A Conversation with Daddy!

Yeah, my conversation with Daddy was recorded for training purposes. The video clip seems long, but it is actually a combination of a few short videos edited together. I think it is worth the few minutes of your time, just to hear me responding back to my Dad!

To my French and Japanese speaking fans, that is Cantonese that Daddy was speaking. Just to summarize the translation, Daddy basically kept telling me that I'm such a good boy, and that I should put my hands in my mouth more often. Not much!

On a different note, thanks to those who kept on visiting my Virtual City of Addison. You can actually see that my town is growing! Thank You! But don't let it stop! Keep on clicking once a day! Very soon, I can start building a transportation system, & etc.

Just Some Pictures...

From the past few days.

Want to Know Why I'm Not Sleeping at Night?

I know Daddy has been telling everybody and their grandmother that I'm not sleeping at night. You have probably heard from him that I stay up all night long, blah blah blah! Well, take a look at this video below, and tell me if you can fall asleep under this kind of environement! I mean... Hello?... someone is trying to fall asleep in this same room too!!

So from now on, I don't want to hear you people gossiping about how I am not sleeping at night! When I cry at night, it's not always because of starvation or dirty diapers! Maybe I am just irritated by some unpleasant... 'sleeping sound!'

Beverly Hills... Here I come!

Daddy took me to Beverly Hills for lunch today! We were there because Daddy has a High-school classmate visiting from New York, with his girlfriend! They happen to be staying at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, and therefore, we get to visit that part of the town for lunch!

Since I didn't sleep much last night, I was a bit tired as soon as I got into the car. I pretty much slept through the whole way. I don't even recall actually meeting Mr. Wong, Daddy's buddy. Although I am confident that Mr. Wong's girlfriend was checking me out throughout the luncheon. So, my first visit to Beverly Hills was rather uneventful. Daddy didn't bring me to shopping (that would have waken me up!) And we went straight back to home after lunch. Although I have heard that the lunch lasted for quite some time because Daddy was spending plenty of time catching up with his buddy, Howard (that's his name, by the way.)

So on our way home, Mommy took these pictures. The purpose of these pictures are to highlight how long my eyelaches are! Everybody kept saying they are long, they are long, but how would I really know how long they are? You make the call and tell me!

Then later this evening, Mommy took some pictures of me when Daddy was trying to burp me after feeding. Little did he know, at that same time, I was also trying to multi-tasking. In addition to burping, I was also attempting to boop at the same time. Yeah, I guess you can say that I am a highly efficient person. I like to perform multiple tasks at the same time. Like 'cry & pee', 'eat & poop', 'poop & burp', 'sleep and pee'. As I grow older, I am certain that I can fine-tune my unique multi-tasking techniques to make myself a better person!




Last but not least, here are a few more photos of myself taken a few days earlier at home.

Home Page Update

Just a couple of updates...

1. I have updated my growth chart, which can be found on the sidebar to the right.
2. It was brought to my attention that there are some friends and family members who are not aware that they can receive an email update whenever I post new content to my site. To sign-up for this email update service, simply enter your email address into the box on the sidebar, where it says 'Update via email', and a confirmation email will be mail to your email inbox. Click on the link provided in the email to confirm your subscription, and you are all set!
3. I also have some lazy friends and family members asking me if there is a link that just show all the pictures of me. They just don't want to read my blog, and rather jump straight to the pictures. Unbelieveable!
   
   Here's a link to all my Picasa Photo Albums:
   http://picasaweb.google.com/AddisonBChan
   
   Here's a link to all my YouTube videos:
   http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=AddisonBChan
   
   I will also place a link into the sidebar for quick access.
   
4. Last but not least, I came across this cool site that lets you build your own online City (similar to SimCity). You don't need to sign-up or download anything. Just hit this link and the more visitors I get, the bigger my city will be! Thanks for your click! (Oh, only 1 click per person, per day, is allowed!)

My 2-Month Check-up!

I had my 2-month check-up today! Everything went well, except that I had 4 injection-shots! Four!! 4!! 四!! IV!! Cuatro!! I can't believe it! Luckily I was strong, and brave! As you can see from the video below. Yes, I did cry... a bit... only because if I didn't cry, I was worried that that nurse might suspect me of having some kind of neuro-related-issues that cause me not to feel any pain. Besides, both Mommy and Daddy were there and I wanted to pretend that I did feel pain... so that they think I would be scare of them when they threaten to spank me in the future, of course, for unjust reasons!

Anyway, the check-up went fine! I weighted in at 12.8 pounds! The Doctor said I'm healthy! Everything is good and wonderful! My next visit is not until I turn 4 months old!

Peace out!

