Pinoy Favorite Childhood Toys

              As i looked back the past, i remember the things that i want to bring back and one of those things that i want to bring back are my favorite and priceless toys that i connected when i was a kid. These toys was precious to me and it completes my childhood memories. So i listed my top 5 most favorite toys that i collected before:



5. Tirador (Sling Shot)

           Slingshot is one of the oldest toys in the world, dating as far back as ancient times when it was used both as a weapon and hunting tool. It’s Pinoy version, called tirador, is an improvised toy made of a Y-shaped piece of hardwood (or branch of a tree) and rubber strips taken from the inner tube of a car wheel. A leather pocket attached to the strips is pulled back in order to launch the projectile–usually a stone or a seed. Filipino kids use tirador either to get high-hanging fruits or hunt small animals such as birds.

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 2.  Jolen o Holen 

            Another popular toy that traces its roots to ancient civilizations, the marbles come in different sizes and are usually made of glass with melted pigments. Known to Filipino kids as holen or jolen, these toys are played indoors or outdoors and encourage the players to get down and dirty.
Different variations of the game exist, the most popular of which require a player to flick a marble and hit a group of marble inside a circle. Those that went outside the circle automatically become part of the winning player’s collection. haha its really nice toy that i played before and i tried hard to mastered in this tricks on using jolens. 

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3. Saranggola (Kite in English)

         Saranggola, or kite in English, is another favorite outdoor toy of Filipinos. Although the kite is not an original Filipino invention, the saranggola from our childhood was memorable because it was a product of ingenuity.

         Regular saranggola is usually made of barbeque sticks and plastic bags, with the Manila hemp twine serving as its tail. Saranggola is also known by its other names like boka-boka (smaller and usually made of paper), guryon, tsapi-tsapi, and portagis. Its really hard to make a kite when i was kid. But when have my own kite, i used to flew it on our rooftops together with my friends.

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 2. Teks 

         Popularly known to Filipino kids as “teks,” these cards are similar to NBA collectible cards, except the former was commonly played in a betting game wherein the winning player takes home the cards. when i kid, i have many collected teks by fighting another children with teks and we brawl each other by flicking teks. 

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1. Lego Knockoff (Poor Man's Lego)

          Although it pales in comparison with the original LEGO in terms of quality and design, this knockoff provided many not-so-privileged kids with enough tools to explore their creativity.
Usually sold at sari-sari stores near public schools, these so-called “Pinoy LEGO” gave kids a chance to create their own makeshift robots, airplanes, and skyscrapers, just to name a few. Everytime i saw before at the front of our school (elementary days), i purchased it all i saw on toy store until my money on the pocket was empty. I love this toys and it is my most favorite toy of all.

Childhood most Favorite Candies and Snacks

               Who would forget the Filipino snacks and candies? Every 1990's kids knows this kinds of snacks and candies during their times and who will forget the taste and sweetness of all time favorite snacks and candies that which will not completes you childhood memories. When i was a kid, i've always carrying snacks and candies, everytime i go to school. I love to these foods and it gives happiness and joy to me and also i shared my snacks and candies to my classmate to have some fun while eating. Nothing compares the simple things that gives joy and experience during our youth days. It feels so good to look back on your younger years and i recall how basic and uncomplicated life was then.

              But nowadays most of all time favorite filipino snack and candies are nothing to be found around the sari-sari stores and grocecies. It so sad to say that those snacks and candies are never to taste it again. But the other snacks and candies are still available in sari-sari stores and groceries, so get ready for a full-on nostalgia moments  Here’s some Filipino childhood snacks and candies that are still available today:


1. Mik-Mik

         MIk-mik is a choco-milk powder that have a straw to sip powder inside the pack. It is best-selling Filipino childhood snack before. But before sipping the mik-mik powder, you must be careful of sipping though as you might cough when sipping the straw. When i was a kid, i used mik-mik powder before as a smoke cigarette and acting like an matured adult and playing with my childhood friends.

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2. Haw-haw Milk Candy 

            Haw-haw candy is a milk mini bar candy that have a creamy and sweet taste. It is the most popular candy when i was a kid. I remember when i was in elementary days , i always buy this candy because it is affordable (1php=2pcs) and also of its taste of milk. Sometimes i buy haw-haw candies and poured it out in the cup with hot water and i stir until it dissolves and ready to drink. 

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 3. Pochi Candy 

               Pochi candy is the softest candy that i ate when i was kid. It is usually saw on the recess tray during break time and i love these candy because double flavor which on the top is strawberry and other one is milk. Every time i buy pochi, i was so happy because of the memories that i remembered when i ate pochi candy it gives smile on my face.

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 4. ChocNut or Hany

           ChocNut is a tiny peanut milk chocolate bars are probably one of those filipino snacks that gained most fame. It is my stress reliever before. Whenever i have a problem, i just go to sari-sari to buy chocnut. 

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5. Stik - O 

        Stik-O is a round bar stick that have two flavors (Waffer and Chocolate or Milk). It is usually on the sari-sari stores and recess tray in school. I buy stik-O  together with mik-mik and i used to play as my ciggarette filled the mik-mik powder inside the hole of stik-o and pretending adult taking cigarette. 

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 6. Yakee /Pintoora Bubble Gum

            Yakee and Pintoora Bubble Gum mostly buy the kids for making them while eating. The difference between yakee and pintoora gum is the Yakee gum has a sour in first taste but it will fade while chewing, in Pintoora gum has a food color that colours your mouth. 

