Blogging about crypto as I learn
9 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.05
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 $0.13
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 $0.10
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....
7 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.11
How I picked it up: Was tidying up my classroom library and came across this charmingly illustrated book. Why I borrowed it: “The Shark in the Pool” comprises 3 stories, one of which is “Dinosaur Bones”. My boy only reads non-fiction books, and I hop...
6 Jan 2026 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei $0.06
Everyone posts happy photos of their kid’s first day in school but no one posts about the trauma they face in getting their offspring out of the house in the first place. As an exceptional teacher, I once served as the physical alarm clock for a 15-y...
5 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.06
Two things happened recently, one highlighted to me the importance of embracing one’s quirks. The first encounter occurred at an ant exhibition, when i admired how an artist with autism drew portraits of our Prime Ministers. That in itself wasn’t unu...
5 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.05
On his first day of school, I took the son to the Omni-Theatre to watch a dinosaur documentary. We learnt that theropods (carnivorous dinosaurs) evolved into birds / birds might been direct descendants of dinosaurs. Since then, the boy has been pe...
4 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.06
The boy found 《神秘的恐龙世界》 by himself, so he must really like dinosaurs these days. This book is based on a simple storyline — how a teacher took his students to a dinosaur exhibition. This makes it very relatable for your child if you inten...
4 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.07
So I have been happily saying "amayam" to the Malay students, thinking that I was Mr Gerek Personaified, only to realize yesterday that I have been butchering the pronunciation all this while. It should be "amaCIAM". These rascals! They have been goa...
3 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.06
So what was it like working at NorthLight, I hear you ask. You know the cardinal rule of teaching: never initiate a power struggle with students. No one wins. I found myself flouting this golden rule then. Specifically, I had shouting matches with a...
