Pictures (CUSAC Medical Mission 2011)

Here are the photos from the Medical Mission last July, headed by Angel Fermo.

A huge thank you to all who volunteered in this health mission.  May God bless you even more.

For more photos, please click here

Bangon Bayan Ko

There was an article from (a leading national newspaper) Inquirer that was posted in our wall a few weeks back.  Unfortunately, due to some unavoidable circumstances, your blogger wasn't able to at least introduce it to all of you.  With that much said, here it is:

"THERE IS no doubt that Camarines Norte province is poor. Why this is so is a sore point to local officials who lament that the province—the other half of the affluent Camarines Sur—has been cut off from its wealthy neighbors, literally placing it so near yet so far to progress. "

To read the rest of the article, please click here.

How many of us remember that once, Bagong Silang was a haven for travelers and business people alike?  It's where after a three hour bumpy ride from Capalonga we could finally stretch our cramped legs (given none of the bridges were broken or our ride didn't get stuck in a sticky mud, that way we would have had a minute to a few hours of stretch) and prepare for more hours to continue our journey to our final destination.  I do.  I will never forget that while I have thrown most of the contents of my stomach (my apologies to those having their meal right this moment) and was already hallucinating from carsick, an old lady or a really persistent kid will shout and bang my window just to say, "Ale...maruya...ilan?"

Back then, I was just a child, I have never thought that my paradise--your paradise, our Capalonga was even affected by poverty, I mean, who cares about poverty when all that you think was playing games with your friends?  But now, not only did I grew up and became old (and older and older), I see things I weren't able to notice before...and that includes the almost isolation of our town to the rest of Camarines Norte...to the rest of the world.

We're lucky that we have technology now.  We have cellphones and internet, well in most areas of Capalonga at least; and if one of us will just step back to our town, we can notice that a lot of things have changed...houses, schools, roads most especially...almost like the whole facade had changed from under-developed-always-brown-out and pain-in-the-butt-road (pun intended) town to a fresh, thriving and promising town.

So what if the flow of business were cut short because Bagong Silang--which incidentally stretches to Capalonga, was bypassed by the development of a new road, it doesn't mean and it shouldn't mean that our lives, our hopes and dreams should just sit stale and wait for opportunities to come. 

The article above describes how our town was one of the struggling parts of Camarines Norte province and the fact that we have a lot of resources in our hands, we just have to have a good government and cooperative townspeople. 

I agree.  What about you?

Gusto mo bang manatili sa dilim o sumama sa pagsulong tungo sa kaunlaran?

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Our very own Mr. Richard Talento had some contributions to this article.

United we stand, for Capalonga

Sometime last year after our Facebook pages were born, a few Kabihugs started a group called A.K.A. (Association of Kabihogs Abroad) with Megs Gonzaga as its administrator.  It was primarily made to ease boredom and kill homesickness of our Kababayans who are residing and/or working abroad.  At first it was just a mere chatroom then came posts of things which most of us miss and remind us of Capalonga.  As the group gathered more members, there came a time that misunderstanding arose, which I believe is inevitable given the group is consists of different people with different views, ideas and attitude toward life.  But as brothers and sisters, the group were able to conquer and went on past each others' differences.

Today, the group already has an impressive 323 members and carrying a new name--which for formality's sake was chosen by each member through a vote (like) system, a more appropriate acronym--UPCA (United People of Capalonga Abroad), sometimes tagged as UPcapalonga.

Here, they still talk about the good old times, things that are important to each and every member of the group.  When misunderstanding is brewing in the horizon, they try to catch it right away so it would not be hurtful to others who are more sensitive.  

But as expected, a group this big of different personalities is bound to clash with each others' nerves somewhere down the road. So they elected officers that would head them, make things organized and keep the peace, so to speak.

Please congratulate the newly elected officers of  UPCA 2011, sworn to uplift the spirits and shepherd every Kabihugs abroad.

President - Romeo Valles (Riyadh)
Vice President - Albert Ables (Qatar)
Secretary - Janeth Cadag Ibusag (Hong Kong)
Treasurer - Gloria A. Niones (Germany)
Auditor - Criselda Nava Ordonez (Canada)

Advisers:
Gener Talento (Malaysia)
Randy San Jose (Hong Kong)
Armi Mourtouvani (Cyprus)
Enrico Fermo (USA)
Abner Francisco (USA)
Alma Balce (Malaysia)

Thanks to Ms. Erma Zano for the above picture

This group has not only kept each other company even in the wee hours, gave serious advices to those who need it, caused a havoc of laughter, organized area/country meet-ups but had recently transcended being the usual casual FB friends by giving a personal help to one of the members who needed it.  

