March 2003
Destination: Manila

Paintball Gaming Style
by Flip Carreon

Are you sick and tired of the same old hangouts and gimmicks? Want to feel the thrill of battle without inflicting serious harm on others? Well paintball adventure gaming is the perfect activity for you!

Paintball Wargames is becoming very popular among the youth of today. It is considered to be similar to the computer game Counterstrike but it’s live. You are the one getting hit, not the image you see on the monitor. Even the usual wargames using pellet guns can’t compare to paintball wargames since you are wearing vests and helmets so you can’t get hurt by getting hit with paintballs.

Assuming you brought your troop along, you are divided into two groups with equal number. The participants are clothed with different colors that correspond to their team. The teams are allowed to fight each other out round by round. You win a round when all your enemies are dead, dead meaning all of them are already hit. There is a referee usually in yellow uniform that looks over the wargames so don’t bother to cheat.

This thrill-seeking activity is very new and can’t be found not just anywhere. The perfect place that you can start is with one of the biggest gaming corporations, GOTCHA! Gotcha! Paintball Adventure Gaming can be found in Festival Mall in Alabang. Their business of warfare started October of last year and since then it’s popularity quickly increased. There are a lot of other branches or other stores that offer paintball gaming but are harder to find.The shop is open everyday, Mondays through Thursdays from ten to nine, Fridays to Sundays are ten to twelve. Fridays is always full so expect a large crowd on every Friday. Monday to Thursday is usually free so i suggest you experience the fun on those days.

In conclusion, most Filipinos find it practical to buy at bargain stores because they get items cheaper especially for those people who always want to be on top of the fashion bandwagon. To date, more and more stores and stalls that offer bargain shopping are opening. This method of selling products has been successful in the Philippine setting because people find that with haggling at bargain shops, they get to buy the things that they want and still get their money's worth.

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When you hear the word “gimmick”, what usually comes to mind is watching movies and concerts, going to clubs or just simply hanging out at the mall or a a friend’s house...why not try something different?

ho said the Southern Metro is no fun? A decade ago, Makati was the sole commercial hub. But no more!

If I only had the money, time, and the unlimited gate pass to get out of my house for yet another activity my mother would classify under “lakwatsa” (I prefer educational trip and cultivating activity), I would watch every show at the CCP.

Are you sick and tired of the same old hangouts and gimmicks? Want to feel the thrill of battle without inflicting serious harm on others? Well paintball adventure gaming is the perfect activity for you!