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2 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
After teaching my son 人山人海, I thought I would focus on idioms that contain numbers because my son can more or less recognise the Chinese characters denoting numbers. When I saw this character-themed stroller at the neighbourhood cart, I immedi...
1 Jan 2025 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Parenting is hard, so Sensei is committed to sharing his lived experiences and battle stories so that you can benefit and have an easier time. That’s my motivation for coming up with micro tips for parenting. To train my children to brush their teeth...
30 Dec 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
My Japan trip this year was supposed to be same old same old, but somehow, I observed my surroundings with fresh eyes. I have watched enough Japanese reality shows to know that for some Japanese ladies, their only idea of happiness is getting married...
30 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Fukuoka's appeal is multi-faceted: bustling city life, charming small towns, and awesome food. Since it is easily accessible to the rest of Japan via airplane and JR Kyushu Shinkansen, a visit here is highly recommended and will reap you unique exper...
29 Dec 2024 3 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Do you know that Japan is divided into four main islands and is made up of 47 prefectures? In fact, many go-getter travellers besotted with the charm of Japan have made it their personal goal to visit all 47 prefectures at least once. However, given...
28 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Previously, I wrote about 自由人. When you understand that 自由 equates to freedom, you will be able to access the beauty of this high-frequency, high-utility idiom: 自由自在. I spotted this idiom pretty often during my stay in Japan. This was seen...
26 Dec 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
You can take the child out of Singapore, but you can’t take Singapore out of him or her. My wife packed eight packets of Milo (a cocoa drink that Singaporeans drink from a young age) for our Japan trip. You can imagine that they were insufficient for...
24 Dec 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Indeed, I know that I have posted about a Japanese bookstore previously, but just look at Tsutaya. It is pure evil, I tell you. Why is it evil? I hear you ask. When I step inside Tsutaya, I don’t expect to be greeted by stuffed toys resembling well-...
24 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Eating is a great way to find out more about the signature foods and flavours of each prefecture in Japan. 北海道 (Hokkaido) is famous for its delectable potatoes and butter, a fact that potato chip manufacturers have capitalised. In fact, butter...
23 Dec 2024 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
Kumamoto Station houses a food hall, where you can find many eateries offering a wide variety of food. So what made me decide on this ramen restaurant called Tengaiten? It was not because the ramen appealed particularly to me even though the me...
