What's in the word "Cuyapo"

What do people say when they were asked about Cuyapo?
 
Here are some words people say/think about Cuyapo...
  1. Bundok (mountains)
  2. Bukirin (fields)
  3. Water lily*
  4. Konti bahay (few houses)
  5. Ilocano (people's dialect)
  6. Barrio (village)
  7. Gulay (vegetables)
  8. Saluyot (jute)
  9. Robin Padilla (the action star)
  10. Goin' to baguio city
  11. Rough road
  12. Ghost town
  13. Remote place
  14. N.P.A. (rebels organization)
  15. Tapunan ng mga pinatay na tao (killing fields)
  16. Katulong (house maids) 
  17. Near Tarlac
  18. Going to Pangasinan
  19. Ay! Malayo yun! (it's far)
  20. Walang signal (no cell sites) 
  21. Taguan ng mga pinag hahanap ng batas (fugitives hiding place) 
  22. Bug-goong or bagoong (anchovy paste) 
  23. Mangga (mangos) 
  24. Pinapaitan na kambing ( a bitter soup made of goat intestine/biles) 
  25. Kappukan nga aso (seviche dog) 
  26. Warek-warek*
  27. Sinanglaw*
  28. Kuliglig (hand tractor) 
  29. Nuwang (carabao)
  30. Native chicken (wild chicken)
  31. Posteng kawayan (bamboo fences along the highway) 
  32. Beach? (pero walang beach dun, baka tanggal o lub-luban ng kalabaw*) 
  33. Shortcut (going to baguio) 
  34. Mainit doon (hot climate) 
  35. May tindahan nagbebenta ng 1 shot ng bilog, chok-tong o washington *(store selling 1 shot of alcohol) 
  36. Hindi naka-tsinelas (according to romy, his lola never wore slippers) 
  37. Halo-halo (fruit shakes) 
  38. Walang traffic (no traffic) 
  39. Walang mall (no shopping malls) 
  40. Maagang tulog (early to bed) 
  41. Nabasa lang sa biyahe ng Fermina* transit (just read it from a bus trip sign)
(The foregoing is a repost from  it's all about CuYaPo by Sam.  This was written for fun and not to degrade Cuyapo and the people of Cuyapo.  Some words were edited/added/updated* to suit the times... from Kailyan)

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