Tyler Tsai 蔡泰良

I visited Tyler Tsai 蔡泰良 in Aiiku Hospital today. He is Uncle Michael and Auntie Yuko's first son, who just born earlier this morning. Omedetou !!

 

Merry Christmas

Let's Dance

鬼怒川温泉

We go to Onsen again. Dad take a day off on Monday and we stay in 夢の季 on Sunday night. It takes 2.5 hours travel by train.

恵比寿 11:26～12:07
18駅　東京メトロ日比谷線・東武動物公園行
北千住 12:11～13:58
5駅　東武特急きぬ117号
鬼怒川温泉

Lunch with Fred

 

Anita and Philip

I go to a Christmas ball organized by TPC tonight.
Uncle Philip is leading a live band on stage, while I am playing with auntie Anita on the audiance seats.

Shopping in Akachan Honpo

This afternoon we go to Gotanda and registered on a trial lession of swimming next month. Then we went to Akachan Honpo to do our christmas shopping.

 
 

Hannah and Anna

Today, we have lunch with guest from Hong Kong (Anna) and Australia (Hannah).
 

Kissing a balloon

Dad bought Wii-fit today and I got a balloon.

Sunday afternoon in Yoyogi Park

It is the red leaves season. Mom took me to Yoyogi Park on a Sunday afternoon. Carol took a lot of photo of us. Dad join us in late afternoon after he finished his Japanese exam.

Red Leaves

Today we have lunch in 八芳園 where has a beautiful japanese garden in it.

Aquarium in Hakeijima

After my first Onsen trip, we went to the Aquarium in Hakejima, where I met a lot of aquatic creatures first time in my life.

How to apply HKSAR passport and ID card for new born in Japan

Expected processing time: 2 months if everything smooth

Detail in
http://www.immd.gov.hk/chtml/hksarp.htm#d
http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hksarp.htm#d

Japan Specific Steps


Brief Steps:

Before baby birth

1) go to Chinese Embassy get a set of forms. All these forms are from HKSAR. Chinese Embassy just give it to you and do a minimum validation when you summit them later. Note that Chinese Embassy for handling application only on weekdays morning 9am - 12am. Getting the forms may takes you 30-60 mins.

2) Partially fill out the forms.

After baby birth

3) Get a certificate from hospital

4) Go to Ward Office with the certificate. You can apply a birth certificate, a registration certificate and alien card for your baby with this hospital certificate. Ward Office close at 5pm weekdays and have lunch break. It would take an hour to do the 3 applications.

5) Tricky part is taking passport photo for your baby. Specification in:
http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/traveldoc/hksarpassport/photorequirements.htm

6) No need to do finger print stamping on the forms for new born. No need to stick/clip the photo on the form. Not even write anything at back of photo. Better put the photo in a small transparent bag an summit together with the forms.

7) Complete the forms and make copies of various documents as specify by Chinese Embassy. There is a choice of payment ( in HKD ). Detail charges are listed in ID852. In Form ID853, you have a 3 choices of payment method:

i) a cheque from a bank account in HKSAR

ii) a bank draft drawn on a bank in HKSAR

iii) referee in Hong Kong

For (i) and (ii), better use HKD cheque/bank draft as they are less flexible in exchange rate

if (iii) is used, HKSAR imigration depart will mail payment letter to the referee when they start to processing the application.

8) Summit the forms to Chinese Embassy. Be prepare 2000 yen fees for postage. Chinese Embassy will issue a recipt of this 2000 yen and you need this recipt for getting the Passport and ID card when the Postport and ID card are ready.

9) Do a regular weekly check with Immigration Department, the Government of the HKSAR - overseas application section.


Key phone numbers:
Immigration Department, the Government of the HKSAR - overseas application 2829 3017

Keisuke and Akiko's wedding dinner

Today's weather is really bad. Heavy rain with strong wind. I am well protected inside my baby cart though Mom and Dad had a not so easy journey with me to Ginza. We attended Keisuke and Akiko's wedding dinner (nichikai) in THROUGH.

Chocolate

Drawing on the Wall

We go to an Italian Resturant and see this picture on the wall.

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

Last night was rainning heavily but it stopped after mid-night. Today, we went to a very nice park in Meguro, the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, under the nicely blue sky.

Tuesday Gathering

I met a lot of Aunties today.

