Taiwan Taiwan... Day 1

Kiko showing off his "gun"

Paying compliments to the man who came back from Iraq

Banno's limited edition KU's DM9 withTado board

Direct translation and it means "Exercise for beautiful breast"

Visit to airsoft warehouse, gerald tried out a AK47... like real only.

I told you we are visiting TOM's world.

Entrance of Xi Men Ding

Arthur with Team Ku and Mr. Dye

Reds in town... Day 0

The eagles have landed

After 4.5 hours of flight time, we have finally reached Taiwan. Before boarding the plane, the team managed to catch up with Ken Tsuda at the airport. He was on his way to the Philippines after a night in Singapore. Ken told us that he would love to come by again and time his business trip so that he can spend a weekend in KL when its the World Cup Asia. He also told us that he would love to spend a weekend in Singapore the next time he comes by. "I would love to play some paintball in Singapore"... So I guess the local community is in for a treat in the near future.

In Taiwan, we are imposing on our old friend Arthur who has kindly let us mess up his place again. Straight after landing, Arthur came to pick us from the airport and we went for a Teppanyaki dinner Taiwan style... Gerald had his first taste of the Taiwanese food by ordering a super duper spicy beef set and we were wondering if it was raining in the restaurant. Of course now that we are in Taiwan... its almost like TOM, TOM, TOM and TOM everywhere we go. Tomorrow, we will be going shopping...

Arthur checking out food again...

Last heard, there will be 12 participating teams, 6 local and 6 international teams. Other than Red Sevens from Singapore, we also have Datis from Iran, Incarnate from Canada, KU from Japan, SWAT from Australia and a team from Germany.

2nd Asia Paintball Invitational Tournament 2009 Day -1

One more day before flying to Taiwan... and again a surprise visit by Ken Tsuda from Oakland Blast... just like before... The last time when Ken was in town, he gave us pointers on how to play the bunkers by taking one step back from the bunker that you are in so as to have a wider angle during offensive shooting. Well....Ken is in town again but because he is flying off to the Philippines the next day, we did not arrange for any quick bite or coffee with him. But nevertheless, Ken's visit was just so timely... just in time to catch up with him and checking with him on the pro league before leaving for Taiwan.

Ken brought a surprise for Jane. He brought her a customized Oakland Blast paintball jersey with her name on it. If you dont know what this means... it means Jane got herself a FREE pro jersey. and the significance of this is that pro paintball teams do not make customized jerseys for players who are not related to the team, not even when you are ready to pay for it. According to Ken, this is the first time that the team has done this from someone outside the team. Only paintball divas get these customized made jerseys and they are made for promotional purposes. He brought in a few other jerseys too...one of Jason's, Kenny's and Luke's and get them all signed. The Red Sevens team will wear the Oakland Blast Jersey during one of our games in Taiwan to thank Ken for his wonderful gesture and to help promote Oakland Blast to the Taiwanese teams.

What a Blast!

2nd Asia Paintball Invitational Tournament 2009 Day -2

Whenever possible, I will be updating this blog when the team travels to Taiwan. We will be leaving Singapore on 14 July 2009 (Tuesday) on an afternoon flight to Tao Yuan International Airport. We will be hosted by one of our close friends in Taiwan, Arthur Chang. Arthur played for Red Sevens last year in the same tournament, it is good to know that Arthur will be playing for us again. With Kiko and Gerald playing on each side of the field, Arthur will surely add depth to the team with his experience and he will play a good mentor to Gerald too.

We have plans to head straight for Taipei night market when we reached Taiwan. Arthur will be hosting Team KU from Japan as well.... so once again, we will be seeing the KUs. Steven, the other good friend of the team might be bringing us out for supper too. So yes, lots of eating coming up... got to watch my weight now.

We have also settle our markers arrangement for the tournament... a mixture of DMs and Protos... what else right?

Mobile paintball in Singapore

Mobile paintball arena - Suitable for 3 vs 3 or 4 vs 4 competition.

Hardcore mobile paintball set up - Suitable for paintball tournament of up to 7 vs 7 and tournament in accordance to international standards.

