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In honor of our first year anniversary, here's a little something for everyone to enjoy.  I hope you'll like it!

Note:  Kindly click PAUSE on that music player on your left, please.  Thank you!



Someone said: "Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan."  I believe it was the great Dr. Jose P. Rizal.  We might see most of our new generation seems to be otherwise, but let us not forget, childhood is the best part of everyone's life.  It's when we feel invincible, never feeling scared of what we're getting ourselves into; happiest, never minding if it's permanent or just for the moment; ever hopeful, never failing to forgive and superheroes...nothing seems to be difficult and impossible.

Children fail, they fall, they get hurt...but that's why we're here--not only to show them how to get up, but also to teach them that it's alright to fall, because that's when we learn.

To all of us who've been children once...and to all our next generation, let's pass on our love for our hometown, the place where we all learn to get up, after we stumbled.

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Happy 1st (almost) Birthday!

A year ago, a certain Kabihug posted pictures of our dear Capalonga in his facebook account, little did he expect (I presume) that it will pave the way for Capalonga Facebook accounts and this--the first ever Capalonga Blog.  We've come a long way, from just a handful of seemingly drunk commenting friends in his photos to 1,408 (as of late) members--both young and old. 

We may have had a lot of differences, some are going to the side that the others don't, some like it blatant while some enjoyed it nice and easy.  We may have had arguments, some of them huge and distracting and some are just petty bickering of old time friends...but look at us, we're still here, trying as we might to keep our relationships with each other intact, because we believe, no matter how different our views are, we still have one wish--to be closer to Capalonga, no matter how impossible, no matter how virtual.

Sooo, to celebrate the first year anniversary of our union, here's a picture spam of Capalonga, taken almost 365 days apart.

Enjoy!  (Click for a bigger view.)

SABANG

 SEA WALL

 

PAROCHIAL SCHOOL

 GITNA

 CATIOAN

TERMINAL

FISH PORT

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Thank you everyone for making it such a journey.  We enjoyed all the pictures that you've been sharing; your awesome talents we all wholeheartedly appreciate; the happiness you were able to shower to everyone; and the respect we bestow on each others' differences.  You see, our town is growing, some might have gone awry and destroyed but the ones that stood against time are being painted red (pun intended), cultivated and beautified; and everyone is trying their best to get up and face the reality called life.  No one should be left behind, let's be thankful we live in the generation where communication--no matter how far we are with each other--is as easy as knocking on our neighbors' door, let's make use of this privilege to build relationships or re-build friendships.

You want to see Capalonga 10 years from now?  Or 10 years ago?  Well, you either make your camera your best friend from now on or you better dig into your Nanay's baul.  Either way, it'll help build a picture history of our town, which I bet we'll all enjoy in the years to come.  So go on, don't be shy, tag us in all your master captures, we'll be more than glad to store it for you. 

Which...I would also like to say sorry for not being able to 'steal' all your photos, I apologize, I know I promised but, digging into photo albums of some 1,000+ people isn't that easy, now I know. =D

Anyway, 9,473 blog clicks....here's to another year of laughter and achievements...

 ...take your slice.

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Personally, I would like to thank everyone, who despite me being an incompetent blogger and emotional admin--are still here reading these insubstantial and almost always somewhat irrelevant posts.  I won't promise I will be better...I will just try.

x

Sino ka baga?

Here is another brilliant piece from Mr. Pastor Olila that best describes most of our childhood back in Capalonga. We salute you Mr. Olila for a wonderful, brave composition you made.



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AKO SINO BA SA CAPALONGA?

AKO YUNG BATANG MINSAN NG NAKARANAS NG SAYA O LIGAYA NG PANAHONG AKO AY BATA PA,WALANG NASA ISIP MAGLARO AT MAGING MALIGAYA DI KO ALAM ANU YUNG TUNAY NA MASARAP NA KINAKAIN KO SA TUWINA,BILANG ISANG BATA NA KUNTENTO AKO NA MAKATIKIM NG PAG KAING SIMPLE NA ANG BUONG AKALA AY YUN AY SAPAT  NA, TINUTO, PINANGAT, KINUNOT, BALAW AT LUGAW SAKIN AY KASIYA SIYA MAKAKAIN NG KARNE NORTE TABA NG BABOY, PANSIT ABAY PYESTA NA...

