Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: I Like Watching Controversial Movies and Documentaries

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

Thursday, April 29, 2021

I Like Watching Controversial Movies and Documentaries

I have watched almost all of the recent Oscar nominated movies and documentaries streaming on Netflix and Hulu. Nomadland is of course my favorite. However, all the other nominated movies and documentaries are also worth of your time.

I also like to watch controversial TV dramas and movies, because I am curious what is the controversy is all about. Moreover, I like to have my own opinion if the controversy is indeed real or just a biased opinion of some viewers.

In the bottom of this page is the list of 11 controversial shows ( TV series/movies) streaming on Netflix. I have seen only two in the list( 13 Reasons Why and 365 Days), but I do not completely agree of the controversy listed on the article.

The other nine TV shows/movies in the list are in my watch list. Are you brave and adult enough to watch these movies/TV dramas? I dare you! Watch them and let me know what you think. Here's the list and the subject(s) of controversy:

1. 13 Reasons Why ( Encouraging teenage suicide-I disagree)

2. 365 Days( soft core porn and eroticizing Stockholm syndrome( I somewhat disagree)

3. Indian Matchmaking ( cesspool of casteism, sexism, and classism)

4. Cooking on High ( illegal drugs and cannabis)

5. Messiah- (presenting subtextual anti-islamic sentiments)

6. Insatiable-(Eating Disorders)

7. The First Temptation of Christ ( depiction of Jesus as a gay man)

8. Bonding ( stigmatizing and misrepresenting the dominatrix community)

9. The Goop Lab ( explores alternatives for physical and mental illness)

10. Atypical ( presenting autism as a tragedy)

11. Cuties ( sexualizing young girls and feeding paedophilia)

For details visit:

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/netflix-most-controversial-tv-shows-movies-cuties-365-days-b422001.html

Meanwhile enjoy this:

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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