Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Carenna KT taking a Break from Queen's University, Belfast, North Ireland

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

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Carenna KT taking a Break from Queen's University, Belfast, North Ireland

Carenna Katague Thompson, my youngest grand daughter send me the following photos from her school break a couple of weeks ago. The photos were taken in Vienna, Austria and Budapest, Hungary. She has a break from her college studies in Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. She has a scholarship to study abroad as part of her Master's Degree program in International Studies at Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

Carenna is my youngest daughter( Ditas) only daughter. For Ditas video on her personal take on America in the Heart in connection with Filipino-American History Month -see bottom of this page.💥

Here are some photos from Carenna:

For more photos on Ireland visit this posting:

https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-mini-photo-tour-of-dublin-ireland-not.html

"Queen's University Belfast is one of the leading universities in the UK and Ireland with a distinguished heritage and history. Founded in 1845 as Queen's College Belfast, we became an independent university in 1908. Today, we are ranked 43 in the world (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021), and a member of the Russell Group of UK research intensive universities, combining excellence in research and education with a student-centred ethos."

Meanwhile, here's Mama Ditas video in connection with the Filipino-American History Month Celebration-Her personal take to America in my Heart. BE VOCAL( Value, Opportunity, Culture, Afraid Not, and Life experiences).

💥https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Yrg9D0scC5x7L2eQb6IbiNjLHzO2MBzy7haLRskaS2xYSwANEr2mWeSQYR5uZxA8.O2CGyeI9IzUOtiAn?startTime=1698101700000

Good Bye October!! Happy Halloween to All! and MABUHAY SA INYONG LAHAT( I will give a million friendly hugs to the first person who can give me the correct translation of the above Tagalog phrase either in English or Spanish via the comments section of this blog)

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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