They aspire to help unite every Kabihug outside Capalonga/Philippines and plans to create projects that will somehow help our dear little paradise we once called home.  Now that is noble.

Kudos to every member of UPCA! 

If you wish to join the group, please visit their FB page here or find them through the FB search bar--United People of Capalonga Abroad.  Everyone is welcome to join, as long as you were from Capalonga and of course, you are abroad.

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For the purpose of privacy, the above-mentioned Kabihugs weren't tagged, please follow proper internet etiquette if you know them and want to friend them.  Thank you.

Naaalala mo pa ba?

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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Watch, subscribe, share and then watch it again.  As always, we value your thoughts.

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

Barangay Election 2010

I know this is super late, your blogger had been in hiatus for awhile, but I am back (at least I think I am).  So, for the almost still latest news in our beloved Capalonga, here's the result of the Barangay Election held last October 25.

ALAYAO: Santiago Valdez

BINAWANGAN: Manuel Marca 

CALABACA: Emmanuel Malaluan

CAMAGSAAN: Manolito Orit

CATABAGUANGAN: Luzvemelda Rojo

CATIOAN: Alex Orit 

DEL PILAR: Apolinar Sarmiento Jr 

DOLORES: Samie Avellano 

ITOK: Levy San Antonio

LUKBANAN: Fidel Pacinos 

MABINI: Rene Esturas 

MACTANG: Nemesio Portugal Jr 

MAGSAYSAY: Esmeraldo Escartin 

MATAQUE: Martin Cuyo

POBLACION: Jiones Barasona 

           Rodolfo Yebra

           Joefrey Encanto

          Gregorio Jacob Jr.

          Nonelon Regidor 

          Jesus Balce 

          Ruel Barquilla 

          Renato Camelon Jr

SAN ANTONIO: Edwin Luchavez 

SAN ISIDRO: Arthur Conchada 

SAN ROQUE: Mauro Dalan

TANAUAN: Ramil Raviz 

UBANG: Felix Oliva Jr 

VILLA AURORA: Paquito Oguis 

VILLABELEN: Eleazar Leanillo

(Source: Meg Gonzaga, via Dominic Gumamela)  Thank you!

We'll try to update it, as more info come.  So keep it coming =D  Comment or mail, whichever.

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(This should only be posted in our government group page here but for the information of everyone else who hasn't like the page yet, I decided to post it in our facebook page too.  It sounds complicated but as our group friends accumulate, it's only a matter of time before facebook won't allow us to friend anyone anymore, and it will only be through the page, that the others (late/newcomers) would be able to connect with us. Just fyi.)

Sariling Atin (ang iba)

Update: 01Nov2010

     (Thank you, Fred Base)

Ansarap lang mag kwentuhan pag ang sariling salita natin ang ginagamit, di baga po?  Butugan man, vetsinan o usapang pang kongreso, nakakatuwa pag ginagamit natin ang iba't ibang salita at punto natin.  Marami sa mga ito ang hindi naiintindihan ng mga taga ibang lugar, ang iba sa mga salitang ito ay mga pinagsama-samang salita o kaya naman ay mga inimbento ng mga kabataan na sa kalaunan ay naging sikat na.

Kayo po ba ay may mga expression ng inyong kapanahunan, na sa paglipas ng mga taon ay nakalimutan na ng mga kabataan?  Huwag po nating hayaang masapawan ng modernong teknolohiya ang ating mga salita, dahil maliban sa ating mga alaala ng ating munting bayan, ang mga salitang ito ang magpapatunay na minsan tayo ay nabuhay kasama ng ating mga mahal na Kabihug, o na minsan ay tinanggap natin na tayo ay isang Kabihug.


Anu-ano baga ang mga salitang ito, naito po, at ng mag kurag-itan kayo pagbabasa.  (3rd edition)  Happy reading!

