We all know him to be hot-tempered and yet there is a side of Ong Chiong Chiong that is tender and caring, too.  "Di-ku" (or Uncle No. 2) to most of us, he is only addressed as "Ah-Peh" by two of his nieces from his younger brother.  He is married to Rosy Chua who has all these years been his abled "partner in crime" in their thriving garment business.  Sundex Corporation started out as a small business in a two-bedroom apartment.  There has been ups and downs in their business venture but they have gone a long way from the days when all the sewing machines / gadgets; materials and finished products alike can be found in every nook and corner of the small apartment.  Their "Baby Boom" trademark is doing well and every new baby in the family has since then, has had the opportunity to "act" as live models for their company by donning their products.  

Francis to some of his friends, Di-ku used to have three major passions in his younger years :  his wheels, his pets and his ardent support of the tobacco industry.  Nowadays, he has also added surfing the net to his list.  Rosy or Di-kim started out as working as our grandfather's secretary in his clinic when she first got married but all that was before her underlying business talents were discovered.  

No. 1 son to Di-ku and Di-kim is Chad Robson Ong. Robson lived up to his reputation as the notorious brat of the family all through his childhood.  Memories of him punching the nose of the family maid or of  him sitting by the front door muttering obscenities at anyone  that passed by are still subjects of amusement in the family to this day.  Now a college student, he still has the rebellious streak in him but at 21 he's also quite the charmer to the opposite sex. As his cousins, we have recently developed quite a fondness of seeing his famous characterization of a hairdresser.   Simply, to die for.  

No. 2 son is Carl Raymond Ong, we all fondly refer to him as Mon-mon.  An older male cousin has even composed a catchy tune in his honor that goes, "Lemon Ong, Lemon Ong".  His obliging, trusting and good-natured ways are his best qualities, apart from inheriting his good looks from his mother.  Raymond is also quite the sportsman of the family, he was once eyed to join the school basketball team by the coach but father knows best and so that didn't work out.  He is still a basketball aficionado, still throws hoops although he has also recently honed his skills in knocking down tenpins.  A personal favorite story of mine about him is how he swallowed this retainer of some sort he had to correct his teeth while laughing as a kid.  He innocently expressed relief after it happened thinking that he has gotten rid of it for good but alas, the image of Di-ku and Di-kim digging through Raymond's dung the next day in search of the missing retainer is still very vivid to this day.  

Being the only girl, the boyish traits of her two elder brothers have rubbed off on Candice Ranie Ong.  More affectionately known as "Momay" in the family, you can be sure that she will not take any browbeating from her brothers sitting down. Candice, holds more interest in tackling the hurdles than learning more about Arithmetic or English Literature.  She bagged quite a few medals not long ago in an inter-school track & field competition.  With her birth in 1982, the family has so far had a string of nine girls more between two generations for some time now but hey, who's counting??   In the famous words of the Spice Girls, "Girl Power!"  Yuck, can't believe I said that!  
 

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O.P.P.  does not stand for Ontario Patrol Police  (though it was mistaken  
for such when he lived in Canada back in the eighties).   It's Ong Piu Piu ,  
or Piu-ah to the family.   Favorite to our dad, who was putting his high  
hopes then on expecting to take a medical doctorate degree when he was still  
young.     Piu thought he wanted to become a doctor but ended up mesmerized  
in high-school days , realizing that his interest was in Physics!    With  
all determination, he went all the way to bring the school priest to  
confront dad in allowing him pursue his dream.  

A dream came true, Piu earned his title  of ' Dr.' in 1983, but known as  
Dr. Piu Piu Ong, Ph.D.      A doctorate indeed of a course not common to us,  
PhD. in Physics.    His venture in Purdue University, Stanford University  
led him to decide growing his roots in the West.     Migrating to Canada in  
the 80's,  he worked his way in the career ladder up in blue-chip companies  
like EDS and Pacbell.    Simple as he is, kind and amiable,  he works smart  
with his ways and now holds a position of Director at Pacific Bell Mobile Services.  

A doctorate holder should have married another brainy gal but he did not.  
Piu always believed in the so-called "balance of nature" and lived in his  
dreamworld believing that he was the handsome prince marrying a simple city  
girl.     Emelie, known as dear Eme to us,  Sa-kim or Sa-chim to the younger  
generation,   she is a person I admire for her holistic and gentle manners.  
It has never been easy for her to adjust to a big family 'network' like the  
ONG clan ,  living up to the relationship from a long-distance affair.  

Eme brought deeper meaning to Piu's life and they are now blessed with two  
lovely girls,  Nina and Paulina.    The elder Nina seems to posses the looks  
of her dad and the brainy bean.   Paulina is like her mom, demure, yet very  
true to herself.   they now reside in Pleasanton, USA , building their own  
little family , breeding the traits of our  clan into that side of the  
world.  
 

Si-yi is the first and foremost the artist in the family.  She has a Bachelor of Science diploma in Fine Arts, majoring in Advertising, from the College of Holy Spirit in Manila, where she also had a stint in teaching for six years before venturing out to Taiwan.  Gone are the days of taking out her paint brushes, nowadays she is moving up the corporate ladder of the world of advertising.  She is currently holding the position of Client Service Director of an MNC ad agency based in Shanghai, China.    

She does have a good sense of humor, has developed a strong link to our generation perhaps due to having managed to dodge the road leading to the altar so far.  More often than not, she ends up at the receiving end of our pranks but the good thing is, she lets us get away with it.  One amusing anecdote about our dear aunt is when a small unknowing creature decided to explore her auditory apparatus one night, resulting to an ear infection - thanks to her quick reflection of squashing the poor roach inside with her pinky.  She is funniest when she least intends to be, we all adore her for what she is ~ a loving person who is always there for us.  
 

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