This beach front Kamala Beach Hotel & Resort was not spared by Tsunami. This is the place for relax and rewind.

A long stretch of beautiful and peaceful Kamala Beach quickly recovered from the disastrous Tsunami attack more than a year ago

It was a PAR at the PAR 3 second hole

Well done, lady !

It was simple and relaxed after the game before we left for a tour of Phuket town

On the first tee box with friend Dr Raman at Phuket Golf & Country Club, Phuket

Taken at Kamala Beach Hotel & Resort , Phuket before we left for a game of golf on 12/4/06

Appreciations

I would like to thank our 19th generation ancestor Phoon Saik Kow for compiling details of our family tree originating from Choong Hop to Soon Tuck, China. This important document was handed down to my late father Phoon Swee Choong for safe-keeping and updating from generation to generation irrespective of locations of the Phoons.

I must also thank my brother Phoon Kok Cheong for his tremendous efforts in compiling records on history of the Phoons originating from BC 1122 till modern days from the Chau Dynasty in China into Malaysia.

Without the passions , enthusiasm and hard works of these two Phoon members, I would not be able to translate these informations for your perusal.

Most important of all, Phoons of the 22nd generation must continue to update these informations for your future generations.

Overseas Migrations

Our 20th generation ancestor Phoon Chak Hoong ( also known as Phoon Swee Choong ) married madam Chang Ngan Khuan and had their eldest daughter Phoon Lau Har and son Phoon Kok Lau born in Soon Tuck, China. Phoon Swee Choong later migrated to Penang, Malaysia. Phoon Lau Har and Phoon Kok Lau migrated to Hong Kong during the civil war between Kuok Ming Tang and the Chinese Communist Party in China.

Once settled down in Penang, Phoon Swee Choong arranged for his wife Chang Ngan Khuan to join him in Penang. They gave birth to Lau Cheng, Kok Cheong, Lau Choong, Lau Keng and Kok Theng in Penang.

The Phoon Family Tree

Our ancestors originated at Choong Hop are as follows :-

1st Generation - Soon Aum married madam Ho
2nd Generation - Choong Yam married madam Fong & madam Yuen
3rd Generation - Park Kai married madam Lee
4th Generation - Hop Lam married madam Ng
5th Generation - Kuok Aum married madam Chan
5th Generation-Yau Yau Chee married madam Tham
6th Generation - Suet Mui married madam Tham
7th Generation - Yat Sun married madam Chan
7th Generation -Yoong Chuen married madam Leong
7th Generation -Kow Put married madam Lai

Our ancestors moved from Choong Hop to Soon Tuck are as follows :-

7th Generation - Chiew Sun married madam Cheng & madam Leong
8th Generation - Yoke Ngai married madam Cheng
8th Generation - Peck Ngai married madam Leong
9th Generation - Wah Theng married madam Cheng
10th Generation - Cheng Chuen married madam Leong
11th Generation - Ming Woo married madam Yeam
12th Generation - Sau Ng married madam Leong
13th Generation - Sun Han married madam Ho
14th Generation - Park Song married madam Cheng
15th Generation - Thong Shun married madam Chow
16th Generation - Wan Tong married madam Leong
17th Generation - Yat Hean married madam Chan
18th Generation - Heong Poh married madam Ho
19th Generation(A)- Saik Kow married madam Ho,madam Chen,madam Lai
19th Generation(B)- Kwai Yue married madam Yeam & madam Ho
20th Generation(A)- Keng Hang married madam Chan
20th Generation(B)- Chan Chou, Sueh Chou, Ming Hon,Heng Wai,
20th Generation(B)-Chak Hoong married madam Chang Ngan Khuan
21st Generation(A) - Kok Cheng, Kok Leong, Kok Wah, Kok Yan, Kok Cheung,
21st Generation (A) - Kok Hoong

The following Phoons are now residing in Hong Kong & Malaysia :-

21st Generation(B) - Kok Lau, Kok Cheong, Kok Theng
21st Generation(B) - Lau Har, Lau Cheng, Lau Choong, Lau Keng
22nd Generation(B)- Chee Chew, Chee Choong, Chee Wai, Chee Nouk, Chelim
22nd Generation(B) - Chekang, Sau Lai, Wan Khan, Wan Seong, Wan-Hong

The Big Migrations

Since the year BC 1122, China had gone through turbulent years of civil wars, international wars, chaos, unrest, colonisation, revolutions.......Like many others Chinese, the Phoons began moving out of Weng Yeong areas heading towards the southern part of China. They first landed in Hong Chou and some of them moved on to Kong Sai, Woo Nam, Kwong Dong, Foo Chien, Taiwan and various countries of South East Asia.

