May the New Year bring more fun with Minami California!

A camera and Minami Cali are all I need to start a party.

Work and play

Minami thinks we went all the way to downtown LA to take photos in front of the crappy warehouse district. But I'm actually getting backplates for VFX work.

Scoops gelato LA: almond sake cream, caramel green tea, almond ume, yuzu pineapple!

Going with Asian theme at Scoops gelato LA: almond sake cream, caramel green tea, almond ume, yuzu pineapple... all really good! Minami just got chocolate.

Watch "Minami California Asian Lady Driving" on YouTube

We probably can't return to this Whole Foods after our little accident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CsJoBcPuu4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Watch "Fairy Godfather" on YouTube

I like testing toys on Minami so that I won't have to buy them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN_ZSewH4gM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

This is what our check out looks like... not very echo for a Whole Foods... dig the irony?

I must admit to having fun tearing up the store with the kid's shopping cart. The Whole Foods employee that cleaned up after us wasn't happy.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas morning in Minami California.

Colburn kid's choir on the TV - Minami's music school.

Minami's music school, Colburn, on the TV.

Christmas Eve balloon fight.

This family's idea of a Christmas Eve party is a balloon fight.

Stop cryin like a twist Panda! The coppers will never take us down in this machine.

"Stop cryin like a twist Panda! The coppers will never take us down in this machine." Minami makes a quick get away with her accomplice.

Macau custard tart at Elite Dim Sum. Minami's favorite.

We ate a few Macau custard tarts in Macau. The ones in Macau were a bit bigger, flakier, and the custard more firm.

It's a Christmas miracle, Minami's 1st Christmas tree at home.

This year we've stepped up to a nice big Christmas tree thanks to Minami's aunty Kathy.

Minami Cali Luv

Minami Cali knows how to party - so many possibilities when you name your kid California. Testing slow motion on my Galaxy Note 2 and auto edit on Magistro.

Minami Cali Luv by Magisto

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Created by Magisto - Magical Video Editor (www.magisto.com)

Watch "Holiday Show 2012" on YouTube

Minami's performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlDRG1_HF6Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Minami's reward after a successful show singing.

The white dress worked but Minami originally wore a perfectly red Holiday dress but puked all over it. It was damage control just before her show.

Minami and Ms. Aida

Minami and Ms. Aida after the show. I don't know the boy's name to the right but he's hilarious and calls me Daddy.

Minami's fans.

Post show festivities.

Minami after her big Holiday Show. She sang her heart out.

Holiday Show

Holiday Show

My Hero

In another random incident, Minami saved me some embarrassment as I had just returned a shopping cart and was walking back to the car where Minami was waiting. But when I looked at her in the car window she was screaming and pointing behind me. Normally I would just tell her to chill out but I decided to look back and saw a whole train of shopping carts rolling down the parking lot with my cart in the lead. I ran back and stopped the line of 4-5 carts just before it hit a parked car. That was a close one!

Breaking Silence

So in Minami's music class, the teacher instructed everyone to be quiet while Minami softly sang a random song she knew. In that silences someone totally farted and who was the only one laughing: me. And yeah, it wasn't me that farted.