Child-like Happiness February 18, 2008

When I see children laughing, screaming and running with boundless energy, I am compelled to remember how fun it is to be a kid. I can still vividly relive the joyous moments when I created paper dolls, playhouse and pretended to be someone – a princess, a mom, a baby, a teacher, a wicked witch or any character I could imagine. Games like block jack (hopscotch), German soccer, “shatom”, Chinese garter, patentero, “bahaw-bahaw” and “buwan-buwan” are some of the popular games we used to play in PI. Petty/nonsense arguments, teasing and name-calling with playmates also made the memory funnier…By and large, my childhood was happy.

Below is a simple poem I made; dedicated to all the children in the world. May every kid enjoy his/her childhood for it passes only once.