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6 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I was a spring all wound up, taut and in tension as I waited anxiously for his arrival. The bell rang, the announcements came and went, but he was nowhere in sight. Just when I was about to give up hope and turn my mind to other matters, I spotted hi...
5 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
The diagram above shows igusa, a beloved material from Yatsushiro, Kumamoto that is used to make tatami mats. Igusa can be used to make the seat of chairs because it is strong. One thing unique about Kumamoto is its night illumination festivals...
3 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I was *under the impression* that searching for a needle in a haystack (or in this case, *a smiling ball among other unmarked balls* would be impossible. However, life has not *robbed my son of his optimism*. *From the time he was able to walk*, he h...
3 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Many of you know that I’m a good drinker. But do you know what the food I turn to in my hangover state is? Presenting to you Joma Cheesecake from Vientiane, Laos! 😍 One memorable Saturday night, I partied too hard with the Laotian teachers. Though,...
2 Dec 2025 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
this is how my weeknights for last week went:mon-watched harry potter and the half-blood princetues-watched blindness wed-stoned and did nothingthurs-watched finale of Prison Breakfri-went for translation class. mercifully, i stayed for the entire th...
2 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
December is my favourite month because I not only get to consolidate my resources, but also spend the crucial time needed to revise pivotal Science concepts for my boy. I’m seriously in love with PCF Sparkletots’ brand of education. I didn’t eve...
30 Nov 2025 3 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Fast forward 3 years from the time I wrote Part 1 of this note. I'm really glad to have exhibited the courage to leave MOE and embark on a new adventure at SP. I'm also quite proud of the fact that I would have attained my translation diploma at the...
30 Nov 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
A few people who have observed my lesson comment that I tend to overuse "okay" while I teach. "Your students may be secretly counting the number of times you utter the word 'okay', " my mentor Mrs Emily Teo once cautioned. But in all honesty, I have...
29 Nov 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Children are naturally keen on animals, and my child is no exception. Last night, my son quipped that the defining characteristic of fish is scales. “But reptiles also have scales,” I gently reminded him. Determined to seize this teachable moment, I...
29 Nov 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Fiddled about with the idea of creating a Google Quiz for my students (the idea of having to log in to Student Learning Space FOR them was too hard to stomach) when I hit upon the brainwave of using my photos as resource materials for the quiz. Five...
