Paintmore!

Hey guys,

Hope the weekend went well. For Dhruv & his team, I think it must have been the best end to a Monday which no student, no working professional, not many people in this world are anticipating or excited about. I must admit, Dhruv & his team were the coolest bunch of people I have met so far in Bangalore. Brimming with energy,enthusiasm and a lot of fun. I am surprised they have never experienced adventure sports   (Reminder www.extremezoneindia.com) but they have had a tryst with Paintball which made it even more exciting. Dhruv unfortunately got "out" or shot really fast in the first game. He will be cursing me as there are hardly any pics of himself, considering he was the co-ordinator, thats a sin committed by me, please forgive. The highlight of the first game was the 2 against 1 ganging up. Raghu being the victim, giving in a good fight but it just seemed unfair, he lost. The 2nd game was much more competitive, so competitive that none of them were willing to get shot. Loads of movement, strategy and the only way for them to get out of the game was by finishing their pellets and the sunset played the villain. Less people more fun doesn't really apply to a game such as Paintball. Though they were few in numbers, they made a real fight out of it. Hope they continue playing the real game! And with more people next time. This was a real paintball team! Kudos to you guys! 

Into the wild!

XZone, Manchinbele

Into the wild, maybe not so much but its always an experience which fascinates people and it has an effect on me too. Everything is physical about camping, yet its not taxing on the body. Whenever I have gone camping, I have always felt my body needs this and so does my mind. I somehow feel it’s a much more natural workout with an exciting surrounding. When I was in scouts, I experienced something similar but at a much unknown level because we were trained to do what we did. In retrospect, whenever I think about camping, it takes me away from the frivolities of my daily routine. The perfect urban analogy to camping would be the 98^th floor of a really tall building, where motion is with little sound, cars seem like toys. You are away, quite far away, though in reality very close.  I experienced the same when I was at the campsite XtremeZone, Manchinbele. I could hear the lake; feel the wind, and very less human habitation. It’s a try out for everyone. XtremeZone has given me a great opportunity to experience energy that rejuvenates me from the urban chaos. Even though its only 50 kms from Bangalore, I can surely say “into the wild”. Let me know about your “into the wild” experiences.

Free falling!

Bungee Jumping from 140 feet!