Tayo na at Maglaro (Common and let’s play)!

Sounds familiar? Yes, this is the song used for the Pancit Canton commercial. The first time I saw this commercial I was like ….”I wonder how many kids still knows how to play those games?” and really I love to watch this commercial, not just it brings me to my childhood memories but it also remind the viewers especially the parents and kids that are watching how fun to play those games. Call me traditionalist or conservative, but playing those games is one of my unforgettable experiences in my childhood.

The taguan (hide and seek), sipa (game of kick), luksong tinik (jump over thorns), piko (halfscotch) and many more “Traditional Filipino Games” are just one of the ingenuity of the Filipino, and they’re not expensive like before we use broken pots as token for piko, we use old card board for our paper dolls and just plainly we use ourselves for playing the games without needing anything. These are the games that we enjoy before.

How about the kids of today’s generation? Well, they're now more expose to high tech toys like Play station, Nintendo, Xbox, SPORE, PC or Computer Games, Tamagotchi, Barbie dolls and Remote control cars. Which I believe parents and adults are also into these games. :)

I just hope that despite of all these high tech toys, kids would still appreciate and enjoy those Filipino Traditional Games and will still have the chance to play those. So, common let’s sing Tayo na, tayo na …laro laro laro tayo!….:) I also like the beat of this song. :)

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