Fasters's definitions

Tiger Math

Brain-unfriendly math questions that have been commissioned by superstitious owners of tuition centers in Singapore—who were unprovenly advised by feng shui masters or charlatans—to freelance writers, as the bosses believe that posing these word problems to their students or tutees would bring them good luck and prosperity in the Lunar Year of the Tiger.

It’s as if traditional Singapore math questions aren’t tough enough for students and their kiasu parents, but now with tuition or enrichment centers terrorizing their students with tiger math toughies in the name of superstition, the Year of the Tiger looks like another mathematical nightmare to those who are already suffering from math anxiety.

by Fasters January 22, 2022

Pi Politics

The use of different values for the irrational number π to poke fun at the differing polarized views parroted by mostly hypothetical or morally bankrupt politicians in the land of senseless deaths, which occur practically every day due to zero public ban on guns.

An example of pi politics among ultra-MAGA voters is:

Trump: π = 22/7 (because it is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of any circle).

Pence: π = 3 (because the Bible tells me so).

DeSantis: π = x, where x is awaiting final approval by “woke” censors.

by Fasters May 7, 2023

Mathematic’s books

The best (mis)use of an apostrophe spotted outside a city bookstore in mainland China.

An English tourist (who is a linguist professor back home) was reported to have experienced a seconds-long stroke on seeing the “Mathematic’s books” classification, and the cashier on seeing her customer’s dizziness immediately jumped to her rescue.

by Fasters December 11, 2022

Covid-♟

When chess became a game of choice among millions of people worldwide, when they were on quarantine or lockdown—when online chess also became a popular extra-curricular activity for thousands of home-jailed students and their teachers.

Guesstimate how many millions of people were spared mental or psychological breakdown thanks to Covid-♟ during the weeks-long Covid-19 lockdown.

by Fasters October 25, 2020

Covid-💩

When the number of toilet visits by millions of people on quarantine or lockdown surged exponentially, as many consumed more than what they needed, thus generating tonnes of extra shit.

Guesstimate how many tonnes of poo were produced during the April–June lockdowns due to Covid-💩 in most developed countries.

by Fasters October 25, 2020

St Paul’s Church, Mauritius

A Spirit-led Anglican church on the paradise island of the dodos that has punched above its spiritual weight—a multicultural community whose impact has touched many lives through its caring, healing, and deliverance ministries, and social outreach works like hospital and prison visitations and free tuition.

St Paul’s Church, Mauritius is like salt and light to many locals, who are often disillusioned and demoralized by decades-long corruption, communalism, and compromises plaguing the nation—it offers them hope, while reminding them that God is their Vindicator, who sees all the wrongs and injustices they face, and who can’t wait to shower them with His love and peace that the world cannot give nor understand.

by Fasters May 16, 2021

Wootube

The videos of live lessons by Australian superstar high school math teacher, Eddie Woo, who has successfully put the magic in math, and his YouTube channel that woos educators with classroom teaching ideas and interviews about mathematics.

Considering his difficult formative years when he’s frequently bullied and discriminated in the predominantly white school milieu he’s in, and taking into account that math wasn’t his favorite school subject, Wootube is nothing short of a miracle—a living proof that God took notice when others meant to harm Eddie, and today He’s rewarding him with a double portion of His blessing.

by Fasters July 9, 2022