Sunday, February 25, 2007
My day today involved dodging stupid bullets, running around in mud with a huge ass heavy gun, and an ambulance in waterloo station.And it's not even dinner time.
So it all started when i decided to go paintballing. so i had to wake up like so freaking early to get to some really rural area where all you can see are horses and cows and smell cow dung. of course did i mention the fresh air?
so as expected, woke up just in time, rushed of to waterloo station to meet regina and jonny. due to circumstances unforeseen, we went on a mad rush around waterloo station to get food. somehow ended up at boots *a pharmacy cum food shop* which we had to run from one end of the station the other. we had a train to catch in like 2 minutes.and waterloo station isn't that small. Anyways, at boots, reggie was suddenly short of breath, couldn't see, etc etc which culminated in her collapsing inside boots. I wasn't freaking out since she looked fine other than those said symptons.Besides, it was one of those after running-all-the-blood-in-your-legs-and-hence-your-head-has-no-blood-circulation-moments.
But being British, they called this huge ass ambulance which magically appeared out of nowhere right outside boots, in the train station!!!they even brought another ambulance cos they wanted reggie to lie down...i got pretty excited about the prospect of rinding in an ambulance.But reggie refused to go, and insisted on going paintballing. Oh well, had to like manaja the girl that just fainted...^_^
so we went, an hour and a half after everyone left for effingham junction.
Finally reached the paintballing area after a half an hour walk from the train station. Passed by farms, cows, sheep and forests. We had to walk along this really muddy path to reach the paintballing area. Course the only phrase in my ming at THAT moment was 'oh shyt'. I harboured hopes that my pretty white sport shoes would be pretty and white after paintballing. However judging by the amount of mud i was traversing just to get to the paintballing area those were just...harboured hopes.
Anyways, we got out gear and waited for the rest to get back from theier game.
That paintball place is really awesome. There were so many terrains. But we only playes three terrains. The Viet Kong village (consisted of some huts), Fort Bravo ( a fort with both teams on either side.The objective? to get to the top of the fort to throw a bomb to the other side) and Total Annilihation (a bunch of barrels shaped into pyramids in a freaking small arena).
Being total newbies while everyone else had played a game or two, we were naturally a bit aprehensive. Especially since the first terrain was total annihilation. So being newbies, at the shout of go..i was like...stunned. Suddenly balls of paints at a speed of 220 miles per hour went whizzing by. We couldn't crouch since we were ankle deep in mud.Okay maybe i could, but no way in hell was i gonna do it. I have hygeine issues. So the whole time my mind was like.."my shoes! whizzing bullets! hide!" over and over again.
anyways, incredibly happy i survived that terrain without getting shot!
Getting shot is really painful. Especially when the ball doesn't explode at impact.
I wasn't so lucky at the Vietcong village and Fort Bravo (my gunned jammed, so i was a sitting duck.)
Plus, i now have a new found respect for soldiers.
all in all, i'd put paintballing as something i'd do once to experience it. Something like banana-freaking boat. i didnt' really enjoy the it. maybe cos i was running around like a chicken without a head most of the time. either that or cowering behind some building. did i mention the mud?
oh yeah, the really awesome thing were the paint grenades, smoke grenades and flashbangs!!!
just like a paint grenade and throw it to the opposing team... nyek....damn farnie....
right time for my mini cook off!
So it all started when i decided to go paintballing. so i had to wake up like so freaking early to get to some really rural area where all you can see are horses and cows and smell cow dung. of course did i mention the fresh air?
so as expected, woke up just in time, rushed of to waterloo station to meet regina and jonny. due to circumstances unforeseen, we went on a mad rush around waterloo station to get food. somehow ended up at boots *a pharmacy cum food shop* which we had to run from one end of the station the other. we had a train to catch in like 2 minutes.and waterloo station isn't that small. Anyways, at boots, reggie was suddenly short of breath, couldn't see, etc etc which culminated in her collapsing inside boots. I wasn't freaking out since she looked fine other than those said symptons.Besides, it was one of those after running-all-the-blood-in-your-legs-and-hence-your-head-has-no-blood-circulation-moments.
But being British, they called this huge ass ambulance which magically appeared out of nowhere right outside boots, in the train station!!!they even brought another ambulance cos they wanted reggie to lie down...i got pretty excited about the prospect of rinding in an ambulance.But reggie refused to go, and insisted on going paintballing. Oh well, had to like manaja the girl that just fainted...^_^
so we went, an hour and a half after everyone left for effingham junction.
Finally reached the paintballing area after a half an hour walk from the train station. Passed by farms, cows, sheep and forests. We had to walk along this really muddy path to reach the paintballing area. Course the only phrase in my ming at THAT moment was 'oh shyt'. I harboured hopes that my pretty white sport shoes would be pretty and white after paintballing. However judging by the amount of mud i was traversing just to get to the paintballing area those were just...harboured hopes.
Anyways, we got out gear and waited for the rest to get back from theier game.
That paintball place is really awesome. There were so many terrains. But we only playes three terrains. The Viet Kong village (consisted of some huts), Fort Bravo ( a fort with both teams on either side.The objective? to get to the top of the fort to throw a bomb to the other side) and Total Annilihation (a bunch of barrels shaped into pyramids in a freaking small arena).
Being total newbies while everyone else had played a game or two, we were naturally a bit aprehensive. Especially since the first terrain was total annihilation. So being newbies, at the shout of go..i was like...stunned. Suddenly balls of paints at a speed of 220 miles per hour went whizzing by. We couldn't crouch since we were ankle deep in mud.Okay maybe i could, but no way in hell was i gonna do it. I have hygeine issues. So the whole time my mind was like.."my shoes! whizzing bullets! hide!" over and over again.
anyways, incredibly happy i survived that terrain without getting shot!
Getting shot is really painful. Especially when the ball doesn't explode at impact.
I wasn't so lucky at the Vietcong village and Fort Bravo (my gunned jammed, so i was a sitting duck.)
Plus, i now have a new found respect for soldiers.
all in all, i'd put paintballing as something i'd do once to experience it. Something like banana-freaking boat. i didnt' really enjoy the it. maybe cos i was running around like a chicken without a head most of the time. either that or cowering behind some building. did i mention the mud?
oh yeah, the really awesome thing were the paint grenades, smoke grenades and flashbangs!!!
just like a paint grenade and throw it to the opposing team... nyek....damn farnie....
right time for my mini cook off!
# posted by Addie @ 1:33 AM 