SARAP NG BUHAY BATA, SIMPLE AT WALANG PROBLEMA.  NAG BIBINATA AKO NUON NA LUMALAWAK ANG EKSPERIENSYA,ANG DATING SIMPLE AT MASARAP SAKING PANLASA ABAY KULANG NA KULANG PALA.   NA NGINGITI AKO DAHIL PARANG SA PAG BIBINATA KO ANG DATING LIGAYA NAPAPALITAN NG LUNGKOT AT DI NA SAYA,NAKARANAS AKO NG HIRAP SA EDAD NA PRIMERA LABINDALAWANG TAONG GULANG AKO NATUTO AKONG MANASA ,MAG KOPRA PATI PAG HAHAKOT NG GRABA.DITO LUMAWAK ANG KAISIPAN KO NA WAG MAG PADAIG SA TAKBO NG KAHIRAPAN SA CAPALONGA.

DEKTATORYAY NAGING DEMOKRASYA SALAMAT SA DEMOKRASYA AKOY NAKINABANG SA KANYA SKOLAR NG PANGULONG PI NAPAG ARAL NYA NG SEKONDARYA,SA PAG PASOK NG SEKONDARYA ABAY NAKAKA PANIBAGO PALA ANG PUSONG UMIIBIG LAMANG SA NAG PALAKING LOLA AY UMIIBIG NG IBA HINDI LAMANG ISA MARAMING NAKUKURSUNADA ABAY DUMARAMI ANG KAEDAD NA NAG SISIPAG GANDA,SUBALIT KAYLANGANG MAYROONG MA NGUNA O MA BUKOD TANGI SA KANILA…

NAKAKAPAG PAGANA PALA AT NAKAKAPAG BIGAY SIGLA KAPAG MAY NAPUPUSUAN KA NA,SUBALIT GANUN NAMAN TALAGA KUNG HINDI NGA UUKOL HINDI DAW BUBUKOL,..TINAPOS ANG SEKONDARYA NA PUNO NG HAMON SA BUHAY DALA MARAHIL NG KAHIRAPAN NA NARANASAN KO SA MAHAL KONG CAPALONGA NA NGAKO AKO SA KANYA NA SA PAG HAKBANG KO PA NG MAS MATAAS SA SEKONDARYA AY PAGBUBUTIHIN KO NA,MABUTI ANG DIOS WALA SYANG KAPARA BIYAYA NYAY LUBOS AKOY PINAG TAPOS NYA,SA MAGULANG AY DI UMASA SARILING KAYOD PARA MAKATAPOS AT MAKAPAG HANAP NG MAS MAGANDANG IKAGAGANDA NG BUHAY HINDI YUNG BUONG LAKAS NG KATAWAN AY GUMAGANA.

NGAYOY TUMATANDA AKO DALADALA ANG MGA ALA ALA SALAMAT SAYO MAHAL KONG CAPALONGA HINASA MO SI PASTOR OLILA PANGAKO KO SAYO MINSAN NAMAN PAG LILING KURAN KITA..BABALIKAN KO ANG MAHAL KONG CAPALONGA KAPAG HANDA NA AKO AT BUONG PWERSA NG KAKAYANAN KO AY NA KUMPLETO KO NA,PANGAKO MAHAL KONG CAPALONGA AKOY ANAK MO HINDI SUSUKO HANGAT DI UMUBRA MABUHAY KA O BAYAN KONG CAPALONGA!!!!

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Ikaw Kabihug, sino ka baga?

Balik-balik

Naku, pasensya na po kayo, nakakahiya, mantakin nyo po, nung Disyembre pa ito shinare sa atin ni Mr. Romeo...ngayon ko lang maipopost.

Pero di bale, huli man daw at magaling, maihahabol din...ika nga.

Paunawa po: Paki pause na lang po yung music player sa kaliwang bahagi ng screen nyo para hindi po kayo marindi. (Salamat po)




Video by Mr. Romeo Valles, music by Dominic Gumamela.

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I'd like to take this opportunity to announce that Dominic Gumamela, the composer and performer of the song in this video is having an album performance at The Quasi-Parish of The Holy Family at Talobatib, Labo on February 26, 2011 at 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm. Saturday po ito, walang pasok so meron po tayong chance na makapanood at masuportahan ang ating Kabihug. For more information, you can PM him via his facebook here.

Mabuhay ang mga taga Capalonga, mabuhay ang mga Kabihug!

=D