Marikina Fun

For Abaknons, there is no other place to go if we want some good old fashioned Abaknon fun but in Marikina. When you go there, you get a slice of Capul even if you're miles away from it.

These pics were taken some months back and there's no denying the fact that these guys rock when they entertain visitors. Hopefully, they'll get their groove back.


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Alayun pagsurat ato si mga karuyag-sidngon bi. :-)

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