To Walk On Life

Sargah 72 right, from Sabu, Sabu District,East Nusa Tenggara, has three merried and independent children and all of children have completed their education in University.He has three grandchildren. He was retired officer of Social Departement and chose to live in Denpasar Bali.

As a Government's retirement, he has a Health Insurance Card (ASKES). With that card he can consult with the doctor at the Government's Hospital, consumes his medication without any charges. His health is fit enough, after he has done cataract surgery.His daily activities are gardening his own garden, taking care his grandchildren and, active as church Council in Denpasar

Visiting Bali

Klaas Delfsma 64, and his wife Corrie live in Burgh Haamstede-Holland has 3 grandchildren from two son. They came to Bali for holidays and stay in Pradise Plaza Hotel as long as 3 weeks.

I met him on the meeting Rotary Club of Bali Sanur at Grand Bali Beach Hotel and we were talking about his Rotary Club. He is president of Rotary Club of Zierikzee, at Zierikzee, Holland, District 1610.The member of this club are 46 and among of them are two Indonesian.

They go around by rental car to visit some beautiful places and beaches like Tanah Lot, Ubud, Mount Batur Kuta, Nusa Dua ect.

He said Bali’s culture is fantastic, panorama is beautiful and the people is cheerful and pelasant.

His health is relatively good he could control his blood hypertention and high uric acid by taking drug.

Thanks To God

Gede Wayan Suwitera, 77 lives in Baturiti Badung, Regency-Bali. He feels happy of his four daughters who have married and has 10 grandchildren. I met him while waiting for a doctor consultation at geriatric clinic and we were talking about our health.

He has blood hypertention which made him felt down, and currently sick.He has had a problem with his nerve on the neck spinal column and therefore he can not use both of his hand normally.

He is a nurse and retired from Health Department on 1988. Before he gets 60 years old, he likes to play badminton, and after 60 he is doing walking.excercise.

For the time being, he has a health clinic at home and taking care his grandchildren and also attending religious worships ceremony.

Life Pattern

Pakuling 67 lived in Medan, North Sumatera. Works as a post graduate lecturer in Agriculture Faculty of Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan. Has five children and 11 grandchildren. Came to Denpasar as a participant for North Sumatera to attend Climate Change Conference in Nusa Dua.

His health is relatively good even though in 2006 had had been cardiac surgery in Penang, Malaysia. His exercise is walking along with his wife.

He lived with his wife and accompanied by a maid. To living his life, he has a rule to have at least 3 best friends to be not lonely. He writes a lot and has a hobby for collecting bags. To tied his family connection he always invited his children and their family to come to his house to grill once a month.

Life Support

Edi Adinata 70 from Bandung, West Java and his wife Anak Agung Putera 67, has three grandchildren from two chidren. After retired from Pertamina he lived in Taman Griya Nusa Dua, Jimbaran, Bali. One of his married son with his wife and their child come live together with them. And for him and his wife is a happiness because they will busy to take care of their grandchild.

His health is deteriorated, has prostate and coronary heart and hard to listen. Last November he was fainted and admitted to the emergency for three days and 4 days in recuperation room. Doctor suggested that he should have a sten but he did not agree because of the high cost. He and his wife life now was supported by his son. After released from the hospital, his exercise is walking. To keep his heart healthy, he has to have his medication and for his prostate he drinks herbal mixture.

Old Friend

Paulus Fajar ( left). He is my old friend. I know him since 1985 at Medan ,and we did not meet for along time. But for the last two years we are often met on the health seminar who hold by Health Service and Health Laboratory at Denpasar.

He is 68 years old and he has 3 married children.
He had suffered with heart disease and prostate trouble for many years and had been taking drugs for it.
Beside of that he was also suffered with common eyes disorder /cataract and high cholestrol.
In order to make his healthy sight he has done cataract surgery for one of his eye.
For his health, he has taken medicines and consult to the doctor periodically and doing
walking exercise every two days.
His daily activities is to manage his export business together with his wife.
He tries to make his old days most enjoyable by taking a vacation with his family yearly.

