This is one of things that I miss the most about home. DYHP on weekday afternoons. I remember relaxing on my folding bed in the living room with a sketchpad and a box of crayons. I doodled while listening to "Handumanan".

It was really BISDAK. Kina-basdakan... But I really miss it!

Here's a song that holds a lot of memories for me.

May lain pa?

Kada buntag sukad pa pagkagamay nako, sikwate jud ang kina-sikatan para pamahaw. Maskin pa'g naay champorado, lami gihapon iparis ug sikwate. Kanang ispiso ug tam-is nga sikwate.

Maskin unsaon pa, lami jud ang sikwate. Ibahog sa kan-on, iparis ug puto, tusluban ug pan, bibingka ug budbud. Bisan unsa pay pamahaw, di jud kumpleto kung way sikwate. Sus, gimingaw na jud ko'g sikwate ug ensaymada para pamahaw.

Ang kinahanglan para sikwate, kanang maayung klase nga tabliya, ug kalamay. And tabliya, gikan sa liso sa kakaw nga gibulad, gigisa, gikuha'ag panit, ug gigaling. Katong naghimo mig tabliya sa bukid, humot kaayu among kusina.

Sa Argao, ang kinalamian nga tabliya, gikan sa ka Nang Gilang. Pangutan-a pa akong lola! Adto mi mupalit sa ka Tia Bebe nga tindahan sa merkado kay mao man among suki ug tabliya.

Suod mi sa sikwate. hahaha.. Akong manghod nga laki gipangalaan kuno ug tabliya sa akong mama. Maong maypagka-itomon akong manghod. Pero gibawi pod kay arangan man pod ug hitsura. Way mosupak kay tinuod nga gwapo akong manghod, ug usa pa, ako ning blog! Paghimo'g imo kung supak ka!

Bitaw, muni-muni ra ni sa usa ka Argawananong nagdamgo tawon nga makahigop ug init nga sikwate pohon. Hahay...

I'm starting a series of posts on things that I miss the most about my hometown.

Dia na jud!

Here are images from the Pitlagong Festival.




My cousin, IC holding the banner for Langtad Elementary School in the Opening Parade



I think these cuties are from Bulasa Elementary School. See how serious this little kid with the silver drum is?


Not sure which school this was.


Gedor and his friend. Talaga's contingent in the Festival Parade. They had an Octopus on top of a truck.


This little kid looked like he was saying, "This is how you do it!"

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CSCST's drummers.


Canbanua National High's float had a kid on top of a coconut tree cleaning sugongs with a pitlagong.


More little drummers. Average height of this band is about 3.5 feet. And they sound awesome!


Policemen were the official color bearers.


Miss Argao Candidate


Pretty Girls from Saint Michael School


Town Mayor Willie Caminero with other goverment officials.



Forgot which contingent this was. They were the most unique, wearing strappy sandals instead of the usual twirler's boots.


More cute drummers.


Pitlagong queens.



Argao II's float. The firefighter was drenched in sweat. It was really warm and he had to wear that!



There was a wake near my house. What else comes with a wake? Hantak, of course! Mao ni mga hantakero sa ka Nang Mina. Atbang sa Cozy Corner.

Here's a montage of my neighbors in Argao.




Enjoy!

Little Miss Looc 2004 took a lot of preparation. And it was so much fun!

First, we had to find candidates. A lot of little girls wanted to join. But a lot of them were already lined up to perform for the program on pageant night. The rest of the kids were busy rehearsing their songs and dances at Pier 2, the end of the Kintanar Street. And it's simply amazing. Those kids in Argao are talented.

There are a lot of things that are unique to the Filipino culture, and Argaoanons in particular. Things that are perfectly normal to the normal Argaoanon are just 'different', sometimes weird, to other people.

Here are a few things that I do that is so totally Argaoanon:

1. respond to 'Psst!' mo-lingi lagi dayon.
2. mo-amin (sa mama ug papa ug lolo ug lola ug uban pa) inig abot or kung mogikan sa balay.
3. naa mi dirty kitchen ug clean kitchen. Ambot ngano kaha? aron way anu-os sa clean kitchen kay gas stove? hmmm... di ko sigurado
4. sawsawan sa isda: patis, suka(usahay limonsito), sili
5. magbalon ug linung-ag nga saging kung maligo'g dagat. parisan ug ginamos nga malos.
6. master magkinamot basta bulad ang sud-an. ug paborito nako ang champorado'g bulad.
7. ganahan kaayu kog flavor of the road, which comes around with the tiling-tiling
8. ang sinulti-an naay L. baLay, kaLayo, daLagan, uLo, waLa... Wala mo kabantay, ang Laysho, gasugod ug L. basin mas Laysho kung di mag-syudad2x sinultian?
9. makalagot kaayu kung makalimot kog syudad2x kung naa syudad. Kay bisdak paminawn. Sagdi lang mga bisdak gwapa man.



Kining uban nga observations sa akong bana nga di taga-Argao:

1. Di samokan sa tilaok sa manok inig kabuntag.
2. Sobra-an ka proud of the church, torta ug browas.
3. Di mahadlok ug damang (spider)
4. Mahilig sa manggang hilaw ug uyap

One thing that is not so Argaoanon: ganahan kaayu ko mokanta, pero haskang yabaga. Most other Argaoanon I know sing very well.

Ikaw, Argaoanaon ka?






Here are some more taga-Argao-isms from Marjory Cagigas:

1. Kargado sa pari taga Argao.(haven't you notice nga daghan ayo pari nga Argaonon?)
2.Paghikay gyd ining pista ni Senor San Miguel maski way kwarta. In other words mangutang para naay ikapakaon sa mga bisita.hehehehe...
3. One of the many hobbies of the Argaonons is "sabong". Mao na nga daghan ayo manok sa tugkaran.:-) Nya inig human sa sabong kan-on dayon ang bihag.

This is a tribute to Argao, the beautiful town I grew up in.