Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Christmas Dinner Photos Here at THD- Before and During

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 24, 2023

Christmas Dinner Photos Here at THD- Before and During

Last night was my first Christmas Dinner Here at THD. Jenny Shively, our THD Leasing/Marketing Director gave me a necklace that I proudly wore it at dinner time along with my Santa Hat. ( see photo above and below).

Jenny, Joseph and Linda with their Christmas Crackers gift from Maureen Bell

In our table are my Mahjong buddies, Maureen Bell and Susie Bramson along with my next door neighbor Mary Reiser.

We had an excellent and perfectly prepared dinner of Fillet Mignon or Scallops with Crab Cakes as our Appetizer. The dinner was a Gastronomic Delight. Here are some photos I took at dinner time.

Susie contemplating on her fillet mignon dinner with asparagus and mashed potato

Maureen Bell- Gift Giver of a Few Christmas Crackers

My Scallop dinner with Mary( my neighbor and corn hole buddy) in the Background

The Four Musketeers with our Santa Hats

Hisako Tanaka one of my mahjong buddies with her two grand daughters as Guests

Lee Cruise, Bob Blattman, Patty Healy, Ed Hoffman and Yefim Revutsky ( back side)Hands on his Head.

Joe and Phyllis Morical- All dressesd-up for dinner

Note: Lee, Patty and Phyllis are my bridge buddies. Susie, Maureen and Hisako are my mahjong buddies as I have mentioned above.

Again Merry Christmas to All!

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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