Painful, paintball weekend

Well, it wasn't exactly painful in a physical manner.

Kicked off the weekend going to the gym to work out before beating the jam to reach Bandar Sri Damansara by 8pm.

Lucky i arrived with time to spare. Since JT had already Tarpau-ed dinner (KFC :( ) we just had KFC while waiting for the others to arrive. And of course, that was the main reason why we had KFC, cause it was a friday night and every1 would arrive at different times, hence it would be difficult for us to go out for dinner together.

In the meantime, we were entertained by JT's pet of 5 months, a cute little Schnauzer by the name of JJ. He was a very cute and fun pet, rarely making even a bark while he playfully ran around the house chasing the balls we threw at him. Even his fur was silky soft. And since the floor was nicely mopped clean, we enjoyed seeing him run and slide all over the floor, hahaha!! When he was tired, he would just lie flat on the floor with both front and hind legs stretched out.

Once every1 arrived we chatted and did lots of catching up as we have not met some for about 1 year already. Then it was back to the regular CNY business of investing/ speculating/ gambling. Most of them decided to play texas hold 'em style poker, which i'm totally unfamiliar with. It was made famous in the James Bond movie "Casino Royale". SO a few of us got a quick lesson in how to play. Well, all in all, i was taught a lesson during the game and i was the first to lose all my money. Didnt like the game at all, hahaha

Then later the few of us who lost all our money played mahjong while waiting for the rest to finish the poker game. And by 12 most of them have decided to go back since they were already tired from work. The 4 of us remained to play "In Between" which, again I lost (only due to 1 very unfortunate turn). I cant complain about being unlucky cause i won most of the time, just not in huge amounts, LOL!! But it sure hurts like hell!!

So yes, i felt the pain from a financial perspective. Later we went to McD's for a quick drink, which was of course financed partly by me cause i lost the most. By the time I got back to JT's place it was about 3 something in the morning. I crashed at about 4am while JT was still DOTA-ing till god knows what time.

By the time i woke up it was 8am and i jumped out of bed. QUickly took a quick shower and packed my stuff. Thanked JT for allowing me to crash at his place (although he promised to take me out for breakfast, but we both overslept).

Headed towards Tanamera Paintball park located somewhere in Sungai Buloh (its actually along the way towards kuala selangor). The place was quite easy to find and only 20 minutes from JT's place in Sri Damansara. It would have taken me an hours drive from Sg Long.

Arrived the at about 9.45 and waited for the rest of our gang to arrive. The arrived at about 10.20am and we duly registered for our gear. We then had a briefing before we headed to our first game in a map they called Lake Placid. It was a 40 vs 40 player map, with pros and newbie playing together in a elimination style match. That kind asucked cause I ddint stand a chance playing against them. Our side lost the game and then we switched sides. Of course then i still sucked so we lost again. Then we breaked for lunch. During our long break i had the chance to practice my shooting at the practice range.

When we had our own private game, it was more fun cause all of us were newbies and we had the same equipment, lol!! So that was a great 2 hours of fun. Some came back with bad bruises. I thought i didnt get any, but during a shower just now, i just realised i had a bruise on the inside of my right arm, above the elbow. Well, thats a small injury compared to those I've seen. And Good considered i got shot thrice in the head and survived ;-p!!

Woke yo this morning having to rush from market to Tesco and then back to the market as my mum invited a few relatives and friends over. Then fried sambal continuosly till my arms were tired... But glad it was all worth it sinc esome of my "investments" paid off earlier. Though they weren;t enough to cover the huge losses on Friday night, i can't complain at all.

Hopefully, I'll get a chance to go witness the orange throwing event in Cheras tomoro in conjunction with CHap Goh Mei. Any1 wants to follow me? heheh...

1 months layoff

Its been about a month since i last blogged. Sorry to my loyal readers (if there are any left after the previous month). Lots of things happened from that day till today.

there were a few highs and lows (and i mean very low) during that time. In between, as working adults, we have to juggle our hectic schedule as well. I have to say it took a really big toll on me last month.

But I'm gonna focus on the good stuff, and it really does seem that things are starting to look good. Went langkawi over the recent long weekend. Drove more than 1200KM in over 3 days...
Yes, we drove around langkawi like gas was free. GOt some nice pictures during eagle feeding. We really took the Sony @300 for a good test run. Lots of nice pics were taken.

Then yesterday, i hit the driving range with EL, my usual golf kaki at KLGCC. I realised that the credit in my prepaid card was gonna expire by the end of the year and i had like 800+ balls left. So i hit about 200 balls yesterday. And thats when my proudest/happiest moment came. After practicing with several clubs, I went on to my weakest clubs, the 3 wood and the driver. Whacked a few with the driver and it hurts like hell because of its stiff shaft. Then i reluctantly turned to my 3 wood. Trusty old Nike IgniteRegular flex. Took the cover off, did some practice swings. I stepped up to the mat and lined myself up for the drive. Wriggles to loosen my wirsts a little. Swung back, cocked my wrists, and swung. FFffftttttt Tink!!! That sweet sound of the club hitting the ball at its sweetspot. And off the ball soared, as i squinted to see where it has gone. 50m, 100m, 150m, 200m!!! and it landed and roled till the end of the range...

THen I had the "OMFGWTF did i do just that??!?!" moment. Then unsure that the ball was mine, i hit another one just to make sure. the next 180m (and that was my previous all time best. and that was when i was practicing religiously) and it continued to roll to 200m. And i was like hmm... let me do it again. the next went 200m again. And i was dumbfounded. EL was like, did u just hit a 200m drive? and i was like; yeah, it seems like it.

so then i was already happy. it was like there was a halo or a sunray shining down on me. I just continued to whack as much as i possibly could. i'll nvr know if this moment ever comes back again. so yes, i milked it for all its worth. sure there were a few mishits and misdirected shots. but generally most of them reached 200m.

i was ecstatic! nvr been so happy before. It was an ego boost when the guy next to me couldnt even beat my distance with his driver. I was grinning from ear to ear. Unfortunately, it wasnt long before my hands gave way. I was happy, but very tired.

today i felt the effects oh swinging too hard. my whole body ached. my throat was also sore. sighh... but hey,i'm happy for time being.

Boodyboy, out!!