Tumbang Preso (Pinoy Traditional Games)

     Tumbang Preso is a popular Filipino native street game also known as Presohan. The games mechanics requires 4 or more players. Each playeys is provided with long throw-away object (ex. slippers or flip-flops) called "pamato". Next, is a empty tin can or plastic container is placed in upright position and the can  must placed 6 to 8 meters from the throwing line.  A player is drawn as the prisoner (usually through a system like Jack en Poy). The prisoner will guard the empty tin can.

        The other players stand at the throwing line. They take turns throwing their "pamato" at the empty tin can, and trying to knock it down. As soon as the can is knocked down otr hit down, the prisoner must put back the tin in upright position before he can tag the any of the players attempting to recover their "pamato". If the "pamato" becomes too close to the tin in an upright position, so that the prisoner can step on both with one foot, the owner of the "pamato" becomes the new "prisoner". The prisoner can also tag the players while recovering their "pamato" outside the throwing line. Once all the players are out of slippers, this would be a major opportunity for the "it" to chase everyone before the can is kicked. The can has to be positioned in a particular area of responsibility.

Native Nipa Hut

                Each one of us has the place which brings back good memories, is the symbol of comfort and wellness, revokes memories related to music, objects, colors, people, and dishes. This place is called home. It is kept in our memories as an ideal one, even if it is not so perfect.
                Home serves as a kind of fortress to us, our freedom and deeds. The word home is a many faceted word that combines different concepts.Home is culture, religion, the place where you live, friends, relatives, neighbors, cuisine, personal objects and environment. Home should be the place where you feel secure, free and in the state of wellness and physical well-being. It is often associated with parents, siblings, warmth and comfort. However, international students do suffer a lot from this psychological sickness, and so when they lose at least one of these components they feel homesick and start to understand the meaning of the word “Home.”

                Home is considered as a place where you were brought up, which is related to the childhood memories, toys, favorite dishes, and traditions. Sometimes it happens for those international students while in the middle of the school day they have an unrestrained desire to go home. They close their eyes and see unforgettable masterpieces – a kitchen, a cozy bed room, a living room, a bathroom, or soft carpet under the feet. It is related to their best memories, family, relatives, and history. Generally, these images are the houses of our grandparents or parents. In these spaces the family gathers and has a wonderful time together. This place brings back warm memories about the childhood and family holidays.

 
                 Even music and flavors may make you think about this kind of home. These are the things that any person may miss when he is away from home for educational reasons. In fact, close relations to home cause the feeling of homesickness. In order to find an academic opportunity abroad international students leave their homes, families, and friend. Being in a different country they grieve for the places, objects, people, buildings, social networks and culture. In spite of modern technologies which give people ability to speak to their relatives, this feeling is very common for international students who constitute a special group of students all over the globe. It may affect the person’s behavior and mental well-being.