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6 Oct 2025 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.02
Started the day right by using Epic to read a book aloud to my son. He turned to me and said, “animals can grow!” I didn’t even realise he knew this word - grow. As busy adults, 15 minutes is too little for us to get started on any one task. When I...
22 Sep 2025 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.08
Happiness Journal 15/9/25 First day of the school term, and I’m besieged by various tasks. Still, I left school early enough to pick up my boy 10 mins earlier than usual. What was noteworthy was that he was in a receptive mood to read a Chinese book...
25 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments theinspired $0.02
So, readers, how many of you deploy this method of parenting? I was raised in this style and while sometimes it was a bit extreme the point was well received. My momma didn't have to repeat things too many times. Of course as I got older the butt wh...
23 May 2025 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei $0.08
Singapore is known to have one of the best-performing educational systems in the world. So, it is understandable that we live in a pressure cooker as we hope for our children to stand out from their competitors and excel in their studies. Fortunately...
15 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments HiRaj $0.01
Dear Readers, I have recently had the opportunity to interview many a students for a media internship. As mentioned, 90 percent of the students had nothing to do with their studies and media training. Still others were willing to give up the job they...
12 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.02
The Yiddish have a special word to describe the exclusive joy felt by parents: naches. I think they understand human nature extraordinarily because I’m sure fellow parents will be able to relate to why my chest swelled with pride due to my son’s matu...
28 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.01
This just came to me while I was soaking in the ofuro (bathtub) with my daughter. Parenting involves moulting, in which you shed off your old skin to make room for the new one. It presupposes growth and possibility. But this metamorphosis doesn’t...
8 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.03
It’s tough raising young kids. One bombards your ear drums with her yelling, drowning the persistent “Why?!” questions asked by her elder brother. You desperately crave for spaces in which they can gladly be and give you that precious few minutes of...
6 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.15
The best thing about the Museum of Ice Cream is that both my kids slept soundly until 9am this morning. They must have been dog-tired. As for me, I think it’s the kind of place that wouldn’t be on my radar if I am not a father. Maybe I’m just gettin...
7 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.02
Today, I really think that I have levelled up in my parenting game. Weekend mornings are usually a source of quicksand-like pain for me because my wife grabs the chance to sleep in, thus leaving me to engage my two kids for the greater part of 3 hour...
