THE JOY OF FLYING KITE

These are paper kites, though mostly newspaper, some use papel-japon or arus that comes in different bright colors. The structure is pretty-much one. Cut the paper into a square, line a broom-stick (gungi) along the diagonal, with a couple of inches more towards the front, that is the front propeller, form another broom-stick into a semi-circle and connect the left-wing side to the right passing the diagonal. Paste the sticks into the main fuselage with cut-paper and cooked-rice or anunang (glue is expensive). Then cut another piece of paper into like 1&1/2-inch X certain length, should be long enough for the kite to cruise stably but not too long to cause drag, this is the paikog. Cut two pieces of papers roughly the same width then paste them on both wings to add to its cruising stability.