Paint-ur-balls!

Blue. Now that might actually look good, but you’ll never know.

It never occured to me that I would one day actually play paintball, instead of just staring at
other people doing it on my TV screen. But walla! My friend Yuen Teng managed to pull
together a bunch of jokers who can’t shoot straight to save their lives and we had our first
paintball  session in..what, 21 years? YEAH, 21 YEARS ALRIGHT!

We went to T_T Sports Club in Subang Jaya behind Holiday Villa. I don’t know if the rates
are any cheaper than other places but we each had to pay RM50…which was spanking
cheap! Only have to forgo 50 packets of nasi lemak only mar…can can.

Perhaps there are some jakun out there, but for the sake of the general public..I will
explain what paintball is all about.
You know counterstrike? Yeah, its counterstrike… in real life. See? That was easy.
But of course you don’t get a vast array of gun selections to choose from. Nope, no AK-47,  no MP5, no Carbine. And no, you don’t get a knife to perform some stealth kills.
Everybody gets a standard CO2 powered rifle, which looks like this.

When I first held the gun in my hand, I wasn’t really aware of the full destructive power of
this killing machine. Oops, got carried away there.
Basically, I can PWN JOO!! (Uh, that’s English for ‘kill you’.)

Suiting up the armour was more fun than I thought. There were two types of armour.
One which makes you look like Rambo with overdeveloped chest muscles, and the other
which was thin as a paper plate. Unfortunately, my team members were so smart, they
went and pick the paper plate one because they thought they could run faster than the bullet. KNN!

See, my team very organised. Got discuss plans one ok. Brian, our tactical commander
started issuing us orders which nearly got us killed, but fortunately it didn’t happen, all thanks to the other team which had more girls. (Pardon me, but girls not that good in shooting mah..) Or maybe the paper plate armour did really enable us to move faster than a moving bullet?

Now you’ll have to agree I look more fearsome, intimidating and handsome all at the same time when I put on this big yellow mask, right? No ah? *sob* Oh well, excuse me while I head over to that corner and…
RELOAD MY AMMUNITION TO PWN  JOO!!

The teams were selected and this was the lineup.

THE KAMIKAZE WARRIORS (Because they can’t stop running forward into enemy fire)

Wai Shin (C), Pik Lin, Kenneth Ho, Jian Leon, Jia Lin, Calvin, Xinyou + a mystery guest.

THE PARTIALLY STINGY DUDES (Because we save bullet like mad. Every shot – $$)

Daniel (C), Garry, Yuen Teng, Brian, Simon Noob, Kuang Chieng.

So as you can see, we were heavily outnumbered but my team still managed to put on a
tough fight, although we eventually went down 2-1 in a total of 3 rounds. I can’t possibly explain the details of the games here, because you’ll need to savour it for yourself by taking part in it!

And guess what? We had a mystery guest that day. She is non other than one of the hostess for TV2!
That’s right. RTM 2 actually came and filmed us live during the duration of our game.
SO THAT MEANS WE GET TO BE ON NATIONAL TV on 8th September 2007 on TV2, for a programme dubbed ‘GERAK TANGKAS’. REMEMBER TO CATCH US YA!!

A few of us even got a chance to be interviewed and I was one of them. Who knows, maybe you’ll get to see how I goofed up during the interview session on TV.
Now wait, that’s not good.

My teammates posing for the camera. You gotta admit, Simon is quite a good poser. Look
at his serious face! As though he can kill the entire opposing team single handedly. Yeng!
Brian on the other hand, must be too happy because he’s never held anything more than a
BB watergun in his hand before…

Casualties of War (COWs)

Field Liutenant Simon was shot at a near fatal point at his neck. A few more inches and
you would probably be visiting him in hospital by now. Poor guy. And he thinks its funny.

Another COW, Lance-Corporal Brian Lee, was shot near his ass, and that nearly cost him
to be unable to shit for a few seconds. Or rather, shitted instantly for a few seconds after
the impact. Seriously, it hurts.

Overall, it was an enjoyable activity to be done with a group of your friends!

Now, who’s up for another session of…PAINT-UR-BALLS??

Buffalo Steakhouse reviewed.

There is this place in Subang Jaya which sells western food at an affordable price. And not only that, the taste rocks too!
Where? In Subang Jaya, Mentari Court 1 I think. Not too sure about the name.
Why? Affordable + delicious + good service. Need I say more?

I wouldn’t say many people know about this place, since it is situated rather in and you
wouldn’t be able to see it if you don’t drive into the area. It’s the area opposite the famous
YUEN steamboat restaurant. Same row with Cash Converters.

What I like about this shop is that it provides friendly and good service, and since there
aren’t too many patrons at a time, it provides a quiet and peaceful environment where
you can have a nice dinner with your friends.

Now, lets’ get on with the food, shall we? For this visit, we tried out 4 types of  dishes. But
I forgot to take the picture of the Fish&Chips because it was so bloody nice that I was
too preoccupied with eating it. And it only cost RM9.90! If you go to T.G.I.F or some other places, it’ll probably cost like 3-4 times the amount.

