Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Britain's and America Got Talent Two Finalists, 2013

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

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Britain's and America Got Talent Two Finalists, 2013

Richard and Adam Johnson of BGT

Forte Trio of AGT
The following two acts were not first place winners for this year Britain's Got talent(BGT) and America Got Talent (AGT) Television shows. But I love these two acts, Richard and Adam Duo of BGT and the Forte Trio of AGT. In case you have not seen these acts, they are posted here for your listening pleasure and enjoyment.

BGT Richard and Adam Duo won only 3 place in this year BGT contest, but to me they are number one. Here's the latest news on the British brothers from Welsh 3rd place winner.

"Britain’s Got Talent finalists Richard And Adam Johnson have fought off tough competition from the likes of Rudimental, Travis and John Mayer to hold onto the Number 1 spot on the Official Albums Chart for a fourth week in a row.

The Impossible Dream, the brother’s debut album, has now overtaken US star Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience to score the most consecutive weeks at Number 1 this year. The album is now tied with The Motion Picture Cast Recording of Tom Hooper’s big screen adaptation Les Miserables, for the most overall weeks at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart this year; Les Miserables notched up two runs of two weeks at Number 1 on the chart back in January and February."

FORTE, was 4th place only in this year AGT contest, although I voted for them in the final performance. I love these guys, so I was curious of what happened to the group after the show. Here's the latest news on the trio.

"America's Got Talent" finalist act Forte has scored a record deal and residency in Las Vegas. The operatic trio may have landed in fourth place on last week's season finale, but they still walked away with a prize almost as good as winning first place. The group, consisting of Josh Page, Sean Panikkar and Fernando Varela, has inked a deal with SYCO/Columbia Records, the label founded by "AGT" creator Simon Cowell.

Bing: More about Forte: Fans won't have to wait long to buy Forte's music: Their first single, "Caruso," will be released next Monday, and their debut album will hit shelves Nov. 12. And later this year, the trio will headline a special New Year's residency at the Tropicana Las Vegas from Dec. 28 to Dec. 30.

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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.

The Rambutan Tree and Fruits

The Lanzone Tree and Fruits

The Jack Fruit Tree

The Durian Fruit Tree