Monday, February 16, 2009

Aklan '09 1: Their First Taste of Ati-Atihan




Jan. 16, 2009: Start of our 6-day Kalibo-Boracay vacation in my home province of Aklan. Bago ang beach, sumayaw at naglasing muna kami sa 797th Ati-Atihan Festival -- the oldest festival in the Philippines.

Tanghali ang flight namin mula Manila. Isang pulutong kaming bumiyahe: kaming mga Dapitdilim-LIRA writer-poets (Ynna, Debbie, Carla, Rey, Rom) at si sir Rio (National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario) kasama ang kanyang asawa, si ma'am Lin.

Medyo nagkagulo pa sa terminal dahil sa rescheduling boo-boos ng CebuPac. Pati ako, pinabalik pa sa check-in counter mula sa boarding gate sa kalituhan. Unang beses sumakay ng eroplano ng ilan sa mga kasama ko.

Unang beses din ng mga kasama kong 'bagets' na makapunta sa Aklan. Tinarget nila ang Boracay pero mas nahalina sa Ati-Atihan, kung saan ang buong bayan ay naglalasing, sumasayaw, tumatalon, at humihiyaw. (Basahin ang essay kong lumabas sa Feb.-March issue ng Balikbayan travel & lifestyle magazine para sa aming karanasan.)

Pagkatapos ng merienda, dumeretso kami sa Museo it Akean (Museum of Aklan) bago ito magsara. Dahil nasa plaza na rin ang museo, ilang saglit lang at sumugod na rin kami sa Ati-Atihan.

The pictures will tell the rest of the story ;) Halo-halo na pala dito ang mga pics namin ni Ynna.

Susunod na album: Saturday morning Ati-Atihan and Sampaguita Gardens Resort shopping.

Album list of our vacation:
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65 comments:

  1. ynna abuanJanuary 19, 2010 at 11:35 PM

    yup binili ko yan, suot ko yan lagi sa dumaguete last year! :)

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  2. ynna abuanJanuary 19, 2010 at 11:35 PM

    nasira agad yang shades kong yan. :(

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  3. ynna abuanJanuary 19, 2010 at 11:36 PM

    hahahaha! may pitik-bulag days!

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  4. ynna abuanJanuary 19, 2010 at 11:37 PM

    GRABE!!! after 10 years!!! dumating narin ang mga retratong ito!

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  5. ynna abuanJanuary 19, 2010 at 11:41 PM

    ang cute nito. blowing... hahahaha! naalala ko tuloy yung pusit comment mo debbie! :))

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  6. ynna abuanJanuary 19, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    yup mangga, nag mangga rin aklo this year! hahaha!

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  7. ynna abuanJanuary 19, 2010 at 11:43 PM

    grabe, carla, ang saya mo lang dito! wahahaha! sama ka na next year! tsss!

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  8. ynna abuanJanuary 20, 2010 at 12:38 AM

    hindi ko alam kay carla. carla?

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  9. ynna abuanJanuary 20, 2010 at 12:39 AM

    hindi ko alam, cookie galing kay carla? carla uli?

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  10. ynna abuanJanuary 20, 2010 at 12:39 AM

    or or or! galing kay debbie. debbie?

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  11. carla payongayongJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:00 AM

    ako rin, gone na...=( well, ano nga bang pwede iexpect sa 50 pesos na shades?! ampf.

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  12. carla payongayongJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:01 AM

    ano nga bang ginagawa ko dito? sa katagalan, di ko na maalala. ampf.

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  13. carla payongayongJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:02 AM

    wala akong dalang cookie...i think. baka binili natin sa eyplen.

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  14. carla payongayongJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:05 AM

    LOL sa pusit comment! =D

    may laman pa yung bubbles ko, pwede pakong magblow! taena, pusit comment ulit! hahahahahaha!

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  15. carla payongayongJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:08 AM

    ang saya ko talaga non! i LOOOOOVE it! =) next year, pramis!!!

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  16. ynna abuanJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:11 AM

    true! sa katagalan talaga! hmph!

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  17. ynna abuanJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:12 AM

    carla, wala tayong biniling cookie. ang naalala ko bumili ako ng chichirya na hindi na bumalik sa akin! wahahahaha! argh!

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  18. ynna abuanJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:13 AM

    hahahahaha! nagpusit uli ako this year, ganun parin, ngawit effect! whahahaha!

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  19. lorie milloraJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:47 AM

    hay at last andito na mga pictures. inabot ng isang taon hehe, anyway, salamat phillip. :-)

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  20. lorie milloraJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:49 AM

    pareho sa mangaldan? tricycle ang pinangsundo? :-D

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  21. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:24 AM

    hahaha! sa 2011 na lang ang ati-atihan 2010 pics!

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  22. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:24 AM

    sabi na nga ba ito yun e :P

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  23. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:25 AM

    sayang naman. yung cheap shades ko from aklan buhay pa rin.

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  24. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:25 AM

    50 pesos yan?? ayos!

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  25. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:25 AM

    na-miss mo? =))

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  26. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:26 AM

    sori ate lorie! :P mas bibilisan ko na ang mga naipong pics, last december pa sana 'to kung di lang nasira ang multiply hehe.

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  27. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:29 AM

    i had a hunch you'd insert that "blowing..." thing here. wahaha!

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  28. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:29 AM

    onga pala. pati sa baguio nag-mangga ka rin. peyborit??

