Of Bowling and 9 Kilo Balls

As this will be my last entry in this blog, I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to make it a little personal.

Tonight, I went bowling in Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall in Cainta, Rizal. The fee was 80 Php per head for one game, plus 20 Php for shoe rental.

Even though it was something I really wanted to try, I was skeptical because even though it looked easy, I knew it was anything but. I thought that because it was my first time playing, it would be enough of an excuse to play poorly. But the competitive atmosphere in the bowling alley caught up with us and before long, we were bowling like we’ve been doing it all our lives.

Of course, there were those times when the ball just couldn’t resist veering towards the gutter, but it was a good first game for us.

It was intimidating being surrounded by pros who held 15-kilo balls while ours were only 9 kilos. But we didn’t care. We were too busy laughing at ourselves to notice, and needless to say, we had the time of our lives.

And, did I forget to say that it’s a very good sport?