Willing To Work

Wayan Ratim. Service to humanity is the best life ,exclaims Wayan Ratim 60, one of the teacher of government primary school at Celuk,Sukawaty Regency,Gianyar District , Bali.He has 3 married children and live at Bali.

He is master of this school that will worked together with Rotary Club to provide library school as long as five years.
Last year Rotary has supported this school one rack , 150 books and budget for libray management training .This year Rotary has been donate one unit komputer and printer and 150 books.
Owner of Bali Pos Newspaper was also donated 150 books on 19/11/07.
Stock in this moment was just 450 books , so that is not enough for 170 students.
He is also hoping support by the government or another institution.
He is very healthy in his old days to exercise his walk five times a week about four kilometers per day.
Next year he will retired, he owns gallery and managed along with his wife and children.As long as he still productive, he always willing to work to full fill their needs for their old days.
In his mind embrace the life without demanding anything.

Healthy Living

Wayan Singer 69, lived in Apuan Village, Baturiti Regency, Tabanan District .He had retired from Educational Departement. He has 5 married children with 8 grandchildren.The daily activities are taking care and maintain antorium garden that he can produce about 100 pieces of flower daily for selling.

To keep his health shapely he has arranged his meals continuously. Beside rice his food consists of various freshly coloured fruits and vegetables which provide a wide spectrum of vitamins offer a strong recipe for healthy living. From tomatoes, carrots, spinach, beans,these foods offer a rainbow of health benefits.
His health is fit enough to exercise his walk about 4 km every day
Eventhough he suffers with high cholesterol and prostate he did not take medicine but he has used traditional treatment and supplement.

Life will always be filled with challenges

Fakih Hasan, 77 from Surabaya, East Java.He has retired from educational department Denpasar. After he was retired he stay in Denpasar,Bali.

His health is fit enough eventhough he has done surgical operation of prostate and cataract.To keep his health shapely he has had done walking exercise five or six times a week for about 3 kms per day. Also to have an healthy meals he requires the guidance of Nutritionist.
For his daily activities he opened a small shop and provide what the community needs.

As a government’s retirement he has a health insurance card ( askes ).With that card, he and his wife can consult with the doctor at the government hospital, consumes his medication without any charges.
Meantime, his wife felt down at the bathroom back in May 07 and became unconcious until now. Due to limited budget, he has taking care his wife at home. However, he lives his life happily without any demand.

Great Memory

Mangku Sitepu is from Langkat District, North Sumatera, was born on Sept 22th, 1935 (72 years old) .

He was government employment retired. Prior his retirement he always moved around regarded to his working duties. He had had lived in Binjai,Tuban- East Java and Jakarta.
After his retirement he chose to live in Jakarta nerve on the spinal column
He lives quietly and secured and easily to contact with his three married children that lived in Jakarta
Mangku Sitepu's health is finely treated eventhough he has done surgical operation of nerve pinched on the spinal column, testicle, thyroid gland,cataract and haemorrhoids. Both of his hand also suffer of.tremble.

His daily activities are as a member of National Team of Avian Flu and Doctor’s Association.The group consists of 38 doctors which provite a huminatarion clinic service.Beside of that he is also a writer and have written 11 books successfully.It has been a great memory for societies .

Way Of Acting

Nyoman Karni 64, lived in Denpasar.Her husband suffered with diabetes and he has died some years ago.She had retired from government employment of Sanglah Hospital Denpasar.She has one children.

She suffered with osteoarthritis for many years and had been taking drugs for it.After she pension on 1996, doctor treat her osteoarthritis by injection every day on the knee’s joint where she feel pain as many as 6 times and it has been pain free.
Eventhough her health was deteriorated, high cholestrol, heart coroner and diabetes . She is very difficult to prevent diabetas because she can't arrange her diet.

To keep her health shapely and her peace of mind she managed with eat remedy and consult to geriatric clinic every month.She don't think seriously her health but in her opinion just handle if it possibele .

Life Style

Cornelis Taga, 60 from Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara was a retirement of Telkom Company. Due his retirement, he stayed in Denpasar, Bali. He has three children, one boy , two girls and one grandchildren.

