Iloilo City is now rising from its feet, road projects and developments, rehabilitation of heritage sites and buildings along Calle Real are non stop. Business is visible in Iloilo and Iloilo means business so more foreign investors invest in the city. Just a few days ago Grab Taxi a launch their Mobile Booking App to Ilonggos to have convenient access in booking a taxi through mobile technology, same with the I AM Iloilo App which is now available in the Android App Store. The City is trying and moving at its best to provide safety to all and make the city a livable, walkable and bikable city in the Philippines as we speak.
Aside from all these road projects and developments. Here is a group of people or enthusiast who spends their Sunday afternoon playing a game called Air Soft. They said that Sunday is only our time to play this game because of work in our offices and many other activities during their weekdays.
Air Soft is a Military Simulation (MILSIM) game that uses full scaled replicas of real guns, except these guns are motorize or gas operated and uses 6mm round BBs made of hard plastic. refer to the image below. It also develops honesty by shouting HIT when the opponent or a friendly fire hits you.
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| Automatic Air Soft Gun of M4A1 - Full Scale Replica |
I also plays air soft before, and I can say-I miss all the feeling, excitement, the adrenaline rush on playing the game. The game is simple: there must be at least two separate team that will try to accomplish their missions or objective, a death match game or a speed ball.
I was invited by my friend who's also my church-mate, he is a trainee of one of Philippines' trusted media. I joined him because we both like it and played air soft together 2 or 3 years ago. He actually influenced me on play air soft the first place.
There are many air soft teams around Iloilo, and we came up to meet one of them. The Lapaz Air Soft Team, one of the kindest team that welcomed us both the time we stepped down our Taxi. Their game site is located along Lapaz Ticud near Iloilo Gun Club Inc.
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| Lapaz Air Soft Team |
We were welcomed by their Leader or "Tatay-tatay" or the head of command of the team. He also invited us to come play with them every Sunday just for fun. He introduced us to the rest of the team and showed us their team picture.
The team is also planning to host an international Air Soft tournament inviting foreign air soft enthusiast to play here in Iloilo City maybe this December year 2015-this is not sure yet. and also inviting other who wants to join and play, you are much welcome to join us every Sunday He added. after the first game we went ahead to ride a Jeepney back to the City.
With those few moment of time, I had a feeling of missing the thrill of playing air soft, and maybe one Sunday me and my friend can join them into their Military Simulation Game of Air soft.
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| Lapaz Air Soft Team Lead Command - Roberto Provido - Facilitator, one of the Pioneers of this group He is also the Founder of the War Site. |
Other Pictures
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| War Site |
