Kelantan's spinning gasing: It's about which top can last the longest

Spinning gasing: A local contestant with his gasing before competing in a contest in Pasir Puteh. In a time-worn tradition, contestants and spectators settle down to see whose meticulously hand-crafted top spins the longest in the centuries-old, slow-burn contest of 'gasing uri'. - AFP photos (Inset) 'I got into it because my father and uncle taught me,' said Amri Aziz, as watches his gasing during the contest.

In a time-worn tradition, the Kelantanese contest to see whose gasing spins the longest.

In one fluid motion, Amri Aziz flings his oversized spinning top into the air and with a whip-like crack of rope sends it whirling for the next two hours. That’s when the tea is poured.