IMAGE OF THE DAY
Believe me or not. This old woman, Ummay Salama, who belongs to the Muslim Tausug tribe in Parang, Sulu, claims she is 167 years old with 21 children and 300 grandchildren. Her husband passed away a year ago at age 177. She said she can still read the Holy Qur’an and travel with the help by an aide. Asked what she thought about her longer life. She said she “always take or chew betel nut (Areca Catechu) mixed with kava leaves (Piper methysticum).” And she said that she prefers taking the plants everyday than eating food. “I feel better everytime I take the plants.” In an interview, the old woman advises the people in the new generation to strengthen their faith to God and take betel nut with kava leaves to keep their life longer. (If Ummay Salama’s age is proven by the Guinness World Records, she would have to become the oldest person alive ever, superceding the current holder of the Guinness’ World’s Oldest Person, Maria Ester de Capovilla of Ecuador, 116-year old (born September 14, 1889). (HADER GLANG)