Chapter 28 Spinning Tops

Spinning tops?Apa itu?,or what is that "spinning tops',I bet kids to day do not know what top was?.Of late I have seen a version of top spinning make by China for kids.Very good idea indeed.The child had just to whip (with a tiny whip) the top lightly to make it spine more and more.As its spinning colored lights rotated along with the top.

The East coast (Kelantan and Trengannu),Giant top spinning were no child's game with each weighing no less than approximately 5 kgs.It called for brute strength and certain amount of skill to handle the.

These gasing ( Top) had to be hurled expertly and can spin for a minimium of two hours in a stretch.Smaller ones can performed a number tricks.

For Fabian,in his days,the top they spine were slightly different.Most tops whose size were never larger than their fist.Attached at the end was a very sharp nail.The top was spine with a short length of string (About a meter long).Come to think of them playing them was quite dangerous.

Many a times bystanders were harmed by wild flying tops.Having a knock by these tops can be painful but there were other fatalities.There were reports of small children were hurt by the nails of these tops.

In Fabian childhood days tops were spine very aggressively,for players will attacked each other tops trying to break them or they played as a team.Once Fabian partnered Joe and another friend Tim.Tim's top was put in the center of drawn circle.Fabian and Joe therefore were designated to rescue it.

The opposing team were Fatty Hock,Big Buffalo,and Jackie.Fatty Hock shouted"Attack it,break that up".
"Do not allow them to save it",yelled another (B.Buffalo).

As they saying Joe had spine his top,digging a small hole in Tim's top.But unfortunately Tim's top moved near the edges of the circle.Fatty Hock's top was also spine but it failed to spine.Thus it was no play and have to be placed in the center as well together with Tim's.

Fabian struck and it pinned directly on to Fatty Hock's top,cutting it into two halves."Well done ",cried Joe and Tim.
"You cheated",claimed Fatty Hock.
"No,no,I break you fair and square".Fatty Hock got another space top and continued to play.At that moment Jackie spine his top and it knocked Tim's top out of the circle but his top did not spine,therefore forfeited and have to put in the center.

"Now we have three and you are only two,now you die,we will attack you",yelled Tim out for revenge.Big buffalo said" No worry,I can change all that".He spined his top with all his brute strength but it missed time and hit hard on the ground without spinning.

With two in the center Fatty Hock could not do much though he tried to save either one of his friends.His spinning struck Jackie's top but could not knock it out of the circle.His top continued spinning in the center.With that he left a very good target for Joe,Fabian and Tim.

"Time for revenge",yelled Tim as he spine his top and he was on target.He struck Fatty Hock's top breaking a big junk of that top and being lop sided spine out of play.Though it was out of the circle he still can not play because the top cannot spine anymore,poor thing.

Tim on the other hand,the victor,his top was still spinning within the circle,spinning until it finally stopped and rowed out of circle.With opposing team disposed Joe,Fabian and Tim were the victors.

Fabian and company can demonstrate many tricks with their tops and were experts at them.Such as lifting the spinning top on to their palms and passing on to each other.They can also spine their tops directly on to their palms.So somehow these tops were classified as dangerous not only the players but also by standers.Spectators had been hurt by such tops.

That was why later this was banned by the parents for they would not allow their children to play them.Thus ended the reign of these tops.