purple shoes and tights

Mergirl now wants purple instead of pink. She bypasses Papa's objections to buying ever more pink cloths .

shoes and icecream

Ice cream tasting right after buying shoes. Clarks to replace "crocodiles". After the "coffee ice cream" incident, Mergirl will taste first before buying. She's not taking any chances with Papa choosing the wrong ice cream.

papa lost phone

Papa lost his phone today. Most likely when we stopped at 7-11 to buy you a slurpee which you didn't like . "Not yummy".

Papa only found out at 4pm plus, and then Papa tried running up and down with you to look for the phone. No luck and Papa had to buy a new phone and reactivate a new card. Activation was slow, when the shop didn't process the new card for Papa despite being told that they had. A blatant lie by the shop assistant. Papa only found out at 6pm when Papa still coudn't call out. Papa waited by the shop with you to make sure it was done. Papa was super miserable.

Wooboy!!! Mama was fuming by the time Papa's phone was activated. Lots of screaming and cursing . Papa remembers why Papa doesn't ever want Mama in his life. Mama was holding some sort of metal bat to greet Papa at Bangsar Shopping Centre. Not nice.

Anyway Papa before that had gotten you to eat mushrooms in your spaghetti. You decided that mushrooms with ham was a good mix. After six or seven attempts by Papa to get you to eat mushrooms, Papa finally succeeded. So score one point for Papa.

Papa then bought you a pair of Clarks to replace the broken shoes that you were wearing. The sole had come off half of one shoe. Both soles thread-bare to 1 mm. (Literally- the shop assistant called it a crocodile, Papa couldn't disagree). "Mama says I have to wear the shoes for a long long time. I go everywhere Papa with my shoes." Papa found out your feet were 8 1/2 and 9 in size (I think- you opted for the slightly bigger pair, you were quite sure the second pair was a better fit). Two points .

Its been a bad day for Papa, Papa can't really remember much else of it.

Papa also got you a bunch of stuff. Leggings, hair clip, another necklace, another dress. Papa is actually doing the things that Mama should be doing for you. Unfortunately this means Papa has to really run around on one day, all over the place for you. So accidents happen- things were too hectic for Papa, Papa lost his phone.

Oh, Papa almost forgot. Papa got to take some shots of you with the arbie at lunch. Papa's lens is a lemon so there are halos over light points... Papa could only shoot 4 shots before Papa ran out of film, and then Papa realised he didn't bring the dark slide. So Papa couldn't load a new roll. Oh well...

shoes for summer

Papa came to your school today, bearing a new pair of shoes, complete with the box. Papa saw your shoes the last few times, and Papa feels the pain of seeing tattered shoes on your feet. The shoes you wear now to school were shiny and glittery once. They were never suitable nor meant for you to wear as school shoes. Mama hasn't gotten you new shoes at all, so Papa went the day before and bought you a pair. Papa hopes they will fit you and that you will like them.