need to tidy up your playroom now!” I chided my daughter, my my voice an octave higher than usual, treating her as if I were disciplining my errant students. She finally stopped playing with her dolls and got down to rearranging her cornucopia o...
5 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
My Filipino Kid Taught Me Something Sensei works on impulsive, so yesterday I spontaneously dropped my Filipino student a text, asking for his targets for PSLE as well as his stress levels associated with the examinable subjects. That move caused me...
4 Apr 2026 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
Being Singaporean, you might think that I dislike sunny weather because it is hot and humid. However, I actually like sunny weather the most. Even though it is scorching, I relish the feel of the sun’s heat on my body - and it makes me more energised...
2 Apr 2026 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
It was reported that two babies named Ginny and Faziq had been suffering from an enigmatic disease and thus required treatment that cost $2.4 million each. Many altruistic Singaporeans sprang to action and donated money to the babies’ families. They...
30 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
-tic suffix It was reported that two babies named Ginny and Faziq had been suffering from an enigmatic disease and thus required treatment that cost $2.4 million each. Many altruistic Singaporeans sprang to action and donated money to the babies’ fam...
30 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
“Hurry! They may run out of slots!” I exclaimed, urgently pulling each child by the hand. We had been shopping at Northpoint when we chanced upon the Tesla Lightshow. Without hesitation, I grabbed my children’s hands and dashed off to Popular to buy...
