Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: An E-mail about an Age Reversal Pill

Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Monday, August 6, 2012

An E-mail about an Age Reversal Pill

I received my 5th scam letter today. This one is about a nutritional supplement(an anti-aging pill) targeted to seniors like me. The letter opened with a breaking news about Age Reversal. The letter is very convincing and I almost was tempted to order it on line. But my wife stopped me.

I know that nutritional supplements are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Thus, nutritional supplements will not guarantee the consumers its efficacy and safety. However, if you read the ads, it is very, very convincing. The e-mail, STATES that age reversal is possible if you take the product, Marine D3. It describes two ingredients( Seanol and Calamarine) that were extracted under the sea and it is combined with a vitamen, thus the number 3 after Marine.

The e-mail sounds too good to be true and was sent by Dr. Haengwoo Lee. It claims that it will make your heart younger, eliminate wrinkles, will fixed your vision by up to 50%, boost your energy by up to 70%, relieve your aching joints and you can lose weight after 45 years. It sounds as if the fountain of youth pill has been discovered.

The product is made by Nugenics Health. If you are an enthusiast of nutritional supplements, I like to hear from you. Personally I do not take nutritional supplements( anti-aging), except for vitamens and minerals and occasional nutritional drinks.

Fruit Trees in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer

The Mango Tree-I have three varieties in my Garden-The Indian, Guimaras and Carabao Mangoes My caretaker/gardener informed me last month that due to the El Nino drought in Marinduque, two of my Durian trees died in spite of his vigilant watering. One of the tree was attacked by insects that looks like a big fly but yellowish in color that sucks the sap of the seedling. The roots of the other tree was attacked by ants residing in the soil. However, my other fruit trees, the rambutans( 2), the lanzones(2) and the jack fruits ( 2) trees are doing well. The above eight fruit trees were given to me by Retired General Recaredo Sarmiento of Boac and Lucena., about three years ago. General Sarmiento is the “atid” of my wife. “Atid” is the colloquial term for brother. Evidently, Macrine's father, the late Bernardo Jambalos was the Godfather of General Sarmiento during his baptism and comfirmation. Gen Sarmiento's hobby is orchard planting, reforestation and farming. The other fruit trees in my garden are guayabanos, cashew, avocados, starapples, duhats, ates, guavas, mangoes( 3 varieties) and papayas as well as several varieties of bananas . Of the above fruit trees, my favorite is the guayabanos, also known as soursop tree known for its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties . The following are photos of the fruit trees. The Durian photo is from the web. Note that it almost look like a jack fruit tree, except that the leaves are bigger and shiny. My desire is to have a passion fruit tree in the near future. You are welcome to visit my orchard and flower gardens any time, if perchance you are in the vicinity of The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Center.