If you have been following my blogs, you probably know we called ourselves snowbirds. We have a retirement home in the Philippines, but our primary residence is in Northern California. The following are some photos showing the differences and similarities between our two lifestyles. Since pictures are worth more than a thousand words, all you will read are labels and short description of the photos. Enjoy my photos:
The first photo is our ranch style home in the Philippines and the second is our home in Northern California. Both houses are ranch style( one floor) about the same size( 2,700 sq.ft). The major difference is the construction and style. Our retirement house in the Philippines has two patios ( balconies) both in Front and in the Back. It has also a long driveway and the whole property gated.
Our backyard in Marinduque versus our backyard in Northern California. We have no swimming pool in Marinduque, but the backyard leads to our beach house and Conference Hall, only a few meters from the Amoingon beach-of Western Marinduque.
The first photo is our side yard in the Philippines versus our side yard in Northern California. I have two ground orchids here in US but have more than 50 non-terrestial orchids in my gardens in the Philippines.
The first photo is the twin orchids in my front yard in the Philippines versus the yellow orchid in my yard in Northern California
My jack fruit tree in the Philippines versus my lemon tree in Northern California. I have several other fruit trees in the Philippines, including mangoes, avocados, citrus trees, guayabanos, star-apple and cashew trees.
My PC in the Philippines versus my PC in Northern California. My PC in US has a much bigger monitor (48"").
Last but not least is Party time: We prepared the same food in both homes. We enjoyed both Pinoy as well a American dishes.
The first photo is in northern California with salad and Dungeness crab, versus filipino cuisine of Marinduque.
Our friends often asked us which abode do we prefer. Our answer is always the same- both places. Marinduque is excellent during winter time and Northern California is excellent during spring, summer and Fall.
As an addenda here's a comparison of Duterte and Trump:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-15/trump-duterte-bromance-no-slam-dunk-as-manila-warms-to-china
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-similarities-between-President-Trump-and-President-Duterte
2 comments:
I remember visiting Marinduque 2011. My mother grew up in Mataas na Bayan in Boac. I brought my kids there for the first time with my son in law. They had a blast. Because of time constraints we couldnt stay long. One day we hope to spend a longer time there.
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