Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Are You Addicted to the Olympic Games, Already?

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

Friday, August 3, 2012

Are You Addicted to the Olympic Games, Already?

Are You Addicted to the Olympic Games Already? If you are, you are not alone. You are also in good company with several thousands of viewers all over the world, including myself. The good news is that it will end by August 16 and we can all go back to our routines and not glued to TV either watching the games LIVE or ON TAPE everyday since the opening ceremonies last week

Attached are the top ten individual gold medal winners as of today. The first number is the number of gold medal received, followed by the silver and then the bronze. The last number is the total of medals received as of today.

1. LOCHTE Ryan United States 2 2 1, 5

2. PHELPS Michael United States 2 2 0 ,4

3. SCHMITT Allison United States 2 1 1 4

4. AGNEL Yannick France 2 1 0 3

5. FRANKLIN Missy United States 2 0 1 3

6. VOLLMER Dana United States 2 0 0 2

7. DI FRANCISCA Elisa Italy 2 0 0 2

8. KI Bo Bae South Korea 2 0 0 2

9. DOUGLAS Gabrielle United States 2 0 0 2

10. JUNG Michael Germany 2 0 0 2

The total medals AS of Today-8/2/12 for the top eight countries are: The USA has 37, China has 34, Korea has 14, France has 16, Great Britain has 16, Germany has 17, Russia has 17 and Italy has 11. My congratulations to the medal winners. It is so much fun watching you.

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.