Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: The Feasts of Three Kings- Ends Of Christmas Season

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, January 7, 2024

The Feasts of Three Kings- Ends Of Christmas Season

Today, Feast of the Epiphany ( or Three Kings) I took down my Christmas Door Decor here at THD since officially it is the end of the Christmas Season. I also attended mass in TV via my Heart of the Nation Subscription Series. Since I do not drive anymore, attending TV mass is one of my morning schedule every Sunday, besides reading my e-mail and my blogs. Here are some Photos I took during the Feast of Three Kings TV mass.

This week is also the start of the One-Month Explore Japan Series

- the project of our new Activity Director Galen Corson. Thanks Galen for this very educational activity here at THD.

Planning for The future series, I hope you will consider Explore The Philippines. If you decide on this series, I will be happy to help. I could Help Tagalog 101, cook lumpia, and can recommend travel videos and movies about the Philippines that would be of interest to all the Residents here at THD. I could teach some Philippine Folk Dances if anyone is interested. And Lastly, I could recommend, a top rated Filipino restaurant in Oakland or San Francisco.

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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