Memories of my Childhood

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Do you still remember your childhood memories? Do you still remember the times when you had nothing to think about?

What are the things that you used to do back then? Are you happy during your childhood?

Come and join me to take a look at the things I used to do when I was a kid.

Importance of Childhood Memories

Childhood memories is very important in our lives because this is what reminds you how happy you were back then. It makes you build your own personality and make you who you are in the future.

As what I have remembered these are the things that I did when I was a young boy...

Playing

I used to play different kinds of games or as what we called "laro ng lahi" like tumbang preso, piko, luksong baka, luksong tinik, patintero, sipa and hide and seek. I also played "teks" (sticker), sliding in the hill using coconut palm or what we called "palwa" in our dialect, rubber band (dampa,shatek), bamboo guns (luthang), hunting birds using "tirador", paper plane, yoyo, trumpo at paglalaro ng gagamba. And mostly as what we usually do everytime when it rains we go outside and took a shower under the pouring rain. Have you experience the same thing?

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Seeking Adventures

I've got to remember those times that I went outside of our house without asking permission to my parents about this thing. Together with my friends we went to the rivers or climbing to the mountains up until we reach a waterfalls. I also experienced going inside a cave. These are the reasons why my parents gave me a scolding. I also remember those times that I made my mother cry when I went inside the cave because she worries about me. "What if there will be a sudden earthquake occur?" What if we will be trap inside the cave?" that's what she said.

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Finding own means of Income

We were not used to be always be given money by my parents so we looked for ways to earn money so that we can buy our own needs. We collect cans, metal, plastics and any other things that can be sold as well as "pangunguling" at "paghahakot ng copra" just to make money.

As what I have observed in this generation, most children nowadays are not engage in this kind of activities anymore because of the continued innovation of technology. They are more focused on playing mobile games than playing outside and engaging to other children the same as their age.

For me, it still the best option to let our children to experience those kinds of activities that I stated above. In the sense that through those activities it can help for their physical, emotional and social growth and development. It also preserves the culture of us Filipinos who love to engage with people among the neighborhood.

That's all for this blog!

I hope you enjoy reading this. Thank you for your time.

-Rhed-