DaJoJo passed away a few days ago. It surprised everyone.
He was so chill. His health seemed fined. 66 years – shorter than what anyone would’ve expected.
I feel sad for Shangyi and Shangrei. Mom cried. I cried. Everyone cried.
Aunt Shu and Mom kept saying he was such a wonderful person. He has always been good to me.
When Alison was getting married, I met up with DaJoJo for lunch one day. He treated me to a lavish buffet. He was just so chill and easygoing. He wasn’t opinionated nor judging. Pretty open-minded.
He had a big tooth gap, but he refused to get it filled because it required that he quit smoking, lol.
I felt ok asking him anything. I asked him if Shangyi was a lesbian. He said he wasn’t sure.
As we parted ways, he gave me a red envelope to give to Alison. The he asked if I had money. I said, Yeah, lots. He saw that I had just a few hundred NT, he was like, That’s it?
Later on, he called me and said, “Take some money out of the red envelope.” I think it was $8000NT.
He called again soon after, “But don’t tell Alison that you did!” Haha.
I can’t remember why I was quite ready to have some extra spending money. I went ahead and bought some shoes. I think it was 6 pairs of shoes.
Dajojo had always been good to me, and the last impression was good too. I like him more than I like Uncle Mitch. Mitch is less and less likeable as he ages. Stingy and judging.
I’m gonna miss Dajojo.
On one hand, he’s had a great life, especially in his later years. No stress, no financial worries. He was of the philosophy that being in the middle is best. I remember he said, don’t exercise too much, because then you have to keep doing it. Or said that a friend of his had lots of money, and he started a business, lost all of it.
He didn’t risk much in life. He didn’t venture out of his comfort zone. He didn’t strive for anything. But that was the way he liked it. He was always content, it seems. And so, it was a good life.
And of course, I want to believe that we are here by choice. How we arrive, how we leave, are also by choice. I think DaJoJo was here just to relax, have a good time. He wasn’t here to learn stuff, to struggle, to thrive. This is a boat cruise for him.
I’m glad he had a smooth life 🙂