A Big Ao Welcome To.......

[djbea]

Thanks HardROCK68

Thank you for saying that, and I am going to try to visit as often as I can... sometimes, work gets crazy and I am working 18 hour days, but it's worth it because most of what I do is promoting paintball and making it fun not only for me, but for everyone involved.

Hope to meet you one day. We're done with 10 man... we did OK, but because of bad calls from the reffing, we were shorted... but, it's all part of the growing pains of paintball, right?! Reffing... ugh! I can't wait until 15-20 years from now when the reffing will hopefully get better... I don't blame the individual persons that volunteer themselves to ref (emphasis on VOLUNTEER). Reffing SUCKS and it's a thankless job, as we all know that have done it. Someday, it will get better, but for now, we deal with it by trying our best to outplay the cheating.

Paintball.com, Warpig.com, and Paintball2xtremes are here reporting on the event. PSP and NPPL organizers are here conducting their annual meetings, too, so be on the lookout for news about that soon.

Sincerely,
Bea

[nippinout]

DUDE!

Bea, my mom is Korean too. Unfortunately my father is also Korean. :) (He's got the temper thing NAILED!)


Anyhoos...
Welcome to AO!

I haven't been a member of AO for very long, but I'm loving it here. Many people here are 'friends,' but I wouldn't call them family. More like awkward cousins. :)




Did somebody say posters?!?!?!

[djbea]

Ahn Yong Ha Sey Yo!

Hi New CHING-GOO?! (means friend in Korean!)

Thanks for sharing that with me... when I was younger, I use to wish that I was all one or the other, not mix, but now, I appreciate the fact that I can enjoy both cultures...

See you soon, I hope!

Take care,

Bea

[djbea]

THANKS AGAIN SHARTLEY

Hi SHartley....

I wanted to say thanks again for teaching me about the IMG code... did I do it right? At the bottom, it's with my sig now!

WOO HOO!

=)

Oh, and you'll never believe who I ran into at Vegas PAN Am! See Pic below... =P

[nippinout]

Ahn Yong!

My Korean is HORRIBLE. My grandparents have to speak to me in very basic Korean. I can understand most of what's going on but I can't speak it very well. I used to be fluent, but I've lost it while I am at school.

I speak french better. :)

My family still can't say paintball. They think I play ping pong and think it's crazy that I spend over $50 each time I go to play ping pong. :)

Can you tell us more about your history of playing?

And what does a promoter like you do?

[shartley]

Re: THANKS AGAIN SHARTLEY

Originally posted by djbea
Hi SHartley....

I wanted to say thanks again for teaching me about the IMG code... did I do it right? At the bottom, it's with my sig now!

WOO HOO!

=)

Oh, and you'll never believe who I ran into at Vegas PAN Am! See Pic below... =P

No problem.... and yes, you did it perfectly. I am sure it is MUCH easier for you now since all you have to do is type your post. :)


WAS.... no comment.

[dre1919]

Re: Ahn Yong!

Originally posted by nippinout
...My family still can't say paintball. They think I play ping pong and think it's crazy that I spend over $50 each time I go to play ping pong. :)

That's freakin' hilarious!

[hawpunch]

welcome bea

woo hoo!

more koreans...i didn't know there were so many! glad to have you on board!

aloha,

jae park

[pito189]

Re: THANKS AGAIN SHARTLEY

Originally posted by djbea
Hi SHartley....

I wanted to say thanks again for teaching me about the IMG code... did I do it right? At the bottom, it's with my sig now!

WOO HOO!

=)

Oh, and you'll never believe who I ran into at Vegas PAN Am! See Pic below... =P

Is that the venerable (almost) Jim Drew of WAS. I'll be, I pictured more of a squirrely looking guy with glasses. You know the stereotypical programmer guy, that is always portrayed in movies.

EDIT: commas are, are friendds

[hitech]

Re: Thanks HardROCK68

Originally posted by djbea
Reffing... ugh! I can't wait until 15-20 years from now when the reffing will hopefully get better...

Don't hold your breath! From what I can tell it has gotten worse (certainly not better) in the last 15 years. It is my personal opinion that tournament paintball has taken a few steps backward in the last 10-15 years. The only positive step are the different "divisions". And that has a long way to go.

[djbea]

I met ARMY!

To answer my Asian Brotha, Nippinout...
My history of playing:
Femmes Fatale, August 2000, started playing tournament ball from the beginning.
Femmes Accomplishments: When I was on the roster, we took 2nd place Novice at the Aruba Open 2001, 1st place at Ultimate Madness in 2001 (when I played with Tami Adamson, Keely Watson, Jeni Pisek)
We've played all the NPPL's, and now I play all NPPL's, PSP's, and Pan Ams
Next year, I am may consider the offer to play with Bushwackers Amateur team, not sure yet, and will be at all NPPL's, some PSP's, all Pan Am's, and maybe all Best of the West... we shall see. I want to play with my boyfriend, Mike Paxson, on a team that will play consistently. I will still jump around to different teams, too, because the primary team I will be on can't always afford to travel to all the ones that I try to go to. Playing lots of tournys helps my game.
I am playing 5 man with Amateur Bush Wackers right now, and didn't think that I was going to get to play 5 man because of reporting for PB2X, but thankfully, I got the chance and hopefully, will do better than we did in 10man.
I will try to go to some scenario games, too, and also smaller local tourneys.
I am coaching a paintball camp with Ronn Stern's Paintball Camp in the Summer of 2003.

A promoter like me promotes paintball in any way, shape, or form possible. I promote on behalf of my sponsors, and then I write as much as possible for the magazines and websites that I can submit my articles to.

Aloha, JAE PARK! =)

Well, you guys are not going to believe who ELSE I ran into... See the pic!

It's our moderator ARMY!!!

[djbea]

I'm LEFTY too

PITO! Jim was alright, and had good things to say. I did ask around about him, too, and most of the people I spoke to said that his product is great. He is a smart guy, too, and very intelligent. It's hard to believe people sometimes because sometimes we ourselves fall short and don't have such a wonderful resume as say Jim does, but regardless, he's human, he's got to live his life, and find a way to support it. And, he's cool about what he does in paintball. He's playing the tournament this weekend, too, and it's great to see him get involved that way. He loves to play and this is good. =)

PITO, I'm a LEFTY, too?! I remember trying really hard in middle school to break the stereotype of leftys that we wrote sloppy... handwriting, that is... and I have to say, it's not too shabby!

Take care and hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
Bea

[pito189]

Re: I'm LEFTY too

Originally posted by djbea

PITO, I'm a LEFTY, too?! I remember trying really hard in middle school to break the stereotype of leftys that we wrote sloppy... handwriting, that is... and I have to say, it's not too shabby!

Take care and hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
Bea

I had that problem, my handwriting always turns out very small for some reason, but it is neat.

Are you going to Mardi Gras Open. I plan on it, woot!!!!

[shartley]

Re: I'm LEFTY too

Originally posted by djbea
PITO! Jim was alright, and had good things to say. I did ask around about him, too, and most of the people I spoke to said that his product is great. He is a smart guy, too, and very intelligent. It's hard to believe people sometimes because sometimes we ourselves fall short and don't have such a wonderful resume as say Jim does, but regardless, he's human, he's got to live his life, and find a way to support it. And, he's cool about what he does in paintball. He's playing the tournament this weekend, too, and it's great to see him get involved that way. He loves to play and this is good. =)

[Miscue]

This is supposed to be a happy thread. /me wonders what happened here...

Next insult will be moderated as "Disruptive Behavior."