Your first time...

Yes, your first time. I know what you are thinking...but dont go there. But instead, let's take a step backwards...your first kiss. Do you still remember that special moment? Surely... or maybe not. But I am sure, you will remember your first experience with paintball. Yes? That moment when you are either shot by everyone from the opposing team or the hero who captured the flag and returned to the base...

So I thought perhaps I will do a short survey asking people around me about their "first time" with paintball... Well, just as I guess, they all remember. And there is always a story behind everyone's experience. Here's mine:

2001, Pete's Paintball in Mount White, Sydney, Australia. Scenario games...

I was having lunch and was approached by this nicely dress man (shirt, tie and pants) who was holding onto a booklet of coupons. At first I thought he was going to sell me tickets to some dance bash (very common in uni) but it turns out to be paintball coupons. Hmmmm...."What is paintball?" I have heard of it before...but what exactly is paintball?

Buy one coupon and bring along another friend for free. The only catch is to get this offer, I will have to buy 25 coupons!!! I cant remember how much the coupons were... I dont think they come cheap. But I bought them...hehehehe. The rest is history.

Got together a group of Singaporeans to join in the fun. A day out at Mount White, camofluage uniform, free bottle of Gatorade, free BBQ lunch. My cousin who was also studying in Sdyney joined me. There were different fields that we can choose to play...open fields, forested fields, urban fields... we were tired, in fact we were very tired. In the last game, my cousin and I executed a flanking move and managed to whack my neighbour from the back...cruel I know but I remember his expression clearly till this day.