An indoor, two player game favoured by women, the game is played on a piece of wood in which there are two rows of eight holes scooped into the wood. The last hole, on each row is larger and known as 'home'. The objective of the game is to be the first to fill up the holes with exactly seven marbles and players begin dropping marbles into the holes according to their turns.

Winning depends on calculation and estimation.

Top spinning or gasing is a popular village pastime particularly during the harvest months in the East Coast states of Kelantan and Terengganu. There is serious competition for adults who use tops that may weigh up to 5kg and which are lined with metal for weight and balance. The tops are strung and thrown to spin on special platforms. The spinning tops are then lifted onto wooden bats and transferred to metal receptacles on bamboo posts. The winner is the one who manages to get his top to spin for the longest period.

The wau or giant kites flown in the East Coast have intricate patterns and come in all shapes and sizes. The most popular shape is the Wau Bulan or Moon Kite, so called because it resembles the crescent moon. There is a major kite competition held annually in Kelantan which attracts participants from the region. Kite fighting is a popular sport and involves opponents attempting to bring down or cut the strings of their rivals' kites. Glass powder is used on the strings to provide the 'cutting edge' and the rest involves skill in manoeuvering the kite and use of wind power.

Silat is the Malay art of self defence.

This fascinating Malay sport is also a dance form. It has been known in the Malay Archipelago for hundreds of years. In silat, the practitioner develops spiritual strength according to the tenets of Islam. Silat demonstrations are held during weddings, national celebrations, and silat competitions.

Sepak Takraw is one of Malaysia's most popular sports. In this game, players kick a rattan ball to their opponents over a net. The players use heels, soles, in-steps, thighs, shoulders and heads-everything but hands-to keep the small rattan ball aloft.

Malaysians of Chinese descent known for their acrobatic skills display their prowess during the Chingay procession, associated with the year-end Penang Festival. Performers balance huge poles with enormous triangular flags, on their foreheads, chins, lower jaws and shoulders.

In Sarawak, the women take over the drums in a stylish presentation of traditional music. Bergendang or drumming is a musical performance that accompanies major festivals and occasions. Seated behind a screen, the women drum out their beats with style, tone and rhythm as an accompaniment to songs sung by young maidens while the men dance.

Brass or wooden gong ensembles form an inherent part of Sabah's tribal music scene. Different tribes may have a different complement of instruments. The Kadazans use a six gong ensemble while the Bajaus include the kulintangan, a set of kettle-bedded gongs, to accompany the ensemble.

Sepak Manggis is an outdoor game played by the hardy Bajau and Iranum men in Sabah. Players face each other in a circle and aim to strike the bunga manggis a floral display containing money, handkerchiefs, edibles and colourful flaglines. The manggis is hung from a 10m high pole.

Wayang Kulit or shadow puppetry is a Kelantanese theatre art form which takes place at night during the annual kite festival in Tumpat, Kelantan at the end of May. The puppets are made of buffalo-hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. A back-lighted screen forms the backdrop for the shadow puppets which take centre stage in a thatched hut theatre. The puppets are manipulated by the 'Tok Dalang' or master storyteller as he recites legends from the Ramayana with appropriate sounds and movements. There may be as many as 45 characters handled entirely by the 'Tok Dalang'.