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14 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
“Daddy, I’m missing something,” my son spoke softly, gesturing for me to look at his legs. I lowered my head — and my jaw instantly dropped. He had failed to wear one of his shoes! No wonder he had been limping throughout our rush to the bus stop. A...
14 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
“This show looks intriguing,” I muttered to myself, exhausted from the sensory and spiritual bombardment of three classes of students. I was at home on a rare Thursday afternoon, desperate to practise self-care before resuming my marking. Just then,...
12 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
A misbehavior It was a scorching afternoon. My mother and I went shopping at Northpoint. I saw the latest model at a mobile phone shop and got excited. I asked my mother to buy it for me. However, she refused because it was too expensive. My heart sa...
12 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Parenting has become an increasingly unpalatable affair in Singapore. Not because it takes an exorbitant amount of money to raise a child. Not because it devours my freedom and sense of identity (which was something that devastated me in the pas...
11 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I chanced upon a stack of Faraway Tree books at the book exchange corner and only took one of them because I wasn’t sure if the son would take to it. Part of it stemmed from my reservations. I mean, I enjoyed reading Enid Blyton when I was young but...
11 Mar 2026 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Just sharing the sentences that I painstakingly wrote on my students' essays 1. Orientation (Setting the Scene / Context) It was a day regret consumed me. I regretted my decision to sleep late. I prayed fervently that I would make it to school on ti...
10 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
“Okay, I need to focus and get this done,” I muttered to myself, my eyebrows furrowing. As a teacher, I needed to familiarise myself with the ropes of Snorkl, a speech feedback tool. However, the mounting pile of responsibilities tightened its noose...
9 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
“I don’t want you!” my daughter yelled, her little fingers pushing me away mightily. It was bedtime, and I had disrupted her routine by lying down on the mattress beside her instead of her mum. This feisty toddler was not in the least bit amused. As...
8 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Today, I brought my parents to watch "It's a Great Great World". The Great World was Singapore's most popular amusement park when my parents were young. Usually, my mum likes to relax at home in her spare time. However, she wanted to watch this movi...
8 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I like that my primary school is easily accessible via public transport so that I can spend more time cultivating my hobbies. (accessible - able to be reached) My teacher urges me to improve my illegible handwriting because she believes that neat h...
