I was a little excited at first because I've never seen a hot air balloon in real life before that.And,I was also looking forward to getting a ride on the hot air balloon.So,my mum decided that we leave the house early and meet up with her friends in Putrajaya a little earlier.
Unfortunately,my mum's friends who went there way much earlier at 7 a.m. still didn't manage to get the tickets for us.Apparently,hot air balloon enthusiasts started lining up for tickets since 6 in the morning.So,we concluded that luck was not on our side that day.Even if my mum's friends had planned to come even earlier,it would have been too early for them to wake up and make up considering the distance of their house from the venue.
Well,it was a little disheartening to have missed a chance to get a ride on a hot air balloon but I was not going to let such a thing to spoil my happiness on my day out.To be truthful,not getting a ride wasn't so bad because looking at the hot air balloons taking off from ground and flying away till the eye could see no more was just too spectacular to be described in words.There were hot air balloons of various interesting designs-a tree log,the Darth Vader,the Japanese anime Doraemon,and even an upside down balloon(only the design was upside down).
Obviously,we couldn't have spent the whole day just viewing balloons.There were other activities held around the venue as well.One of the best games to be played was the water orb.Basically,you get into a ball filled with oxygen and the ball is rolled out into the lake.Then,you just have to play around like hamsters in the orbs.Sounds childish,but if you are the type that wants to try out knew things,you would surely enjoy this different experience.Well,I enjoyed my time.
After that,it was my brother's turn to play something and he chose to a ride on a horse.So,my mum had to fork out some money which wasn't really worth the ride as it was too short.While watching my brother having a great time on the horse,I noticed a few guys zooming in the air-they were paragliding!
I had para glided once before,during my last trip to Penang.But that time,it was controlled by a motorboat from sea.This time around,they were power paragliding,which means they were maneuvering the parachutes in the air by themselves.I really wanted to try it out but too bad for me,I couldn't find the counter most probably because the paragliding were only conducted by trained professionals.
A day of bad luck,it may seem to you but I really did enjoy myself during my time in Putrajaya.
It was a great way to release some pressure after a whole week of facing the pages of various reference books.I hope I will be able to go for the festival next year as well-perhaps I might finally get my chance to hop in a hot air balloon!
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