Ran to school today. 8717 steps so far. Approaching 4pm. I think I will walk 12k steps today

Fighting off the urge to drink my second cup of coffee. Let’s see how this one goes

You’re doing God’s work.

Go rock it, @BlokchainB

Write down a list of must-dos every day. I get a rush from ticking them off my list

Thank you for your validation! I’ll keep on working hard

Happiness Journal 16/9/2025

Today, I was unexpectedly roped in to invigilate the PSLE Chinese Listening Compre for a student running a high fever.

I must confess that I am shocked at how all the options were read aloud. Although I cringe at the deteriorating standards of Mandarin Chinese among young Singaporeans these days, I’m relieved that I just need to focus on understanding for my children in the future.

A brainwave came over me. (我灵机一动。) The last question was about the learning takeaway derived from an incident. So, when I picked up my son just now, I got him to read a simplified version of this pivotal question. Talk about work crossing over into personal life.

I’m quite happy that my day was accorded greater significance because whatever I experienced directly impacted my boy positively.

Thanks for tagging me! I feel like it’s a sign from the universe since I read chapter 4 (Sports: the Mindset of a Champion) from the iconic book written by Dr. Carol Dweck. I feel that the app could benefit from a section titled Grittiness (or words to this effect). Something that allows the athlete to explain how s/he has bounced back from failures and eats setbacks for breakfast. How s/he remains a hero despite defeat

Singapore’s super app, Grab, allows us to top up our e-wallets using BTC. Consequently, we can buy groceries at the GrabMart and have them delivered to our house. I don’t particularly mind expending my BTC this way if the platform accepts sats. (Right now, it only accepts the mainnet)

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 with me. All his neurons had connected, lighting up his propensity for learning! I also applaud myself for having the patience to watch him struggle to read the words. Was excruciating as waiting for a sloth to move. But I should focus on the fact that he was WILLING to read and not demand to play games.

She has revolutionised education so much that I forget that the growth mindset is a fairly recent construct

Well thank you for setting the bar higher and challenging us to scale it. For me at least, I’m encouraged to slow down and give more time for my thoughts to take expression

Your book review breaks my heart. Klara gives so much of herself, yet firmly believes that she is not enough. Inadequate.

Would you reread it?

Nice to read your haiku again, though the circumstances that stimulated this work send me the chills

This might repulse you, but I actually attended a workshop on how to use NotebookLM helmed by a secondary school educator. The premise was that since we upload our teaching materials and other curated resources as Databases, the podcast generated by NotebookLM will engage and intrigue our students. Cue Joy of learning, my nation’s current emphasis

I think the initiative to teach students cooking is ______ as it helps students build up their confidence and independence.

majestic magnificent manoeuvre motivate

That’s true

lol.

Our beverages come with Less Sugar these days. Probably a good initiative because diabetes used to be a common aliment among middle-aged adults