TheDanDanTimes 2009

AHOY! I am DanDan, today exactly 18 months of age: Day-549.
- Today +38C but I have got many new friends!


My Second Year in Beijing City
2009 EDITION

I was born on Christmas Eve, 24th of December 2007, 9.22AM in Beijing. Soon busy times followed. I am DanDan, a Finn, and this is my blog.

Cheers!
- DanDan 聃聃



Above-92: June 24, 2009.
- Bernhard, thank you for the HIPP - XieXie!


Above-91: June 24, 2009. My 18-Month Birthday.


Above-90: June 24, 2009. 18-Month Birthday, friends, +38C.


Above-89: June 23, 2009. Anyone fancy a milk!


Above-88: June 22, 2009. A momentum at Learning Center.


Above-87: June 20, 2009. I have never been on Kodachrome!


Above-86: June 15, 2009.
- NiHao! XieXie! ZaiJian!


Above-85: June 11, 2009. Coming, International Toy Day!


Above-84: June 11, 2009. Open mind and invent!


Above-83: June 10, 2009. Energy/Yes. Smile/No. Next!


Above-82: June 4, 2009.
- Mr President, blogging is boring if blogs gets blocked (rolls eyes)


Above-81: June 3, 2009. They call it information advantage...


Above-80: June 3, 2009. Modern times, but some things never change.


Above-79: June 3, 2009. Revolving door experiment!


Above-78: June 3, 2009. My American friend Andrew, we do things!


Above-77: May 23, 2009. Tomorrow is my 17-Month Birthday!


Above-76: May 22, 2009. Rainmakers!


Above-75: May 19, 2009.
- My dog is faster than yours


Above-74: May 19, 2009.
- And The Beat Goes On...


Above-73: May 18, 2009. Me and my Me-Me.


Above-72: May 16, 2009. Where does it go, Spring wind?


Above-71: May 13, 2009. Exhausted! Driller neighbor ruined my sleep.


Above-70: May 11, 2009. I will propose a Nobel Toy Prize for that!


Above-69: May 11, 2009. My first 500 days passed without a bang.


Above-68: May 8, 2009. Swinging in the Sandwich Club.


Above-67: May 7, 2009. Actually, this is hard without Ray Bans!


Above-66: May 7, 2009. Doing my "Thinking Baby".


Above-65: May 5, 2009.
- Is it true that every bottle of champaign eventually goes flat?


Above-64: May 4, 2009. We got +31℃, Indian summer coming!


Above-63: May 4, 2009. Over there! A lot greener!


Above-62: May 4, 2009. Me-Me ready for a slide!


Above-61: May 4, 2009. Mamma mia, a waterbed emergency!


Above-60: May 4, 2009. Trust me, I know how to overspeed.


Above-59: April 25, 2009. All the water comes from making of the stars!


Above-58: April 25, 2009. Lifting my water level to 70%, then a meeting.


Above-57: April 24, 2009. Today is my 16-Month Birthday.
Sometimes I am a cleaning baby. Let's clean up our environment!


Above-56: April 22, 2009. Onomatopoetically accurate VWORP!


Above-55: April 22, 2009. Lobby times.


Above-54: April 22, 2009. A moment before French bread, artisan-style.


Above-53: April 22, 2009. Morning porridge experiments.
- That's a gig in the sky!


Above-52: April 17, 2009.
- Sir, do you play jazz?
- No, just music, with contemporary style


Above-51: April 15, 2009.
- Two-hand badmington, anyone?


Above-50: April 14, 2009. Armchair observer busy.


Above-49: April 13, 2009. Take-five at my Learning Center.


Above-48: April 13, 2009. I think I can, I think I can!


Above-47: April 10, 2009. Well, I'm a ScratchMan.


Above-46: April 10, 2009. Scratches from yesterday's 180° volt.


Above-45: April 9, 2009. Experienced 180° playground volt!


Above-44: April 8, 2009. For me, delearning is not a big issue, yet! Playgrounds belong to my learning centers!


Above-43: April 8, 2009. Coming!


Above-42: April 8, 2009. I think playgrounds are win-win for everybody.


Above-41: April 7, 2009. Planet Earth +30℃ is just right!


Above-40: April 6, 2009. Ball games are my newest hobby.


Above-39: March 30, 2009. I think of a boat! But they said: Only two days you enjoy a boat, the day you buy it and the day you sell it!


Above-38: March 24, 2009. My 15-Month Birthday, all-together-now!
...we all live in a yellow submarine...


Above-37: March 24, 2009.
- Hallo, yes today is my 15-month birthday...


Above-36: March 18, 2009. The second day of Spring made me humming...
...Summertime, and the living is easy...


Above-35: March 16, 2009. Not afraid of Space Shuttle training.


