The culmination of the month-long Dagupan City Bangus Festival is the Kalutan ed Dagupan last April 30, 2006. It is dubbed as "Bangus Sa Lansangan", a reunion of sorts of the more than a kilometer long Guinness record for the Longest Grill along A.B. Fernandez Avenue. Though this year’s "Kalutan ed Dagupan was not staged to beat the existing record held by the city, the revelry and sumptuous grilled bangus continued to wow the crowd.

The event started with the lighting of the grills but this time they did it by stations. Then came the street dancers. The local group simulated the Gilon! Gilon! (harvesting of bangus) in a spectacular dance repertoire. Guest dancers from the Dinagyang and Ati-Atihan Festival also came and entertained the spectators who were left in awe and amusement. The day (until the wee hours of the morning) was capped by concerts in 8 stages along the avenue. Performers included Brownman Revival, Francis M, Itchyworms, Hale, local bands and other performers I could not remember.

I only had my old Nokia 3660 with me so the pictures that I took were not good. The digital camera that I’m expecting to have will arrive on the 15^th of May. I hope it would be a good one.

I also hope and fervently wish that the just concluded festivities will translate into present and future actual revenues for the city that is the proud home of the "World’s Tastiest Milkfish." (and for not the politicians with gargantuan tarpaulins- Oh it’s an election year on 2007!)