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GROWING UP AS REAL KIDS

Posted by Amie Isulat

GROWING UP AS REAL KIDS(To everyone who were born in 1950’s, 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s) (Pasensya lang ay English kag Kiniray-a dya, intiendiha nyu lang ah.. hindi man ko writer bay, trying lang.. hehehe Wink) Some of us here survived being born to mothers who did not have an OB-Gyne kundi “paltera” (as we use to call it in our own dialect) lang and drank San Miguel Beer (Pale Pilsen), Mucho, Tuba or whatever…. while they carried us. While pregnant, they took cold or cough medicines, ate isaw, drink soft drinks and didn’t worry about diabetes. Then after all that trauma, our baby cribs were made of hard wood covered with lead-based paints, pati ang walker naton, tig-a nga kahoy wara pa ti riring. We had no soft cushy cribs that play music, no Pampers or disposable diapers (lampin lang), kato tana ga bisekleta man kami, babaye lalaki wara man te helmets or kneepads, kun kaisa gani wara pa ti preno ang bisekleta (for rent pa ra dyan kauna sa Kamihanon), pa contest halin sa plaza (EVJ Freedom Park) paagto sa Provincial Hospital (kalye Real kang San Jose). As children, we would ride in hot un-airconditioned buses with wooden seats (ang daan nga 76’ers kauna kag ang Bukaw bus nga ga byahe sa Norte), or cars with no airconditioning (kadya tanan may aircon ron), tricycle pa gani gale pirme or laban panaw lang paagto sa aragtunan kag pauli. Riding on the back of a carabao on a breezy summer day in a friend’s hometown (I recalled somewhere in a barrio sa Dao) wuz’ considered a treat with matching picture pa ako kara (kadya tana wara ron ka kita kang karbaw ang mga bata), pero wara ron ma man-e kun diin ron to nga mga pictures akon ay pira ron ka bagyo nag agi sa balay halin kato, so siguro nag tarabog ron to e, ano abi ay hindi pa tana kato uso ang floopy disc, flashdrives/USBs/ or memory sticks. We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle purchased from grocery stores or pharmacies (kun kaisa gani straight from gripo or bomba/jetmatic). We shared one soft drink bottle with four of our friends, and no ONE actually died from this, or contacted Hepatitis. We ate rice with Star Margarine, drank raw eggs straight from the shell or mixed with RC/Sarsi cola, and drank soft drinks with real sugar in it (hindi diet drinks), but we weren’t sick or overweight tungod.. WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!! We would leave home in the morning and play all day; we would go back when the street lights came on. Nami bay mag sipal lantay lantay, tumba patis, lagsanay, panago-ay kag pati pa gani Chinese garter pati boys intra ah. No one was able to reach us all day (hindi uso ang cellphone, pocket pc’s or i-mates with touch pad). And yes, we were okay. My brothers and their playmates spend hours building wooden trolleys (ang bearing bala ang rida na) or plywood slides out of scraps and then ride down the street, only to find out they forgot the brakes! Hahahaha..! Laughing After hitting the sidewalk or falling into a canal (sewage chanel) a few times, they learn to solve the problem themselves with their bare and dirty hands. We did not have Play Stations, Nintendo’s, Game boys, PSPs, X-boxes, no video or computer games at all, no 100 or 1000 Channels on cable or Satellite Decoders, no DVD movies, no surround stereo, home theaters, no i pod’s, no cell phones, no computers/wireless communications, no Internet, no Sky chat or Chat rooms, no Friendster, YM’s, hi5, multiply, and so on…. WE HAD REAL FRIENDS and we went outside to actually talk and play with them! We fall out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no stupid lawsuits from these accidents. The only rubbing we get is from our friends with the words…te sakit gid? Pero kun naga ugot ang playmate mo… ang hambalon na kanimo….teh man namit mo?! Tongue out Heheheh.. We played marbles (holen) with the boys in the dirt, wash our hands just a little and ate dirty ice cream or ice buko. We were not afraid of getting germs in our stomach. The boys and even us (girls) had to live with homemade guns nga himo sa kahoy, nga gin higutan lang kang lastiko, sulpot, tirador kag kun ano ano pa nga pwede nga makasakit, pero sadya man gihapon kami tanan. We made up games with sticks (pikyaw), and cans (tumba patis) and ‘though we were told they were dangerous, te wara man ti may nabulag o napatay, pero kun kaisa may naga ka buklan gid man e. We walked, rode bikes, or took tricycles to a friend’s house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them to come out of the house. Mini basketball and volleyball teams in our barangay had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn’t pass had to learn to deal with the disappointment. Wara ra uso ang gina tawag nga childhood depression kag damaged self esteem..hehehe! ek-ek na kara. Ang pikon, pierde. Ang mga ginikanan ra dyan lang para lantawon kun okay ang mga kabataan, hindi para mag pasilabot ukon makipag-away sa iba nga ginikanan. That generation of ours has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers, creative thinkers and successful professionals ever! They are the CEO’s, Engineers, Doctors and high rank military officials (ang mga gurang kanamon) of today. The past years had been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had failure, success, and responsibility. We learned from our mistakes the hard way. ‘Em sharing this to others who’ve had the luck to grow up as real kids. We were lucky indeed. I hope that the younger ones could read this, so they will know how their parents grew up or how brave we are as real kids. (sara ron ko dyan kara hahaha). It kind of what makes you go out and climb a tree, or even sa atup kang tupad balay nyu?! Hehehe.. Smile