Big Pumpkin heavier than me

From Halloween

I wear my Hat

Hand Ball

Foot Ball

Friday night dinner

We have a dinner in "T.G.I Friday" on a Friday night.

Lunch Break

 

Halloween Preparation

Sunday Yum Cha

Seisen International School

Michelle is studying in this school. Today is Seisen's open day. We took a bus from Ebisu to Shingakuin-mae (神学院前). The school is right in front of the bus-stop.

You can see I met Michelle and Ryan.

Baby Gym

Welcome back, Alice and Bonnie

Alice just went back from NY and Bonnie came back from Europe early this week. Mom invited them to come to our place to have dinner. We shared our HK trip photos with Bonnie's Europe trip playing on the Wii.

Bonnie will start a new job next week. Wish you all the best.

 

Carol the photographer

Thanks Carol taking these pictures of me.

Mid Autumn Festival

We have Family Gathering in Mom's Mom's home on the Sunday before Mid Autumn Festival. Grand Ma used lots of Lantern to do the decoration.

Traditional Baby Carrier

Grand Ma used a Traditional Baby Carrier to carry me at her back today. She said this Baby Carrier was used by Mom before. Should it be kept in the Museum?

 

Swinging

Grand Ma

Having dinner with Grand Pa nand Grand Ma

Wedding Banquet

Mom took me to a Wedding Banquet of her school-mate

Meeting with Edith

Ron and Angie's daughter, Edith, is 1 month older than I. You can see that she is much bigger than me in size.

Lui's Family day - Mom has lots of relatives

Wow!! Mom has lots of relatives. Her father side relatives I have met so far included: Grand Pa's 4 younger brothers and 2 younger sisters... and their families... Hoi Ching bui-tse would be the one closer to my age. She is Grand-Uncle-2's grand daughter.

Grand Ma's Birthday

Today is Grand Ma's birthday. We have 16 friend and relatives came to celebrate with her. We had a nice sea food dinner.

Grand-Pa's Father

Grand-Pa's Father is 99 years older than I.

Hui's Family day

We had a family gathering with Grand Ma and all her 1 elder and 3 younger sisters in 3rd Street.

A2ship 2.0

Thanks Uncle Mak organized this memorable event. It is a great re-union A2ship haven't have for years. We are setting up A2ship 2.0 :-) ...

Dad's gathering with UST-mates

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First time I went with Mom to her Sat activities in HK.



Second meeting I attended with Guiders

1st Flight

It is the longest journey I took so far. We started our journey at 2:45pm JST and arrived to hotel in HK by Friday late night. It was lucky that we catched a big Taxi right out of our home. In spite of lots of luggages we had, we still could sit comfortablely. We got in the 3:20pm Narita Express from Shinagawa station and reached the airpot by 4:25pm. Mom did a brief shopping in the airport then we went through the security check. My first use of paasort was smooth, Mom helped me out to fill out all the required forms. Boarding was also quick.

Dad is happy as I didn't cry much in the plane. As suggestted by Mom's Medical Doctor friend, she put me on feeding model during take off and landing. It seems work for me to reduce the uncomfortable cause by pressure change.

We landed at around 10:30pm HKT and when we came out, Auntie Ellen and her family already there. Uncle Thomas drove us back to hotel in Sai Yin Pun. I went to bed exceptionally late on Friday, or not Saturday early morning.

I don't wanna say goodbye

 
 

Chiba trip

Yesterday, Dad rented a car and drove us to 99-mile beach. The beach is located at the pacific shore of Chiba Prefecture. It is 83km away from Ebisu, Tokyo. The beach was kind of closed since September, though a lot of surfers were still there.

I am 3 months old

I am 3 months old today. I go back to the hospital to have my 3rd monthly regular check and take the vaccination of Hepatitis B.

Beach

Yesterday after Mom and Dad had a big meal in 海南鶏飯食堂, we got in the train from Ebisu to Kamakura. It took an hour to go there then we took a Taxi to the beach near by. We arrived at around 4:30pm and Dad's friends already drinking beer there. I quite like the open area that I saw a long beach of 湘南, big blue sky and the endless horizon. Dad put me in the shallow water and my little feet first time connected with the Pacific Ocean. Feeling of touching the sands is interesting, though Mom complained that some tiny sands sticked in my little nails for a while.

