My year in review, as we hurtle towards 2012.

1. 顾 2011 :: in retrospect
Olympus E-P2, IISO 640, 40mm, f1.7, 1/20 My year in review, as we hurtle towards 2012. Happy New Year!
Toilet at modernized village - James Chan
Jiuzhaigou Valley - Sichuan, China motochan.com

2. 19 days across southwestern China
Olympus E-P2, IISO 200, 28mm, f8.0, 1/100 My wife and I visited Lijiang, Shangri-la, Xi’an, Jiuzhaigou, Lhasa and Chengdu for our
Tibetan prayer flags overlooking the city honeymoon. The high altitude reminded me of my ’05 trip to Peru. I hope I’ll get to do
Shangri - Sichuan, China this more often in the years to come. You only live once.

3. 1 year of living together
Olympus E-P2, IISO 1600, 28mm, f5.6, 1/13 Our house certainly does not look like this now ;-). This photo was taken 3 months
Demolished interior, pre-renovation before our wedding. It was a mad rush and a ton of work to complete our dream house,
Fort Road, Singapore but it was all worth it.

4. 2 elections in a year
iPhone 4, color filter by Path app Singapore’s political scene had a watershed year with the Opposition gaining ground in the
Straits Times newspaper General Election. Record crowds were seen at Opposition rallies around the island. The fervor
Somewhere in Singapore spilled over to the typically non-partisan Presidential Election 3 months later.

5. 30 years of existence
iPhone 4, color filter by Path app Sometimes, I feel like I’m the bear in this picture; worn and used. Actually, I just love this
Shophouse aisle photo and Uzia is telling me to cook up some sad story about how the bear is me. But hey, if
Joo Chiat Place, Singapore you know me well enough, you’ll know I’m an optimist. I look forward to the next 30 years.

6. 9 months of anticipation
Olympus E-P3, IISO 200, 28mm, f4.5, 1/15 We watched and waited as Uzia’s tummy grew over the months. We went through
Posed shot with Uzia’s favorite bear every name in the baby name book before deciding to name our boy “Kyler”. I
Fort Road, Singapore rationalized our decision by purchasing the domain name kylerchan.com as the first of
many gifts, from dad to son.

7. 3.25KG at birth
Olympus E-P3, IISO 800, 90mm, f2.8, 1/100 I never longed to be home as much as I do these days. I’ve started on the
Posed shot of Kyler, several days shy of his 1st month best investment I’ll probably ever make in my life, by joining my wife in the
Somewhere in Singapore parenting of our son, Kyler Chan. He’s 9 weeks old now and comes in at 6
kg, at least when I last checked.

8. 60+ applications, 6 fellows
Olympus E-P2, IISO 1000, 40mm, f1.7, 1/60 I co-founded Startup Roots Singapore with Derrick and Zaizhuang.
Startup Roots Speaker Series with Ian McFarland & Jeff Jonas It’s a fellowship program for l33t hackers to work at startups. It’s
Hackerspace Singapore our way of offering them the red pill of tech and startups.

9. 24 investments at Neoteny Labs
Lumix LX-3, ISO 400, 28mm, f2.5, 1/30 2010 marked the start of investing at Neoteny Labs, but 2011 was the one where we made
Some meeting room ~70% of our investments. It has been an amazing learning experience for me, and none of
Somewhere in Singapore this would have been possible if not for that moment of serendipity. Thanks Joi ;-).

10. 365 good days ahead! Olympus E-P2, IISO 200, 54mm, f4.6, 1/320
Streets of Habana Vieja
Havana, Cuba