Watch: 101-year-old Canadian expat in Dubai shares secret of her long life

Watch: 101-year-old Canadian expat in Dubai shares secret of her long life

1.90926405Dubai: An endearing Canadian expat of Indian origin in Dubai, who turned 101 on July 31, has shared the secret of her longevity.

“I eat well, enjoy the sun and people say, I have a dry sense of humour,” Nibha Chatterjee, fondly referred to as Dida, tells Gulf News.

Well, that’s instantly evident. But there’s more to come when she cuts her birthday cake at a small gathering of friends and family.

As her grandson Bobby Rakhit, with whom she lives, tries to put a piece of the vanilla cake into her mouth, she is quick to push his hand away, preferring to do it on her own. She blesses him though, her spontaneous gesture touching hearts that have already been warmed by the ‘101’ candles on her cake.

Anyone who knows Dida will tell you her’s is a life well-lived. 101 glorious years and counting, with its sumptuous share of ups and downs, triumphs and tribulations.

“Make no mistake. I am 100 years young,” the no-nonsense Dida, who moved to Dubai at the age of 98, had told Gulf News on her 100th birthday last year.

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