Our Phoon ancestor was one of those settled down in Kwong Dong during the big migrations periods. During Ming Dynasty in the year of Keng Thai Third Year, our ancestors moved from Choong Hop district of Kwong Dong to the Lai Chuen village of Soon Tuck district of Kwong Dong province. Kwong Dong is now known as Guang Chou.

In Search Of Root

"Phoon" is a family name established more than three thousand years ago. During "Chau" Dynasty, emperor "Chau Mun Wong" conferred a piece of land called "Patt" to his 15th son who then was called "Patt Koong". "Patt" is situated at the northern part of today's "Ham Yong" of "Siaan" in China. Later, "Patt Koong" conferred to his 4th son "Kwai Suen Koong" a piece of land in "Hoo Nam" called "Phoon" which is situated in "Weng Yeong" area of "Log Yeong" district of China.

It was the tradition of olden days that people normally took the name of the place they owned to be their family name. Hence, this family branch of "Chau Mun Wong" headed by "Kwai Suen Koong" adopted "Phoon" as their family name in the year BC 1122.

Since "Chau Mun Wong" was the direct descendant of the first emperor "Wang Tee", the Phoons are naturally the descendants of "Wang Tee". The "Phoon" family normally names their home as "Weng Yeong" .

Mum & Dad's Vacation in Kuching

Mum & Dad's Vacation in Kuching
March 8 - 10, 2006


Kuching Museum


Among the headhunters!


Sarah the tour guide @ Etnologi Museum


Pap & Mum shop in Kuching

Yoke Mee & Chi Fei's Wedding Dinner

Yoke Mee & Chi Fei's Wedding Dinner
March 11, 2oo6


A Few Good Men...


Yummmmm Seng!


Thorn among the roses and still looking cool!


Mother & daughter look-alike contest winner!!


Chan Juniors!


Charlie's (Chan) Angels!


Cousins.. (L-R) Yee Fai, Ying Ying, Heng Fai and their mummy


A bevy of beauties...all from the Chan family!


L-R (seated) : Dad, Mum, Aunt Yee Poh, Uncle Ah Lek
L-R: Brandon, Me, Kang, Uncle Thian Kwong & wife, Aunt Tet Chin


The newly weds with parents...


Aunt Ming Choo, Aunt & Uncle Chai, Uncle Keong & daughters


CHEERS!!


2nd toast!


AND Yummmmmmm....SENG!


Thank you speech from the newly weds..


Romantic moment... Chi Fei expressing his eternal love to his new wife...


L-R: Dad, Mum, Kang, Yours truly, Uncle Thian Kwong (Aunt Tet Chin's Hubby), Dai Yee, Aunt Tet Chin, Aunt Sau Keen, Aunt Yee Poh, Uncle & Aunt Chai.


Aunt Tet Chin, Aunt Yee Poh, Uncle Chai catching up before dinner


Aunt Yee Poh, Dai Yee, Cousin Ping all smiles.. :)


Uncle Chun Sang (Ah Lek Ku) & wife, Uncle Kit and Mum
















The Two Handsome Couples! heeheee..
CK, Cousin Keat Hoon, Me & Brandon

Hi! These are the pictures taken during Sau Lai
@ Zoe and Adrian's very recent trip to KL.

Hope they will plan to visit us again with their other family members esp the newbies in tow!
;)

p/s: I'm very new with Blogspot, pls bear with
my very poor pictures alignments, driving me
nuts re-aligning and loading them all over again,
which takes forever. TM must be down somewhere... Hmmm..