Above-34: March 16, 2009. To the front, not middle or center!


Above-33: March 10, 2009. Orangutans do business, I do fun!


Above-32: March 9, 2009. Above the line is always better.


Above-31: March 5, 2009. Round table sentiments, exactly.


Above-30: March 3, 2009. Today I worked in kitchen backroom.


Above-29: February 25, 2009. New jacket, thank you, DaGe!


Above-28: February 25, 2009.
- Let me press that button to restart economy!


Above-27: February 25, 2009.
- I want short-term gains and long-term prosperity for all


Above-26: February 25, 2009.
- Are you subjectively firm or objectively flexible?
- No Sir, I am DanDan, 14 months one day: Day-424, Sir


Above-25: February 24, 2009. Today is my 14-Month Birthday!


Above-24: February 20, 2009. Yellow shirt helps to fight against flu!


Above-23: February 20, 2009. Dogs and cats counted!


Above-22: February 18, 2009. I have contemporary dancing style!


Above-21: February 13, 2009. To be young and tired feels glorious.


Above-20: February 11, 2009. Butter cookies by New Zealand recipe.


Above-19: February 8, 2009. Watershow by The BathMan!


Above-18: February 3, 2009.
- What is your secret, Sir?
- My secret? Parma Ham, cheese, Piazza Italia


Above-17: January 29, 2009. Bath simulation in process.


Above-16: January 27, 2009. The Bobby ScooterMan.


Above-15: January 26, 2009. Gr8! More Tubbie Custards!


Above-14: January 25, 2009. Teletubbie on the catwalk!
- No, it's me, DanDan, dressed for Ox Year!


Above-13: January 25, 2009. Maybe I become an orchidist!


Above-12: January 24, 2009. Birthday! Today I am 13 months old.


Above-11: January 22, 2009.
- Do you want another one!


Above-10: January 19, 2009. Be the change? Me?


Above-9: January 19, 2009. Symmetricals make me sometimes dense!


Above-8: January 19, 2009. Formula milks are there... and these are my favorite meals. Piltti, Bona, Gerber, Heinz, but Hipp Rocks!


Above-7: January 12, 2009. Me and Mr Gekko.


Above-6: January 12, 2009.
- Knok-knok! I am looking for Gekko!
- Oh, Mr Gekko! He is not here, he is next door.


Above-5: January 8, 2009. Negotiating better terms is art.


Above-4: December 31, 2008. The DanDan Show 2009!


Above-3: December 31, 2008. My crew told me my voice will be heard.
- Sir, now you have got advisor's role in our decision-making process


Above-2: December 31, 2008. My mind is full of questions.
- Ginger? Why is everyone interested about ginger?


Above-1: December 26, 2008. Today one year two days of age.
- With respect, Sir, perhaps you should wear a cape!
- No. No capes


Strategic Data Summary up to June 2009

Body Length development
• 0mo 51cm • 2mo 62cm • 4mo 68cm • 6mo 71cm
• 9mo 74cm • 10mo 76cm • 12mo 80cm • 14mo 82cm
• 16mo 83cm • 17mo 84cm • 18mo 85cm

Body Weight development
• 0mo 3,570kg • 2mo 6,320kg • 4mo 8,100kg • 6mo 9,280kg
• 9mo 9,910kg • 10mo 9,840kg • 11mo 10,5kg • 12mo 10,7kg
• 14mo 11,0kg • 16mo 11,6kg • 17mo 12,0kg • 18mo 12,0kg

The Firsts
• 3mo first smile • 4mo toe biting • 5mo rollover
• 6mo sits without support • 7mo crawling
• 9mo gets up, standing • 9mo words: papa, mama
• 10mo walking everywhere • 11mo words: mennään
• 12mo dives into own bed • 13mo opens doors, runs
• 13mo shows humor • 13mo "Mianbao, XieXie"
• 14mo noticed own shadow • 14mo "Kala, Beizi, DanDan'de"
• 15mo goes steps, climbs • 16mo "MeiMei, Shi, Ma"
• 17mo "BBC, CCTV, ZaiJian" • 18mo more words, drumming

Dental Record
• 6mo lower O,P • 8mo upper D,E,F,G • 11mo lower N,Q
• 12mo upper I • 13mo upper B lower L,S
• 14mo upper C • 15mo upper H lower M,R
Total: 16 of 20 teeth

Immunization Record
2008: DTaP, Polio, Hib, Hepatitis B, Rabies, BCG(TB), Encephalitis B
2009: MMR, Varicella, Infanrix IPV-HIB, Prevenar PCV

Top Fun
• Playgrounds
• Scooter, indoors
• Piano, contemporary style
• Picture books, drawing
• Lego Duplo
• Teletubbies, Larry Groce
• Bath, shower, swimming

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