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• Gasing, A Traditional Game

  

  Article written by: Norikhsan H A Majid ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Brunei Darussalam In the old days when there is no smartphones or tablets to past the time, the Malays had many ways to entertain themselves. One of them is “Gasing” or top spinning. Gasing is a traditional game widely played by the Malay people in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam. It is usually teenagers and men who ventures into the sport. Gasing is made of Bebaru wood, Kemuning wood, Merbau wood, Rambai wood, Durian wood or Kundang wood. When the wood has been chosen, the wood will be shaped like a flat and triangular-ish shape. Aft...

  May 18, 2012 0 ASEAN Correspondents > Brunei Darussalam

• 60 MINUTES LIGHTS OUT!

  

  Article written by: Norikhsan H A Majid ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Brunei Darussalam Every year Brunei turns off their lights for a full 60 minutes. Why? We want to raise awareness to the public about the need to take action on climate change. The event is held end of March of every year and it is called Earth Hour. Earth Hour is a worldwide event organised by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Earth Hour event encourages the public to turn off their lights for a full 60 minutes to raise awareness about climate change. Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, where 2.2 million residents participated. Ci...

  May 18, 2012 0 ASEAN Correspondents > Brunei Darussalam

• 21st century: PSP, Nintendo games? Or traditional games in Laos (Lao PDR)

  

  Article written by: Phoui Souksomvang ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Lao PDR The socioeconomic and culture circumstances of our era are running toward processes of world and economic mechanism movement. Many social changes, particularly in the wealthiest parts of the world, can explain the increased interest in consuming high-technology electronic devices; the TV, internet, electronic games, and mobile telephones give more activities in family lives. While technological advances are important for our lives and child development, the electronic games and toys were used as tools for gaining experiences for children....

  May 18, 2012 1 ASEAN Correspondents > Lao PDR