It's more fun in PATNONGON!: Udyakan Festival 2012!

I was out of town last weekend. I went home to celebrate the yearly event in our town the Udyakan Festival 2012! When I was traveling way back home I can feel the happiness and excitement because there are a lot of people telling me that this was a great event compared to the past year’s events. Udyakan Festival is celebrated at Patnongon, Antique during the last Monday of the month of February. The people are gathering together to witness the promising events like the Mardi Gras competition, the Street Dance Competition, Fire Dance Competition, Parada kang  Karusa Competition, etc. This event also includes the showcasing of the handicrafts or delicacies in every barangay in our town.

Base on the theme: “Manggad kag Bugal kang mga taga Patnongon’’, every Barangay has their own float expressing their livelihood. I am so flattered to see my fellow Patnonganon’s who’s been there helping to build these amazing floats. This was the first time to include this kind of competition (Parada kang Karusa Competition). 

Entries for Karusa Competition

This float is from Brgy. Tamayoc  --Nice! J

Brgy. Igbobon

Brgy. Mabasa

Brgy. Poblacion

Brgy. Padang

Though it was simple I like it coz' it's appealing to the eye.  J

Brgy. Pandanan

On the evening of that day (02/25/12) is the Fire Dance Competition, there are approximately 8 thousand people who are there witnessing the exotic fire dancing team. There are 4 teams who will be competing for the title. You can see at the faces of the people that they are so happy on the so called event. 

Tribu Bulalakaw

This event serves as reunion to all of us because this is just the time that we will be reunited again after a couple of months coz’ almost all of us are studying in different places. We had a lot of fun! we ride on the Golden Swan, Ferris Wheel, etc. we spend time talking and talking and talking! J

Golden Swaaaaaaaaaan!! J

On the last day/ the highlight of the celebration that was last Monday (02/27/12) I was able to watch the Mardi Gras Competition, everybody is so excited. the is full I didn't expect to see so many people coming to the town enjoying the heat of the sun (uhh it was so hot that day) they're are so busy going back and forth they don't even realize how messy they look like as long as they watch the show.

The crowd is full!!  J

These are the 4 teams who will be competing for Mardi Gras

Tribu Kulyatanon. From Aureliana National Highschool

Tribu Mangingisda. From Lirio M. Escano National Highschool

Tribu Linaw B alud. From Igburi National Highschool. This team won the 1^st place last Binirayan Festival.

The Augustinian Tribe! Fom St. Augustine’s Academy

The winning team. The consistent team ever since! Every year they won the competition. I’m so proud of this team because from this school I was graduated. I am a certified Augustinian. LOL. J

With my cousin. I’m her number one fun! I’m proud of her coz’ she’s the only one who have a dancing power in our family she dances so well I’m amazed by her dancing skills sometimes I envy her. I’m not in to dancing ever since! I love to dance but I think dancing doesn’t love me. #disgusting LOL!   J

There is no such thing called HAPPINESS after the celebration. I laughed much with my crazy friends. We talked about crazy stuffs I enjoyed their acquaintances and most of all we had a lot of fun!!! J J J