Thursday, October 20, 2005
Strike...I'm on a roll
I went bowling again yesterday with some colleagues from work. The place we went bowling at was nicer than the last place; the pins weren’t attached to strings and there was animation on the screens displaying the scores. The bowling alley had a bit of a western-type theme. It wasn’t walking distance from work so we took the tram, tram four to be exact to Rotterdam-Noord and got off at Lemmerrijk. The alley was right next to this stop.
Nine people bowled this time, down from fourteen which was the original number of people. I was worried as I had a reputation to up hold from the last bowling experience. Everyone was out to get me but my performance in the second round was stellar. I will consider the first round as a warm-up round, but I didn’t do too badly. My worst round was actually the third; I lost my mental focus. :) Curious as to my scores?
Round One: 116
Round Two: 176
Round Three: 91
Needless to say, round two was officially the best round I have ever bowled. After hitting a couple of strikes in a row, I rolled a terrible set and then picked it back up again. Maybe that Shrek bowling league paid off. Yes, I bowled in a Shrek bowling league and I bowled quite poorly might I add.
After bowling, four of us grabbed a bite to eat on the Witte de Withstraat. We went to Bizar Bizar. I had a chicken kebab with saffron and yogurt sauce, and fries with garlic mayonnaise…the Dutch kind. It was good but I didn’t see any yogurt sauce. :) After dinner and a discussion about Halloween and Sinterklaas, I decided to walk home instead of taking the tram.
Tonight, I will meet up with my parents and have a visit in Spijkenisse with some family. Tomorrow is winkel dag met mijn mom; I'm in desperate need of some warmer clothes. The weather has changed.
Nine people bowled this time, down from fourteen which was the original number of people. I was worried as I had a reputation to up hold from the last bowling experience. Everyone was out to get me but my performance in the second round was stellar. I will consider the first round as a warm-up round, but I didn’t do too badly. My worst round was actually the third; I lost my mental focus. :) Curious as to my scores?
Round One: 116
Round Two: 176
Round Three: 91
Needless to say, round two was officially the best round I have ever bowled. After hitting a couple of strikes in a row, I rolled a terrible set and then picked it back up again. Maybe that Shrek bowling league paid off. Yes, I bowled in a Shrek bowling league and I bowled quite poorly might I add.
After bowling, four of us grabbed a bite to eat on the Witte de Withstraat. We went to Bizar Bizar. I had a chicken kebab with saffron and yogurt sauce, and fries with garlic mayonnaise…the Dutch kind. It was good but I didn’t see any yogurt sauce. :) After dinner and a discussion about Halloween and Sinterklaas, I decided to walk home instead of taking the tram.
Tonight, I will meet up with my parents and have a visit in Spijkenisse with some family. Tomorrow is winkel dag met mijn mom; I'm in desperate need of some warmer clothes. The weather has changed.
