our heritage…

Congkak
Congkak is believed to originate from the word ‘congak’ which in old Malay Language means count. It is believed that the game originated in Malacca Kingdom where it became very popular and spread to the South East Asia region. This spread was due to the many travelers who visited the kingdom because it was a trading city. In the early days, it was thought that this game was for the king and family and palace residents, however later it spread to the general population of the kingdom. As the congkak board is shaped like a boat it is believed that it is based on the legend of a fisherman unable to go to the sea during rainy season who lost his income during this time. To prevent boredom he created this game which is similar to his boat. However, on the island of Java, the board always has a dragon head at each end and the sides of the board (which is made of wood) are carved to look like reptile scales. - wikipedia.

Batu Seremban
Batu seremban or five stones is a game originally played by girls. This is an easier game to play compare to congkak because it only needs five stones or five round objects to play with. You can either play with five, seven or nine objects determining to what type of game you are playing. The objective of the game is to throw one of the stones one at a time and sweeping another on the floor simultaneously catching the one you threw earlier on. This game continues to advance stages where the game gets complicated. This game is enjoyed by all sex nowadays no matter whether you’re old or young you can still play this game and have fun.  [thinkQuest]

Jan-jan jala

‘ Jan-jan jala’ is song played by Malay community children. Usually, this game was necessary played more than four peoples. Two persons will mutually hold in respective shoulders or hold respective hands and leave middle room to give way. Other players will enter the column when song sang and once song completely been sung, player which still in the midspan would be caught and considered defeated and fined.

Song:

Jan jan jala
Jala itik jala ayam
Di mana lubang kancil
Seratus lima puluh
Cik Cik Gayah
Makan sirih mulut… me… me…merah