Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: My Alma Mater, UIC Asking for Help

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, January 2, 2014

My Alma Mater, UIC Asking for Help

One of my Alma Mater, the University of Illinois, College of Pharmacy is asking my help and Donation. I wish I could help, but being retired and on a fixed budget there is nothing I could spare these days. Along the same line my other Alma Mater UC Berkeley Haas Business School have also asked for help through a personal call besides E-mail that I posted in my blog the other day. Here's an e-mail from UIC College of Pharmacy.

Dear Dr. Katague,

For many of us, the holidays are a time to appreciate one another, reflect upon the past year and to support causes that make a difference.

Be Merry. Be Generous. Give today to the College’s Annual Fund. Each year donations to the annual fund from alumni and donors like you help…

Support academic enrichment projects, such as guest lecturers and career day opportunities; student life, through improved facility enhancements and alumni/student networking events; Student organization support, by way of supporting extracurricular programs and activities that add significantly to our students' experiences; and financial aid in the form of general scholarship support.

Please consider making a gift to the College of Pharmacy this holiday season!

Thank you for your continued support. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!!

833 South Wood Street (MC874) Chicago, Illinois 60612
Phone (312) 996-7785 l Fax (312) 413-1910 l Email: pharmacy@uic.edu l Website: pharmacy.uic.edu

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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