A Wonderful Life

FOO HONG符大煥1922-2014

LESSONS FROM KONG KONG

Eighty three years later

Eighty three years later

- try to stay around and help each other

Family is important

- try to stay around and help each other

Family is important

Lesson #1: Always make time for your family.

Manggis House 11/7/2012

Manggis House11/5/2012

Manggis House11/7/2012

2012

The three great-grand daughters here , two have not met Kong-kong but the one on the left is reading about him.

Everyone has a story, take time to learn about others

BSB 10/2/2011

Everyone has a story, take time to learn about others

BSB 10/2/2011

I think this is what Kong Kong would want to say to us....

Lesson#1: Love others around youTreat them fairly whether they are high in

standing or someone you meet on the street – you never know what will happen

Lesson#2: Make time for games……….and exercise! Langawi

12/28/2008

Lesson#3: Be adventurous…. Try new things…

Langawi 12/28/2008

…like letting little fish eat off the dry skin on your feet.Kuala Lumpur

1/10/2009

Lesson#4: Be strong, kind and generousTake others along with you in your success

Angkor Wat 10/18/2005

Lesson#5: Don't be nervous or scaredI was just like you and I was able to achieve

Titanic in front !!Oh no Phukat2/10/2004

You can hear the sound from nature

Siem Reap Wat10/17/2005

Lesson#6: there is always things to learn

Lesson#7 With perseverance, You can do it! I am almost up there

his stories about Japan and WW2 - and the sheer scariness at the times.

 How he was riding a bicycle with his friend and a Japanese solider passed by and he never saw his friend again.

I think this made him even more driven and thoughtful about the time we haveLesson#8: Be calmWhatever the adversityAlways smile 微微的笑

Saigon10/22/2005

his stories about Japan and WW2 - and the sheer scariness at the times.

 How he was riding a bicycle with his friend and a Japanese solider passed by and he never saw his friend again.

I think this made him even more driven and thoughtful about the time we haveLesson#8: Be calmWhatever the adversityAlways smile 微微的笑

Saigon10/22/2005

Lesson#9: Be determine to experience . Never too old

He reminded us that he climbed the canopy walk He used to be able to lift himself with just his fingers

Lesson#10 The world is small sometimes and everything is interconnected

8/26/2011

Hanoi10/23/2005

Lesson#11 You learn from exampleWell, ( not always accurate)

Lesson#11 You love and respectYour elder

Lesson#11 You love and respect your elder

For he cares and loves you

Lesson#12 Do things that you can see your kids doing - be a good role model(Hi where is the stick?...)

Saigon 10/21/2005

Just kidding

Just be content and enjoy the moment Phnom Penh10/20/2005

Life is great

Hanoi10/22/2005

Need to rest“He used to be able to lift himself with just his fingers” 12/28/2008

Soon, the Baton will be relayed

Angkor Wat10/18/2005

Don’t forget your ancestry And what they had doneWe stand on their shoulders

Great Wall7/15/2005

don't be lazy and strive to do somethingdon't just let your life pass you bydon't just work for someone ,you will never make itinvest in land

To endure for a while, The wind will calm down and there  will not be any waveTo take a step backward, the sea and the sky will be  wide openhttp://foousa.blogspot.com/2014/03/foo-hong-calligraphy-2endure.

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Thank you every one for sharing the wonderful experience

“I wish that I was able to spend more time with him but what I know I cherish.

 I see his influence on othersso I know his love, teachings, kindness and spirit lives on in each of us”

We will miss you very much! We will always keep you in our hearts and

try to abide by your lessons everyday.

Thank you for the photos, & comments

Yuan, Andrew, Yi, Jonathan, Yang, NinHo

《送靈澈上人》劉長卿

蒼蒼竹林寺 杳杳鐘聲晚 荷笠帶斜陽 青山獨歸遠

Thank you for the photos, & comments

Yuan, Andrew, Yi, Jonathan, Yang, NinHo

蒼蒼竹林寺 杳杳鐘聲晚 荷笠帶斜陽 青山獨歸遠

《送靈澈上人》劉長卿