Friday, October 31, 2008

My First Halloween!

It's time to celebrate my first Halloween! But before I start, did you know that Daddy was really worried that I was going to born on Halloween day? I supposed all of you knew that except me. I just thought that it would be fun to have a birthdate on October 31! It's almost like gauranteeing a party every birthday!

Now back to my first Halloween. So what did I dress up as? Well, I'm Fernando Torres this year! For those who don't know who he is, please click on his name to find out. And those who already knew who he is, but don't think he's scary... maybe you should ask this guy to see if he thinks Fernando Torres is scary...

Or maybe this guy...

Oh, better yet... maybe ask this guy to see if he thinks Torres is scary...

I think I have established my point, and by now, I'm sure you are convinced that I've made the perfect decision to dress up like Fernando Torres for this Halloween.
So what did I do today?  Well, Mommy and Daddy took me to Santa Monica for a photo-shoot and some casual trick-or-treating.  They both think that I'm too young to be trick-or-treating, and more importantly, I don't get to enjoy the candies anyway.  I just think that this is a lame argument.  Try putting a piece of candy in my mouth and see if I'll chew on it!

Anyway, so I was at 3rd Street Promenade and with my sharp looking outfit, people just can't stop looking at me while I was doing a photo shoot with Mommy and Daddy.  Here are some pictures that I took today...







Now, here's a video of me cruising down 3rd Street. Please kindly ignore the background music as someone was trying to promote the Chinese culture by doing Street-Gymnastics!







Do you like my new footballer hairstyle?

Finally, as it got dark outside, Mommy and Daddy started bringing me to all these shops to see if they are allowing Trick-or-Treat. Below is a vidoe of me trick or treating at the Benetton Store.







It was a fun time! Unfortunately, I had to leave before my bed time. I look forward to my next Halloween so that I don't have to let Daddy to dictate where I go!

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Just Another Birthday Reminder... and Some More Pictures

Yes! It's getting close! You have less than 2 weeks to shop for my birthday gift. If you haven't done it yet, it's still not too late!

Meanwhile, here are some more pictures taken in the past few days.



Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Just Some Pictures

Folks, just because I had my (early) birthday party, it doesn't mean that it's too late to buy gifts for me. There's still time if you look at the count-down clock! And please don't listen to my parents' comment about I already have too many toys. I don't see Daddy complains about having too many cars! And if I still haven't convinced you yet, maybe you should see some of my recent pictures! I truly believe that once you have seen my recent cuter-than-cute-and-better-cute face, you will go crazy at the toy stores!



Monday, October 20, 2008

Not My Kind of Pony Tail

Yup! Nope! When I asked for a pony-tail, I was expecting one from the back so that I can look exactly like those South-American Football Player! This isn't exactly what I was expecting. I guess my hair on the back isn't long enough to do one of those pony-tail, yet, my hair in front was getting long enough to start bothering my eyes. So before Mom gets some time to give me another hair-cut, here is a 'quick-fix.'

Enjoy these pictures while they are still on-line! The day when I know how to remove pictures, they will be gone because I cannot allow girls to these pictures!



Sunday, October 19, 2008

Black Market Update!

Okay People! I've said it once, and I'm going to say it again! This is the one and only official blog of Addison Chan. I cannot confirm, nor deny, if there are other black-market/underground (fan) sites, nor can I gaurantee the information obtined from these sites to be true/valid.  There are web sites out there that cut and paste my cute face onto other pictures, and that's why you are seeing pictures of me partying. And if you insist on visiting those unofficial sites, then stop emailing me to find out if I really went to Paris last week, or if I really threw a birthday party with lots of girls (and asked me why didn't I invite you.)  If you want accurate information, get it from me, AddisonBChan.com, and from nowhere else.

Oh, one more thing! You'll only get my video footage from AddisonBChan.com! This is something that you will NEVER get from those other wanna-be sites out there! At least not ahead of my official release. So, stay tuned!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

My (Early) 1st Birthday Party!

I'm at least 3 weeks out from my birthday, and I'm throwing a birthday party for an early celebration. Why? Because my Grandma will not be in Los Angeles on my real birthday, November 6, and she made a special request for an early birthday party so that she will get to celebrate my first birthday, with me, here in L.A.

So, this is my 1st birthday party. It means that I was expecting loads of gifts. So did I get load of gifts? You will find out soon!

