A Perfect Dinner and Day Yesterday, Monday, April 14, 2025

Yesterday, I woke up early in the morning, the Monday after Palm Sunday. It reminded me that the Moriones Festival in Marinduque has officially started.   Activity Guru, Ted Treat had informed me the day before that the posters ( for Ditas Talk for April 17) has now been posted in the Library Bulletin Board as well as in the Elevators of the Four Buildings and a Sign-Up Sheet is ready in the Front Desk.  

I have also previously perused on the Food Menu for the Week as well as the Events Highlights.(See  below). 

 

The Dinner Menu this week is exciting-two  seafood dishes, one chicken and one meat dish. Normally, our Menu consist only with one seafood, one chicken and one meat dish and two vegetarian dishes. 

After my usual takeout breakfast and lunch, I played bridge at 12:30PM. I won first place accumulating over 4200 points. I believe this is the highest points I had attained since I started playing bridge here at THD almost 2 years ago. My partner (LC) and I bid a small slam and made it. We were also vulnerable so extra points were added for the small slam.  

After bridge, I took my normal 30 minutes afternoon nap. I woke up at 4:15PM and was ready for my dinner. It was already late to dine in person at Newtons after 4:30PM, so I ordered a Take out dinner of the Chili Shrimp. It was delicious and perfectly prepared. I took a photo of my Take out dinner ( photo above) as well as the CF Chang's Chili Sauce I purchased the other day. I am wondering if Joel Torres, our Chef is using the CF Chang's brand that I love ( see photo below).

 Kudos to the Kitchen Crew and the Chef for the excellent dinners. And for Our Excellent Servers! 

I had Mexican Beer and Apple Caramel Pie for Dessert as well as the broccoli soup. They were all yummy and gastronomic delights.  

Meanwhile, here are Amazing Earth Facts for your Information and Help in your Trivia Knowledge and Game.

Personal Note: Incidentally, my youngest Daughter, Ditas, just came back from her one-week trip in Australia last week. Her trip highlight was her 3 days in the Barrier Encounter Boat, exploring the beauty and grandeur of the Great Barrier Reef. Moreover,  case you do not know, Ditas will be here on April 17(this Thursday),  to visit me and gave a talk about her previous career in the Bureau of Census as a Biden's Presidential Appointee.   I will be posting another reminder in my blogs about Ditas talk on April 17. I am looking forward to see you all during her talk at 11AM in our Lobby.    

Lastly, here's a note from my Financial Adviser this Week:

" I preface my commentary by saying that it’s hard to make sense of the current situation.  I have to believe that a Global Trade War is not what most people want.  Optimistic that the vitriol and volatility will de-escalate.

If you have been an investor for a long time or are new to investing, it is important to know that markets do not always go up.  Everyone loves a hot market.  You got a pep in your step and things are good.  No one loves a downturn in the markets.  It causes anxiety and for some, sleepless nights.  I share things like this piece below to give everyone perspective and hope.  This isn’t Charlie trying to make everyone feel better…It isn’t Pollyanna, these are facts and it’s part of investing.  (Pollyanna:  generally means someone is considered to be excessively or blindly optimistic, often to the point of being unrealistic or naive. It can also describe someone who is always finding the good in things, even when there's reason to be pessimistic. The term originated from the character in Eleanor Hodgman Porter's 1913 novel, Pollyanna, known for her relentless optimism."  

Hoping you all have A Great Day Today!