Ano ang nasa dako pa roon...

Ever wonder what lies beyond the skirt of our friendly neighborhood?  Of course, a friendly neighborhood!  Marami sa atin ang hindi pa nakarating sa mga baryo ng ating munting bayan, karamihan ang mga baryo lang na nadadaanan ng mini-bus ang ating nakikita, and even then, yung daan lang ang ating napapagmasdan.  But did you know that in our little paradise lies more and different paradise of it's own?

I would like to thank, Hazel Love Sarmiento and apologize too for the very late post of the pictures that she so willingly shared with us.  Photos of her (to quote) "lupang tinubuan", Binawangan and Calabaca.  See some below, and more in her facebook page.

Love the planet we're in, cherish the place we're at, because we never know when will be the next time we'll see the paradise we've once called home.

**As usual, your humble blogger loves to hear your comments, please don't be shy.  My inbox here is wide open for your suggestions and things that you'd like to share with everyone.  I promise to endeavor to post them all as soon as possible.

So we have some picture collections of Binawangan and Calabaca...you think we can have a collection of photos of all the Barangays?  Of course we can, but we have to help each other.  Please?

Batch '84, Silver

25 years since you have hung your high school uniform of white and blue, 25 years after you've probably last seen your seatmate...and probably 25 years after you've last set foot on the land of loud yet sweet laughter, heard the deafening sound of the night, or tumble and stumble through the uneven gravel of a road...what now?

Dramatic!

Mr. Romeo Valles shared pictures of Batch 1984 of Capalonga Parochial School, see below--and some more in his facebook.  Why?  I think, for the sole purpose of patching the gaps that the 25 years of absence of talk and touch have created in their lives.  If you know any of them, and would like to help reunite their friendship, I bet Mr. Valles is all to ready and appreciative with such.

The pictures are relatively small, but please come and visit Mr Valles page for the whole collection of the batch's (individual) pictures.

And while we're at it...

Ms. Ruby Rawat-Mitamura posted an invitation for the Batch '85 of Capalonga Institute for an upcoming reunion, below is part of the invite: 

ATTENTION: CI BATCH '85 WE WILL HAVE A REUNION ON DECEMBER 22,2010,AT Cristy Coronel Residence 

Please note that the address and contact number are intentionally omitted, but you can find it in our Wall.

Thanks Mr. Valles and Ms. Mitamura for sharing your activities with everyone.  We hope that you will have a happy get together (or have had)...and please, do share photos.

I remember an idiom that has a silver word in it, "Every cloud  has a silver lining", so three cheers for batch 84 and 85 for reaching the 25th anniversary...it just shows that lots of clouds; white gray or fluffy have already formed upon your lives but here you are, still standing...and fighting the battle call life.

Ang dating daan

Naaalala nyo pa ba nung unang panahon, na kahit nakapikit alam mo ang halos lahat ng pasikot sikot sa Capalonga?  Kahit na brown-out alam natin kung saan tayo dadaan, kung aling parte ng kalsada ang may lubak, o may tae ng kalabaw.  Hindi natin napapansin ang kadiliman, hindi natin iniinda ang kawalan ng ilaw, sapagkat tayo ay hindi isang estranghero sa ating sariling bayan.

Ngayon kaya, kung ikaw ay bibigyan ng pagkakataong maglakad sa ating umuunlad na munting paraiso, di ka kaya maligaw?  Pupusta ako, sa halip na maglakad, aarkila ka na lang ng tricycle para dalhin ka sa iyong patutunguhan.

Masdan ang nagagawa ng pag-unlad...at ng pagtanda. =))

Ikaw kabihug, alam mo pa ba kung saan ka patungo?  I really suggest, tumawag ka na lang ng tricycle, o kaya naman gamitin ang GPS (Global Positioning System), ang coordinates po ng Capalonga:  Latitude 14°19'54.19"N; Longitude 122°29'38.60"E.

For sure ako po ay tatawag na lang ng tricyle =D

Salamat po kay Rommel Tablada sa mga pictures ng road widening.  Marami pa po dito.

Go Capalonga, go Kabihugs!