Note: The Capital letters are becoz’ your eyes may not be able to read this if they were typed any smaller (at your age) intended sa mga magurang pa kanakon. Hahaha… Laughing

"Amie"

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	1. 23-09-2008 14:36
	wetwewwwwwwwwww waaaaaaa Nang Amie nice one....two thumbs up daw malibat galing ako basa.. hehehe...by d way.. Na experience ko gid ran ang mga ginahambal mo ... Kung madumduman ko gani naga yuhom ko... i miss those days...iba na gid ang mga new generations kaja hehehehe... Raku na High Technologies ...weeeeeeeeeeee.... love u nang Amz... God Bless U alwayzz... Registered Report

curllets

	2. 24-09-2008 08:00
	wetwewwwwwwwwww amega baw naagyan ko man rian mga naagyan mo. how i wish ang mga kabataan kadja maagyan da man mga naagyan ta. kaw didto kara duro sanda malearn. daad bisan duro na innovations kadja ang mga kauna nga culture natun mapreserve gid kag maubra man kadja. one way man rian nga makabond kita sa mga friends ta, sa mga relatives and even sa mga nd ta kaclose. just imagine how simple lyf s b4 and how complicated it s ryt now? hehehehe mega emoticons ta anay kadja. waaaaaa! pero kita nga mga adult may mahimo pa man kita mong. as an educator gina introduce ko gid sa mga bata ang mga sipal natun kauna. and i encourage them to try playing it. gasgas... pilas... natural lang rian. atleast kapamaan lang rian nga tawo lang ta kilanglan ta man maeksperyensa rian. baw puerte tana gali kalawid akon comment amega waaaaaaaaa. daw naghimo man takun essay ba wahahahahaha. Registered Report

maryluthganda

	3. 24-09-2008 13:50
	wetwewwwwwwwwww Toinkkk twins write one too .... waaaaaaaa basi madiskobre talent mo .... namian gid ako basa kang essay nang amie ah .... it reminds me of how easy and simple life b4 when i was a kid... Dumduman ko anay kato gina lagas ako ni lolo binus ak kay nawili sipal kang holen ,taksi kang tansan or leso kang kasoy, kag pitik pitik kang lastiko toink waaaaaaaaaaaa... Twinsis cguraduhon mo lng ha nga ang mga sipal ta kang una ang itudlo mo sa mga estudyante mo and not patik patik sa keyboard waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa peace..... Registered Report

