I’m feeling H-O-T…no, not the hot as in I’m feeling drop-dead gorgeous HOT! It’s just that this post is hot-off-the-grill! I attended this event just this morning!
Second, it is the 14th Hot Air Balloon Festival that we are talking about…
My friends and I, plus Wendy, started the day reaaalllly early and left Parañaque at 4 am [4 am, for goodness’ sake! Everyone is still asleep!]! Anyway, it was a good thing because we had to be there are 5:30 am, and there was still absolutely no traffic, so we were at Clark before 6:00 am. Just in time!
[How to go to clark from Metro Manila: take NLEX and exit at Dau, which is the farthest exit. Upon exiting Dau, the road to Mabalacat is to the left. When you reach a dead-end in the road, which is a busy intersection, turn left; the right turn leads to Tarlac. Just go straight then turn right going to Clark. You’ll see the gate to your left. Easy!]
When we arrived, just in time, some of the balloons were already set up, whereas others were just starting. There were so many hot air balloons, around 20. And they were all beautiful!
This festival is held every year in Clark. Some participants [from all over the world] are companies, just like the Yellow Cab and Nescafe Balloons, whereas others are private individuals who bring their own balloons to fly.
One, by one, they took flight. Some of the bigger balloons took some time to set up. These balloons land somewhere else.
What makes these balloons go up? According to wikipedia:The heated air inside the envelope makes it buoyant since it has a lower density than the relatively cold air outside the envelope. So there has to be heat, which comes from the flames bursting every now and then! Gosh, if these people do this all the time, I wonder how they don’t get Mesothelioma!
Such a nice view…the flames bringing the balloon up slowly! [I soooo love this shot!]
Braving the more than 100 km to Clark was sulit for this reason alone. The balloons were a sight to behold [I am such like a child…babaw ng kaligayahan]! In addition, there were exhibits from the AFP and the navy. We got to see real guns [different types, different sizes], fighter tanks, fighter jets [even the bombs they use, including the ones that follow the aircraft], helicopters, and a lot, lot more! I got to carry a gun…super bigat! People can also ride the The jets and tanks…cool! You can also interact with the soldiers and get to ask them questions. Boy, I did learn a lot!
Best of all, all these for just PhP100! I’ll be back next year…and I’m bringing my toy-gun-loving nephew who wants to be a soldier! He! He!
Here’s the Web site for the Philippine Hot Air Balloon Festival for those who want more information: www.philballoonfest.net!
[Note. I hope you like the pictures. I just realized that ever since I bought my camera, I haven’t shared my shots with you. So I tried my best here!]
*****!
Postcript: As it is the day of “love” tomorrow, and I don’t mean just the romantic love, I am sending you this shot. I don’t know why, but when I took this picture, I thought of love…maybe because of the way the balloons are positioned so close to each other, as if love was in the air!
Happy Hearts day and happy weekend everyone!
All the love from kumareng grace!
ang galing, love is in the air! ^-^
i’ve never seen hot air balloons for real, you are soooo lucky, and brave indeed! lovely pictures, i want the balloon with the red heart!
happy Vday to you and wendy!
Posted by odette at February 13, 2009, 7:35 pmwow..ganda nito..pramis! ayos!
never tried a hot air balloon before.but this one makes me ecstatic..!:D
love ur shots ate! hehehe wow ang ganda 
love love it happy hearts day ate 
I love, love, love the photos. The colors are gorgeous. I think it would be great to go on a hot balloon ride. I almost did but it got too windy, so we decided not to do it. Hopefully, I’ll get the chance again.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
Posted by kayni at February 13, 2009, 11:32 pmive been here last year! saya talaga! ako nga nag video pa eh hehe! aliw sila noh?
Nakupo!! We missed it again! I totally forgot about the Balloon festival, Garandee and I always wanted to go there… Oh well, next year na talaga!
I love the photos! thanks for sharing, ang gaganda ng mga balloons.
Happy Valentines, KG!
Oh wow!
I was planning to visit the Balloon Festival but too bad, I missed it. Next year talaga, pramis.
Your photos were lovely. Ganda ng mga colors!
Happy Hearts Day!
Posted by dyosa at February 14, 2009, 12:18 amKG, your shots are superb! I love the colors of the baloons, ang gaganda, and whew! Sana ako din makapunta diyan… my kids will surely love it!
Posted by sheng at February 14, 2009, 4:58 amsa mga gusto humabol, the fiesta is up to tomorrow, February 15. So pwede pa. Going there is very easy, just an hour and a half [to 2 hours] away from Metro Manila!
you can also ride the balloons for $150!
Wow! Sana next year makapunta kami. This looks fun. Next year, mag weeks before remind us of this, and add travel directions and good top overs.
Posted by Rico at February 14, 2009, 7:11 amrico…added directions to clark in the post!
nice shots! lalo na yung love shot mo. riding one of these baloons is definitely a must in my bucketlist!
Posted by eks at February 14, 2009, 9:16 amwow KG nice shots! i like your photos.
I’m feeling a little envious right now.. i want to be on a hot air balloon too, if not, then just be there.. =(
Maybe next next next time.. layu ko kasi eh. hehe
anyways, Happy Hearts Day kg and to everyone! =)
Posted by purpleworm at February 14, 2009, 10:00 amlovely photos! =) sana ma-try ko din ang hot air balloon, one day. =)
Posted by steph at February 14, 2009, 10:11 amhappy vday kg! and oh, i can’t wait for my hot air balloon experience….weeeee…nice pics…and mmm…just noticed, you use picnik.com noh?!
Posted by rhea at February 14, 2009, 11:14 amganda ng shots kg ah! malapit kami dyan sa clark kaso di kami nakapunta this year medyo busy kasi (sayang).. happy hearts day my friend!
I soooo love that shot too
Ganda!
Even if it were double the distance, it would still be worth braving through the drive. Kakainggit naman, KG, buti ka pa, may nakitang maganda for vday. 
wow! im so happy you liked the pics, especially from my idol photographers tanchi and steph! comments coming from you mean so much because it means I’m making some progress with my photography!
hello
happy heart’s day!
wow. ang ganda ! )
nice shots po. Ü
Posted by kryk at February 14, 2009, 11:16 pmI’d love to be in a balloon ride even if I’m afraid of heights. It must be worth it. Nice photos!
Posted by witsandnuts at February 15, 2009, 11:54 am’til what time were you there last friday? i was also there around 9:30-12:30. sayang di tayo nagkita : )
we dropped by the festival through plane. nagikot-ikot konti, then we left around lunchtime. we did 2 low passes sa runway before we left clark.
then yesterday, i brought tricia and the kids, with tricia’s mom, to the festival (thru land this time). first out of town trip ni phoenix, which also happens to be his first month : )
ang saya sana kung nagkita tayo dun : )
Posted by mang benn at February 16, 2009, 6:26 amwonderful pictures didn’t know it could take only 2 hours going to clark from paranaque when there’s no traffic ..it was all worth it in the end to get up that early
mang benn…sayang nga! i would have seen phoenix! or, better, ridden a plane you drove!
hi toni…yes, less than 2 hours lang actually, basta walang traffic!
lovely shots! lalo na ung paborito mo. galing!
hope we’ll be able to go there next year. malaki na nun si bunso.
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1. i want to have my own hot air balloons! where do these private hot-air balloons park? hehe.
2. bombs? good thing, they did not drop it. hehe.
3. and i also love the lone hot air balloon shot! nice work, kg!
Posted by mordsith at February 13, 2009, 6:31 pm