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14 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Singaporeans like to eat desserts while having dinner. The other day, I had Hong Kong desserts with my parents. Don't you find the various coloured desserts interesting? The black, white and brown desserts are black sesame paste, almond paste and pe...
13 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I just received a message from a parent. She told me that her son had been admitted into the Institute of Technical Education. Now, this might seem like a normal notification, but her son who was in my form class during his lower secondary years gave...
13 Jan 2026 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Many parents post happily about their children garnering academic awards, but no one posts about the pain he goes through when he gets his child to do work. First graders don’t have homework, but I subject myself to hell by signing my son up for the...
12 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I am very determined that the money I spent on these P1 flashcards wouldn’t go to waste. I spent a precious thirty minutes picking up the characters that can combine together to form an idiom. But that’s not all. I initiated a March holiday collabora...
11 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Just the first work week of the year, and I think I might not be able to fulfill my resolution of exploring a new place with the kids every weekend. I feel head space-less — too many things in work and life to monitor and consider. But today, I di...
11 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Sensei never believed in the term “work-life harmony”. He dismissed it as a fluffy concept designed by organisational psychologists to help them advance in their career. Useless and impractical — like the appendix in his body. But that Sunday, insp...
10 Jan 2026 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
An ex-colleague once lauded me as “a refreshing breath of fresh air”. And maybe that’s a nod to my unorthodox and creative ways. So, my handphone has to now make space for ClassDojo — one more app that induces eye fatigue whenever I glance at my...
9 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I took a photo with my ex-students who had their hair cut. Why were my ex-students bald? Since Singapore is a small country, every male must serve the army for two years when he reaches 18 years old in order to safeguard the security of the nation. S...
9 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I like to keep to myself during work and charge through my to-do list, but today, I did something uncharacteristic. I joined my senior colleague for a power break. She’s 76, so I grabbed the opportunity to seek her opinion on something that I have be...
8 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
My family and I planned to travel to Japan for 3.5 weeks, so my wife instructed me to buy travel insurance. I was skeptical about whether we would really be reimbursed should mishaps happen. But you don’t say nope to your wife, so I did the needful....