My day started early this morning. Since the party didn't begin until way into the afternoon, Mommy and Daddy pretty much spent the morning hours preparing for my party. What to prepare? How about these...





Today, I also had the opportunity to meet my cousin Annabelle for the first time.





And throughout the day, I was busy playing with everyone who came to my party! And of course, I had presents to open throughout the day too!









And there's a present for Daddy too! It was from Grandma.





And here are a few more videos of me playing around with Annabelle, and everybody else.









Here are some more pictures that we took throughout the day...





And of course, how can a birthday party be without the birthday song?





Last but not least, thanks to all those who bought me presents... here's a quick overview of what I got for my first birthday!





Thanks to everyone who came to my party! I had a great time!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Happy Anniversary!

Today is Mommy and Daddy's Wedding Anniversary. They have been married for 4 years now!! Can you believe it? I can't even begin to imagine how long do I have to wait before I become 4 years old! So what did we/they do to celebrate their Anniversary?

Nothing!

They have been busy all day today running around different places to buy food and other stuff! It seems to me that something important is coming up. But my birthday is still almost 3 weeks away. So I really don't know why are they celebrating today.

However, they did went out for a very nice dinner last night! To me, it's another milestone to enter into my list because yesterday was the first time that I saw the ocean! Specifically, the Pacific Ocean. (See, I do know some Geography!) Mommy and Daddy went to this nice restaurant in Malibu called MoonShadow. This restaurant is so nice that when I sat there, I thought I was actually sitting in the ocean! On one end of the restaurant, I was looking at the sunset, and on the other side of the restaurant, I can look as far as my eyes can see... which is where the ocean meets the sky. Here's a video of me taken just after we were seated.





Here's another video taken shortly after we were seated. You can see that I have started drinking already!





Now, there are some pictures that we took throughout the evening...





Finally, here are a few photos to show you the kind of food that I was missing out on that night!





This is just not fair! Anyway, Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Thursday, October 9, 2008

More Toys... More Videos!

Here is another video of me playing with my new toys.





Here is a different video of me spending some time with Mommy.





This video below is taken during dinner time when I sat by Mommy and Daddy.





And finally, here's a video of me playing hide and seek with Mommy...



Housekeeping Update on AddisonBChan.com

I'm sure most of you have been enjoying the high definition quality of all the embedded videos found on this site. These high quality videos are brought to you by a video hosting company called Vimeo.com. It is one of the very few video web hosting company that host video in 1080i High Definition. And since all my videos are captured in High Definition, it only make sense to use their service as opposed to the other more commonly known companies/sites out there.

Unfortunately, Vimeo.com has recently decided to start charging for its services. According to Vimeo.com, its free-service now only allow 1 free-upload per week, with a cap of 500mb. To be fair, the 500mb has been around all along. It's the 1 upload per week that I'm having a problem with. Once per week? What are they thinking? I can't let my audience to see a video of me for only once a week!?

So what if I want to upload more than 1 file per week? I would have to pay for its premium services. Since you all know that I do not earn an income.. yet, it's only logical that I shouldn't be spending until I start earning. This only means that I need to look for alternate solution. This is really sad because I do think that Vimeo.com does provide a service/product that is unique in the market place. And its quality is second to none. I have been very satisfied with this company until now!

With that thought in mind, I think it's time for me to switch my video hosting service back to YouTube. After some browsing around YouTube's site, I do notice that they offer an option to view the video in "high quality." It's not true HD, but it is certainly better than the 'regular' YouTube quality that most YouTube videos are broadcasted. The only catch is, the 'high quality' switch/link can only be found on the video's page itself. It is located at the lower right corner of the video. If you click on any of my YouTube video found on this site, it will take you directly to the video-page on YouTube, where you can find this 'high quality' link.

Check it out and give it a try! While you're there don't forget to give my videos a vote by clicking on the stars!

P.S. It is my hope that Vimeo.com will soon find out how much businesses they have lost by imposing this new business model, and re-visit their free-service package.

P.P.S. All my videos will contine to be captured in 1080i High Definition.

Smell that Stinky Feet!

I don't know why but this morning, Daddy was holding his camcorder filming me right before he changed my diaper. Here is what was caught on camera. I'm just so good looking as usual, no matter from which angle.




Daddy Talks to Addison at the Changing Table from Addison Chan on Vimeo.


