Comments on: Caplong – Bamboo pump gun toy from my childhood days; Part I http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/06/caplong-bamboo-pump-gun-toy-from-traditional-craft/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:53:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Keong http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/06/caplong-bamboo-pump-gun-toy-from-traditional-craft/#comment-514 Keong Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:31:55 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=824#comment-514 Appreciate it Loh. Your info is very helpful. Appreciate it Loh. Your info is very helpful.

]]> By: YK Loh http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/06/caplong-bamboo-pump-gun-toy-from-traditional-craft/#comment-513 YK Loh Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:21:13 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=824#comment-513 Thanks Keong, glad I could be of help a bit here and there. Keep up the good work...and keep on chugging. Cheers Thanks Keong, glad I could be of help a bit here and there.
Keep up the good work…and keep on chugging.
Cheers

]]> By: Keong http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/06/caplong-bamboo-pump-gun-toy-from-traditional-craft/#comment-511 Keong Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:33:15 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=824#comment-511 Hi Loh! Great to hear from you. Thanks for the info man. Much appreciated. Now I can do more research on it :) You rock dude. Hi Loh! Great to hear from you.
Thanks for the info man. Much appreciated. Now I can do more research on it :)
You rock dude.

]]> By: YK Loh http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/06/caplong-bamboo-pump-gun-toy-from-traditional-craft/#comment-510 YK Loh Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:34:54 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=824#comment-510 Checked with my Malay friend who used to worked for MPPP and was told me the tree which produced the berry used by the Chaplong is called Pokok Chenderai or Grewai. Scientific name is Microcos tomentosa(Syn. Grewia paniculata). Checked with my Malay friend who used to worked for MPPP and was told me the tree which produced the berry used by the Chaplong is called Pokok Chenderai or Grewai.
Scientific name is Microcos tomentosa(Syn. Grewia paniculata).

]]> By: Keong http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/06/caplong-bamboo-pump-gun-toy-from-traditional-craft/#comment-506 Keong Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:27:20 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=824#comment-506 Hi Loh! Thank you for your comment. Yeah, I remember them green berries but like you can't recall its name. I only remember them as '<em>buah cha-plong</em>'. Hi Loh! Thank you for your comment. Yeah, I remember them green berries but like you can’t recall its name. I only remember them as ‘buah cha-plong‘.

]]> By: YK Loh http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/06/caplong-bamboo-pump-gun-toy-from-traditional-craft/#comment-504 YK Loh Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:59:39 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=824#comment-504 Used to make this bamboo pumpgun during my younger days and the green berries used are called "pop-pop chee" in Penang. Forgotten the malay name of the plant/tree but it's available where I live at the foot of Penang Hill. Once I recall the name of the plant/tree, I'll post in here... Cheers Used to make this bamboo pumpgun during my younger days and the green berries used are called “pop-pop chee” in Penang. Forgotten the malay name of the plant/tree but it’s available where I live at the foot of Penang Hill.
Once I recall the name of the plant/tree, I’ll post in here…
Cheers

]]> By: Khalid Ibrahim http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/06/caplong-bamboo-pump-gun-toy-from-traditional-craft/#comment-466 Khalid Ibrahim Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:51:10 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=824#comment-466 Very very cute article. I called caplong 'letup-letup' or lotup lotup to be axact as i am from NS. Bring back childhood memories, Very excellence website. You n I share the same interest; nature and adventure. May be we can plan our next trip together if you dont mind. It is quite tough to find friends who are interested in this. Please email me on this. Khalid n Masni Semenyih Very very cute article. I called caplong ‘letup-letup’ or lotup lotup to be axact as i am from NS. Bring back childhood memories,

Very excellence website. You n I share the same interest; nature and adventure. May be we can plan our next trip together if you dont mind. It is quite tough to find friends who are interested in this. Please email me on this.

Khalid n Masni

Semenyih

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