curllets

	4. 26-09-2008 14:19
	hephep hurray I just remembered one time during our school feeding when I was in elementery school, we all made dudu because of the food that was served by one of the parents... We did not have anough bathroom at school so we all used the backyard of the school... Registered Report

sprakakZ_21

	5. 28-09-2008 19:37
	bulls eye ng amie bulls eye gid tana sinulat mo ba lalo na sa mga sipal ta kauna nga panahon...akon dumduman kauna nami gid mag rigos pirme sa uran ah ,my lapad nga canal sa tubang balay sus daw swimming pool akon matyag hahaha pero kun kadja mo himuon dan baw di lang pulmonya bay mabuol mo na sakit magka leptospirosis ka pa sa tubig canal tulad... hayzzz those where the days..lahat nga kapalpakan ta kag kaisog ta mag try ka mga bagay out of curiosity plays an important role as to who we are now, the first 3 steps ng physiologic needs na meet kang childhood experience ta eh unlike sa generation ka mga bata tulad.. Registered Report

MeTeam

	6. 30-09-2008 05:22
	bulls eye Mabrook! Those were the days guyzzz.. happy old days.. sadya no?, nami balikan..! Registered Report

Amie

	7. 11-10-2008 00:17
	bulls eye Late 80's ron ako nagkamulat nang pero somehow nakarelate ako sa mga ginpangsulat mo. Mas nami guid man tana kato nga although may mga famicom ron kang time nga to, laban man gyapon ang mga physical activities. Mas sadya, libre pa exercise, hehehe! Nakasakay ron man takon sa karbao as a kid, although mga early or late 90's ron guro. Kaagi man ko tabog halin sa bisikleta ko, wara ti safety gadgets, nagtumbling ako sa kalog, ahehehehe! Nag igo guid itlog ko inbetween sa edges ka semento sa kilid, ba-og ron guro ko bay. Registered Report

123456

	8. 12-10-2008 02:33
	bulls eye Simple lang kay gin himo lang paagi sa sangka sulat. Amazing kay tungod sa sangka sulat nga ja ang tanan nga naka basa na riyalisar nanda ang nagakatabo kang una, naga pa dumdum kung paano kita nag kabuhi kang una kumpara sa kadya ilabi run gid sa mga huling tubo abi sa mga late 80’s and 90’s. The buttom line of this write-up is that kang una hindi man hi-tech as what the writer said sa ana nga masterpiece pero somehow ang gina tawag bala nga produkto kang naka ligad sang sa kadya nga hinirasyun they learned sa anda nga naging experienced. Kang una wara man gatas nga Promil, Nido plus etc. pero taho naka dangat man sa bulan, naging successful man sanda sa anda nga kinabuhi. Swerti lang gid man kita kadya kay rudyan run ang tanan we can make thing easy by doing like this or like that, we can make friends all over the world through technologies pero diba mas manami ang mag storya sakay sa karusa sige dilap kang ice buko sang sa storya sa voicechat burubuhay utod connection mo! Sa kadya skwela kaw may schoolbus pa nga ga hapit kanimo pero tamad kaw pa mag skwela sang ka una panaw lang pira pa ka crossing agyan mo bago kaw pa ka abot sa skwelahan mo naka graduate man kag nag asenso. By the time goes on and on new generation and era’s will come but don’t forget yesterday that brings you today. Smile Again… Mom Im going to sleep na aga run gali! Registered Report

Brientfrancois

	9. 16-10-2008 16:59
	Mabrook!!! Nice comments Curll, amega Jelay, Me Team, SprakakZ, 123456, and Brye! Good and I do appreciate that you all still can relate to my story 'though you're almost half the age of it! hahaha..! Even with my Jara, who'd been brought up in a foreign country, with a totally different culture, I would take time to relate to her the things that I had been before as a kid. 'Though she may not be able to experience those things.. at least she would have an idea and would know how brave we are and how simple life is before but somehow we were able to manage and come up to where we are right now. Have a nice day! Registered Report

Amie

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