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Today is a very special day because today is Mommy's birthday! It is an extra special birthday for Mommy because this is the first birthday that Mommy spends with me!

To make sure the day starts off with a positive note, I decided to behave myself, and slept through the night (6 hours long) without waking Mommy up. Considered this as my birthday gift to Mom!

Grandma also stopped by our place in the morning to wish Mommy a Happy Birthday... after dropping Grandpa off at the airport. We invited Grandma to join us for brunch at the Jer-Ne Restaurant inside Ritz Carlton Marina Del Rey, to celebrate Mommy's big day!

Below is a video of our table at the restaurant. You can see the nice view that we had of the Marina. And you can also see me totally chilling in my stroller, hoping that I'll get to participate at the buffet table.

And when I learned that I don't get to enjoy the food being served, I was left with no options but to enjoy the environment. Come on, the weather was good, the temperature was warm, there was music playing, and most importantly, it's my Mommy's Birthday! Here I have another video of myself dancing to the music playing at the restaurant. Can't you tell I was having a blast?




We didn't leave the restaurant until it was way past 3 pm! Both Mommy and Daddy were telling each other, and myself, how much they ate, and how full they were. Once again, this is really not fair that I don't get to taste any of the food... especially that dessert station!

Anyway, by the time we arrived home, Uncle Chris and Aunt Phoebe were already there waiting for us. Uncle Chris bought a new computer and he wanted Daddy to install some programs onto his new PC. A feeding and a nap later, it was time to cut the birthday cake!





Below are some pictures that we took today. There are also pictures of different dishes from the buffet table. And of course, pictures with Mommy and Daddy!




Finally, after such an eventful day, it was time for me to take a bath! Long time fans of this web site should remember that this is not the first time that my bathing video appears on this site. In fact, my first bathing was posted right here. If you have the time, compare these 2 videos and see how much weight I've gained! I can't believe my eyes either!





And some more pictures here...




Once again, Happy Birthday Mommy!

Pictures Dump

Here are some pictures that Mommy and Daddy took in the past few days. Enjoy!

I Know Daddy Likes Cars!

That fact that I see car magazines lying everywhere in the house tells me that Daddy really likes cars!  But after reading this news article, I'm just thankful that Daddy didn't pull similar stunt on me.  Or did Mommy just stopped him?  Well, who knows!?  Had my Last Name begins with a 'W', who knows what my First and Second initials would be?

Please Don't Tell Daddy!

Please don't tell daddy that I've read, and learned, how to not-to use this trick to avoid going to school!

Click here to find out what I'm talking about!

Peace out!

I'm 2 Months Old Now!

Yesterday marked my 2-month birthday! Although Mommy and Daddy didn't plan anything special for me, I did get some gifts from 2 ladies that I have never met before. Judy and Wing are Mommy's long time friend. They go all the way back to college years when they met, according to Mommy. Like I said, they brought me plenty of gifts. I didn't know they knew it was my 2-month birthday! I have to say I was impressed!

There are 2 albums below. The first album has some pictures that I took with Judy and Wing. The second album has more pictures that Mommy and Daddy took of me on my 2-month birthday. What do you think? Do I look old in those pictures? Do I look fat?

More Visitors and More Gifts

Today, we had 2 Guests visiting Mommy and I. (Daddy has been at work all day!) Aunt Judy and Uncle Alan are Grandma's long time friend. I've heard that Uncle Alan and Grandma used to be classmates back when they were in school. As always, whenever I have visitors, I am always at my best behavior. Uncle Alan also bought me a very nice gift! And when Daddy put it on me just now, it looked really nice! Thank You

Have I been Travelling to Different Time Zones Lately?

The reason why I am asking, is because I seem to have problem falling asleep in the middle of the night. The past week, I have been awake all night, and won't fall asleep until it's almost 4am. Luckily, Mommy was there to keep me company all night long. Daddy was not as nice... he only woke up momentarily when I cried really loud. Then he would go straight back to sleep. He just wasn't into spending some quality time with me when it is late at night. Although I have to say that he's been very attentive during the morning hours, right before he visit that place called 'work.'

So to help me switch back to Pacific Standard Time, Mommy and Daddy's approach was to keep me awake from 5-6pm onward. Hoping that by the time they go to bed, I will be drop-dead tired. But only if things were that easy! You know, they just don't understand that when I want to sleep, I will just sleep regardless of what position I'm posing at that moment.

Anyway, this past week has been tough on my parents, especially Mommy. I hope my sleep pattern goes back to 'normal' soon. Otherwise, Mommy and Daddy are not going to be very happy!

The video below is just an example of how Daddy was trying to keep me awake.

