The puller and the rider

The puller in this game will suffer depend on the weight of the rider. That is why it is recommended to use lighter rider. If the rider weighs up to 50 kilogram, the game will be difficult for the puller. Usually the rider of this upih is children who weighs about 30 to 35 kilogram. The lighter the rider, the faster it can go. The rider must be a kid. An adult also can be the rider, depend on the weight and the puller. This game is very fun, but the problem is the frond is hard to found because it does not fall to the ground often. 

How to get the material?

Find a Penang tree frond that has fallen to the ground. The end of the frond is useful. Old generation use to make the frond as a food wrapper. The frond of a Penang tree is very hard to tear and durable. This is why it is suitable to be used for upih game. The major problem in playing upih is that it is hard to produce the leaves. the leaves of a Penang tree is not often fall to the ground.

The rules and regulation of upih.

It requires a player sitting at the base of the fronds nut, while team-mate will pull the stems to the finish line as agreed by both teams.

When participant arrived at the finish line, the position will change and the puller of upih now take turns sitting at the base of the fronds and being pulled to the starting line. The first team to reach the finishing line will be the winner.

::how to play upih::

Upih must be played with two or more persons. A man must be the puller and another sat in upih. Usually the best part is when people pull us. It felt like something is tickling on your but due to the surface of the ground. But, the part where you will feel uncomfortable is when the upih is running into a stump of wood or lumps of rock.

Upih  can be ride single, two, three as long as it is fit and depending on the size of the  upih frond. Usually one or two passanger can be fitted on the upih.

This upih game will be fun if we hold a contest or race. To make this upih game becoming more fun, we have to gather many friends who are play full. But the problem is that the leaves of the penang tree is hard to obtain. Upih will not fall everyday.

Usually the elders will be the puller while the younger will be the rider.

No words can be spoken to describe the excitement of playing upih using areca fronds as the sole basis of the success of the game.

What Is uPIH???

ALOHAAAA.........

Today im going to tell you guys about upih......

Tarik upih  is a traditional game that is being used to be played by children around ASEAN country.  Upih nut is frond / "root" leaves Penang. Usually when the fronds are older, it will fall, or fall to the ground. When the fronds are falling it is still useful. Betel leaves from the stems will be removed and used as the upper or the place to hold and pull the upih.

Welcome to My blog !

Assalamualaikum.....


Helo everybody.....

Let me introduce my name, I am  Abdussalam Bin Nek kamal. As DECOM student i am very proud to have my own academic blog . E-learning is one of subject that i have learned in semester 5. Madam Maizatul Elliza, our  lecturer have us assigned to write about traditional and culture. I have choose Upih as our traditional games that very familiar among our older generations. From now on i will start write everything about this games.Hopefully you guys enjoys with my coming soon entry. There will bring some nostalgia moment among us..Insyallah..