1) TERIYAKI STEAK

OOh, this is what I had, and I must say, it’s not too bad..since I’m not really a steak-person. When I usually don’t know what to order, I’ll  fall back to Fish & Chips. Hey, you’ll never go wrong with Fish & Chips right?
But the only complaints I had with this dish was that its serving is rather small. See, only got 5 little chunks of meat there. Although its delicious, it’s only meant for one…means you can’t share share with others la…

Price: RM 19.90
Verdict: 7.5/10

2) GRILLED FISH WITHOUT BUTTER

 

I hate fish. But this one was sooo tender that I couldn’t resist stealing a few bites from the
person who ordered it. I’m evil. Bite me!
You can have it grilled with or without butter, but I think without butter would be nicer.
Wouldn’t want your nicely done fish smelling buttery would you? Or maybe you do. That
depends. I know, I know…the serving looks kinda miserable right? It’s like..there’s too much empty space on the plate. Well, that’s just my 3 cents.

Price: RM19.90
Verdict: 7/10

3) GRILLED LAMB STEAK

Another job well done by the chefs of this restaurant. I must say, they have really good
jugdemental skills…the serving they gave is just enough for one person. And I mean ngam ngam ok! When you’re done, you won’t feel like eating somemore or not enough to eat.
They grilled the lamb until it was super tender and I don’t know why but I kinda liked the overgrilled parts…crunchy!
MMmm…yum yum.

Price: RM19.90
Verdict: 7.5/10

4) CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE!

One word to describe this. STUPENDOUSLYDELICIOUS! Nothing beats chocolate
milkshake after a sumptious meal of steak and chips. For me, that’s it. Maybe you’d prefer
Vitagen?
Best part is, it’s not too expensive. Other places normally cost like 6-7 bucks or more!

Price: RM4.50
Verdict: 8/10 

Conclusion

As you can see, the servings given are mainly quite small, so don’t go there with a super
depleted stomach or else you won’t be full. Stop eating once you’ve finish your plate, it’ll
keep you wanting to come back for more!
Overall, nice place to eat with good environment. Drop by someday and try it out!

Child Labour.

I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine who asked me about my job in Ernst & Young.

Friend: So, what is it that you do in your office?
Me: Well, I’m in the tax department where we actually help our clients and advise them on
how to handle their tax problems by calculating and minimizing the amount that they are
required to pay to the government.
Friend: You help people to evade tax?
Me: No. We prefer the word avoid tax. Evading tax is a crime. Avoiding is not.
Friend: Ok, so what do you do in your department?
Me: I assist my seniors in obtaining and reproducing valuable information from data sheets
submitted by our clients and to ensure that the information provided is clear, relevant and
unharmed in any way.
Friend: Wow. So what exactly do you do?
Me: I do photostating work.

Cha tou.

Morning Call.

The speedometer showed a reading of 110 kmph. He was anxious and worried. Would he be late? The highway was rather clear and there was no sign of heavy traffic inbound. Pressing his feet harder against the pedal, he took off with such speed that was… not as fast as the speed of light.

Within minutes he reached his destination, quickly parked his car at the usual illegal spot
and headed towards the Millenium Tower. He took a quick peek at his handphone and it showed 8.20am. He’s not late….there was still time for him to accomplish his mission.

Quickly, he hasten towards the elevator and pressed the button indicating the level where
he was currently situated.

*Ding!*

The elevator door opened and he stepped out. He can’t wait any longer. It has to happen.

Little baby steps were now becoming great leaps, but not leaps of faith…for he was a man
of little faith, mind you. Destination was determined and he was hell bent on getting there,
no matter what it takes.

Moments later, he had found it…lo and behold, the shimmering bowl of life.
He took the protective layer of armour off and situated himself on what the natives here called, the Throne. The process was understood to be a silent but quick one, and for many, it would be completed before they could even utter the magical words, ‘Chihuahua’.
Or ‘Roti Canai’. Or whatever it is that they see fit.

But suddenly, there was a loud thunderous sound. BOOOOOM!!

That was not all. It was followed by several SPLAATTEERS, PLOOP and KA-PLUMP before it finally came to a resounding halt with a ..
*poop..*

It was certainly unexpected and definitely something that he has never experienced
in the presence of others before. It was normally a quiet, peaceful and satisfying
experience but this was not meant to be. From the corner of the chamber, he could hear
a faint laughter, possibly from another candidate who was undergoing the similar process.

Finally, after offering up the sacrifices to the bowl of life, he quickly suited back his protective layer to keep himself safe from the hazardous environment. Placing his hands on the knob, he turned it 90 degrees clockwise to signal that the sacrifice had been prepared.

And what he saw pleased him. The brown goo that was before his very eyes had
disappeared.

The Powerful One has been pleased. For today.