Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: My Grand Children Now Vacationing in the Philippines

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

Friday, January 3, 2025

My Grand Children Now Vacationing in the Philippines

From Left to Right: Philip, Wyatt, Marina, Alix and Brendan- In front of the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros ( Walled City), Manila.

My three grand children ( Philip, Alix and Marina ) were in the Philippines the last week of December 2024 and the first week of January 2025. Alix was accompanied by her husband, Brendan Quinn, and Marina was with Partner, Wyeth. Philip, Alix and Marina are the children of Dodie, my oldest son. They spent their High School years here in Northgate High School, Walnut Creek, Ca.

This was their first time in the Philippines. They had a chance to visit the Philippines and My Island Marinduque last 2007 when Macrine ( RIP) and I celebrated our Golden Wedding Anniversary. But for some reasons or another, only Dodie was able to attend.

Here are some photos Marina sent me while they were in Manila. They were sight seeing the popular tourist spots and enjoying the food and vibes of the City. From the photos, It appeared that their local guides are the nephews and nieces and family of Macrine who are residents of Manila and surrounding suburbs. Here are some of the Photos.

And here are the 3 photos and one video of their trip to Marinduque . They are now enjoying the beach and easy life in Marinduque, away from the traffic and chaos in the big city of Manila and its suburbs.

Marina's photos brought back pleasant memories of my younger days in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines, where our beach house and second retirement home is located.

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Memories of Front Lawn of the well-manicured landscaping of The Main House (Chateau Du Mer), Amoingon, Boac, Marinduque, Philippines 2016

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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