#216 story to remember

I received this through email and saving on blog as I found the story most credible and moving…I would like to add the writer’s name to this story though.
The Cab Ride
I walked to the door and knocked…”Just a minute,” answered a frail elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.
After a long [...]

#204 fashion for elderly?

Airbags were invented for safety reasons. Today’s cars come with airbag fittings lest an accident occurred to protect the driver and passengers.
The Japanese, who champion many consumer-friendly gadgets, unveil airbags to help prevent human injury at an international exhibition:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7633989.stm.
Will wearing airbags be the fashion accessories of tomorrow for the ailing boomers generation?

#132 suicides

Japan has the highest suicide rate in the world.
Attributing factors: high cost of living; unable to service the debts — insurance one way to pay up the debt; bully; psychological state of heart and mind like loneliness…
The latest being the elderly taking their own lives…deteriorating health and escalating high cost of living expenses.
Will the world see more [...]

#81 elderly statesman

What a sad state for the people of a country when an elderly statesman does not know how to relinquish power and graciously make way for younger leaders to take the baton to rule!
One example today is the President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, 84 years old, is clinging tight to his power. Though the economy is [...]

#80 @101 running london marathon

image bbc.com
In the procession of runners weaving their way through the capital from Greenwich and Blackheath in south-east London to Buckingham Palace was Buster Martin.
At 101, the smoker, drinker and father of 17 is hoping to become the oldest person to complete the race. (BBC news)
 
Charming to see an elderly at 101 years old running [...]

#56

I first heard ’cultural genocide’ when Dalai Lama accused China on Tibet.
What is cultural genocide? That sounds intelligent but…?
I know of human genocide where a generation of humans or tribes were exterminated. I first understood this when the Khmer Rouge engaged teenagers to exterminate the elderly by using plastic bags to suffocate!
Today, our culture is one where enormous amounts of money, energy, and time were [...]

#38 celebrating 117th bday

Amai Cering (left) with her great granddaughter. [Xinhua]
Wow! Born on March 16th, 1891! Amai Cering, a Tibetan, had just celebrated her 117th birthday. From the photo I can see she has no wrinkle and her eyes still bright but like all elderly, her skin is darker in color. The oldest Tibetan alive?!
It’ll be interesting to find out the kind [...]