Census records 157-year-old woman

Census records 157-year-old woman

Posted Mon Jun 7, 2010 10:23pm AEST

Estimates of the size and composition of Indonesia's booming population may remain just that despite an ongoing census, if the "discovery" of a 157-year-old woman is anything to go by.

Census officials have said they believe the woman's claims to have been born in 1853, when Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata debuted in Venice, the Crimean War erupted and San Francisco got its first street signs at intersections.

"There's no authentic data to prove her age but judging from her statements and the age of her adopted daughter, who's now 108 years old, it's difficult to doubt it," statistics bureau official Jhonny Sardjono said Monday.

The only person verified to have lived past 120 years of age was Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122.

South Sumatran villager Turinah would be fully 35 years older than Calment when she died, according to officials. Even more incredible, she still works around the house and has smoked clove cigarettes all her life, Mr Sardjono said.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/07/2920850.htm

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someone needs to ask her what she attributes her longevity to

lol clove cigarettes... hahahaha


well, maybe its because she doesnt have cable tv

Whoops. Does that make me a birther?

http://www.sripoku.com/view/36953/usia_15_abad_turinah_masih_sehat

Usia 1,5 Abad, Turinah Masih Sehat

Sriwijaya Post - Selasa, 1 Juni 2010 12:23 WIB
MARTAPURA – Turinah, warga Desa Tanjung Mas RT 001/01 Kecamatan Buay Madang Timur Kabupaten OKU Timur yang usianya 157 tahun atau lebih satu setengah abad kondisinya masih cukup sehat. Indera pendengarannya masih normal. Terbukti dia dengan spontan menjawab dengan lantang salam yang diucapkan.

“Waalaikum salam,” ucapnya menjawab Sripo.

Dengan didampingi menantunya, Muhammad Kodir (40), Turinah menuturkan semua pengalaman hidupnya. Dia mengaku lahir di Jember Tahun 1853.

Sebelum menetap di Desa Tanjung Mas tempat tinggalnya sekarang ini. Turinah sudah tidak terhitung beberapa kali pindah tempat.

“Waktu penjajahan Belanda itu aku masih gadis. Pindah ke sini ikut orang tua transmigrasi ,” tambahnya.
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Sriwijaya Post - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 12:23 AM
Martapura - Turinah, villagers Tanjung Mas RT 001/01 Buay Madang District Eastern District East OKU whose age was 157 years and a half-century or more conditions are still pretty healthy. Sense of hearing is still normal. Evidently he replied with a spontaneous greeting spoken aloud.

"Waalaikum greetings," she replied Sripo.

Accompanied by-law, Muhammad Kodir (40), Turinah tells all his life experiences. He admitted that he was born in Jember Year 1853.

Before settling in the village of Tanjung Mas residence today. Turinah had not counted several times to move the place.

"When the Dutch colonial that I was a girl. Move to here transmigration of their parents, "he added.

It's what keeps me in business. I am a human translator.

Probable Indonesian, like Japanese, doesn't have male/female pronouns. I am just guessing though.

Maybe her "adopted daughter" is actually her sister.

Sid

and is still alive... :wow:

He certainly doesn't look that old, of course I have no idea what 157 looks like