Shooting gallery for all participants of your event - Suitable for participants who are 14 years old and above

If you are organizing a corporate family day, school activities or any other event that is organized in an outdoor environment, you might want to check out the mobile paintball facilities provided by Red Dynasty Paintball Park. Instead of playing in a designated paintball centre, you might want to bringing paintball closer to you! You can choose to set up a shooting gallery to test your aiming and shooting skills or you can choose to organize a mini tournament where you get to shoot your friends, colleagues or relatives. Our mobile facilities will allow your organization to experience a full fledge paintball competition at the comfort of your event.

Its CONFIRMED! We are going to Taiwan...

Its confirmed that Red Sevens will be participating in the 2nd Asia Paintball Invitational Tournament (APIT) held in Kao Hsiung, Taiwan from 16 - 20 July 2009. The team will spend 1 week in Taiwan, 2 more days from last year's trip. This tournament has the support of the Organizing Committee of the World Games 2009. Kao Hsiung, which is the host city will see athletes coming from around the world to witness this event. Red Sevens might spend some time in the city and watch some world class events. Paintball teams from Thailand, Japan, Australia and possibly a UAE team will be at the APIT too.

We will also take this chance to meet up with our friends from Taiwan. This tournament will be played in X-ball style, 20 mins game, 2 mins rest in between games with a race to 3 games. This would mean that players will need to be a lot faster when podding and movement up the bunkers. Through this trip, we hope to learn from some of the best in the world and surely placing Singapore as a representative in the world stage.

Team Lineup: Seburo, Elle, The One, King, Edi and Yuan.

Limited Edition DM8 Ollie Lang #52 for SALE!!!

Yes, I am letting this baby go. This marker was bought shortly after it was released in 2008. There are only a 100 of this in the world. Yes, only a 100! Ollie Lang has #17 and this marker is #52. Its one of the limited edition markers that Dye made it with a glossy look. It comes with a Virtual board, so no upgrade needed. The only thing that I am keeping is the Titanium barrel that comes with this marker, however it fits any autococker threaded barrel. The best thing about this marker is that it was used for a maximum of 8 weekends only (under utilised)!!! This marker is a signature series so surely a hard find.

This marker is not in Singapore and if there are keen buyers, transaction will only be done in Malaysia (KL). Cash and carry only. There is no bag that comes with this marker or tools or any accessories, JUST the marker only. Oh...did I tell you that it comes with a red colour bolt too. Stock DMs come with metal coloured bolt.

RM3800... Actionvillage is selling this piece for USD1600, first hand...

Paintball in 1st Asian Youth Games (AYG) 2009!

Hmmmm...50 years later? Perhaps but I know I wouldnt live this long to see it happen...

SPNS 2009 Leg 2 Most Valuable Player

Jane (President of PBAS, left...I mean right) presenting the MVP medal and a Empire Event mask to Sham.

Off the field, he may seem nice... he may sound friendly..., Shamel Ilya otherwise commonly known as Sham could be the nicest guy around. On the field, this man is a terrorist... I mean terror. A member of the Contract Killers, Sham was awarded the SPNS 2009 Leg 2 Most Valuable Player (MVP). The MVP award is a recognition given to an individual by the local paintball community after each leg of the SPNS. The winner is recognized by for his/her display of good sportsmanship on and off the field and a true ambassador of the sport.

Sham has played competitive paintball for about a year and plays as a front/mid player for the Contract Killers. With his team, Sham has won the 1st runners up position and the 2nd runners up position in leg 1 and leg 2 of the SPNS 2009 respectively. This recognition came timely as his team prepares themselves for the World Cup Asia 2009 in November. Playing with the Red Dynasty Boys in My-NPL Leg 2, he also won the 1st runners up position in the Division 4 category.

In my opinion, Sham is one of the upcoming and promising player in Singapore. He has lots of potential and is a fast learner, his attitude in listening and learning always gives him an edge over the rest. Always ready to fill up the bunkers, Sham is an exciting player to watch.

Team KU's latest recruit??

Team KU's newly recruit: DAMIANSAN LEE

Seburo??