Ambo copypaste kan Mak Ngah, supayo nan ndak bisa buka website bisa
manbaco pulo.


Jadi 18 hari  lai Mak Ngah HUT 74. Yo dipabanyak latihan utk baranang 74
putaran.


Nofiardi -42  


 


Santa Cruz stories: Sjamsir Sjarif - Swimming is his life, one lap at a
time


By Ann Parker - Sentinel correspondent
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As is his birthday custom, Sjamsir Sjarif will swim 74 laps on his 74th
birthday, April 18. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

On April 18, Sjamsir Sjarif will once again celebrate his birthday by
swimming his age: one lap for each year. That means 74 laps this year,
more than two miles. It's a ritual he has performed on every birthday
since he turned 47. 

But it's much more than just exercise.

"I'm not just counting laps," Sjarif says. "I'm reviewing my life." 

He explains that when he first sinks into the water, he imagines being
in the womb again. "Then I begin the first lap, the first year of my
life." 

During his initial three circuits, Sjamsir says, he creates images from
stories told by his mother. "The fourth lap starts the real memories of
my life. And so on - until the last minute of that year." His expressive
face opens into a wide smile. "I feel peaceful in the water." 

Sjarif swam his first birthday laps in 1982 after a three-week class at
Harvey West pool. "Before that, I just knew how to splash," he chuckles,
demonstrating. Now he always travels with his swimsuit and goggles,
watching for a pool. His regular swim site, Harvey West, is closed this
year; instead, Joe Schultz, director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural
Services, has offered him complimentary admission to the Simpkins Swim
Center on April 18.

Born in Indonesia, Sjamsir was the son of a grade school teacher. He
followed in his father's footsteps, earning a degree in education and
history before teaching at the junior high level. After working several
years in Indonesia as an 

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assistant to an American anthropology professor (from UC Santa Cruz) he
came to America in 1966 and then earned his master's in anthropology at
the University of Illinois. 

After Sjarif moved to Santa Cruz in 1975, he served 18 years as director
of the Third World Teaching Resource Center at UCSC. He retired in 1994;
since then he has been working as an interpreter, translator and
cultural consultant for courts, libraries, hospitals and schools. 

He also keeps busy and healthy at his gym, 24 Hour Fitness. "I do TKB
(turbo-kickboxing) and zumba - I recommend that to anyone," he says.
"Also salsa and other dancing." He laughs delightedly. "Often I'm the
one man. I love that." 

Will Sjarif continue his yearly birthday swim? "Absolutely. All my
life." And considering that one of his father's siblings lived to be
114, he may be in for a long swim. 


Sjamsir Sjarif 
Born: 'April 18, 1935 - at 7:45 p.m. on a full moon - in Bukittinggi,
West Sumatra, Indonesia.' 
Wife: Diah S. Sjarif, owner of Batik Cafe in Santa Cruz. 
Children: Son Samudera, 19, and daughter Mutiara, 14. Both are swimmers.

Languages: Malay, Indonesian and Minangkabu (his ethnic group) and
English, plus studying intensives in Spanish and Arabic. 
Education: University of Andalas, Indonesia; UC Davis; University of
Illinois. 
His favorite sticker for swimmers: Just Add Water. 
On inspiring others: 'My doctor has started doing his own birthday
swim.' 
A life secret: 'I'm never bored - I always have so much in my head.' 
On pool swimming: 'You're peaceful but your mind talks.' 
On ocean swimming: 'My first time was my last time: I got a cramp and
ended up in the ER.'


 

 

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MakNgah kanai kodak sadang basarawa cincuik (swimsuit)
Silakan caliak dan baco caritonyo
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