His current health is not so good,He had suffer with edema of heart and foot, diabetes,high blood pressure and wet of the lungs for many years .The Telkom Company still rewarding its retirement officers the medical insurance but he don’t use it, except on the necessary condition. He don’t like to eat internal medicine.He confinced that desease will be cure by arrange of the food.

To keep his health shapely and his peace of mind he managed to get close to God and devoted his time to read Holy Bible and attending mass.

Pastime

Batonggan Pinem 65, and his wife Rahel are from Karo Regency, North Sumatera has two children. He was a retired officer of development financial supervisory agency and chose to live in Jakarta.
To fill his daily activity, he like to write about spiritual for bulletin of his church. He is also support his wife to buy and sell jewelry like ring or necklace of gold or diamond.Beside of that he has a special skill to treat someone by massage and to work in the gaden.
He had suffer with kidney desease for many years and had been taking drugs for it.This moment one of his kidney is not useful.Although his health is fit and he can play tennis three times a week . He was active as Church Council in Jakarta. His active social life made him more happier and healthier and as the result prolong his life.

Careful Life

Iswahyudi 67, from Malang, East Java and lived in Denpasar Bali and works as Quick Silver Cruise General Manager. Has two children, one son (32 y.o) who worked at IBM Malaysia and a daughter (30 y.o) who worked to New Time Magazine in New York USA. Both of them were not married yet and he and his wife expect them to be married soon. As parents, he and his wife always looking forward for any news from their children. Once occurred with his daughter had had not sent news to her parents in Bali for three months. They were panicked and tried to call her whether by phone, sms or email and none replied. Later the daughter tell them that she was busy to relocate her office.

Iswahyudi's health generally is good, just his high tension blood that according to his doctor should be monitored with medication. His focus to have the life just like it. Have to give more attention to things and always on guard because a calamity may occur when we are ignorant and idle.

Long Life Takes Much Budget

Tolong Manik (79) lived in Medan. He had retired from civil servant. He has 6 married children with 19 grandchildren. His health condition worsened after he fell in the bathroom couple months ago. when he fell, he could not stand up and his left chest hit the floor. Mind his old age, he transfered and admitted to the Heart Hospital Harapan Kita in Jakarta

for 14 days observation. His heart inflammed and atherosclerosis was found but he refused to have coronary angioplasty. he also has long standing illnesses like diabetes, high cholesterol, gout, prostate and his right eye could not see. After his health improved, the hospital released him.

After his fall, he started to think that may be this was his last opportunity to visit his children and grandchildren that live in Bali. because of that, he directly flew over to Bali first and then returned back to Medan. Before his fall, he keep his health with routinely exercises, played tennis and dieting his meals.

For his operational daily life, beside his pension he also owned a palm plantation about 10 hectares that could produce about 15 tonnes of palm fruit each month

Accepted What Is Occur

N.K.Senabu (60) from Kupang Nusa Tenggara Timur, was a Telkom retired officer. After his retirement he stayed in Denpasar Bali, has 5 unmarried children; one son and four daughters and the younger daughter only 9 years old. After his pension, his health was deteriorated, high blood pressure, weak, and bluish face. He keep consultation with his doctor but no avail. And his doctor said that there's a nerve cord that pressed and it may be resulted of stroke. The last two years he had herbal medication and his health get better.
His blood pressure still 140. His daily routine was picking up his younger daughter to and from school. He likes reading, especially spiritually reading. He accepted his fates and tried to had his life in peace.

Peace Of Mind

Daud Wadudadi (65) from Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara was a retirement of Telkom Company. Due his retirement, he stayed in Denpasar, Bali. He has seven children, five boys - two girls and just one grandchildren His current health is relatively good and does not have any degenerative illnesses. The Telkom Company still rewarding its retirement officers the medical insurance. To keep his health shapely and his peace of mind he managed to get close to God and devoted his time to read Holy Bible and attending mass.

Life As A Houswife

Yvonne.Y Sahelangi (70) from Minahasa, North Sulawesi with husband (81). Her husband was Garuda Indonesia Airline Retiree, and due his retirement they chose to live in Denpasar, Bali. They have 3 children and a teenager (high school) grandchild who live with them.
Mrs. Sahelangi had long suffered of asthma, high pressure blood and rheumaticism. To keep her health in shape she consulted with her doctor and dieting her meals and consume supplement food.

