Balloons! Balloons! Balloons! 飛波!

1st Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009. From 19th to 22nd March, balloonists from around the world come to Malaysia to... erm... fly their balloons! This is the first time Malaysia is organizing such hot air balloon event. We Malaysian seldom got the chance to see these balloons. So I've decided to go.

I woke up 6 something this morning just to go there hoping to take some nice pictures. Reached Putrajaya around 7:15am. Already saw 1 balloon setting up. And it's the Nescafe balloon. Talk about branding huh.


Flame shooting into the balloon's belly to warm the air inside.


Here's the 1st balloon i saw. "Become a morning person" and they're the earliest to setup their balloon. Good advertising!


Who did i met again during this photography session of mine? Is the lovely Fidella again. This is the second time I bumped into her during my photography sessions. First time was Sungai Lembing (scroll down to view the previous entry). We just love taking photos. :D


Although is quite early in the morning, but there's already crowd crowding over the fences near those balloons. And there are damn a lot of photographers there!


Still pumping flame into the nescafe mug to keep warm.


What's a fiesta without clown.


The full view of the Mug-shaped Nescafe balloon.


Looking into one of the balloon.


Team Netherlands.


All the teams are preparing their balloons for the short flight. Colourful!


The sun just came out and seems like Mr. Clown doesn't like it.


Photographer risking their camera getting so close to the flame.


Almost finished setting up!


The Netherlands.


And they started to lift off. :D Wish is can go up there.


Wonder how they steer the balloons.


This is the chopped-orange balloon from Belgium.


Oh no! It'll rain orange juice!


Team New Zealand started their journey.


Wonder what size is this mug. Super Venti?


Photographers busy shooting the balloons.


One by one they took off.




The clown still ain't happy after it started flying.


Pink elephant! This is the balloon Fidella was here to see. Haha...


Colouful~


There there after reaching some height, Mr. Clown started smiling. :)


Giant cock in Putrajaya! Peacock la.


This peacock got bling-bling.


Team Belgium.


Haha, the further balloon looks like it's still sleepy.


Dumbo flying away.


A picture for Fidella and Zeejay before the last balloon flew.


It's the CAT Zeppelin. You know why it's the last to fly? Cos it's Team Malaysia!


After all the hot air balloons flew away, para-gliders started to glide around the skies.


Looks like quite fun also.


A glider flew-by us.


The last balloon left here is for pay-per-ride. But you don't go anywhere, just go up, and then come back down.

Didn't bother to go to the fun fair and carnival sections cos I think it'll be the same as the others. So packed up and go home~