Believed to be Canada91裸聊视频檚 oldest man, JaHyung Lee celebrated his 111th birthday at the Surrey retirement home where he lives.

In Newton on Sept. 23, Lee91裸聊视频檚 party featured a choir performance, music by saxophonist Jong Hwan Chun and Korean dancing by Rainbow Group, according to .

Before a cake-cutting ceremony, Lee91裸聊视频檚 family offered congratulations, and the birthday 91裸聊视频渂oy91裸聊视频� spoke about enjoying life at 111 years of age.

91裸聊视频淭he secret to celebrating a 111th birthday is to exercise daily, smile often, surround yourself with good people 91裸聊视频� friends and family 91裸聊视频� practice your faith, and try not to get too stressed out about day-to-day life,91裸聊视频� Lee said, according to the news release.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 lucky to be celebrating today alongside my friends and family.91裸聊视频�

Party guests included Senator Yonah Martin91裸聊视频檚 chief of staff, Michael Chang (ambassador of Seoul), Woo Seuk Lee (president of Korean91裸聊视频檚 Veteran Association) and Dr. Peter Chung (president and CEO of Primacorp Ventures Inc.).

PICTURED: Guests celebrate the 111th birthday of JaHyung Lee, seated, at his Surrey-area retirement home on Sept. 23. (Photo: facebook.com/amenidahomecare)

Lee was born on Aug. 27, 1910 91裸聊视频� the year of the first public radio broadcast, , and when the very first horror movie (Mary Shelley91裸聊视频檚 Frankenstein) was released in theatres.

The Now-Leader attended Lee91裸聊视频檚 109th birthday party in 2019. That day, with a tip of his fedora hat, Lee smiled and thanked a room full of people for helping him celebrate.

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In Korea, Lee operated a jewelry store until his retirement four decades ago, when he moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for about a decade, before the city91裸聊视频檚 pollution proved too much.

91裸聊视频淗e told us he wanted to live in a nicer country,91裸聊视频� his granddaughter, Eun Song Choi, recalled in 2019. 91裸聊视频淔rom what I remember, he visited Canada and also Australia, and he decided Canada would be his home, in Vancouver, and now in Surrey. He came here (to Canada) when he was around 80 years old.91裸聊视频�

Last January, Lee received his COVID-19 vaccine at the age of 110, making him one of Canada91裸聊视频檚 oldest residents to be inoculated.

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