Mixed Marriage

Omer Coskuner, 57 is a Turkey who lived in Denpasar for 20 years. He met his wife when he was studying in German. In their ealier marriage life, they lived in Antalya, Turkey then they moved to Surabaya (East Java) and then moved to Denpasar and open a garment business. He has two children. One of his children is involved into the family business and the other is lived in London, England.

Currently both him and his children are Indonesian citizens.
The process to gain their citizenship is need a very long
time and difficult. His health is relevantly good except for
his prostate.He consults with his doctor and also consume 
traditional herbfor medicine.
He keep his shape and health with walking along the beach.

Believing The Karma

Mas Jumhari, 69 lives in Denpasar as businessman.Has 5 married children with 5 grandchildren. Currently he often had mild health complaints. The latest complaint he had was last year, for prostate.He could not urinate and had to implant catheter for 14 days and his doctor suggested surgery but he did not to take the surgery.

While the catheter implanted he obediently took medication from Tianshi medicine. After 14 days the catheter could be taken off and he was able to urinate normally.

In his daily life he tried to live honesty and straight, because he believe and had experience that doing bad things and dishonest always get the return much. To keep his health shapely he walks and breathing exercises.

Life Is Beautiful When It Has Challenge.

Paksana Ginting (66), lived in Medan. Have six married children of 5 sons and 1 daughter and they gave him 13 grandchildren. He has photography business and have 4 branches of his photography shops. All his sons working for the family business except for his daughter who lived in Bogor, West Java. They are just like other employees, taking salary, entitled to the company housing and transport, medical facility for all family and also education for their children.

Each year he taking holiday with children without daughter in-law. Recently he was holidaying to Bali accompanied by his two sons and this was his 8 times he visited Bali. He likes visiting Bali because its beautiful nature, cordial people and impressive culture.

For his health, he had have high cholesterol and he on medication to control his cholesterol until back to normal for one year. He also had by-pass surgery for his heart in 2000 in Penang, Malaysia. Now he has not curtailed food, only in limited amount. His daily exercises are walking and tennis.

His company is well-run and he tries to live sedately. And he feels his live become boring after there's no challenges to tackle. All his debt are paid and his company run by his children. And he has a conclusion that in life a man needs a challenge to survive. Then he started to take a loan in small amount to keep going.

Living Peacefully

Efendi (82) , a widower lives in Denpasar alone because all his children are lived outside of Bali.

In 2003 he had a crash with a car and made him treated at hospital and had his head operated to expel frozen blood in the head. And now his health is improved with only diabetes complaint. His diabetes he overcome with medication, diet and walking exercise every two days.

Still active member and give services to youth organization of Gereja Indonesia Bagian Barat (GPIB). The frequent meetings with youths he was happy and be able to living his life peacefully even though he is alone.

Do What Can You Do

Ketut Karpe (73) is living in Blahbatuh, Gianyar Regency. He has 12 children; 2 sons and 10 daughters with 10 grandchildren.

He works as farmer and priest. In 1985 had suffered hepatitis but cured now. Recently he has heart illness, hard hearing particularly his right ear. His sight is shortsighted. His heart illness he handled with breathing exercises and his heart get better. As elderly priest he does what can he do. What can't he do he rendered it to God.

This Life Is Attractive

Marto Killof (right) is 69 years old from Poso, Central Sulawesi. Has 6 children and 7 grandchildren. His two children are in abroad (USA and Singapore) and the rest are in Bali. Retired from Indonesia Armed Forces he lived in Denpasar and seriously taking his hobby of farming. He had suffered a fractured in his back bone while active in the Forces because misstep in his exercises.
He had lived in Bogor, West Java prior his retirement and open a fish pond business there. He had haemorrhoids and in 1996 he had surgery but still in pain because infection after the surgery. These last months his condition improved after consulted with a doctor in Banjarangkan, Klungkung-Bali.
To take care of his health is exercise consist on walking every morning for one hour.

Diet Faithfully

Halim Bunaparta (72 years old) from Denpasar has 2 grandchildren from his 3 children. Having Diabetes Mellitus illness and to keep his health fit he consulted with doctor and nutritionist and walking as his exercise at the square near his home.

