Madam Loh Cheong Tai enjoys baking biscuits. She lovingly decorates each one with 100s & 1000s sprinkles and likes nothing more than to see others eat them.Madam Loh is 105 years old, has lost all her teeth and no longer uses dentures, as they keep falling off. But that has not stopped her from savouring her food.
The United Nations estimates that there are 573,000 centenarians globally. The United States has the most, at almost 97,000, and Japan has the highest proportion at 0.6 per cent of its population. She picked up tailoring and helped out in her husband’s business, sewing the men’s trousers to go with the coats he made. Her husband died when her children were still young.
That went on for a decade until her children had grown up and married. She then lived with her second son, but moved in with her daughter when Ms Wong’s husband died some years later. Whether it is the wolfberries at work or not, Madam Loh’s eyesight remains good. She can still do some simple sewing to change the elastic band on her trousers, for example. But she now needs someone else to thread the needle for her.
Then, it’s time for a nap before lunch at 2pm. She enjoys food with strong tastes, both salty and sweet. Rice is a must for lunch, as soup is a staple for dinner.
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