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  29. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:32 AM

    mga bastos! XD

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  30. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:33 AM

    opo. wala kaming taxi, puro tricycle lang! :)

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  31. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:33 AM

    enjoy kung enjoy si ate haha

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  32. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:33 AM

    bibili na kami ng tiket by june! =)) pramis!

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  33. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:34 AM

    aba mga reklamadora!

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  34. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:34 AM

    hahahaha! charge it to experience :)

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  35. jack alvarezJanuary 23, 2010 at 11:37 PM

    ay, nauhaw ako!

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  36. jack alvarezJanuary 23, 2010 at 11:39 PM

    ang sweet naman...

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  37. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 24, 2010 at 6:13 AM

    namimiss ko na nga e! hahaha

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  38. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 24, 2010 at 6:16 AM

    wahaha! :)

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  39. ynna abuanJanuary 30, 2010 at 2:27 AM

    JACKKKKKKKK!!!! musta ka na? uuwi ka na diba? pakita ka samin a!

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  40. Phillip Jr KimpoFebruary 2, 2010 at 2:21 AM

    talagang dapat magpakita ka, kundi magtatampo kami! hahaha

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  41. debbie nietoFebruary 6, 2010 at 12:11 AM

    eto ung after mag-brownout sa airport. tama daba?

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  42. debbie nietoFebruary 6, 2010 at 12:12 AM

    .....camouflage.

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  43. debbie nietoFebruary 6, 2010 at 12:12 AM

    lumulutang na ulo at kamay lang nakikita ko!

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  44. debbie nietoFebruary 6, 2010 at 12:15 AM

    ang saya lang nung dalawa o. ako mukhang kawawa. :)

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  45. debbie nietoFebruary 6, 2010 at 12:16 AM

    anubayan, dalawang beer na agad hawak ko! what is lasenggera?

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  46. debbie nietoFebruary 6, 2010 at 12:17 AM

    i know, daba!

    pacute kayo amp.


    either that or laseng na kame ni carla at kayo e may hiya pa. pero hinde rin. creative talaga kame :D

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  47. debbie nietoFebruary 6, 2010 at 12:19 AM

    waaaa ANG CUTE MO CARLA!!!!


    (wahahaha oo nga no may mga pulis)

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  48. debbie nietoFebruary 6, 2010 at 12:21 AM

    panalo 'tong mga hikaw na'to! 10 peysos lang! well ung iba 15 at beynte..

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  49. debbie nietoFebruary 6, 2010 at 12:21 AM

    what is adik, kyanna?

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  50. Phillip Jr KimpoFebruary 6, 2010 at 5:50 AM

    ay nagbrownout ba? ang hina na ng memory ko!

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  51. Phillip Jr KimpoFebruary 6, 2010 at 5:51 AM

    wahaha! ternong terno si ser.

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  52. Phillip Jr KimpoFebruary 6, 2010 at 5:52 AM

    seryoso ka raw kasi mamili ng souvenir (o kiddie tattoo ba yan?), haha!

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  53. Phillip Jr KimpoFebruary 6, 2010 at 5:52 AM

    shet, oo nga 'no! tsk tsk tsk.

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  54. Phillip Jr KimpoFebruary 6, 2010 at 5:53 AM

    aminado kami hehe. kasing lasing niyo lang ako dyan e, though di ko alam kung may amats na si rey & rom.

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  55. Phillip Jr KimpoFebruary 6, 2010 at 5:53 AM

    bouncing carlita!

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  56. Phillip Jr KimpoFebruary 6, 2010 at 5:54 AM

    dapat pala namakyaw kayo nun

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  57. Phillip Jr KimpoFebruary 6, 2010 at 5:54 AM

    at di ko na naman naalala na mura ang mga hikaw na 'to. what's wrong with me?? lahat nakalimutan ko.

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  58. Phillip Jr KimpoFebruary 6, 2010 at 5:55 AM

    ngayon di na nya kelangan cellphone ko. may nintendo ds, ipod touch, at laptop na sina kyanna at alliyah. nainggit kami nina ynna at jere wahaha.

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  59. Ruanni TupasFebruary 6, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    It's so cool to see a national artist for literature taking the tricycle in our hometown :) living the ati-atihan spirit :)

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  60. Phillip Jr KimpoFebruary 7, 2010 at 7:41 AM

    sinabi niyo pa! :) it was an honor to host sir rio hehe.

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  61. ynna abuanFebruary 10, 2010 at 3:42 AM

    oo nga no ang saya namin! debbie akala mo naman kasing isang milyon yung magagasta mo kaya serious ka! :))

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  62. jack alvarezJanuary 11, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Nami-miss ko keo... Iniimadyin ko na lang kasama ako sa trip nyo. Inshallah, magkikita pa rin tayo...

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  63. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    God willing, Jack. pero nasa tao ang gawa! :)

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  64. jack alvarezJanuary 13, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    Tumpak ka jan kim po!
    Ilang days ba trip nyo at super dami yatang hang out jan a...
    This year pagbalik mo, sinu sino makakasama mo?

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  65. Phillip Jr KimpoJanuary 13, 2011 at 5:28 AM

    six days yan. this 2011, kasama ko sina ynna, debbie, carla, ms. beng (ka-LIRA), at si sir rio alma ulit. maraming kimpo dahil 3rd international reunion ang kasabay. pero ako lang ang magboboracay sa kanila dahil may trabaho sila :)

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