Growing up, the author had a wonderful childhood playing various street games with their sister, cousins, and neighbors in their neighborhood. Their favorite activity was gathering in the streets in the afternoon to play games like tag, hide and seek, and piko. As children, they were highly competitive and would try different street snacks while playing. The author believes their childhood experiences playing outdoors and being competitive shaped them into the driven young adult they are today.
Growing up, the author had a wonderful childhood playing various street games with their sister, cousins, and neighbors in their neighborhood. Their favorite activity was gathering in the streets in the afternoon to play games like tag, hide and seek, and piko. As children, they were highly competitive and would try different street snacks while playing. The author believes their childhood experiences playing outdoors and being competitive shaped them into the driven young adult they are today.
Growing up, the author had a wonderful childhood playing various street games with their sister, cousins, and neighbors in their neighborhood. Their favorite activity was gathering in the streets in the afternoon to play games like tag, hide and seek, and piko. As children, they were highly competitive and would try different street snacks while playing. The author believes their childhood experiences playing outdoors and being competitive shaped them into the driven young adult they are today.
Looking back, I can say that I had the most wonderful childhood.
Being able to play a variety of
street games, being surrounded by a large number of friends, and doing all of the bizarre things that children can do. One of the best parts was that I got to share it with my sister and cousins. Our favorite childhood activity was playing in the streets. We usually come together in the street in the afternoon when the sun is shining brightly to play games like tag, hide and seek, Chinese garter, and the infamous piko. We create games and play with our neighbors using materials found on the streets such as rocks, sticks, and discarded containers. As a child, I can say that I was highly competitive because I always gave my all to win the game. And I believe it has been ingrained in me as I have grown into a young adult. Whenever I do something, I always give it my all in order to win or succeed, and I believe that my childhood experiences shaped me into the person I am now. Also, we enjoyed several varieties of street snacks while playing in the streets. Street food is frequently inexpensive and quickly available, making it an appealing alternative for us kids. We tried barbeque, the famous isaw, ice cream, and ice candy, among other popular street snacks. Eating street food may be a fun and exciting way to try new foods, meet new people, and make lifelong memories. Children nowadays learn how to make use of various electronics at an early age, and a lot of them actually own a cell phone. The majority of them do not engage in physical games, and their sole emphasis is on their cell phones. Since I was a kid, we just had a keypad phone, and I could only play snake with it. I also play on my cousin's PSP, Gameboy, and Playstation. Aside from that, we generally played street games, which were a lot of fun. We were so difficult to our parents back then since we spent so much time playing outdoors. I can hear our parents' voices shouting to us to eat already at lunchtime. Whenever they shout at us regarding why we can't feel hunger while we're playing, their non-stop shouting and talking abilities ought to be shown. And for me those are the best childhood memories and I wouldn’t change anything about them.
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