PenPartner Plus

Uncle James entered my life during my teens, when he married my Aunt Martie. Since then, he's been a supportive mentor, a loyal confidant, and a guiding light. He's a busy and successful religious leader in Hong Kong, yet he took the time to shop with me for a then-obscure product during one Spring day in 2007. He was patient with me as I was trying to find a digital gadget that I described as "a mouse that's shaped like a pen". We found it in a small store in one of HK's computer markets. It was a product by Wacom, the leading company for computer writing tablets, and the PenPartner Plus was the company's base model. Though it's discontinued now, it worked wonders for my classroom for the past two years. Each time I use it, I think of Uncle James and that wonderful afternoon. I am still grateful. This simple tool transformed the way I teach - it's been a big part of Mr. Yip's classroom.

In fact, I loved the PenPartner so much that I had my dad purchase a second set for me the following year. (But the product was so durable that I never needed a second set.) My dad bought for me a higher model called Bamboo One, which I've tucked away for over a year. Today, I finally gave my PenPartner a break and tried the Bamboo One - it's awesome! I'll review it in the future. I think it's time to retire the PenPartner. Thanks "Partner", and thanks Uncle James.