Happy January Birthday Papa, Angkong 2019
January 15

After Papa quit smoking around 1981 (Around 1981-82 he made a pact with his chain-smoking friends, Cesar Cuyugan and Colonel Henry Mapa to quit smoking, and they all did). He became more and more entrenched in physical fitness. For more than 30 years, Papa and Mama practiced daily exercises of LTK (Luk Tung Kuen) for 35 minutes – yes everyday, this is always followed by dance for another 20 minutes, and then swimming for at least an hour. This was a daily morning routine for more than 30 years! His last physical exercise was on Sep-6, 2016, when he off-balanced and fell. He was 88.

My Father
– Excerpt from “A Year Ago” – 503

Years now passed, and a new day just begun,
Dashes of hope with the morning sun.
Hong Kong and China, and to the beaches of L.A.
Smiling and sailing, by the old Manila Bay.

A new breathe of life, from the Heavens above,
“Let go my son, go share my love.”
“I’m with your Mama, we’re up high and away”
“Above the clouds with me to stay.”