“Ang bakya Mo Neneng” ay awiting pamilyar sa maraming Pinoy na isinilang 1980s pababa. Isang kasuotan sa paa na tatak Pilipino; yari sa kahoy at plastic o tela. Karaniwang kasuotan ito noon ng mga naglalaba o ng mga may ginagawa sa bakuran.
Pero alam ba ng mga kabataan ngayon na naging fashion item din ito noong 1980s pataas. Ikaw, natatandaan mo pa ba?
Tanong nga ni Gracy Rallos na miyembro ng Nostalgia Philippines sa kanyang post sa Facebook page, “Naaalala nyo pa po ang Happy Feet bakya style slippers? This was very famous in the Philippines back in the. 80’s. So cute to wear with short shorts.” 😎
Marami naman naka-relate at napabalik-tanaw sa panahong gumamit din sila nito.
Naging pamasok din kasi ito sa mga universidad na walang uniform noon lalo na sa mga coed universities na civilian lang ay makapapasok ka na. Mapa-babae man o lalaki ay gumamit na rin ng produktong ito na may sari-saring kulay. Ang kainaman pa rito ay maaari kang magpalit ng strap kahit isa lamang ang base mo. Maiteterno mo sa iyong kasuotan!
Marami ding lumabas na imitation nito noon ngunit ang original na mas may kamahalan ay may special features na komportable sa paa.
Masayang throwback ito para sa mga naging suki noon.
“Yes , I remember those days sikat ka pag may Happy Feet ka!”
“College kami pamasok namin yan since wala kami uniform noon, feeling namin nakakaangat na kami. pair with Levi’s and Hanes T-Shirt
ok na.”
“Yes, mayron ako nyan iba iba ang strap.”
“I remember those days! My favorite, pamasok q yan nung college days ko.”
“Naku dumarayo pa kami sa Cubao para bumili nyan! In fairness napakatibay nya talaga!!!”
“My highschool days..”
Marami rin ang nag-iwan ng tanong kung mayroon pa nito ngayon at kung saan nakabibili? Well, sa pagse-search na nalaman natin na mayroon palang Happy Feet Sandals page kung saan ay makabagong designs na ang makikita.
May makulay palang kuwento sa likod ng Happy Feet na naging paborito ng marami. Mababa ang kumpletong impormasyon sa About section ng Facebook page nila.
“German Doctor…When a young Filipino banker, was living in Germany in the late ’60’s, he and his wife brought one of their daughters to an orthopedic surgeon for the doctor to look at her pigeon toes and knocked knees.
“Amazing Comfort…Much to their surprise, the German doctor just recommended the use of wooden orthopedic sandals and hard plastic shoe inserts and in less than a year, their daughter’s pigeon toes and knocked knees were corrected. But what really surprised them is that their daughter said that the wooden sandals were amazingly comfortable to walk in.
“An Idea…With this discovery, the banker realized that there might be a market for this type of wooden orthopedic footwear in the Philippines. So in the mid-’70’s after he returned to the Philippines, he got together with some friends and established Happy Feet.
“A Passion…Happy Feet sandals became a hit especially among college students who found the flat unisex Happy Feet wooden sandals fit both men and women and were comfortable to wear at school all-day-long. What’s more, the interchangeable leather straps made it easy for them to mix and match with their outfits. The unisex style, amazing comfort, and interchangeable leather straps made the young set wear the sandals out first out of curiosity and later with conviction. Thus, Happy Feet Sandals became the craze and standard footwear for school for a whole generation of Filipinos.”
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