we ended our coffee time at Starbucks Roxas boulevard around 1:20am with Lingkod Alabang. Orlan accompanied me to Five Star Terminal in Cubao as i waited for my high school classmate Grail, who will be joined me on this trip. 
the bus left the terminal 3:50am and we arrived at the Dau terminal by 4:45am. it was still dark yet you can already see people flocking to the entrance of the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta main gate.
by that time, people were already in position to capture the early balloon flights. it was now the last day for this event and so a large number of spectators were expected.
you'll see a number of photo enthusiasts and spectators in the area. big long lense were positioned high up.
after the Philippine flag was brought down by the sky divers, the event was officially open for that day.
the balloons were now positioned to lift. around 18 to 25 balloons were expected to fly. 
to be continued on my next post.
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i was supposed to be there earlier but changed my mind... i needed to rest, and have no money...
sigh...
Sounds fun! I think this is a good way for me to conquer my fear of heights.
wow! amazing! that's a fun place to go!
Nice, so nice, this is what KG was all so excited about too, and it was super mura ha. I wish I was there i'd bring the kids.
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wow, i missed this event..should have gone there but changed plans in the last minute..anyway para na rin ako nakapunta dahil sa posts mo..thanks for sharing!
That looks fabulous! I wish I could enjoy that climate right now.
very dramatic ng lupang hinirang ah!
wow... what an exciting event ! And it includes camping too. Look forward to more nice pics from your bro :)
Sigh, dapat dito na lang kami pumunta nung valentines! :) I went to Peter Cetera instead eh. :)
Sama me next time ha...:)
sarap siguro pumunta jan... hmm... di pako naka witness ng lumilipad na hot air baloon.. sa tv palang.. ^_^ at dito sa blog mo..
how I wish nasa Pinas ako to witness that event. :(
too bad yung DHL hot air balloon experience ng SG ay wala na...
awww. i missed the event because of work. maybe next year.
But ka pa at nakapunta ka! One of my college friends went but I couldn't join because of a family affair.
Looking forward to your next post!
nagyayayaan din kaming magkakaibigan to watch this festival. pero nagkatamaran na last Saturday. looking forward to your next post.
Mga kapatid nanjan din Super dame daw ng tao!
Buong weekends ng Feb ba yan?
I'm interested to be in a balloon ride. I hope one of my vacations will coincide to this event. Looking forward to the remaining photos. =)
annual thing na ire, ano
mga kamag-anak ko sa clark laging
nandyan
hehe
i might go sa mga susunod na festival
miss ko na din ang sisig dyan, eh
have fun, dong!
annual na ba ito? ganda naman! wonder kung ano hitsura nila pag lumipad sila lahat ^^
ganda naman. i find it romantic harhar. ^o^
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The Hot Air Balloon Fiesta surely was worth watching. Beautiful sequence, Dong.
This looks like a super good time!
parang sarap sumakay dyan---have you tried DOM? magkanu ba?
ang aga naman kasi ng start eh. :p
ang galing. nakasakay ka ng hot air balloon? nakakita ako sa internet na nagoofer na sumakay sa mga balloons for a fee.
i was also there! when the balloons started to rise one by one, i was in panic mode because i wanted to get a decent shot but at the same time i also was awed by the whole spectacle!
Wow,,, you were there! I had planned to go there but the boyfriend's schedule screwed up everything hehe. I saw a report about that on TV last Saturday and I was very much inggit.
OMG! I was here! hehe! ang saya kaso hindi napalipad ni isang hot air baloon. :( mahangin daw masyado. I also got photos (of course, not as good as yours! hehe!) :)
I am glad I went there years ago when the crowd wasn't that big. At that time photographers were able to approach the hot air balloons.
Ganda. Early in the morning pero marami ang nag aabang. Gaya ng pag aabang ko sa next post. Gusto ko na masilayan ang paglipad ng mga balloons.
Nice set of photos as expected from this site.
I should have been here if not because of my work.
Ang trabaho talaga, nakakasira sa travelphotography...
seems you had a grand time dong!
Wow very beautiful photo of the hot air balloon. Looked like so much fun, would love to be in one.
Amazing! Must have been a terrific experience there!
All those colorful hot air balloons...I wish I was there!!!
anu ibig ui sabhin Dom na parang nawala post? ko?
katuwa iyong lenses ng mga cams pointing upwards. Did you get to one of the balloons? I wonder how it feels riding one of those.
That's a very thick crowd! Did you get a chance to ride the balloon?
Love the photos. I can feel the excitement!
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Fun place. If I knew about this a bit early, I would drag my husband to be there :)
I think hot air balloons are so much fun to watch but I've never gone up in one.
Wow parang nanduon na rin kami... waiting for the hot air baloons pictures. Tiyak na mas maganda!
Nice one. Never see a live hot air balloon before
All the eager spectators at that hour I'm amazed :D
Nice pictures! Ought to be a great event!
wow...ang saya naman nito..
hindi pa ako nakakakita ng hot air balloon sa totoong buhay..
mapuntahan nga yan next year..
ehem...mukhang dito ka nagkipagdate dongski ah...hehe...=P
wow. basically my focus was only on the photographers. they are so cool. I want to get myself a camera too!! :)
galing naman napupuntahan mo lahat ito?
May ka-date karin ba? heheh joke lang. Balita kasi sa tv maraming couple nag spent ng valentines dyan
galing ang picture. picture ang kuha
I went there... kaso on a Saturday nga lang. Sayang! :)
I was there last year with my hubby and son. I loved that moment when the Philippine flag slowly came down from the sky.
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