Thursday, October 17, 2013

Way to go Francis Wong!


It was reported in the '61 Classnotes Section of the Fall 2013 Iolani School Bulletin, that Francis Wong ('61) and other members of his team Cataract & Vision Center of Hawaii won the Oahu District Tennis Championships for Men's 7.0 Over 55 and advanced to the to the USTA (United States Tennis Association) Sectional Playoffs   which were to be held in September where teams from the neighbor islands would compete. 

The team which included Francis and  two other Iolani connected members, Walter Fo ('64) and Worldster Lee won the tennis Sectional championships and will go on to represent the Pacific Section of the United States Tennis Association at the National Championships in April 2014 in Surprise, Arizona. Not a small accomplishment with a team with an average age of 70 years old hanging in there and beating teams with much younger players.

This is huge in this blogger's opinion. Many of us with old knees can go forward but this  quick side to side stuff, backward and forward hustling , stop and go movements plus the skill of swinging a racket places these guys in a special fitness category all their own. If I were the owner of a  company that made Glucosamine/Chrondroitin tablets for joint, I would definitely sign these guys up to do my commercials.

Worldster is not an Iolani alumnus but he is a member of the Iolani Philantropists Circle and along with  Francis, and Walter has had a youngster who graduated  with the Iolani Class of 1998.



Worldster Lee is back row-left end; Walter Fo ('64) is back row-right end; Francis Wong is front row  second from right.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Cabaret


Milton and Maddie Oshiro stepped up for the second year in a row to organize an  Iolani Class of ’61 presence at Diamond Head Theatre’s production of Cabaret on Sunday Oct 6, 2013.

The show itself was outstanding . However, an entertaining show in itself was watching the all female band and the musical director '61 classmate Emmett Yoshioka dressed in drag conducting the band like a field commander ....keeping the show moving with the music....conducting with his right hand and simultaneously playing on the keyboard with his left hand.. Throughout the performance Emmett also played the sax, flute and clarinet. Judy Yoshioka also performed with the band. 

Attending were Ken and Jennifer Lee, Morris and Lorna Lai, Warren and Anita Ho, Steve and Ginny Sato, Mike and Lorrie Chun, Steve and Kathy Takaki, Ken and Lynn Nakasone, Bob Mumper and Becky Rosenberg, Jim and Sue Miyashiro, Milt and Maddie Oshiro and Cliff Uejio. 

The group gathered at Happy Day on Waialae Avenue  afterwards for  fabulous Chinese cuisine, conversation and fellowship. 


Sitting: Lynn Nakasone, Mo Lai, Lorna Lai
Standing: Ken Nakasome, Warren Ho Lorrie Chun, Mike Chun, Bob Mumper, Becky Rosenberg



1st row: Lorrie Chun, Steve Takaki, Kathy Takaki, Maddie Oshiro, Sue Miyashiro, Judy Yoshioka
2d row: Warrren Ho, Jim Miyashiro, Emmett Yoshioka, Milton Oshiro, Bob Mumper, Ken Lee, Jennifer Lee



Front: Anita Ho, Clifford Uejio, Steve Sato, Ginny Sato
Back: Emmett Yoshioka, Judy Yoshioka, Warren Ho



Sitting: Steve Takaki, Kathy Takaki, Maddie Oshiro, Sue Miyashiro, Jennifer Lee
Standing: Lorrie Chun, Warren Ho, Jim Miyashiro, Milton Oshiro, Bob Mumper, Ken Lee


Emmett Yoshioka  participating in a question and answer session at the end of the performance


Judy Yoshioka



Judy and Emmett Yoshioka


All photos except for the last  are via Mike Chun.