Bakla Goes Back to Childhood with Havaianas PlayBack
Tumba-lata, piko-flag, piko-tae, chinese garter, tubig-tubiganay, takyan and shatong. These games were the games I grew up playing. They may sound a little familiar to some of you because they are familiar to you, only thing is, these games are named in my local Cebuanong Davao language. In Tagalog, they’re called Tumbang Preso, Piko, Another version of piko, Chinese garter, patintero, sipa and shato, respectively.
These were the games I used to play as a kid and these games were the coolest things in the world for the children of my generation. I rarely see kids nowadays playing these games, thanks (or no thanks) to the wonderful world of PSPs, Nintendos, Playstations, and Online RPGs. I still think that the physical outdoor games I used to play as a kid are the best games for kids. Oh, those were the days.
Recently though, I was able to revisit my childhood by playing these games at Bonifacio High Street. Thanks to Havaianas and their Havaianas Playback, I was able to go back to my childhood. Havaianas Playback was a way of giving old-school, street gamers like myself, the chance to play the games that made us the champs and then pass the torch to the next generation.
While playing, I suddenly remembered how competitive I was (still am)! I made sure that I won and received the perfect points in every game I played.
I played Chinese Garter first and secured the perfect score by doing a cartwheel on the last level!
Photo by Noemi Dado
Another view by Byahilo.com
Then off I went to try my luck at Piko. The piko I grew up with had several versions and they are not as easy as the one I have played here in Manila in my younger years. The Havaianas Piko was a Read the rest of this entry »