Beside that he also adjusted his diet to his blood type direction for his meals. His blood type is O and after taking his diet faithfully his weight now is normal (height 172 centimeters and weight 80 kilograms)

Enjoy Lives In The Old Days

John K Barus (62) and his wife Jendalit (58) are live in Medan.
Together with their children, daughter in law and grandchildren (12 persons),they are going to be on vacation to Bali by 2 (two) cars.
He is very healthy in his old days, but his wife has had a problem with her nerve on the spinal column and make her cannot able to walk normally. Their doctor had suggested a surgical operation, but his wife is not ready yet and still waiting for the good time. After his retirement, he owns mini market and managed along with his wife and children. As long as he still productive, he always willing to work to full fill their needs for their old days. They try to make their old days most enjoyable by taking a vacation every year with their family.

To Pay A Visit To Bali

Jill Woolacott is the President , of the Rotary Club of Gawler Light, lived in Victoria, South Australia. She accompanied his husband to Denpasar – Bali that will be meet his colleagues in Denpasar in order to make out humanity project like clean water, literacy, library, wheel chairs .

During in Bali as a Rotary Club member, she make up in Rotary Club of Bali Sanur, got photographed together with the Club's President, Rtn. Dewa Ketut Astama.
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She promised to give donation for writing book that its cover will be given the Logo of Rotary to RC of Bali Sanur. The value of donation is about AUS $ 3000.00,

Living Happy In The Old Days

Bujur S (71) and his wife Enda M.M (62) are live in Jakarta. Have 2 children and 4 grandchildren.

Even had been insert cardiac intravenous tool in 2003 because his heart coroner. Had cataract surgery in 2007 and also has hypertension but still actively as industrial consultant. The doctor's order to arrange his diet still hard to do and oblige. His wife is active as evangelist and attending priest lectures. She contracted hepatitis C virus several years ago and to be healed perfectly will be need a lot of money.

They were passing through to Denpasar in order to accompany one of their child's family to move to their duty to Papua. Their way of thinking to living happy in the old days is accepted what life offered.

Good Thinking Make Happy

I Wayan Sudat, (71) lives in Guwang, Sukawati, Gianyar Regency has 6 children and 12 grandchildren. All live in Guwang and have good living and good job and make the parents happy and well-pleased.
Sudat started his small business of painting seller since 2000 in Guwang Art Market, Sukawati. Prior the paintings trade he was worked as a public transport driver. He is very healthy and has only small cold and cough as his health problem. Except in 1983 he was operated for his hernia.
He is very happy in his old days, because he was very healthy and able to meet many people and all his grandchildren are OK.

Clever Time Management

I Wayan Asyawan (63) is a successful pharmacy distributor and apothecary businessman. In his old age, his health is prime enough. Currently he planned to establish a supermarket and fitness center. To achieve the success he does not allergic to work hard and good in time management and clever to build good relationships. He lives in Denpasar with 4 children and all his children are married and have their own business. One of his children help him to manage the supermarket and the fitness center

Alternative Tgerapy

Samudera Kencana 68, and his wife Yuniwati 63, live in Tabanan, Bali. They have 2 married children and 2 grandchildren.

After he had his renal calculus operated 3 years ago, his wife and his children have managed and taking care of his furniture company.

His daily activity is opened a consulate company for the alternative medicine at home and twice a week at Penarungan Village. He did the complementary / alternative therapy that it helps to rebalance their energy, relax them and even heal on an emotional and spiritual level .

His moto is "take whatever the life offers"

Soul Mate Is In The Hand Of God

Rick and his wife Lita

Rick John (60) was born in UK, migrated to Australia , Perth West Australia and has lived in Batam Sumatera for the past some years.He has worked in a Gas Company's Consultation in Batam, Sumatera. There he met Lita (30) come from Karo Regency, North Sumatera,who was worked for Novotel Hotel in Batam, and later she became his wife.

After his contract with the Gas Company finished, they moved to Texas, USA. A couple year later they obtained another project in Ghana, Africa and they moved to Ghana. One year prior his retirement, they were built a villa in Ubud is the island's cultural capital of Bali.

