TRADITIONAL GAME~BATU SEREMBAN~

Presented by:Wan Musnida Wan Omar

SK Sungai Jejawi

Batu Seremban also known as Batu Selambut or Serembat. This traditional game loved by young girls. It is usually played in groups of two or more persons. Objects such as stone, marbles, rubber seeds can be used in the game.

Batu seremban is usually played during leisure time - on the front porch, on the table or in the house by sitting on the floor or anywhere as long as there is a flat surface. Players also have to sit on the floor so that it is easier to play.

This is an easier game to play compared 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 STONES@

THE OBJECTS

Today, they have turn this game into a creatively hand-crafted rainbow colors sachets. The stones or the objects has been commercialised and they made the stones or the objects available by selling it online.

For example, the objects consists of seven different colors cloth pyramid sachets, stuffed with sandstones, and packed in a beautiful drawstring pouch.

LET’S WATCH & PLAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3ehOw9355o