For the longest time, one of the long-standing items in my bucket list is to set up a library-museum in my hometown of Padada, Davao del Sur. There are no museums in Padada. The only libraries are those that are in the two private schools in town. It’s very rare to find someone in Padada whose pastime is reading. Everyone has their phones anyway, and the instant gratification that social media brings is more accessible (and more addicting) than books. If they’re not on their phones, they’re just sitting around, gossiping, or drinking – what else is there to do?   Nothing New, but Something Uncommon It might not be an extremely novel idea, as there are small libraries and museums in other towns. However,

Before the advent of video games, smartphones, and tablets, boys and girls used to play outside with their friends. Children didn’t need fancy and expensive gadgets to have fun. For most games, all you needed were a few friends – if you did need some equipment, it was mostly things found outside, around the house, or were relatively inexpensive (if you needed to purchase them).  From the basics, like habulan, patintero, or tumbang preso, there’s a lot of traditional games Filipino children from around the country play. Nowadays, it seems like only the titos and titas are the only ones who remember these classic games and how to play them.  This is a series I’d like to call Games Children No Longer Play. Join me

Before the advent of video games, smartphones, and tablets, boys and girls used to play outside with their friends. Children didn’t need fancy and expensive gadgets to have fun. For most games, all you needed were a few friends – if you did need some equipment, it was mostly things found outside, around the house, or were relatively inexpensive (if you needed to purchase them).  From the basics, like habulan, patintero, or tumbang preso, there’s a lot of traditional games Filipino children from around the country play. Nowadays, it seems like only the titos and titas are the only ones who remember these classic games and how to play them.  This is a series I’d like to call Games Children No Longer Play. Join me

Before the advent of video games, smartphones, and tablets, boys and girls used to play outside with their friends. Children didn’t need fancy and expensive gadgets to have fun. For most games, all you needed were a few friends – if you did need some equipment, it was mostly things found outside, around the house, or were relatively inexpensive (if you needed to purchase them).  From the basics, like habulan, patintero, or tumbang preso, there’s a lot of traditional games Filipino children from around the country play. Nowadays, it seems like only the titos and titas are the only ones who remember these classic games and how to play them.  This is a series I’d like to call Games Children No Longer Play. Join me