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alvinauh

@alvinauh

I am a teacher, gamer, swimming coach and a father from the land below the wind, a.k.a Sabah.

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alvinauh
@alvinauh Dec 9, 2020, 2:55 PM UTC

Gaming and Responsibilities

} Do you know what sucks? Responsibilities. Do you know why it sucks? Because having responsibilities kills the thrill to any game that you're engaged in. To be fair, not all responsibilities hold th…

214 upvotes 6 replies $3.84
alvinauh
@alvinauh Dec 7, 2020, 3:27 PM UTC

I'm Thankful for 2020

} I've been asked to write about what I'm thankful for possibly one of the worst years in recent memory. How can anyone be thankful for 2020 after the carnage that was left in its wake thus far? Fort…

186 upvotes 5 replies $3.23
alvinauh
@alvinauh Dec 5, 2020, 2:14 PM UTC

Essays on Current Issues are so Boring

} Despite having a newborn and being on lockdown, classes still must go on. Recently, I assigned some high school students a topic on baby abandonment. So I explained the topic to my students, assumi…

289 upvotes 3 replies $4.65
alvinauh
@alvinauh Nov 20, 2020, 1:15 PM UTC

It Has Been a Blessed & Challenging Week!

} It has been an awesome week. Bitcoin pumped, Eth pumped and I'm sure there are other great things that has happened in your life the past week. I have been away from writing not because of the pump…

502 upvotes 6 replies $6.41
alvinauh
@alvinauh Nov 6, 2020, 3:46 PM UTC

Falling Asleep in an Online Class

} Students falling asleep in class can be rather common in my profession. I would like to believe I am by no means a boring lecturer. But hey, even my dad jokes do fall flat on deaf ears, or should I…

190 upvotes 13 replies $3.16
alvinauh
@alvinauh Nov 1, 2020, 8:33 AM UTC

Long Term Thinking and the Vivarium of Education

} I think some of us would have heard of this story some time back. This is the story about someone who sold his kidney for an Iphone. I think many of us would be wondering what he was thinking about…

412 upvotes 2 replies $2.67
alvinauh
@alvinauh Oct 29, 2020, 1:29 PM UTC

An Online Generation That Does Not Like Online Learning

} I have always been made to believe that the current group of students that I am teaching are digital natives. I was also told that these students grew up with a smartphone in one hand and a laptop…

154 upvotes 4 replies $2.22
alvinauh
@alvinauh Oct 26, 2020, 3:14 PM UTC

Staying Productive is Like Watching a Spanish Telenovela (or K-Drama)

} If you were in high school during the early 2000s, you may have come across a strange phenomenon called Spanish telenovela. I know, it may be common for some of you, but in my area (southeast asia)…

351 upvotes 2 replies $4.63
alvinauh
@alvinauh Oct 25, 2020, 12:19 PM UTC

The Zero Budget Philosophy

} My ex-boss had this famous quote during a lot of meetings. She would demand for zero budget for all our activities. This means that there will be no money for food, no money to pay for any of the e…

414 upvotes 1 replies $6.16
alvinauh
@alvinauh Oct 23, 2020, 3:30 PM UTC

This Person is a Hero...

} I'm not sure if you know who Alexandra Elbakyan is, but she is definitely someone that you should know of if you are in college or academia. In case you have not googled her name, she is the owner…

205 upvotes 3 replies $3.87