We saw the sun set, then have bbq dinner in a seashore resturant. We left the beach at 7:30pm and headed back to Tokyo by 9:00pm, met up sharply with my daily bathing time.

It was hot yesterday

Yesterday I went with Mom to Japan Girl Scout Centre. Then we did to Shinjuku and did some shopping there. It was a hot summer day with over 32 Degree Celcius.

 

Auntie Ellen

Auntie Ellen and her family give a brief home stay with us at the end of their Summer Holiday Tokyo Trip. She brought me lots of gifts... :-)

A2ship gathering

Thanks Uncle M.K. for arranging an A2ship gathering on September. I am looking forward to seeing many uncles and aunties with their kids. Some of them know my dad since last century :-)

I guess I would be the youngest participant this time :-P

Firework

Last night we went to Ryan's home. In the roof of the house, we watched the Tamagawa firework 2007 there.

Summer Collection

Super Girl

My first Trip to Hong Kong

Mom has arranged my flight ticket. I will go to Hong Kong on 7th Sept 2007 with Mom and Dad. This will be my first time going aboard. We will stay in Hong Kong for 2 weeks. Highlight would be attending Grand Mom's birthday party!!

Firework

Tonight, we go to Dad's office and see the firework in Tokyo Bay.

Playing with Dad in a Restaurant

Last night we went to Cabana for dinner. It was Mom's birthday. I played with Dad in the restaurant happily.

Highest Point I reached

Last night, Dad and Mom brought me to an elevator and we went up to the 37th Floor of that building. I never have been to that height before. Dad thought it can help me practice to adopt to the air pressure change for my first Flight. I wonder would there be any help. I think I will cry in the airplane anyway.

Star Light Movie

Nuovo cinema Paradiso is Dad's favourite movie. Due to the influence on that movie, Dad is quite into Star Light Movies shows too. Each Summer, Ebisu Garden Place holds Star Light Movie event. Dad brought me to there last Sunday. We sat in a restaurant next by the screen and enjoyed our dinner together with a movie about Tiger - Deux frères .

I usually hiccup in the morning

Prof. Tiffany

Last night Mom and Dad took me to a dinner gathering with Prof. Tiffany. She is very nice and held me for a while. Tiffany is teaching Japanese in National Taiwan University and taking her summer vacation in Japan now.

Thanks Uncle Po to arrange the booking of this restaurant タケハーナ in 淡島 with a private room where I can cry a lot without disturbing other customers :-P

Got my Visa and Re-entrance Permit

I got my Visa and Re-entrance Permit sticked on my new Passport yesterday. I am ready for going aboard!

My Gym

Lovely Smile

 

Lunch with Michael and Jenny

playing with a balloon

Obon festival in Ebisu

Last night, Mom and Dad brought me to the festival at night. I saw a lot of people were dressing in Yukata and dancing. I wish I can get a gold fish next year.

Beautiful sisters and I

This is the farewell party of Bonnie. Number of beautiful sister in Tokyo is going to decrease by one :-P

 

I am 2 month old

I am exactly 2 month old. In the morning, Mom and Dad took me to Aiiku Hospital, where I was born, to have monthly checkup. I got a painful Hb vaccine shot. Suprisingly, I just cried for a few minutes.

I got my Passport

Dad went to Chinese Embassy this morning. He got my newly issued Hong Kong Passport and Hong Kong Identity Card.

Dad told me that my passport is having an IC chip inside, what they call it electronic passport. It is a more advance version than the one Dad and Mom having.

I am one step closer to be able to travel aboard. Pending re-entrance permit and Japan Visa application.

Daily morning exercise

Burping

Happy Face

Having Teppan Yaki with Uncle Clive

I met Uncle Clive during lunch time in Jiyugaoka today, though I was asleep all the time.

Poon's Family

Uncle Vincent and aunty May brought together with little Benard to Tokyo. Dad arranged a dinner with the Poon's family last night in つな八

Narita Express

After sending Grand Ma and Pa to Airport, Mom took me to ride on Narita Express headed back to Shinjuku. It is the first time I took such a long ride, hour and a half, in a train. We reserved first class at first. May be due to my crying, the staff upgraded us to a private room and Mom can feed me on the way.

We arrived Shinjuku at around 8pm. I am excited as seeing lots of neon lights flashing.

Finally, we met Dad and our guest of tonight in front of Isetan department store. The Poon's family.