Grandfather aka Ah Kung with Grace. He was around 80 years old.
Grandfather wore
traditional Chinese Clothes and canvas slip on shoes. The clothes were the high
collar, and buttoned down the front with clothed buttons. His pants were
humongous fisherman pants with no elasticize top, but held up with his leather
belt. His under pant were blue boxer pants with no elastic; instead he folds it
smartly that it would not drop no matter how one would tug it. He had a special
wallet attached to his belt and kept out of sight to the right of his front torso.
When we were growing up, he was the last of the people in Sibu dressed in his
attire. We asked why he did not change like our Maternal Grandfather.
He said, “Nobody will
rob an old poor China man.”
He
was also very proud
of Bruce Lee. Bruce was a Hong Kong actor and he wore the same Kung Fu
clothing. Bruce to him was the epitome of a Chinese person. When he went
to town,teenagers mistook him to be a kung fu master and pestered him
to teach them. One day, he got tired of them, and pretended to take out
his umbrella. The kids thought it was his martial arts step.Katie is Grandpa's first great grand daughter. Her mum is Anglo saxon. On her wedding, Katie chose a Chinese wedding ceremony. Grandpa would have been very proud of her.
CLOTHES (Fancy, Plain, Worn, Colourful, Fashionable, Old,...)
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