In December 2006, after Rick retired they decided to move to Ubud to manage their villa themselves.

Life After Retirement

Wayan Mas Sudana (73) and his wife (68) have 5 children and the two of them has not married yet and have 8 grandchildren from their 3 married children. Sudana was came from Gianyar regency but elected to live in Denpasar. He has had diabetes since 1981. He had his prostate operated.

He has a lot of book in his collection but has not initiated to convert them as a personal library because the books are scattered in many places. His hobby is clipping especially clippings about his previous activity prior his retirement, about cultural arts and barong.

To keep his body fit, he is very discipline to follow his doctor's orders. He likes to play court tennis once or twice a week. His daily activities are gardening his own garden, taking care his grandchildren and attending religious worships ceremony.

Neighbour Of My Daughter

Hewrawati ( 73 years old),with her family lived in Jakarta. She is a grandmother of 17 grandchildren from her 5 children. Nine of 17 grandchildren have completed their education in University and there are scholar already.

She has lived to accompany her younger daughter who has worked for five years in Denpasar, Bali.

However she had a diabetes melitus as long as 20 years and her sense of hearing is not good enough, however until now she is still safe and sound.To protect her health is just doing regular exercise,arrange her food and drug is according to the dokter.

Mild Stroke

Johannis Rompas (69) from Menado, North Sulawesi, is a grandfather of eight Children from his five children. A retired officer from telecommunication department and chose to live in Denpasar, Bali.

His health is not too good because high blood pressure, gout (uric acid) and cornea. He had experienced to have a mild stroke attack and caused him to have slight unbalance body and powerless legs. To keep the health, especially to keep the leg fit, he walks everyday about one hour. At home he always makes various activities to keep his hands and legs moving. With these activities his health improve better everyday.

Daily Activities

I Made Jagra, (72), is a grandfather of ten grandchildren from his 5 children. A retired Veterinarian Officer chose to live in Denpasar, Bali. His health is good, there is no de-generative illness and still able to drive around himself. His wife has blood hypertension, and loves to sing to entertain their grandchildren.

They fill their spare time with opened a pet clinic. In order to keep their health fit, they dieting their meals, avoid any stress and meditating beside go to the consultation geriatric clinic and pick wife's medicine.

Death On God's Hand

Oka Rahun (75 years old) from Singaraja, Bali. After her retirement, he chose to live in Denpasar, Bali. He has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. One of his children is not married yet although 42 years old already, has a lot of money and has a good position on his job. The other two children live in Magelang. His wife had died 3 years ago and he plan to do a cremation ceremony for his wife on 4th June 2007 at Singaraja.

Even though he had a triple-bypass heart surgery in 1990 and his sight is not good enough because of cataract, he still being able to drive by himself to visit his family.

Now he often come to Emergency Unit at Sanglah Hospital due to his healthy is not fit. He had unconsciousness at supermarket due to he is very tired and bother. Most of Nurses in Emergency Unit at Sanglah Hospital are already familiar with him, so he got quick service from them.

To keep his health in the good shape, he always do his regular exercises: swim exercise one time in two days and joint at meditation club.

Healthy Indicator

Shabe (72 years old) lives in Denpasar has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. He was a retired Agriculture Department, Bali. He loves to stay at home and through meditation he think about
"the way how to return to origin".

His wife loves traveling and with her two families in Jakarta, they plan to visit the holy places likes cemetery of Sunan Bonang, Sunan Giri etc at Java Island starting from West Java to East Java.

According to Shabe that the healthy indicator are good foods, sleep well and to have a motion well. If we can do three of these, we will health. Up to this time he had hypertension and cataract.

Hemorrhagic Dengue Fever

Sustriayu Nalim (68 years old) is a Medical Entomologist who lived in Semarang, Central of Java. She is a lecturer at Medical Faculty of Univercity of Diponegoro- Semarang.

She is very experienced in fight for hemorrhagic Dengue fever eradication in Banyumas regency when Dr. Wibowo Kusumadi (66) was appointed as the head of health in Banyumas Regency. Both of them had prestige recognition from Indonesia Health Minister because of their success.
Rotary Club of Bali Denpasar Kota has health program to hemorrhagic dengue fever eradication in Badung Regency – Bali.

