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Caplong – Bamboo pump gun toy from my childhood days; Part I

As a kid, I used to make and play my bamboo ‘Caplong’ pump gun all the time.

I would say that Caplong is a traditional Malaysia kampong craft made of bamboo and is played as a childhood game. It is especially common in remote villages where there are plenty of jungles with bamboo plants.

Caplong is [...]

Traditional top spinning in Malaysia; Final part

A kampong boy ready to spin his top

This is traditional top spinning at its best. Somewhere in the remote regions in Pahang, I had my first experience with kampong style top spinning competition. The set-up is simple. Open area with dry, dusty crack earth, a few spectators and well built, half naked youths with [...]