Snowbirds Living in the Philippines : Repeat of Filipino-American History Month Celebration Here at THD

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Repeat of Filipino-American History Month Celebration Here at THD

White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

The Biden-Harris Administration is proud to celebrate Filipino American History Month, October, 2024. Our Nation has been immeasurably enriched by the contributions of Filipinos and Filipino Americans who have shaped our history and continue to ensure the United States remains a land of hope and opportunity for all.
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Last year, THD celebrated Filipino-American History Month starting with my talk 💟about the Philippines. This was followed by 5 Nights of Showing of Filipino Award- Winning Movies in our Cinema. The celebration was highlighted by a Filipino Special Dinner 💜featuring chicken Adobo ( Philippine National dish) as well as Pork Sinigang 💚. Pork Sinigang is rated as the #1 soup in the World by Taste Atlas this year.   
I am reposting the websites below discussing the last year's celebration with the hope that our new Activity Director Kellie Schuyler will repeat the celebration of Filipino-American History Month here at THD.   The one-week of celebration last year did enhanced our sense of community belonging here at THD based on several comments from my THD blog readers.  

It is worthy to note that Filipino-Americans have shaped US history and continue to ensure that it remains a land of hope and opportunity for All!  Again, I am proud to be a Filipino- American.  I came to the US in 1960 with a graduate student Visa and later became US citizens in 1972.   

Here are the websites for last year Filipino-American History Month Celebration

💚https://theintellectualmigrants.blogspot.com/2024/03/pork-sinigang-best-tasting-soup-in-world.html

💜https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2023/10/filipino-dinner-will-be-in-menu.html

💟https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2023/10/some-key-dates-in-philippine-history-my.html
  
Personal Note: I was told by my readers that reading my blogs have taught them a lot about Philippines History, Food, Culture and about Filipinos in General. So, I am happy to know that my blogs have not only inform, educate but also perhaps inspire someone once in a while. Thank you again, for your comments.

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Joys of Retirement

I have been retired from USFDA since 2002. At first, I feel I have lost my identity as an individual or have lost my contribution to society. However, within a few weeks all these feelings were gone. It started when my wife and I started baby sitting one of our grandchildren. As some economics professor states: "Your children are your capital investments, but your grandchildren are your profits. That is why you love your grandchildren more than your children". I really agree with the statement. Retirement also gives you lots of time to do things you like to do, such as your hobbies and of course travel. In my case, I turned my hobby of gardening and landscaping into a small business in the Philippines. This endeavor was planned about five years before 2002. That year my wife and I started construction of our retirement home in Boac, Marinduque , Philippines. The next year we built a beach house, followed by a Conference Hall two years later. Needless to say, planning and executing the landscaping was a challenge and very enjoyable. With the help of local labor, I not only enjoy the time gardening and landscaping, but also help improved the economic situation of the province by providing work and jobs to the local residents. With plenty of time, I have engaged into two specific activities as follows: First, I created a website for my small business. By trial and error, I created and design the website, www.chateaudumer.com I have never been a computer nerd or expert. But with plenty of time and patience, the fruits of my labor could be enjoyed if you visit the website above. The second activity, I have not done before was to utilize on-line activities, such as shopping, paying bills ( save you stamps) and playing computer games in the Internet. I really enjoyed playing duplicate bridge on line. You play with players all over the world and can chat in between games. But be careful, you are not spending too much time in the computer. It is very addictive. With a lots of time, my wife and I devoted more time on our favorite humanitarian project. For the last 15 years, we have been involved with medical mission to the province of Marinduque. For details please visit the website: www.marinduqueinternational.org As a summary, the joy one gets on retirement is very specific for an individual. Some enjoy their free time by learning new activities, getting involved with humanitarian projects or spending more time with their grandchildren. Others hate it, since they missed their former jobs and co-workers. Others with no children still enjoy retirement by traveling, turning their hobbies into business or more community involvement. Of course those that retire and hate it, is believe to die earlier than those that enjoy their retirement years. So, plan your retirement as early as you can. The happier you are on retirement, the longer you will live.