Gift from Grandma

I want to dedicate these 2 videos below to my Grandma. She bought me a totally cool gift for Christmas. I don't really know how to describe it to you... just watch the video and you'll know what is it that I like so much. It makes sound/music, and it has flashing lights. That's exactly what I needed sometime, after hours of dealing with my parents. Thanks, Grandma!

Here's another video to show Grandma how much I appreciate the gift she bought me!

Gift from Aunt Juanita

What a cool Christmas Gift from Aunt Juanita! You can see from this video that I enjoy it for the most part. Although the video did show some signs of my frustrations here and there. That's only because Mommy and Daddy have been tryign to keep me awake during the evening hours.

Christmas Gift from Aunt Juanita from Addison Chan on Vimeo.

My First New Year's Eve (Party)!

You people... how come none of you warned me that a New Year's Eve party means that I have to stay up waaaayyyy past my bed-time!? A simple "FYI" would have been enough so that I can gather a few more naps before the year ends! Gosh! I thought I can count on you guys to look after my well being! Oh, also, I thought Daddy drove all the way back to that place called Hong Kong yesterday, just to get to my Grandma's house. Did you guys know that she lives so far away? If so, why didn't any of you shoot me an email to, again, "FYI" me?

Anyway, as you can tell by now, yesterday was my first visit to my Grandma's house in this place called Riverside. Don't even ask... I didn't see any "River" there! After a 70-minutes drive, we arrived at Grandma's house. I swear that when we left our house, it was still bright outside, but it was all dark by the time we arrived at Grandma's.

According to Daddy, Grandma started the thermostat way early in the afternoon just to warm up the house for my arrival. Apparently, Grandma doesn't usually turn on the heater because it gives her dried-skin. But because of my visit, Grandma was worried that the house may be too cool for my liking. So as I step foot into her house, I was greeted by a warm and chearful crowd!

As you can see from the pictures below, in addition to the family members, Grandma's neighbor, Emily and Mike (and their daughter), also stopped by to meet me! In addition, long time family friend, Wendy, was also there. As usual, there were always 4 family members busy playing Mahjong for the most part of the evening. As for me, Aunt Phoebe and Uncle Chris pretty much held me all night long. Grandma also spent a fair share of time holding me. I didn't really sleep much during the evening because there were just too much activities going on. Although I did manage for about an hour of sleep later, in Daddy's room.

Then out of nowhere, the television started talking numbers. Something like Five, Seven, Three, Four, Nine, One... Happy New Year! I saw everybody hugging each other, and saying "Happy New Year" to each other. Almost everyone came over to give me a kiss! And of course... plenty of pictures were taken. I saw Daddy pouring some what he said is bubbly-grape-juice, and everyone started drinking. As usual, I was left out of all drinks and food as always! I really wonder when will that change? Hopefully in 2008!

We didn't leave Grandma's house until after 1am. By the time we got home, it was almost 3am. By then, I was feeling a bit hungry and didn't feel like sleeping. But you should look at Mommy and Daddy's face! They were not too happy with me not feeling sleepy! The rest of the night/morning, let's just say... I'm glad Mommy thinks that I'm cute!

It was a really fun evening! My visit to Grandma's house was exciting! Her house is so big that I couldn't wait to learn how to walk so that I can run around that place all day long!

Before we go to the pictures, I just want to have a moment of silence to remember my Great-Grandpa in Hong Kong, who just passed away on Monday evening, Hong Kong time. May you rest in peace!
- love, Addison

My "Full-Month" (滿月) Dinner Party

Wow! What a party! Last night was the first time that I was out for long period of time! Also, last night was the first time that Mommy and Daddy took me out to dinner! Just to make sure that they will take me out again, I behaved extremely well! For the most part of the evening, I didn't cry, nor screamed. I tried to smile a lot, and tried very hard to let everyone to get their hands all over me. It's tough, because you all know that I don't like that strangers touching me, or holding me.

Our outing started with a longer-than-usual (to me) drive. Right before we left the house, I was feeling a bit hungry, so Mommy decided to give me a feeding before we left. Which also pushed our schedule a bit behind. About 25 minutes of driving later, we were the last one to show up at the party. But Daddy told me not to worry because the important people always show up last! The thing is... I wasn't too sure if he was referring to me, or himself!

As we walked into the room, I heard a lot of people making 'Ah' noises. I even heard a few hands clapping! I turned around and saw 3 tables full of people all starring at me! Wow, I didn't expect that many people to me there, but Daddy told me that that was about the right number!

Like I mentioned earlier, I was behaving very well throughout the evening. Everyone wants to hold me and take pictures with me. I saw quite a few new faces, and a few that I have already met a few times before.

