Day 353 of 365: Trivial questions

Sleep was welcomed and a good thing that God allowed for plenty of time for it. Good thing that Amos and i didn't have to go to church early. Service was good. Pace was better than last Sunday and definitely more applicable. After service, there's a congregational meeting and we were voting for two issues. Less than a hour and we were out.

Annie and i went to Target, Jamba juice and Michael's to grab some stuff. Well, Jamba for refreshments, but Target and Michael's were legitimate wedding errands. Man, Target was really crowded!

We went back home and chilled. i napped for a little bit and we did some prep work for table numbers and trivial questions. Soon enough, we headed over to Annie's parents for dinner. Simple dinner, nothing big. Meat, vegetables and soup. Simple.

Anyway, today seem like a short and simple day. i like those.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Day 352 of 365: Manly day

Today started well. Felix and Victor came over to get ready for a big day. Pretty much down to this: Amos planned this day as a Bachelor Party, but it's more of an outing with close friends that could make it.

Most of the gear for paintball was ready, so all that was left to do was to load all those equipment up to the van and head out. Filled the tank up, got the Fastrak and stopped by McDonald's for breakfast.

The trip up to the field was long and tedious. i was glad that we weren't lost, but it didn't hide the fact that it was still a long drive regardless. Had a good casual chat with Amos on the way up. When we got there, Bill was already there with his camera, ready to take shots of the paintball day. Overall, the experience was fun. In the woods at least. i made some mistakes during the first couple of rounds and i tried not to make them again, but before you know it, we went from woods to open field. No real chance to correct my mistakes. The open field was almost unfair because of the distance between each bunker. It was almost like a player had to run a mile to each of them. That part was more fast pace, but not as rewarding since i got no one out. In fact, i got nothing today. Up side was that most guns worked. They weren't accurate, but they worked.

After paintball, we drove to Bill's place. Well, more like Bill's parent's mansion. Man, these homes are huge! Three car garages, lots of bedrooms (how many, i didn't know) and it's just a big house! They were nice to allow us to shower before heading out to dinner at the Golden Corral. After being clean, Bill showed us his ultimate den of games and toys! It was amazing! All the toys and games from the 80's, some older! A lot of them brought childhood memories back to life and i enjoyed every inch of it! When all were done showering, we chilled for a little bit and played some Mario Bros on the Wii. After one stage, we had to go.

Golden Corral. What can i say about this restaurant? It's like Vegas and Sizzler's, combined! What this means is that Golden Corral has a decent variety of food, but in a package that looks like Sizzler's. This All-You-Can-Eat definitely beats all Chinese-style buffets because they cook their steaks on the spot and the salad bar actually has a produce section of fresh vegetables and fruits! Win! Lots of good food! Had two plates of salad on top of all the greasy and fried meats that i had. Pretty much ate back what i burned at paintball.

Johnny and Ben suppose to get to Golden Corral, but traffic slowed them down. So what we did was to pack food from Golden Corral. Wait, packing food at the buffet? Illegal? Not really. They have weigh-in boxes for take-out. That is awesome! That means that we don't have to get something cheaper for Ben and Johnny and they have a chance to sample what we had! We met them back at Bill's and chilled while they ate.

Back to Bill's den and Victor asked if we could watch this movie that was recommended to him and was actually part of Bill's movie selections. Another thing i like to had is this that i found in the den: Projector screen like a movie theater with 7.1 speakers! It really felt like we were at the movies! The sub-woofer shook the room and the projector gave us a viewing picture that rivals big-screen TVs! Okay, back to the movie. i heard that we were going to watch "Hitman", which was an okay movie and definitely a film that i didn't want to watch again. Instead of the familiar Hollywood picture credits, i get these Chinese credits. Oh, great... A Chinese movie. That meant reading subtitles more than enjoyment. Wrong! This movie was called "Ip Man", which was about Bruce Lee's teacher and his life in an important part of World History. It was in Mandarin and i understood the majority of the dialogue without referring to the subtitles. Boy, was this movie good! i love every bit of it! So much that i want to get it and hopefully learn some Chinese while enjoying a good movie!

This day was a day of manliness. McDonald's breakfast, paintball, All-You-Can-Eat American food and a good martial arts movie. A manly day! Very manly day!