Slipper Game

                Back when I was younger, I have always thought that whoever invented “Bato Lata” is a genius. It was a game that does not only improve your physical abilities but also the capacity to think fast. I have always considered it as the best game amongst all the others.

                Bato Lata or popularly known as tumbang preso is a game that we commonly play every after dismissal of classes, before. It is a team game with a single it. The “its” job is to guard the tin can (Lata) for it not be hit by a player using a slippers. In a circumstance that the player does hit the can, he needs to get his slippers as fast as possible without getting caught. If the player gets caught, he will now be the new it.

                Playing outdoors games is not anymore common nowadays. Kids prefer to stay at home and play with their xbox, psp, tablets, wii and ipod, which I find very unhealthy. The games developed us physically an mentally. They also brought out our true characters especially during team games like tumbang preso. It is somehow sad to think that our generation is already breeding lazy and unhealthy individuals.