Due to the program, the Club invited Nalim to Denpasar to share her experiences of her success to fight for hemorrhagic dengue fever eradication program.
She gots photographed together with Hartini the club’s President of RC Bali Denpasar Kota.

Humanity Project

Graeme Woolacott (65 years old) and his wife Jill Woolacott, lived in Victoria, South Australia has 4 married children; 2 sons and 2 daughters and one of them, is now living in Shanghai - China.

By the end of May 2007, Woolacott and his wife will visit their family in Shanghai while holidaying with them in the city. Mr. Woolacott and wife came to Denpasar to meet his colleagues in Denpasar in order to make out humanity project like clean water, literacy, library, wheel chairs and so on.

Beside Denpasar, Mr Woolacott also visit Bandung in West Java to attend the Rotary International District 3400 Conference.

Guidance For Healthy Food

34^th Anniversary of the Prodia’s Lab is hold blood test with reduce the rate 20 % as long as 3 days.There are many visitor want to do blood test.One of them is Wayan Arya.

Wayan Arya is 64 years old has two children and two grandchildren, live in Bali. He will used this chance to check up his health. He had hypertenion, high cholestrol and high uric acid.

He didn’t consult to the doctor , but he just required to the Nutritionist the guidance to arrange his healthy food, do exercises and meditation everyday, he can feels that this live is wonderful.

Lucky Life

Perdamen Meliala is 62 years old, live in Jakarta has 5 children, and 4 of 5 children has married and all of them have completed their education in University and there are scholar already. The younger ones still study in primary school .

His parents in-law had died in Bali. After he retired as Government Official, he feel lucky to pass his work as a Governement Employment and now he lives with his family happiness. Cost of his living supported by pension fund and some helps from his children.

To fill his daily activity, he involved to proces the coconut garden and rice field of his parents-in-law in the village of Filing, Tabanan Regency – Bali Province.

His health is fit enough to take care the heritage of his parents in-law , that is the reason why he repeatedly comes to Bali

Live In Peace And Relax

Bob Tomko 56 years old and his wife Renee Tomko 54 years old are from San Fransisco USA have 2 children, boy and girl. They have their own travel company in USA more than 20 years. Several times visited Indonesia such as Bali, Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara dan East Nusa Tenggara , he interested to live in Bali. At the beginning, he lives lonely in Bali and built a travel company and property business. Then, his wife and his daughter join with him.

To make his company running smoothly, he always followed the rule and works together with the local people. In operating his company with his wife, they do not want to push their energy, but they are working relax to enjoy this life.His daughter works at other company.

He often goes to the office by bicycle approximately 12 km. They love stay in Bali, which is cost of living and salary for his staffs are very cheap.

Noise Makes Happiness

Sanglah Hospital has a Geriatric Clinic especially for old people. Every month me and my wife consults to Geriatric Clinic at Sanglah Hospital. Over there we met Pakto Jamaludin, 74 years old from Jogyakarta. He had hypertension. He has been in Bali since 1957 and worked as an army officer in Denpasar. He has 5 children and 13 grandchildren. Every Saturday he gets together with them, having fun and enjoy the moment. He feels happy with it, eventhough his grandchildren always fight, argue, fall down and make noisy.
He loves to spend 1 hour for walking everyday to maintain his health. Now, supported by pension fund and some helps from his children, he lives with his wife and housemaid happiness.

Life Needs Struggle

Tuah Sebayang is 81 years old, lives in Jakarta. He is a Veteran. For the time being he has a problem with his health of heart. Every month he can consult with the doctor at the Heart’s Hospital of Harapan Kita,consumes his medication without any charges.

He and his family came to Bali for holiday in the period 5th to 10th of April 2007.
They go around to visit some beatiful places such as Tanah Lot, Bedugul, Kuta Beach, Sanur Beach ect.

He said that could reach for the age of 81 years ,beside blessing of God his regularly life and quiet train of thought. He was only talking about his past, not his future .
He think he has to accept affirmatively his past life and enjoy today’s life.

