Amuntai, South Kalimantan (Antaranews) - Prospective pilgrims from North Hulu Sungai (HSU) who is 104 years old is a veteran or fighter in the war for independence.
At his home in the village of Sapala, RT2, RW5, Subdistrict Paminggir, HSU, on Thursday, Jumbri admitted he was very healthy did not feel any disease.
Jumbri bin Jabar, a 104 years and 7 months old grandfather, became one of the prospective Hajj pilgrims (known here as calhaj) in Indonesia to departs to the Holy Land this year.
But the man had forgotten the day and date of his birth is sure his age reached a century, so did the family believe that old age.
A grandparents who have one wife, one son and six grandchildren just remember to send the file to the Office of veterans in Jakarta, because this old man had fought in the independence period. That files, according to the family, which may still save the date and year of Jumbri's birth.
One of his grandchild, H Whole Hamsi, said the family belief that their grandfather 104 years old.
Although reached the age of more than a century, but he still looks physically strong. When carrying out the rituals of Hajj, Jumbri able to solve all kinds of physical exercise.
He used to work since his teens in rasing Kalang Buffalo (buffalo types that live in the wetlands of South Kalimantan, an animal plasma nuftah of North Hulu Sungai).
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At his home in the village of Sapala, RT2, RW5, Subdistrict Paminggir, HSU, on Thursday, Jumbri admitted he was very healthy did not feel any disease.
Jumbri bin Jabar, a 104 years and 7 months old grandfather, became one of the prospective Hajj pilgrims (known here as calhaj) in Indonesia to departs to the Holy Land this year.
But the man had forgotten the day and date of his birth is sure his age reached a century, so did the family believe that old age.
A grandparents who have one wife, one son and six grandchildren just remember to send the file to the Office of veterans in Jakarta, because this old man had fought in the independence period. That files, according to the family, which may still save the date and year of Jumbri's birth.
One of his grandchild, H Whole Hamsi, said the family belief that their grandfather 104 years old.
Although reached the age of more than a century, but he still looks physically strong. When carrying out the rituals of Hajj, Jumbri able to solve all kinds of physical exercise.
He used to work since his teens in rasing Kalang Buffalo (buffalo types that live in the wetlands of South Kalimantan, an animal plasma nuftah of North Hulu Sungai).
Editor : Asmuni Kadri
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