This May 20, Florence Hasegawa will celebrate her birthday. But it will not be any kind of birthday as she will be celebrating her 100th.Unlike any other centenarian, Mrs. Hasegawa is full of energy. She always laughs, tells funny anecdotes and always smiles.

Her day starts by doing aerobics before getting off the bed. After this, she will take an half-hour walk twice a week. At home, she reads the newspapers and health magazines. In fact, she is is a diligent follower of the latest advances in health technology as she was a former practical nurse in the local hospital.

She is also proud to say she does not take any drugs or medications as she seldom gets sick. “I take doctor’s prescriptions only when I’m sick,” she said.

Almost everyone in her hometown of Lahaina, Maui know her as the person with a cheery disposition who brings good luck to couples planning to get married. This is so as she has been working in the State Health

Department as a marriage license issuer for 70 years already. Could she be the oldest employee in the world?

Currently, she is an active committee member of their local senior citizen’s club and the lead soprano in their methodist church choir.

Source: www.mauiweekly.com