Work Hard Is Happiness

Radumuli Ginting, 75 years old from Kabanjahe, Karo Regency, North Sumatera has 5 married children, all of them have completed their education in University and there are scholar already. Her husband had died in 2005.

After her retirement as Government Official, she involved in the land acquisition business, owned a orange orchard and fertilizer factory. She also suffered weak heart, nerve tissue strained with waist-bone, and cataract, but she overcame her health problems and able to drive herself everywhere.

In April, she came to Denpasar accompanied with one of her child to visit her daughter that had a brush with a weak tumor. During her stay in Denpasar, she was able to joined one day tour to Mataram, Lombok Island.

She always reads Bible everyday in the morning and she always felt happy if she could help or gave aid to other people and has a group to do evangelist.

Her motto are work hard and be brave for the right.

Discussion Can Prevent Stress

I Dewa Ketut Astama, 63 years old from Denpasar has three married and independent children, and all of his children have completed their education in University. His life was started as a guide for tourist. Then he moved to become a tourism entrepreneur. Now he owns travel company, cargo company, restaurant, silver gallery and petroleum retail business.

He is very busy man but enjoys to engage in a discussion and involved in many organizations. He said that discussion can prevent stress.

Recently he is the chairman of Bali petroleum and gas retail association and his companies managed along with his wife and children.

To keep his health in the good shape, he is alloted his busy time to do his regular exercises: brisk walk exercise 3-4 times a week and meditation exercising. He also a vegetarian and tried to prevent himself from de-generative diseases.

He also devoted his Saturday and Sunday only for his family.

Social Life For A Long Life

Ngueken Sembiring is 62 years old from Berastagi, Karo Regency, North Sumatera has three children.
The older works for a liner in USA and the younger ones still in graduate school.

He was a retired officer of development financial supervisory agency and chose to live in Denpasar. To fill his daily activity, he and wife opened a Karo restaurant with special menu of grilled pork.

His health is fit enough to exercise his walk five and six times a week about six kilometers per day. He was active as Church Council in Denpasar. His active social life made him more happier and healthier and as the result prolong his life.

Health Prior Sickness

I Made Sukada is 72 years old has three married children. He was a retired military officer lives in Denpasar.

His health is relatively good, energetic, still being able to drive himself around by car and pick up his grandchildren to school.

He still productively as a tax consultant and a political party chairman in Denpasar.
He routinely exercises meditation twice a day, two hours each morning and afternoon. He is a devoted vegetarian and fasting every Monday faithfully all this years. His wife is active as a dance teacher.

Aged But Healthy

On May 2006, we joined to travel to Jerusalem via Egypt and returned home via Jordan. Our group consisted of 22 people included one Guide and 2 Priests. Of 22 participants there were 7 people had been aged of 61 to 82 years old. The other participants are about 45 to 58. The oldest of our group was a lady of 82 ( Aug. 08, 1924 ) years old named Lie A Kim Mowe Nio.. During her life , she often fell sick but she could overcome her sickness.

One of the tour program was climbing the Mount Sinai which has rocky pathway and only could pass with camel riding for two third of the way and the one third we had to walk. The climbing should start in the 02.00 at night and reach the mount peak in the morning and avoided sun stroke. Only 2 people of 22 people reached the peak and they were 57 and 58 years old people.

Even though the tour mostly done with walk all the way, Lie A Kim still able to participate the tour fully so did other old people that joined the ten days tour to Jerusalem. All tour members returned to Indonesia safe and sound.

Embrace The Life Without Demand

Dr Hariasri Sudianto ( 66 years old) is a throat, ear and larynx specialist in the Pondok Gede’s Hospital , Jakarta, checked health of Nita (63 years old) of hearing problem. Nita felt a beating sound in her head synchronizing with her heart beat. At day the beating sound is less disturbing but at night is very annoying and made her couldn't sleep. The result of the test is there are no complication on her ear.

Being aged is a stress and thinks a lot of matters. Dr. Hariasri also experienced with the same irritating or the stress. After the stress overcome, the headache also disappear. Elderly people always feel something wrong with their health. Dr. Hariasri suggested to embrace the life without demanding anything. That her therapy to overcome the stress