Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Celebration of Life: David E Katague-Catered Lunch for April 9

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, April 8, 2022

Celebration of Life: David E Katague-Catered Lunch for April 9

This a reminder that tomorrow there will be a catered lunch here in Fair Oaks in honor of David E. The house rug has been vacuumed and shampooed and ready for the celebration of life.

The Three Davids with Macrine ( Fair Oaks, Ca), 2019

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 9, at 12:30 PM a catered lunch in honor of David E will be hosted and funded by my niece from Mountain View, Elaine Lazarte Chalfin. Lanie ( Elaine) is the oldest daughter of Fe Jambalos ( Macrine's sister) and works as Operation Manager at Apple, Inc in Palo Alto, CA. Thanks a Million, Lanie.

I am looking forward for the catered lunch. David E joined his Mom in heaven on March 17. The 9th day would have been March 26th. This date would have been also the 86th birthday of Macrine. However due to scheduling conflicts this celebration was postponed for April 9, Saturday at 12:30PM. I hope all of you invited via E-vite can attend.

It is customary in the Catholic Philippines to celebrate the 9th Day and 40th Day anniversaries after Death. This custom is based on the pre-colonial folk belief that the soul of the departed enters the spirit world on the ninth day following death. This is followed by another celebration ( Masses and Rosaries) on the fortieth day after death to acknowledge the waksi, or death anniversary, when the soul is believed to end its earthly wandering and ascend to the afterlife.

Meanwhile this picture of former President Bill Clinton reminds me of David E. The following photo showed Macrine's hand extending for a hand shake with Bill. The inset picture showed our beautiful formal outfits for that memorable event in 1994.

This is David E favorite autographed picture of Bill and Hilary still hanging on his room here at the house.

David E dancing with his Mom at the Fil-Am Gala Ball, Washington DC, 1999

David and Our Pet Cat(on a long leash) ready for his first day at OMB in our backyard in Hammonton RD in Colesville, MD

Also meanwhile, Dinah helped me get a new cell phone. Thank you, Dinah for updating my cell phone usage and knowledge. Attached are two condolences cards photograph I took using my new cell phone from the Donor Services and David's E employer(TSA). Its blurry but readable.

Again my heart felt Thanks to the Chalfins for hosting a catered lunch for David E. Hope to see all of the Katague and Jambalos clan here in Northern California.

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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