Tough Love

"lecturing" is not easy you know...Managing expectations, delivering course module, keeping them interested requires enormous effort. Most of the time, alot of people told me that "lecturing" is easy, well they should rethink again before bringing that statement.

The last 2 weeks of July and August is kinda testy for me. The Falcon is back in the workshop seeing Robert ( the mechanic ) - the cylinder head collapse, air mast is gone and im left using the speeder bike. But on the positive side, we managed to complete the recording of H3R0 OST, now it's left for fine-tuning and mastering and for the first time - i fall sick big time. I slept non stop for 2 freaking days after i finished assessing this semester's Art History kids.

Its either i had too many things in my head so my body shut itself down - big time.

Ah.....the history kids this semester is pretty huge, 146 kids to be exact. Not easy. They are just like a mixed bag of gems, raw talents and laziness in between. But they made me feel like im in a candy store this time during assessment.

Why? They surprised me with awesome finished works. Will find one day to upload all the wonderful works

They were whacked left, right, center, top and bottom for few weeks, peppered with Sarcasm - before they are allowed to pursue their projects. As usual, one of the kids asked me " do you LOVE us Anderson?" i looked up at the ceiling and replied " Tough LOVE - i meant i love you guys as if you guys are my nieces, nephews and friends - PERIOD!! "

i just want them to know what they are doing - that's all.

To be honest, lots of people dont understand the real meaning of TOUGH LOVE.


as promise - check out the selection of the awesome works that made me high....
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