Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Elena Maeda Chellan Visits Lolo in Fair Oaks, California

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, April 24, 2022

Elena Maeda Chellan Visits Lolo in Fair Oaks, California

Elena is only two weeks old. Elena is Yuka's new baby. I think the last time I hold a baby was two decades ago. I felt I might dropped her. But I did not! Yuka is Macrine's niece, the oldest daughter of Jean Jambalos Maeda.

Yesterday, Yuka and Alex ( Chellan) with their two kids and Ashley came to visit me. They brought with them Filipino dishes from the Peenoy Grocery Store in North Highlands. The food was delicious and I will have food for the next two days. Thank you again for your visit and the Pinoy goodies. Here are more photos of their most welcome visit.

They invited me to hang out with them this summer in their big house in Roseville. Alex is free for 4 months and can drive me back and forth. The company that Alex work, is one of the few companies in the area that grant 4 months paid paternity leave. I promised I will hang out with them before Alex 4 month paid leave expired.

After Ditas moved to Washington DC, I will need some company every now and then. Looking forward for hanging out with them in the near future. It felt good to be remembered, visited and loved.

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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