Razer Diamondback mousey

14 Aug
Start of project week. My students embarked on their project today.Today they are to present 3 ideas on the topic of fever. After project briefing, each group made up of 3-4 members came up to present their idea. Many people have different defination of the word "fever" and hence different interpretation of their idea of project.

Spent the entire morning listening to their ideas and we the supervisors brainstormed over lunch. We try to assign different supervisors to group with different strength and weaknesses. Some students needed the tough approach while some prefer the softer approach. Some are arragont and refuse to listen to critics while some just do everything we say without thinking. Some needed to be spoon fed while some just couldn't be borthered with what you said.
My approach is try to encourge things that are right, easier and safer. Make them see the light instead of correcting their ideas. I try to ask them more questions for self realisation rather then to point out their mistakes. I grilled them on the things that we are looking for. The "FEVER", Their concept approach and their message. I want them to understand what they are really going to do rather then do and see attitude. Their time is short so I have to make sure they understand what is going on and do proper time management on their part.

I spend 3 hours later just following up with the 3 groups that I am assigned to. Talking to them is a mental drain, I have to keep asking them questions. If they fail to answer any of my question, it means they they are still not sure of what they are doing. For some of them , they decide to change project. I make them brainstorm and come back with a new and comfirm idea tomorrow.

Oh Yes, said pretty nasty things to hubby this morning cos he didn't wake up on time to send me to work.Call him to wake up at 7am but when I was all ready waiting for him downstairs, I called him again and he is still sleeping. Got very angry cos my swollen legs are not well yet and couldn't walk very well. In the end I walk to the bus stop and later walk from the mrt to school. Ignored his phone calls all the way until off work.

He showed up at 6pm to pick me up. We went to slim lim square and he bought me a portable 80Gb Harddisk, a USB cable for my printer and a new game "CivCity ROME" for me to play. I got myself a Razer DiamondBack Mouse. Although not as good as the copperhead at 2400dpi, the Diamondback is 1600dpi which i think is suffice for me. Buying gifts it's his way of saying sorry i guess. There was another time that he made me really angry and he bought me 2Gb Ipod.

t was never my intention to extort expensive gifts for making up. I always tell myself to forgive him, afterall he is my husband and I swear to stand by him. SOmetimes I just want to show him that I will be angry so that he will not repeat history again. However it seems he always commit the same mistake and i just have to endure it time and time again. That's life isnt it? Never hope your partner will change to accomodate you. He will pretty much still be the same even after 50 years. Sometimes you just got to change your expectation alittle, be a little less crtical and try not to say hurtful things when you are angry. I hope we will go a long way.