Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Catholic Mass on-Line and Some Major Events of 2020

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

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Catholic Mass on-Line and Some Major Events of 2020

Today, 4th Sunday of Advent, my 86th Birthday, I attended Catholic Mass on line, that is On TV sponsored by Heart of the Nation.org. Today's mass reminded me that a momentous event in US history has occurred. This event is the election Of Joe Biden the second Roman Catholic ever elected in the US. In case you have forgotten, the first one was John Kennedy.

For the last year couple of years, Macrine (RIP) and I had been attending Catholic Mass on TV. Two reasons: Macrine's poor health since 2016 and the Covid-19 Lockdown in March 2020. Heart of the Nation broadcast on Television is my favorite Channel. Here's today's mass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwGU6l_R2OE

Last week homily during mass discussed that year 2020 is called Annus Horribilis ( Horrible Year) and the coming year 2021 will be hopefully Annus Gratia ( Year of Favor( Grace).

I really identified with the above homily, so it inspired me to search for major events in 2020 that I considered horrible as follows:

1. The mishandling of covid-19 Pandemic by Trump

2. The Impeachment Hearings of Trump

3. Black Lives Matter Protest

4. The Beirut Explosion

5. Trump Tests Positive for Covid-19

For the Good news:

1. Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Nov. 7, defeating President Trump( with over 7 million popular votes) and with a critical assist from his birth state, Pennsylvania, which delivered the votes to propel him to victory and end one of the most contentious elections in recent memory.

2. Biden announced Aug. 11 that he selected the California senator as his running mate, making her the first black woman and the first Asian woman on a major party’s presidential ticket. Harris became VP elect on Nov 7, 2020.

3. News as of 12/13/2020

The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can now be administered in the US, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield said Sunday.
The loading process of the first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine has begun in the United States, with vaccines heading to all 50 states.
Health experts are warning it's likely the US won't see any meaningful, widespread impacts from vaccinations until well into 2021.
In Asia, Japan and South Korea both reported their highest yet single-day rise in cases since the pandemic began.

For Details visit: https://nypost.com/list/major-2020-events/

And Finally

And For Todays News here's CBS Sunday Morning News featuring the Forever Young Chorus-group of people who are in my age group.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sunday-morning-full-episode-12-20-2020/#x

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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