BOOK OF WORDS (3rd edition)
abansin	carabao grass
adyo	akyat
agil-il agut-utin	dumi sa katawan madungis, mabaho
akang	(expression)
akang-puloy	expression na mga taga capalonga
alibutdan	sinaing na di masyadong naluto.
amag	talunan
amumutok	shrimp specie
analpok	isdang parang bulaklak
asbok-asbok	maalon ang dagat at malakas ang   hangin
asukar	asukal
ay syangani
aya!	expression
ayot	expression
badi	tuyo
baga	expression ng mga taga capalonga
bag-as bagungon	malakas / malaki muscle uri ng shellfish
bakekang	kamukha ni Zoraida
baksyat	laro ng sling shot
bakuli baktut	uri ng isda bitbit
balagwit	pasanin
balang	tsamba
balaw balbagan	binayong hipon hatawin ng malaking pamalo (dos por dos)
baldag	hataw
balilit	isang uri ng seafood
balinsuso baltok	kakanin binalot sa dahon ng saging hataw, batok
banak	a fish
banakal	dumi sa katawan
bangyasan	kahoy pakatan na pang-bakod
banil	makapit na libag
banlat banli	koral ng baboy paso (ng mainit na tubig), hugasan ng mainit na tubig
bar-ad	bahol, mabagal gumalaw
baranggol	bahol, hindi pantay-pantay, tabingi
bas-ig	pilapil
batikal	bato
bayag-kambing bihud binislad	bunga ng bakawan gamit sa sling   shot itlog sa loob ng tyan ng isda binilad, tinuyo, tuyo
bingbing bitsin	uri ng sitsiria sinungaling, mahangin magkwento
brukal	embudo
bubu	tapon
bugitis	shell specie
bukawin	uri ng isda
buk-on	crab specie
bulaw	dilaw/blonde
bulid	mahulog, malaglag
bul-o	young carabao
bulsot	lusot
bungal bungol	bungi bingi
bunggor	pangit
bungog	bingi
buradol	saranggola
burakat	malaki mata
buratchangul burubuto	makapal ang labi uri ng isda
butirok	abuso, grabe para inom
butog	sinungaling
butot demuntris, dimuntrig dimunggol, dipugal dasig	shrimp specie sa danawan patubig  nahuhuli. pain expression urong
daluro	ugat sa gasangan
daskul/sakul
dugsung	dugtong
dunggil	natabig
galis	sugat (marami)
gasangan	lugar kung saan kumukuha ng mga seafoods tulad ng sihi, tutuk-in, limban, kasag
ginanga	paksiw
ginarit	ginataang maais
guno	uri ng isda
guyam hagas	langgam worried
hagul yan	hanep yan
hakobina hantik	a kind of bread uri ng langgam
hapin hapugak	panali sa kawil (nylon) expression (sira-ulo/tanga)
hawot	isdang tuyo.
hibas	low tide
hidok	sira-ulo
hingaw	lipas lasing
hulaw	pagtila ng ulan.
igit	mamasa-masang dumi sa underwear
in-in ingo (naingo)	loklok o pinapa-init naloko
isang ipit isug	halos isang puno sa bote urong, usog
iswad	naka tiklo ang pwet
itsa	tapon, hagis
kabatete	uri ng dahon na nilalagay sa   kinunot
kadyas	expression ng mga taga-capalonga
kadyas	(minsan) nakaw, manguha ng walang paalam
kagang	balat ng sugat
kalabasa	mali mali sa stage/presentation
kalabituin	isdang matinding makatinik
kalambre	nanginig
kalamyas kampor	uri ng gulay umiba ng pwesto
kandoy	pakwan
kanggos	cassava
kapaan	uri ng lemon.
karabaw	kalabaw
karigkig	giniginaw
kawil	panghuli ng isda (hook)
kinunot kit-kit	uri ng luto sa pating kutkot, nabibili sa tindahan
kulamod	lamad
kulhit	laro ng goma
kurachapi	kupas
kurait	matin-is na boses
kurapdot
kuras-il	magaslaw
kurag-it kuray	matinis na tawanan specieng mukhang alimango
kurig-it	hiyaw/sigaw
kurso	lbm
kurumbistre	nanginig sa takot
kutabing	uri ng isda
kutib kuti-kuti labtok	unti-unti kutitap maga, umalsang balat, paltos
lagbot	niyog na kulang gata
lag-ok	inom
lagyo	uri ng pating
