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my town

I am a ¡°Village Boy¡± who is come from a small town called Kota Bharu. It is the administrative capital of Malaysia's northern Kelantan province. Not like the other town at Malaysia, Kota Bharu is a small town that without high buildings, the highest building in the town not more than 20 floors and it has their unique live style. There are about 95% of Malay population here¡­ I am the one of the 5% here¡­So, much has been adapted to Islamic life. Weekends in Kelantan are Thursday and Friday. During nighttime prayers, the night markets are closed until the end of prayers, the city look like empty at that moment. Most of the state's inhabitants still live in the villages working in agriculture, fishing or estate work. Kota Bharu also have a unique Malay culture like the traditional sports. The traditional sports of giant kite-flying, top-spinning, silat, wayang kulit, bird-singing competitions and the making of exquisite handicrafts such as songket, batik, silverware and mengkua...

Posted by: Kelly G Hess

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