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 7. Ube and Langka candy 

              Ube/Langka candy is a combination of two flavors which is ube and langka (it is obvious) that usually purchase on the sari-sari store even nowadays. It was delicious candy that made of natural ingredents and i love it. 

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8. LA-LA Chocolate 

             Ever tasted LA-LA? It is so good chocolate bar with sweetness in every bite. Apparently L.A.-L.A. is an acronym for the person behind this pastillas like chocolate bar namely Louie, Arlene, Leonisa and Arlete. this is iconic candy has been making every Filipino's heart while having a bite of it.

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Most Favorite Traditional Pinoy Games

         

            Childhood memories is the best memorable age of all times since when we were younger. As we looked back our childhood memories, there are times that our curiosity and imagination goes up high by playing childhood play games. Because of playing these games, we learned every thing in our playmate to be come more friendly, creative, how to mingle on the other people and also to be come more active to build your leadership. When i was child, i love summer vacation because i feel that i have a freedom to play without worrying school works, assignments and etc. But nowadays as we can see children has involved in the modern technologies because of modern technologies that we have, many children had forgotten the fun of playing traditional pinoy games and lessen their interest in the other children to communicate well and to have their bonds.


 These are Top 10  most played traditional pinoy games that once you've heard about it you will miss your childhood memories:


10. Tumbang Preso
 
            Tumbang Preso is a Traditional Pinoy Games that mostly played around the street back then. It is simple game that uses a small empty can (Empty can of sardines or Corned beef) and slippers. One of the players will be estimator(taya sa laro) as a guard of the empty can and the other players will aiming to hit the can of the estimator. Once the can will hit by the other players, they must to take their slippers to hit again the can but if the estimator immediately stand the can He/she can catch the other players and be the next estimator. The main goal of the game is to knock down the can of the estimator.

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9. Agawan Base

            Agawan Base involves of two teams with separated bases. The goal of this game is tag the other teams based without getting tagged. if you tagged by other team, you become their prisoner of their based and you' ll need to be rescued in your team by tapping your hands in order to continue playing.

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8. Langit Lupa

           Langit Lupa is a Traditional Pinoy Games that usually played by child around the street or even in backyards. It is translated as "Heaven and Earth" is a game where the it chases other players to get the new it. Players are allowed to run on the ground (Which is Lupa) and climb on high places or objects above the ground (Langit) to avoid tagging by tag player. The player who gets tagged becomes new it and becomes one of the players who get chased.

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7. 10-20

         10-20 is a similar to Chinese Garter but instead of using a stretched garter, pieces of rubber band joined together to form a single long string is used. The name of the game actually is chanting  (10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90-100) while playing on it. The mechanics is two players hold the rubber string on two ends and the player in the middle will perform the game and all the moves without tripping the rubber band. The height will become higher and higher if he/she pass the previous round.

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6. Piko

        Piko is a game where the players draw a big image of on the floor filled with mostly of box-like shapes, which they will hop upon it and using single foot or two ( it depends on the drawing in the ground). It is use "Pamato" (piece of Flat stone) that you need to placed on the box-like shape image on the ground and the owner who throw his/her "Pamato" cannot stepped the box where pamato is placed. When finished to hop and placed his/her pamato around the drawing and reaches the topmost box will wins the game.

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5. Sipa

       Sipa is a traditional pinoy games where the object made usually with a washer (metal washer) and colorful threads and strings. The Sipa is thrown in the air and the player will kept the sipa in the air by kicking it upward and the goal is to not let the sipa fall on the ground. Sipa is also played professionally wooden ball called sepak takraw that usually played in the intramurals in schools.

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4. Luksong Baka

           Luksong baka, translated as "Jumping Over a Cow" is the traditional pinoy games that involves players to jumping over one player who called "baka" or cow. The objective is for all the players to jump over the tagged player as a cow.

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3. Tom Sawyer (Based on Anime Named: Tom Sawyer)

            When I was in elementary days, one of my best games that i ever played is Tom Sawyer. Tom Sawyer is based on the anime series in year 1990's that aired every morning. Tom Sawyer is a kid have full of energy and lively kid that why they invented the game "Tom Sawyer" like his character. In this game players are divided into two teams, the one who tagged and the other one will ride at the back of tagged teams. The tagged team will form a bridge connecting the members (head and back) and the other teams will ride at the back and try to destroy the bridge. If the 1st team will will destroy the bridge, they will win but if their player fall from the back of bridge, they will lose the game.

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2. Patintero

         Patintero is one of the most popular and traditional pinoy games in 1990's. In playing patintero involves two teams, an attack team and a defense team. The defense team guards their passage areas by occupying lines and moves through them without allowing the attack teams to pass through. If they tag even just one player from the opposite team, the whole teams becomes in defense teams and the tagged team with be in attack team.

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1. Taguan (Hide and Seek)

           Taguan is the most popular and most played when i was a kid, Taguan is a pinoy version of the game "Hide and Seek" like a movie. Taguan is usually played at sunset or evening to make more challenging for the one who tagged. The mechanics of this game is the one who tagged will close his/her eyes and counting of 1-10 to prepared other players to hide somewhere. Then after counting 1-10, the tagged player will find the hiding players, if he/she found the hiding player he/she must say "Bang" (Means the sound of Gunshot) then the player name. If the tagged player he didn't notice the hiding player was behind on him/her, the other player must say "Sak" (Means stabbing a knife) to the tagged player.

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