A CENTENARIAN in Bahau, Negri Sembilan, who lived to the age of 102, was given a grand send-off by 308 of his descendants, Sin Chew Daily reported.
A drone photo taken at the funeral held at Taman Bahau Indah on Oct 5 showed a sea of red made up of hundreds of attendees gathered there for an auspicious event celebrating the long life of Lim Cheng Hoe.
After multiple rounds of counting, it was said there were 308 members of Lim’s descendants attending the funeral, ranging from three to 78 years old.
They were made up of children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and even great-great-grandchildren.
According to his children, Lim’s family members are spread across the world, with daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law hailing from China, Australia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Singapore.
> A metal railing by the roadside in Tokyo’s busy Shibuya district became an unlikely tourist spot after fans spotted King of Mandopop Jay Chou posing for pictures there, China Press reported.
The 46-year-old was in Japan with his wife Hannah Quinlivan and friends to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
After Chou uploaded a photo of himself sitting on the railing at the Daikanyama neighbourhood in Shibuya, eager fans identified the location and it almost immediately became a tourist attraction.
“Only Jay could turn a simple railing into an attraction,’ a netizen said.
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