Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Toilet Paper and Dungeness Crabs were Available at Food Maxx the Other Day

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, April 2, 2020

Toilet Paper and Dungeness Crabs were Available at Food Maxx the Other Day


Toilet Paper, Paper Towel and Paper Napkins in Food Maxx Yesterday

For the first time in the last three weeks, Toilet Paper and Paper Towels were finally available at my favorite neighbor hood store ( Food Maxx) but purchase was limited to one per person.

In addition, Dungeness Crab was on Sale for only $4.98/lb ( regular price varies from $7.98 to $9.98 depending on availability and store) in our area. I purchased four 2.5lb-pound freshly frozen whole crabs that Macrine and I enjoyed for dinner. With our dinner I cooked fresh okra sauteed in Shrimp Paste ( bagoong) with a tint of rice vinegar. It was yummy....

So in spite of of the Stay at Home Mandate ( except for essentials-grocery store, pharmacy and doctor appointments), I manage to escape from self quarantine yesterday. My cabin fever had been cured.

Macrine's caretaker ( Zapphire) insisted I wear a Face Mask and Gloves. We have plenty of gloves but no mask. However, Zapphire had an extra mask in her car and donated one to me.


Posing with my mask on my way to the store. I took it off while driving and put it back inside the grocery store.

Here's the latest discussion/debate whether the public should wear mask or not:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/health/coronavirus-masks-experts-debate/index.html

"The question, then, isn’t whether the coronavirus is “airborne” in the tediously academic way the word has been defined. As the journalist Roxanne Khamsi puts it, the virus is “definitely borne by air.” The better questions are: How far does the virus move? And is it stable and concentrated enough at the end of its journey to harm someone’s health?"

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-pandemic-airborne-go-outside-masks/609235/

Stay Home and Save Lives!

Meanwhile enjoy this photo of my hibiscus from the gardens of Chateau Du Mer


Dungeness Crab at only $4.98/lb and Big Mangoes at $1.49 each

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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