lam-aw lampa-og/lampadog	maliit na bahagi ng tubig nadulas, matindi ang bagsak
langis	mantika
lapudas	masakit ng palo
leche	takal / lata ng alaska na ginawang pangtakal
libtong	malalim na bahagi ng sapa o ilog.
ligat	sa pagkagat
linang	lugar ng sakahan, bukid
lintigis	uri ng luto
liputok lisya	kakang-gata hindi nakalinya
loglog	paglilinis ng bote
lubas	uri ng dahon na pangsig-ang.
lugati	marumi
lumon	hinog
lun-oy	pangingisda
lupo	uri ng isda
lusak	putik
maantak	masakit, mahapdi
maganit	malagkit
magayot	makati
magreregaton	fish vendor
magtalok	magtanim ng palay
mahangot malanit	mabaho? mahapdi
malibok	maingay
manala	maliit na octopus
mangawil	mamingwit
maruya	banana Q or fried banana
matabsing	uri ng panlasa
matanlang	malinaw
mayabo	hindi maligat
medyad	crab specie
minukmok	kamoteng kahoy na binayo (?)
mumol	uri ng isda
mungit	isang uri ng isda
nabulibuli	nasobrahang ang kain.
nakaka aduwa	nakaka diri o nakaka inis.
nakislig	nagalaw
nali	ayaw magpahiram (bano)
natilig	natutulala
ngimi	manhid
ngirit	iyakin
padikit ng apoy	gumawa ng apoy
paho	indian mango
paig	tuyot
palpal	bobo
pamanit	utak / ulo
panit	poknat
parakol	palakol
parakuda, paradoming paswit	nakikikain kahit di imbitado uri ng pagsipol
patlay	uri ng isda
peratoks	same as tuksil
pigtal	tanggal
pispan	fishpond
pitik	laro ng goma
pu-aw pulasi	hidok, sira-ulo mabahong tubig sa imburnal o sa tamaw
purog	sira-ulo
pursogaok/pantsang	hindi kagandahan-swangit
riparo (mariparo)	pansinin
sagmaw	kaning   baboy
saka	punta sa bukid
sakul	magkamay sa pagkain
salapang	sibat sa manala
salapi	50 cents
saling-sing	kawayan na pambakod
sapal	pinagpigaan ng niyog
sapok	batok sa ulo
sibad	huli
siko	liko
sintones	kalamansi
sundalong isong	uri ng isda
supot	hindi pa tuli
tabsung	dive sa tubig
tagbik	malakas ang alon
tagiktik	pamalo, kawayan
tagiti	ambon
taib	high tide
talibukoy	maliit din na kuray
talikakas	maliit na alimasag
talipay	sumala sa tamang pag-asinta
talok	tanim ng palay
tam-ak	tapak
tamaw	butas/kanal sa kalsada na may tubig (ulan)
tambalu	uri ng isda na patalon-talon
tamban	absent sa school
tambilok	laman ng bulok na kahoy
tampisaw	maglaro sa tamaw
tanggalod tapalang	(mura) expression uri ng shellfish
tarak	labas ang kaputian ng mata
tatsing	laro sa   kalye(pera,lastiko,tansan)
tigma-ok	patay
tihim	shell specie
til-an	suntok sa masel na nagbutiki
tinoto	laing
tinumok tubli	tinadtad na hipon na binalot sa dahon ng gabi at ginataan. lason, lasunin
tubol	hirap ilabas
tugno	hindi nagpapalit ng damit.
tugpa	punta sa laot para mangisda
tukarol	ilawan
tuksil tungaw	dapat di magalaw uri ng ligaw na prutas
turayog	mataas ang abot ng tilamsik ng pag -ihi
tusar	magpagupit ng buhok
tusmag	tulog na
tutpik	tuyo na bulinaw
tutuk-in ug-ug	shell specie uga, shake
ula (ng kalabaw)	mag pastol
ulbot ulsit	naka-protrude pumulsit, lumabas
upos	uri ng isda
usngal	hindi pantay ang ngipin.
utipyo	a kind of bread
utro
vetsinan	butugan
yah!	expression ng mga taga-capalonga
updated Oct.22.2010

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Welcome po ang sinumang may idadagdag pa, o kaya may itatama.  Salamat po sa lahat ng nag contribute (Book 1 & 2) at mga nag comment/add para sa edition na ito.

Mabuhay ang mga Kabihug!

Tayna at mag butugan =D

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