Then later that day, Daddy was practising his number counting in front of me, and asked me to smell that baby feet picture in his counting-book. Well, I did it just to make him happy.



Smell that Stinky Feet! from Addison Chan on Vimeo.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Another Toy from Grandma

I told you it was a cart-full of toys! Here's another one, and technically speaking, this is my first car!





Here are some videos of me trying out my new ride!



Addison Riding His First Car! from Addison Chan on Vimeo.




Addison Cruising Down the Neighborhood - Part I from Addison Chan on Vimeo.




Addison Cruising Down the Neighborhood - Part II from Addison Chan on Vimeo.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Gifts from Grandma

As mentioned here, Grandma took me to Toys-R-Us for shopping a few days ago. (See! People! This is how you can help kicking-off this month-long count-down event!) Anyway, Daddy finally took some time to assemble the presents that Grandma bought me. Here are some videos of me trying out my new toy!



Addison Playing Gifts from Grandma from Addison Chan on Vimeo.




More of Addison Playing Toys from Grandma from Addison Chan on Vimeo.

Monday, October 6, 2008

The Count-down Begins... Today!

To kick-off this month-long count-down event, I have added a count-down clock in the sidebar of this blog. Hopefully, this will help my fans to make birthday gift shopping plan a little bit easier. Because sometimes shipping takes a while, and I suggest you not to wait till the last minute before placing your order!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Not My First Manicure, Can't You Tell?

Mommy and Daddy have been complaining that my fingernails are getting long and they scratches them all the time when I try to hold on to them tight. But Mommy's fingernails are even longer, and they scratch Daddy and Myself all the time too! The only difference is... Mommy usually just say "Sorry lor!", and I don't say a thing to them when I scratched them. But at least Daddy didn't give me the kind of dirty look that he gave Mommy when he got scratched!

So this evening, Mommy decided to give me a manicure so that I fingernails will look tidy, nice, and safe-to-the-skin.



Addison Getting a Manicure - Right Hand Only from Addison Chan on Vimeo.




Addison Getting a Manicure - Left Hand Only from Addison Chan on Vimeo.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

My Kung Fu Kick Target Practice

Here is a video of me having some fun with Daddy this morning. You might want to turn down the volume a bit if you are watching this video from work, as I did make a few high pitch scream (when I get too excited) in the video.)



Addison and Daddy - Chatting and Playing from Addison Chan on Vimeo.

Shopping with Grandma!

This evening, Grandma came to visit us and had dinner with us at a local Japanese Restaurant. After dinner, Grandma insisted taking me to this store that supposed to be big. After a bit of driving, we arrived at this store called Toys R Us. I wasn't too sure what the 'R' stands for, maybe it stands for 'Rely-on'?

Anyway, as soon as we stepped into this store, I realized that this is no joke! This place is BIG! And they are specifically big in toys! There were toys everywhere! Grandma and Mommy took me down almost every aisle that I can imagine to go through toys that caught my attention.

While we were busy with selecting toys, Daddy was on the phone with Uncle Chris in Hong Kong, telling him that his Mom is at a toy store with me buying tons of toys for me. I heard Uncle Chris yelling out loud but I couldn't quite hear what he was saying! Oh well!

We spent more than an hour at the toy store trying out various toys. In the end, our shopping cart was full of toys. And Daddy was even trying to tell Grandma that the trunk of his car doesn't have enough room for these toys, and tried to convince Grandma to drop a few items. Fortunately, Grandma defended me and insisted on getting everything. And since Grandma is always right, all the toys did fit inside the trunk of Daddy's car. Although Grandma did have to put one item on her lap in the front passenger seat.

Over the next few days, I will be show you some pictures and videos of all my new toys. Stay tuned!

Thursday, October 2, 2008

I Can't Dance, I Can't Talk

I spent some time chilling with Daddy this evening in my play area. It happened that Daddy had his High Definition Camera with him, and so he took some video of me.



Spending Some Time with Daddy - Part 1 from Addison Chan on Vimeo.


Here's another one...



Spending Some Time with Daddy - Part 2 from Addison Chan on Vimeo.


I don't know why but as I was typing this post, this song by Phil Collins crossed my mind. Some of you might think that I'm not old enough to know Phil Collins. You are wrong! And you are even old enough to recognize the dance moves of Michael Jackson, you might want to sit through the entire MTV below.