Believed to be Canadasa国际传媒檚 oldest man, JaHyung Lee celebrated his 111th birthday at the Surrey retirement home where he lives.

In Newton on Sept. 23, Leesa国际传媒檚 party featured a choir performance, music by saxophonist Jong Hwan Chun and Korean dancing by Rainbow Group, according to .

Before a cake-cutting ceremony, Leesa国际传媒檚 family offered congratulations, and the birthday sa国际传媒渂oysa国际传媒� spoke about enjoying life at 111 years of age.

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

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Party guests included Senator Yonah Martinsa国际传媒檚 chief of staff, Michael Chang (ambassador of Seoul), Woo Seuk Lee (president of Koreansa国际传媒檚 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 sa国际传媒� the year of the first public radio broadcast, , and when the very first horror movie (Mary Shelleysa国际传媒檚 Frankenstein) was released in theatres.

The Now-Leader attended Leesa国际传媒檚 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 citysa国际传媒檚 pollution proved too much.

sa国际传媒淗e told us he wanted to live in a nicer country,sa国际传媒� his granddaughter, Eun Song Choi, recalled in 2019. sa国际传媒淔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.sa国际传媒�

Last January, Lee received his COVID-19 vaccine at the age of 110, making him one of Canadasa国际传媒檚 oldest residents to be inoculated.

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