Dagupan and Urdaneta Cities, and Pangasinan Province - Compiled Threads

[tracymack]

Originally Posted by tyronne

I think it's Malinak, not Manilak. I know how to sing that song, pinag-aralan namin nung elementary hehe! Yun lang ang alam kong Pangasinan

Anyway, na-feature yung bayan namin (Villasis) sa Jessica Sojo last Saturday dahil sa Talong Festival Napanood nyo?

Wen karruba. Nagado nga tarong!

There were a lot of talong recipies featured. I think the "hidden talong" recipe was declared the winner in the cooking contest. Very cool concept. They removed the insides of the rounded talong and it served as a shell where they put the cooked talong dish (I think it was fried & resembled siomai) inside thus the hidden talong.

Great fiesta. That's how a town should celebrate.

Urdaneta officials should learn from this...

[OilMover]

Originally Posted by pi_malejana

ang akala kong gagawin nilang song eh yung "manilak lay labi"..

That song brings back sweet memories of childhood. My dad used to sing that to me...and my mom used to sing to me Ti ayat ti maysa nga ubing as a lullaby. WOW! I'm getting misty.

[benchjade]

Originally Posted by pi_malejana

hi.. sorry for this late reply.. seems everybody in this thread are too busy right now.. besides manaoag you can take a jeep/bus (whatever) to dagupan city.. you can find an old church there called St. John's Cathedral.. Not far from the city, in Calasiao, near the municipal building is the SANCTUARIO DEL SEÑOR DIVINO TESORO.. you can also find a version of Calvary Hill in Bani.. it has a 1000 step Via Crucis leading to the Redeemer's Cross.. in Lingayen you can find the Capitol as well as the Princess Urduja House, Gov. Residence...

other tourist attractions are the hundred islands in Alaminos, Umbrella Rocks in Agno, Cape Bolinao and the beaches along San Fabian..

old church ba ang st. johns? parang modern church ang structure niya.

[benchjade]

Originally Posted by tracymack

Haan ak makaawid tatta eh. Adda work ko gamin. Mapan ak to laeng dyay balay yon. Idyay ak nga mangan ti tarong.

namimiss ko ti tarong nga pinirito and inihaw, then adda ti sawsawan mo nga bagoong with sibuyas and kamatis...hmmm, nagimas! then ag-ihaw ti tilapia..

[OilMover]

Originally Posted by benchjade

old church ba ang st. johns? parang modern church ang structure niya.

You must have been to the "newer" St. John's. Right next to it is the old St. John's which was destroyed in the earthquake of 1991 but is now fully restored and operational. They only celebrate a few masses there on sundays and I believe is closed the rest of the time. This original church has probably been around since the spanish era. This is where I was baptized many, many moons ago.

[tracymack]

Originally Posted by benchjade

namimiss ko ti tarong nga pinirito and inihaw, then adda ti sawsawan mo nga bagoong with sibuyas and kamatis...hmmm, nagimas! then ag-ihaw ti tilapia..

Mayat!

[pi_malejana]

kung di ako nagkakamali eto yung old st johns...

[Nabartek]

Is it just me or many Pangasinenses have "Espino" as their surname??0_o

[pi_malejana]

pangasinense indeed..

[Nabartek]

I have cousins who are Espinos[in Dagupan], then there seem to be local Pangasinense politicians who have the surname Espino.

Oi, I like the bibingka of Dagupan. Hehehe.

[tracymack]

The governor's last name is Espino.

[tyronne]

Some pictures I tookl during this year's Talong Festival

[tracymack]

Nice! Rich colors. How come most of them are wearing orange? Shouldn't they be wearing purple & green to resemble talong?

[tyronne]

I think that's what they were trying to avoid--they don't want to end up having the same purple color in their costume. They ended up having the same orange color instead hahaha Seriously, 3 groups lang yan. It's so happened na magkakapareho sila ng kulay. SAAA won the best in costume award and their costume is mostly purple.

[tracymack]

Hahaha. Iniwasan nila yung purple para wala silang kapareho pero puro naman orange nung huli. Nice pictures. Congrats to SAAA!

Karruba, nag-adalam ti elementary? Puelay? Ada ammom nga Molina ti lastname na? Valedictorian sa idi. Salutatorian mi isuna dyay Divine.

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Calasiao Church
Photos by John Young UK







^Ang ganda! . A friend lives in Calasiao, I wish I can visit the place someday. Looks great!

[tracymack]

Yup! After you visit the church, you can go and try the famous Calasiao Puto. Of course if there's puto then there is also kutsina.

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^Hehe thanks for the tip!
btw, does the Calasiao bell tower look like its leaning (curved) or are my eyes playing tricks on me?

[benchjade]

Originally Posted by tracymack

Yup! After you visit the church, you can go and try the famous Calasiao Puto. Of course if there's puto then there is also kutsina.

ay oo, ang sarap ng calasiao puto....

[nayki]

Originally Posted by tracymack

Yup! After you visit the church, you can go and try the famous Calasiao Puto. Of course if there's puto then there is also kutsina.

Samahan mo na din ng tupig, masarap ang tupig ng pangasinan!