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15 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.06
First day of the school holidays. But no rest for the wicked. Was marking the fourth graders’ spellings (yes, with the plural marker because I had not marked their work for 3 weeks). Lest you call me lazy, I just wanna say in my defense that I have b...
15 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.12
“How can I link friction to disputes and sowing discord?” I muttered aloud, thinking about cross-pollinating friction with relationships. I was at home working on my upcoming lesson observation plan. All was quiet, save for the blaring of the TV set....
14 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.05
“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 $0.07
“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 $0.04
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 $0.05
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 $0.08
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 $0.05
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 $0.02
“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 $0.07
“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...
