Marinduque, Heart of the Philippines and My Island Paradise,Here We Come!
Marinduque Mainland from Tres Reyes Islands
View of Marinduque Mainland from Tres Reyes Islands-Click on photo to link to Chateau Du Mer
WELCOME TO MY SITE AND HAVE A GOOD DAY
If this is your first time in this site, welcome. It has been my dream that my province, Marinduque, Philippines becomes a world tourist destination not only during Easter Week but also whole year round. You can help me achieve my dream by telling your friends about this site. The photo above is your own private beach at The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort. The sand is not as white as Boracay, but it is only a few steps from your front yard and away from the mayhem and crowds of Boracay. I have posted some of my favorite Filipino and American dishes and recipes on this site also. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on infringement of your copyrights. Cheers!
One of the basic things I learned in my first year high school class in English in the Philippines just after the Japanese-American War (1947) was the use of idiomatic expressions. Idiomatic expressions could spice up your conversation, but you could also be misunderstood if the person you are talking too is not familiar with the expression. So you must be ready to explain the idiomatic expression into ordinary English if needed. This is true if you are talking to people where English is not their native tongue. The site below is handbook that list idioms and phrases for your reading pleasure and reference.
Here some of my favorite idiomatic Expressions or Phrases.
By now, if people tells you, you are a people person, be ready to give back a complimentary idiom or phrase to the person you are talking to. Otherwise, just say thank you!
Meanwhile here's the six types of rest you will need for Good Health and Long Life:
Finally, DidYou Know?
During the Galleon Trade era (1565–1815), Manila was one of the world's most important ports, connecting China and Europe through trans-Pacific trade!
The galleons carried Chinese silk—the most prized cargo—along with perfumes, porcelain, cotton fabric (from India), and precious stones to Acapulco, Mexico. Once sold, these goods often yielded a staggering 100–300% profit!
On the return trip, the galleons brought back Mexican silver, which was in high demand in Asia, as well as church personnel and communications from Spain. This trade not only enriched Spain and fueled global commerce but also transformed Manila into a melting pot of cultures and ideas, laying the foundation for its diverse heritage today.
Batman and Robin enjoying my Patio with Guards- Photo Taken, June, 2024
I received the following article from Jane Williams recently. Since I am a cat lover, it is with great pleasure that I am sharing this article with you.
💚"Around 8,000 years ago, cats started hanging around at farming communities, mainly to feed off mice and rats that were attracted to the crops. Cats being cats, at first they weren’t too bothered about the nearby humans. The humans, however, were happy for the cats to help out with their rodent problems. And so began a long spell of domestication — or semi-domestication, as most cat-owners will attest.
Despite living alongside humans for thousands of years, cats are still often considered semi-domesticated, unlike dogs. Dogs offered a whole range of helpful abilities, such as hunting, guarding, and herding. Cats, well, not so much — they have always tended to do their own thing. What’s more, while dog breeds are often more than 500 years old, most modern cat breeds only emerged within the last half century. House cats, therefore, have much more in common, genetically speaking, with their wildcat ancestors than dogs have with wolves — just look at a Chihuahua or a pug. kip Ad
Batman and Robin enjoying my Patio with Guards- Photo Taken, June, 2024
I received the following article from Jane Williams recently. Since I am a cat lover, it is with great pleasure that I am sharing this article with you.
💚"Around 8,000 years ago, cats started hanging around at farming communities, mainly to feed off mice and rats that were attracted to the crops. Cats being cats, at first they weren’t too bothered about the nearby humans. The humans, however, were happy for the cats to help out with their rodent problems. And so began a long spell of domestication — or semi-domestication, as most cat-owners will attest.
Despite living alongside humans for thousands of years, cats are still often considered semi-domesticated, unlike dogs. Dogs offered a whole range of helpful abilities, such as hunting, guarding, and herding. Cats, well, not so much — they have always tended to do their own thing. What’s more, while dog breeds are often more than 500 years old, most modern cat breeds only emerged within the last half century. House cats, therefore, have much more in common, genetically speaking, with their wildcat ancestors than dogs have with wolves — just look at a Chihuahua or a pug. kip Ad
Today, however, cats are the most prevalent furry pet in the world. (Freshwater fish in aquariums outnumber both cats and dogs by a wide margin, but you can’t really hug a fish.) Cats are eccentric and often mysterious creatures, but for many cat-owners, that only makes them more lovable. Over the last few centuries, many famous figures have expressed their love and admiration for their feline companions, as the following quotes reveal".