But most of them have visited my web-site, so they are fairly up-to-date on my good looks and charm. There were quite a few younger looking girls that I have not met before. Mommy told me that they are my cousins. I can't wait to play with them... assuming that they don't mind playing with boys... a good looking boy!

In addition to pictures, I also received plenty of gifts! Just when I thought Christmas was over, there was another table-full of gifts! Once again, I really wished that I can unwrap those gifts myself!

That's my Aunt Juanita and Aunt Phoebe up there! I think I'm finally unafraid of Aunt Juanita's evil-look. I even managed to cracked a smile at her, as you can see from the album below. After all, she did buy me some very very nice Christmas gifts!

Oh... did I mention that there were plenty of food as well? Again, I wouldn't know what they taste like. But everybody else seemed to be enjoying the food! And that bottle of Sprite sitting on the table... I wanted to have a taste of it so bad!

The evening ended with a lot of laughters and happy faces! I finally got this chance to meet my extended family in L.A. I think it's time for Mommy and Daddy to take me on a trip to Hong Kong to visit the other half of my family there!

One last thing before I conclude this post... today is my favorite Unlce Chris' birthday! I want to wish him a Happy Birthday, and best wishes and luck in the coming year!

Hmm... I thought I overheard that there's a New Year's Eve party somewhere tomorrow night?

My First Christmas!

No, those pictures weren't taken on Christmas!  Instead, it was taken a few days before Christmas when Mommy and Daddy tooke me on a trip to Costco.  I think most people would agree that I look so cute in this outfit.  That's why I'm sharing these 2 pictures with my Readers.

Now, let's talk about my first Christmas!

First of all, now that I know I am supposed to get gifts... plenty of gifts!... during Christmas, I wish there is one Christmas every month!  Grandma, Aunt Phoebe, and Uncle Chris were all here to celebrate Christmas with us.  In addition, Mr. Edward Wong - a long time friend of the family, was also here.   He brought a bottle of Merlot, but Daddy said it is some kind of grape juice that I won't be trying for a very long time!  It was a fun evening because everyone was having a good time.  There were gifts everywhere, for everyone.  Too bad I don't have enough muscle-control to unwrap the gifts.  Therefore, Daddy had to do it for me.  But unwrapping gifts seems exciting to me!  

Below is a video, highlighting my first Christmas! This video is merely a quick fix-up attempt from the video editing software that I have just started learning how to use. I hope you will like it.




I know there have a been a lot of Readers/Fans hitting my site in the past few days, looking for some new pictures taken over Christmas. Thank you for visiting my site. It's been so busy in the past few days that I hardly had time to spend on my web-site. To make it up to you, below are the pictures that are exactly what you were looking for!




Finally, the video and pictures below are to show Grandma how much I enjoy the gift that she bought me. In this video, you can also see that I am beginning to make those "aah goo" sound (or noise, depending on your view on babies). It's a rather long video, but this is what Mommy and Daddy do most of the day, when I'm not sleeping, crying, or being fed. They play with me, and look at me for long period of time.








Tonight will be another big event night for me. Daddy is hosting a "Full-Month" dinner event on my behalf. Yeah, I know I'm more than 1 month old now. But since there will be plenty of people, Mommy and Daddy didn't want me to expose to large crowds when I was still merely 4 weeks old. That's why we decided wait till now, which is already 6+ weeks, believe it or not! Stay tune for more pictures!

Me vs. Jason Bourne

I was in Russia running from this CIA agent named J. Bourne. Unfortunately, my car ran out of gas, and Bourne caught up to me. He threw a punch right at me, and I ducked! I then ran into this apartment complex, and he caught up to me again. I was forced into this emptied apartment, and Bourne started to throw things at me. Things like books, lamps, glasses, tables, chairs, and etc. I know I'm quick, agile, and my reflex is top notch. But I can only make so many moves to avoid all these flying objects. Well, one of this antique lamp that was thrown at me caught me at my nose. Otherwise, I was okay! I jumped off this window, into the river down below, swam ashore, and continued my escape from Bourne... and that's when I woke up from my dream... realized that I've scratched my nose in my sleep.

Fun Time with Grandparents

Following Grandma (Chan)'s visit on Friday night, Grandma and Grandpa (Tong) also made a visit on Saturday. Grandpa just returned from a business trip from Shanghai on Thursday, and he just couldn't wait to come see me! Speaking of Shanghai, Daddy told me that it is a place that he will bring me there someday!

As usual, whenever the Grandparents are visiting, it means good food that I wouldn't know the taste! But as a trade off, I get plenty of spoiling. Although I have to admit that Grandma (Tong) is beginning to pickup my little tricks here and there, and she is starting to know when am I being naughty and just screaming for attention.

Anyway, below are some pictures of me and my Grandparents. Enjoy!