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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

Grandma Amy likes Grape Juice

So when Grandma Amy was staying with us during the past few days, I noticed that she really likes to drink those dark red liquid from those tall bottles. So when I asked Daddy what is in those bottles, Daddy told me that they are expensive Grape Juice.

Grape Juice? I think I had Grape Juice before. Although I think it was white grape juice, stored inside a plastic bottle as opposed to the glass bottle that Grandma Amy drank out of.

So how much does Grandma Amy really like to drink grape juice... the expensive kind? Let’s just say there are at least 2 extra emptied bottles in the morning when I wake up everyday. Since she doesn’t seem to be a selfish person, I supposed she wasn’t the only person drinking grape juice after I went to bed.  She would share, right?

But when I saw these pictures, I had my doubts. (Click on the picture to enlarge.)

Grandma Amy, 契嫲嫲, and 契爺爺's Visit

We have a few very important Guests visiting us in the past few days!

Grandma Amy flew all the way from Hong Kong to visit us, while 契嫲嫲 and 契爺爺 are visitng us from Vancouver. This is my first time meeting all 3 Guests, and of course I was at my best behavior at all time... during those few days.

Grandma Amy lives in Hong Kong. Her job in Hong Kong is to manage my Imaage Rights, my Publicity, and so drinking with my Uncle Chris on my behalf.

契嫲嫲 and 契爺爺, for those who can't read Chinese (of couse I can read Chinese!), they are Daddy's Godfather and Godmother. Not so much in religious term, but more in Chinese Traditions term. 契嫲嫲 and 契爺爺 are very good friends of Grandpa William. Not only good friend, but life-long friends with Grandpa William. They treat each other as brother/sister. Which means that they have full authority to teach Daddy a lesson when he's naughty. Daddy said the same applies to me, but I just told Daddy that the vocabulary 'naughty' is just in my dictionary.

So what happened was that Grandma Amy flew from Hong Kong to Vancouver to meet with 契嫲嫲 and 契爺爺, and the 3 of them took a Cruise to travel down from Vancouver to L.A. I asked Daddy what a Cruise is, and Daddy's response was 'a big sampan with rooms.' Thanks, Dad! Not only now I don't know what a Cruise mean, I also want to know what is a sampan!? But Daddy did say he will, someday, take me onto a Cruise so that I will find out what a Cruise is, in person. I'm okay with that!

Here are some pictures that we took over the past few days. I had some great fun with everyone and I hope that they had great fun with me too! Daddy did told 契爺爺 that he will take Mommy and Me to visit them in Vancouver some day. That's good because I've heard that there are some great restaurants up in Vancouver! But Daddy also told Grandma Amy that he will take Mommy and Me to Hong Kong, some day, to visit her too! Hmm, it looks like I will have some traveling to do in the near future!

Once again, thank you all for visiting me! And more importnat, thank you all for the gifts that you bought me! I look forward to seeing you again very soon!

Grandma Amy, 契嫲嫲, and 契爺爺's Visit

Stand Up!

Here are some pictures taken today and yesterday. You can see from the pictures that I'm getting good at standing up on my own... as long as I have something to lean against. Aren't you all proud of me?

My First Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節)

Today is 中秋節, and if you don't know what 中秋節 is, just look up to the sky. Tonight's moon is supposed to be the 'round-est' of the whole year. Yeah, someone actually took it down from the sky and measured it, I think.

So what do we do on 中秋節? Not much! You are supposed to be outdoor to enjoy the moon. Which is exactly what Mommy and Daddy did! They took me outside to check out the moon. It looked just like a lightbulb! Round and bright! Here are some video footages from this evening.

Daddy and Addison Enjoying 中秋節 from Addison Chan on Vimeo.




Full Moon from 中秋節 (Mid-Autumn Festival) from Addison Chan on Vimeo.

Do I Have to Draw It Out for You?

Well, just look to the right on this page ---->

Consider yourself warned!