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I thoroughly enjoyed my time away from school today. I went out with papa first and we met up with mama later in the day.

Papa and I went out for a burger lunch and then headed for dessert at a new Udders branch. (Actually, udders can’t have branches… so we visited a new Udders teat?) Papa enjoyed Strawberry Fields while I tucked into a Snickers and Mars and something-or-other combo. It was yummy!

We walked around for a while before taking the train to IKEA. There was some sort of sale there and my folks planned on meeting there. So they shopped, but they were too efficient so we got out before dinner time. Darn, I was hoping to have dinner there!

After a short rest at home, we headed out for dinner at a noodle place. Then it was more shopping. Then we headed for home. I made sure that I did some exercise first by running around downstairs.

So that was my day with my folks… the way I like it to be. And I learned something today too. I took the elevator up to our apartment on my own. Papa says that soon I will be able to run quick errands to the mamak shop. I don’t know about that!

Little Relaxed Isaac

Was there anything special about today? Not that I can think of.

All I know is that today was a bridge between yesterday and tomorrow… my special day out!

Little Expectant Isaac

I am now in K1 but I am already looking forward to being in Primary school.

Why? I think that Primary School will be more challenging. The school my folks are thinking of sending me to has a LEGO display so that helps as well! More importantly, older kids get school vacations while I don’t!

They enjoyed the month of June off but I was still slogging away at kindergarten. Well, not slogging literally, though it felt that way much of the time. Some of my friends went away on holiday and things really slowed down in school. I needed a challenge.

I found those challenges at home in the form of games and the things that mama and papa help me do. Like workbooks that are fun to do or managing my own virtual marine park or learning to add with Handy Manny or sharing my creations online.

Since I don’t have school vacations, my folks plan “special days” where I skip school and go out with them instead. We are having a special day this week and I will be going out with papa because he will be on leave… yay! Mama can’t join us because she is back at work at SOTA… boo!

Never mind, mama! You can join us after work. There is enough food and fun to last the whole day. Yippee!

Little Break Isaac

I made papa a special wallet and gave it to him last week. It was a project that I was working on in school.

I only gave it to him long after Father’s Day was over. Why? He was not expecting it and it made a good surprise. And boy was he surprised!

I wonder what he liked more. The fact that it was yellow or that it had a drawing of me and papa at the playground on it. Maybe he liked the message that I included inside. Or maybe he liked the money I drew and put in specially made pockets.

Papa was so happy that he put the wallet in his pocket straight away. Then he said he would display it in his office. I am fine with that as long as no one tries to steal it!

Little Son Isaac

My folks bought a new mattress for their new bed recently. It’s a lot higher than their old one.

Now their bed is so tall that it reminds me of a ship! Whether it is a space ship or a sea-faring ship doesn’t matter because I practically need a running start to get on board!

I also have to do something else before I get on their bed. Papa told me that I have to seek permission first by saying, “Permission to board sir/ma’am!”

I get a kick out of saying that, and once I am told “Permission granted!”, I jump on board. Whee!

Little Passenger Isaac

I like watching The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. I don’t understand everything that is said on the show, but the humour is low-brow enough for me to laugh out loud.

For example, I know that Conan’s nickname is Coco. I like his funny expressions and voices. I also like his sidekicks on the show because they have cheeky faces.

I am watching the show right now with papa in the master bedroom. Excuse me while I laugh myself to sleep…

Little Coco Fan Isaac

Last night mama left us boys at home to do what we wanted. What we did was a secret… hee-hee!

What is also a mystery to me is why mama would want to attend someone else’s baby shower. If she wanted to wash babies or watch a baby being bathed, she could just step into my shower!

And why did she have to bring a present for that baby? I’ve heard that it isn’t even born, so how can it appreciate the present? (BTW, how do you wash a baby that isn’t born?) I’d appreciate a present straight away!

So many mysteries, so little time…

Little Secretive Isaac

I played a new game recently. It’s called Marine Park Empire. The game was free because it came with a box of cereal.

I like playing that game because it is almost like Zoo Empire. In addition to land animals, I can also build enclosures for water-borne animals like dolphins and turtles. These are the same animals that I read about every night before I go to bed, so it is really neat to be able to interact with them.

I love ruling over my Zoo and Marine Park empires. It makes me feel like an emperor!

And let me be clear… the ruler of an empire kind of emperor, not an Emperor Penguin!

Little Emperor Isaac

Last week I did a presentation on recycling plastic bottles.

Why? Well, my teacher asked us to choose something we could recycle and I nominated plastic bottles. I thought it would be easier to do this regularly than say, chairs or computers, which a few of my classmates chose as recyclables.

A while ago, papa and I went online to research the steps on how to recycle plastic bottles. I wrote the steps in my notebook.

Then mama asked me to write the steps on pieces of cardboard and to illustrate them. I really had fun thinking of ways to draw what the words said!

If I get my presentation back from my teacher, I will share it with you, OK? Consider that a recycled presentation!

Little Plastic Recycler Isaac

I have returned to my first love. And that is the Wii of course!

I returned from my self-imposed exile of the Wii. I had abandoned it in favour of the games on papa’s iPod Touch and papa’s old laptop computer.

I wonder what made me return. Oh, yes! Papa figured out a way of getting the games into a small external drive. Now I do not have to switch between game DVDs. It’s just so convenient!

So I am back to playing Wii Sports and LEGO Indiana Jones. Wii!

Little Gamer Isaac