I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.
Jules Verne
Batman-Photo Taken 11-26-24 ( yellow collar)
There are no ordinary cats.
Colette
The cat is above all things, a dramatist.
Margaret Benson, author and Egyptologist
What greater gift than the love of a cat?
Charles Dickens
If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.
Mark Twain
I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
Jean Cocteau
Robin-Photo Taken 11-26-24 ( Blue Collar)
If you want to be a psychological novelist and write about human beings, the best thing you can do is to keep a pair of cats.
Aldous Huxley
A cat has absolute emotional honesty. Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.
Ernest Hemingway
Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.
Robert A. Heinlein
The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. Of course he wants care and shelter. You don’t buy love for nothing. Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.
William S. Burroughs
If you’re feeling bad, you just look at the cats, you’ll feel better, because they know that everything is, just as it is. There’s nothing to get excited about. They just know. They’re saviors.
Charles Bukowski
Cats know exactly where they begin and end. When they walk slowly out the door that you are holding open for them, and pause, leaving their tail just an inch or two inside the door, they know it. They know you have to keep holding the door open.
Ursula K. Le Guin
In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods. They have not forgotten this.
Terry Pratchett
I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.
Eckhart Tolle
I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat.
Rita Mae Brown, author
Way down deep, we’re all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.
Jim Davis, creator of "Garfield"
Miko and I- Chateau Du Mer, Marinduque, Philippines, 2015
Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God.
Christopher Hitchens
You can train cats to do anything they want to.
Ricky Gervais
Photo credit: Alena Ozerova/ iStock
Batman and Robin, Best Buddies, Photo Taken- September. 2024
Lastly, here's an interesting article on Harold Sims, Jr from the New York Times issue of Nov 22, 2024.
Harold W. Sims Jr., Whose Museum Honored the House Cat, Dies at 89
He displayed some 10,000 cat-themed artifacts at the American Museum of the House Cat in North Carolina, which welcomed several thousand people a year. By Clay Risen
Today, however, cats are the most prevalent furry pet in the world. (Freshwater fish in aquariums outnumber both cats and dogs by a wide margin, but you can’t really hug a fish.) Cats are eccentric and often mysterious creatures, but for many cat-owners, that only makes them more lovable. Over the last few centuries, many famous figures have expressed their love and admiration for their feline companions, as the following quotes reveal".
I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.
Jules Verne
Batman-Photo Taken 11-26-24 ( yellow collar)
There are no ordinary cats.
Colette
The cat is above all things, a dramatist.
Margaret Benson, author and Egyptologist
What greater gift than the love of a cat?
Charles Dickens
If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.
Mark Twain
I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
Jean Cocteau
Robin-Photo Taken 11-26-24 ( Blue Collar)
If you want to be a psychological novelist and write about human beings, the best thing you can do is to keep a pair of cats.
Aldous Huxley
A cat has absolute emotional honesty. Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.
Ernest Hemingway
Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.
Robert A. Heinlein
The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. Of course he wants care and shelter. You don’t buy love for nothing. Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.
William S. Burroughs
If you’re feeling bad, you just look at the cats, you’ll feel better, because they know that everything is, just as it is. There’s nothing to get excited about. They just know. They’re saviors.
Charles Bukowski
Cats know exactly where they begin and end. When they walk slowly out the door that you are holding open for them, and pause, leaving their tail just an inch or two inside the door, they know it. They know you have to keep holding the door open.
Ursula K. Le Guin
In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods. They have not forgotten this.
Terry Pratchett
I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.
Eckhart Tolle
I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat.
Rita Mae Brown, author
Way down deep, we’re all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.
Jim Davis, creator of "Garfield"
Miko and I- Chateau Du Mer, Marinduque, Philippines, 2015
Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God.
Christopher Hitchens
You can train cats to do anything they want to.
Ricky Gervais
Photo credit: Alena Ozerova/ iStock
Batman and Robin, Best Buddies, Photo Taken- September. 2024
Lastly, here's an interesting article on Harold Sims, Jr from the New York Times issue of Nov 22, 2024.
Harold W. Sims Jr., Whose Museum Honored the House Cat, Dies at 89
He displayed some 10,000 cat-themed artifacts at the American Museum of the House Cat in North Carolina, which welcomed several thousand people a year. By Clay Risen
