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31 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Everyone posts about their kid’s first day in Primary One but no one posts about his child’s last day in kindergarten. Until Sensei comes along as well. “Mixed feelings” doesn’t begin to cut it. Moments like this make me happy to be Chinese. Because...
30 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
One night, I encountered a blackout for my entire 4-room resale flat. Upon stepping out of my house, I was aghast to realise that this blackout had happened to my dwelling only. My trusty electrician investigated the cause; it turned out that the DB...
30 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I have been trying to whittle down the photos in my phone to below 2000 this December. But it has been hard since every other day finds me taking random shoots of my kids. In this case, the Japanese saying 一期一会 is a hindrance because I keep swip...
29 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Yishun is home to an ant shop, which explains my hesitation in going for the ant pop-up exhibition set up by @tinytopia. But the sky turned overcast, rain was drizzling, and my plan to explore free outdoor playgrounds fell through. Heck, I thought, I...
28 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I think shopping will rank as Singaporeans' favourite hobby. They usually go to Bugis Junction when they do their shopping. Bugis Junction is a popular shopping centre as it is near to the lively downtown and consists of various shops that sell popul...
27 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
After this holiday, I can clearly articulate why travelling is my cup of tea. I expected the trip to Johor Bahru to be a frightful bore, but oh man, did it awaken a different side of my personality. I have probably outgrown the pandan tarts from Orie...
27 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Singaporeans love going to Johor Bahru because they find things cheap there. But are cheap prices worth waking up early and braving the crowds at the Causeway because it always feels like half of Singapore is queueing with you at the customs. So, che...
26 Dec 2025 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
The air reeked of gasoline and sweat, aggravating my frazzled nerves as I willed AC7 to arrive. The fans were blowing at me, their steady whirring seemingly mocking the perspiration flowing down my spine. Cold spine. 5.07pm. The seconds ticking...
26 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Singapore can be considered the Land of Shopping Malls, so when one mall is indistinguishable from its competitors, fringe activities like roadshows help attract more traffic to malls that work hard at wooing the crowd. Take for instance how the Scie...
25 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Actually, there are stunning Instagrammable places in Singapore, the likes of which can rival stores in Paris and Tokyo. This is particularly true of Pierre Herme Paris @pierreherme_singapore because it hails from France and has outlets in Japan....
