Fancy a Game Pain(t)ball?

Posted by narrowband - 19/01/08 at 05:01:17 pm

If anybody ever told you that paintball is a painless game, he was most probably just joking with you. Truth is, a game of paintball hurts not only your wallet, but your body as well.

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Once upon a time on a bee-ee-aye-you-tee-ful Saturday morning, 12 adventurous souls embarked on an exciting journey to the land where innocent souls are shot for fun. And for a fee.

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Some of us got up earlier and met up for breakfast at the ubiquitous 24-hour drive-thru McDonald’s. I happened to be the only one in track bottom (which turned out to be a good choice), and the only one without a sleeve (I was lucky I didn’t get shot on my arms!).

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The masks were mandatory, of course. Protective vests, however, were optional for men, but a must for women. I think that’s a fair policy :p

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I did not bring my SLR camera for obvious reasons. I had only my phone to capture some of the painful consequences of the game. I did not bring my phone into the playing field though.

Fancy a Game Pain(t)ball? | Narrowband.org Images

The identities of those whose bruises are shown here shall be withheld to maintain their anonymity… LOL. I got two bruises on my body which look like hickies, at my lower abs and around the back of my waist. No skin was scraped though, so I didn’t suffer as much pain as those in the pictures above!

It was indeed a very fun but physically-demanding (the bruises aside…) game. Now that we’ve had some combat experience, we’re already looking forward to our next outing, which I’m sure will be more serious and challenging!

For more context (and probably a photo or two), try reading Major General Gan’s, Lieutenant Lobak’s, Colonel Duncan’s and Sergeant Chiawyin’s accounts on the shootout. At the time of this writing, only Major General Gan has written his. Update: Private EJ has written his!

P/s: Narrowband has been pretty busy of late – so that game of paintball actually came as a relief to all that stress that he had in the whole week. There will be a couple of holiday trips coming up next month and the month next. More on that later! :D

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  1. My boyfriend went for a game with his colleagues too, and return with some bruises on his arms and calf!

    Comment by pelf — January 19, 2008 #

  2. Ouch, those look nasty! I am re-thinking whether or not I wanna join my colleagues for paintball (it’s been suggested)…

    Comment by rinnah — January 19, 2008 #

  3. Dang, i’ve always wanted to play paintball.. never had the chance! It sounded fun, which comes with pain haha

    Comment by voch — January 19, 2008 #

  4. this is nothing… my friend’s colleague has a whole chunk of flesh shot off his arm…

    Comment by zewt — January 19, 2008 #

  5. [...] other perspective and recounts of this experience, check out Alicia, Duncan, Chiaw Yin and David’s blog (when and if they blog about this). The pictures are taken by Chiaw Yin and David, so [...]

    Pingback by Adrenaline rush « Transitory moments in life — January 20, 2008 #

  6. Not a game for moi ;)

    Comment by angel — January 20, 2008 #

  7. I want to play too!

    Comment by Neo — January 20, 2008 #

  8. looks painful -.-

    Comment by estherchin — January 20, 2008 #

  9. woah bro, i like the main page pic….sniping for terrorist…lolz :D

    Comment by EJ — January 20, 2008 #

  10. at my next paintball outing, i’m wearing the michelin man suit.

    Comment by sewjin — January 20, 2008 #

  11. woohoo!!! was fun!!

    Comment by BLuEaPpLE — January 20, 2008 #

  12. Was Abdul in it?

    Comment by Jason — January 20, 2008 #

  13. the next time my girlfriend asks me “where do those hickies come from ??!!” , I’d say PAINTBALL.

    Comment by mr jp — January 20, 2008 #

  14. Try not shooting your friends at short range…IT HURTS ! RIGHT GAN !

    Comment by Duncan — January 20, 2008 #

  15. Seems like Gan’s really in trouble this time round! LoL

    Comment by BLuEaPpLE — January 21, 2008 #

  16. You got shot in the ass or not? :)

    Comment by Kitkat — January 21, 2008 #

  17. I think someone got shot near the crotch?

    Comment by BLuEaPpLE — January 21, 2008 #

  18. Heyhey.. i’m not sure if you remember me but i met you at Toastmaster, and once at the National Fireworks Competition in Cyberjaya.

    Before having the chance of getting hit by paintball, i got hit by an invisible bullet that shot right through my purse.. therefore i couldn’t join you all that day.. :(

    eee.. those scratches and bruisess on the skin.. maybe its a good thing not joining..

    Comment by drumsticks — January 21, 2008 #

  19. Err…err…What did I do??? I mean, like, I thought you weren’t dead. You know, and you could retaliate. So I just made sure there’s this green splotch on your t-shirt, but the paint seeps in so fast I couldn’t see. So I thought you weren’t dead, so I continued shooting you…so right…Yeah, you see… Don’t hunt me down next time, please.

