Contributed by Jennifer Liu 5/9/2014: Looking back one year ago: Speech Ah Kong had a great smile. He smiled all the time, whether it was in the morning during his walk at the mall or at night when he was taping his Chinese soap operas. He’d smile during lunch and during dinner. At church and at work. I witnessed this smile growing up every day. I’d see his big smile in the rear view mirror when riding with him to Danny or Ken’s house on Saturdays. I’d see his proud smile when he would pick us up during half days at St. Michael’s and take us to the restaurant to pick up lunch before heading back to his house. I saw that happy smile even when I got older and started cooking HIM dinner at my parent’s house. I saw an even BIGGER smile when I would bring out the flan, cake or dessert (after the dinner). But mostly I saw his cheerful smile every time I was around him. On Sundays, Kevin, Stephanie, and I would be dropped in the morning at his house. Sundays were even more special than regular days because Po Po would make her famous fish (steamed or pan fried). If it was pan-fried I would help her make the brown sauce. Once the table was ready and set, we’d wait. We’d look at the clock because Ah Kong typically came home closer to around 1p.m. We’d wait for Ah Kong to come home to eat because it was the proper thing to do, but also because he came home with the fresh rice. Finally, we’d see his blue van pass by the window. One of us would quickly tip toe to the front door and hide behind the door. Then, we’d wait. Finally as he would open the door and we’d try to scare him. We’d laugh loudly together afterwards. Now this did happen nearly EVERY Sunday afternoon, so even if he KNEW we were behind the door, he would always still act so surprised because he loved seeing us smile and laugh when greeting him. Seeing HIM smile always made the three of US happy too. And, Po Po as well. Now, typically when you think about what you’ve inherited, people tend to first think of their parents. My recognizable laugh is of course from my dad. But, usually when we think of these types of things we end the conversation with our parents. Now, looking back at Ah Kong and his outlook on life, I know that my smile was inherited from Ah Kong. And, in fact I’d like to think that all of the Lius in this room and everyone else who knew him received their encouraging smiles from him as well.