Thread: Bali's Oldest Man??

Wow! I somehow doubt when balinese tell me "this woman is 115 years old" and that they can prove it. In rural areas they get in a very young age children sometimes with 16, 17 years. that means with 36 you could be already grandfather. I don't know the age of your buddy but balinese even have a different calendar and sometimes I've the feeling they are getting confused with the numbers great picture though!

there is an old muslim fella up near Kerta Gosa who is said to be about 128 years old. his wife is a spring chicken in her 70's.

i have heard that as you age your body shrinks but your ears grow. well, this mans ears are nearly bigger than his head, so if that IS true, i can believe he is as old as they say he is.

Great pictures and stories but I'm sorry I just don't really believe these numbers. Most Balinese above the age of 70 don't really know their actual age in terms of our calendar as it wasn't really used when they were born. Plus Balinese having basically three birthdays a year (two on the Balinese calendar and one on our calendar) makes things even more confusing. I don't doubt that these people are very old, but well into their 100s I'm a bit skeptical.

Originally Posted by Donna

there is an old muslim fella up near Kerta Gosa who is said to be about 128 years old. his wife is a spring chicken in her 70's.

i have heard that as you age your body shrinks but your ears grow. well, this mans ears are nearly bigger than his head, so if that IS true, i can believe he is as old as they say he is.

Yep your Ears and nose never stop growing. I know people age differently but I find it a little hard to believe this guy is over 100. My Granny-in-law is at a ripe old age of 89 and looks a lot older than this guy.

Originally Posted by BKT

Yep your Ears and nose never stop growing. I know people age differently but I find it a little hard to believe this guy is over 100. My Granny-in-law is at a ripe old age of 89 and looks a lot older than this guy.

I dunno BKT people are different, only if you look older....that means nothing, please consider many asian rural citizen living a life full of healthy slow work on the fields (till their old ! no pension with 60 - 65) and without eating too much fat & drinking too much alcohol so their are able to stay fit sometimes.
On the downside: too much sun & cigarettes....

So it's difficult to say, every person is different. As I said before I just don't believe this tales about "he is 125 years old" but 100 years? Yes easily!