    Comment by Gan — January 22, 2008 #

  20. I played once before at bukit tinggi resort. And kena the bullet also la so got the bruisess at my hands and legs.. hehehe.. but quite fun actually…

    Comment by keeyit — January 22, 2008 #

  21. i wan to play i wan to play i wan to playyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy……….next time we go main main….i din play before…..i wan to playyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

    Comment by Eric the Car Model — January 23, 2008 #

  22. Pelf – They come in a package… Paintball + bruises, LOL. I’m sure he had alot of fun shooting his colleagues! ;p

    Rinnah – It’s fun ler. Hahah… Must try at least once!

    Victor – Yes, my friends and I had talked about it for yonks but the day never came. This time around I joined another group of friends and made it happen!

    Zewt – Whoah… you sure he played paintball…? Or was he shot with a real gun??

    Angel – Heh, looks scary lar but if you play with your friends, it’s very exciting!

    Neo – Then go and play ;)

    Esther – Depends on how you get shot, and where. Consider the fun factor wei… ;p

    EJ – Yaman, you can consider joining the military!

    Sewjin – Hahaha, you’ll get shot very often, because you can hardly hide behind the bunkers! You may not be able to feel much pain in that suit, but once you’re shot you’re out, man. Where’s the fun? :p

    Alicia – Indeed it was ;)

    Jason – Yeap!!

    JP – What a good idea eh? But dude that’s if you’re lucky. If you’re unlucky, you get a whole piece of skin or even flesh scraped off! Somebody’s gonna get hurt real bad…

    Duncan – Haha, I’m sure he already insaf man :pPp

    Alicia – Woi don’t fan the fire!!

    Kitkat – Nope ;)

    Alicia – That’s what I heard but none of us got to see the ‘damage’ eh?

    Drumsticks – I *DO* remember! I sent you an email shortly after you posted your comment. Invisible bullet? You mean those that blow a big hole in our wallets? Heh… Paintball’s fun!!

    Gan – *No comment* ;p You’d better be extra careful the next time around. Hahaha…

    Keeyit – Yea, if no bloodspill (lol) then it’s fun! It’s a nice game ;)

    Eric – That was my first time also. Haha. Get a group of people, if not enough, can call me! I help you tarik few more!

    Comment by narrowband — January 23, 2008 #

  23. haaha my fren came bek bruised from the game look. they really looked like hickies. I think, if i were to play, i would hide first, then only shoot out last min when everyone’s bullet is finishing. muaahah

    Comment by xin — January 24, 2008 #

  24. Ah, camping! Aiyo, that takes away 1/4 of the fun! What if everybody does the same? Stalemate… ;p

    Comment by narrowband — January 24, 2008 #

  25. My ‘kakis’ always not enough that’s why I haven’t try it yet.

    Comment by Che-Cheh — January 24, 2008 #

  26. Round 2 paintball early promo! Read all about it here!

    http://ephemerality.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/calling-all-adrenaline-junkies/

    Comment by Gan — January 26, 2008 #

  27. Tried it once myself too, and got hit on the head…with red paint pellets samo – i thought it was blood!

    Comment by Giddy Tiger — January 28, 2008 #

  28. Ouch..! It looks painful.. Is the fun worth the pain?

    Comment by Cybie — January 28, 2008 #

  29. Hey Dave! Date changed to 1st March, to accommodate the Honorable Yang Berhormat Tuan Besar Sim who’s coming down.

    Think you can make it now?

    Comment by Gan — January 28, 2008 #

  30. Che-cheh – Ah! Interested to join us? Just drop me a mail anytime!!

    Gan – YES!! YESS!! 1st of March is perfect!!

    Giddy Tiger – Gosh! It must have hurt… :-s… Luckily didn’t suffer from concussion!

    Cybie – Absolutely, no pain, no fun :p

    Comment by narrowband — January 28, 2008 #

  31. this looks so exciting n so not me.it is almost dangerous :)

    Comment by bengbeng — January 28, 2008 #

  32. Great. A lot of people commented that they seemed interested. Let’s see if they’re willing to try it for real.

    Go ahead and keep track of the people here. I’ll come around and get the figures of who’s coming a week before the date from you, Dave.

    Comment by Gan — January 29, 2008 #

  33. which location you went to play? Last few weeks my lil bro went to desa water park played from 12pm-5pm it cost around RM100 so expensive man.. at the end ends up so many blue backs on his leg and hands…
    yucky after i seen your scars on your hand @@

    Comment by vickie — February 2, 2008 #

  34. i wanna play paintball. Still looking for kaki-s :)

    Comment by Chen — February 3, 2008 #

  35. Bengbeng – Looks and sounds dangerous, but there’re safety gears and guidelines to adhere to :D

    Gan – So far no emails lol. But will keep you updated! I’m definitely in!

    Vickie – Ok, I’ve been calling your ‘Merdurian’ now suddenly ‘Vickie’ sounds a little too awkwardly sweet LOL. We went to TT Sports in Subang Jaya! We paid RM71 (per person) for 2-hours… I think your brother got much better deal!!

    That isn’t my hand :p

    Chen – Come down to KL and give me a buzz, then we can arrange for a paintball match! :p

    Comment by narrowband — February 3, 2008 #

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