Assalamualaikum wbt
Maya came to UPM last Friday, with her friends for the sake of this event. So we rented a car, picked them up at TBS, and head to Putrajaya. We read the details in facebook page, and found out that the balloons will be up in the early morning and after 6pm. Hence, as soon we arrived, we went to grab something to eat and waited until 6.30pm.
Nope. No balloons are up yet. Only this helium balloon was up.
We then decided to come back at night, hoping that there are some floating in the air already. So off we go to Masjid Putra for Maghrib prayer, and came back afterwards. Okaylah, got hot air balloons that were set up by the crew. They floated few meters from the ground, for a while. But, two balloons only. Barely floating.
After hassling to reach there, plus the hot weather, it was quite a disappointment to not be able to see the EXPECTED varieties of floating hot air balloons. Hahaha. But I may not be as disappointed as Maya and the others, because I was not anticipating it very much. But it was still great.
The event host has already stated the condition and whatnots in their website even before the event started:
Oh well, Malaysia tengah super panas sekarang. No shirts can be worn for more than once now because the body is constantly sweating phewww. My bed is not my lover now. The cement floor is.
Maya came to UPM last Friday, with her friends for the sake of this event. So we rented a car, picked them up at TBS, and head to Putrajaya. We read the details in facebook page, and found out that the balloons will be up in the early morning and after 6pm. Hence, as soon we arrived, we went to grab something to eat and waited until 6.30pm.
Nope. No balloons are up yet. Only this helium balloon was up.
We then decided to come back at night, hoping that there are some floating in the air already. So off we go to Masjid Putra for Maghrib prayer, and came back afterwards. Okaylah, got hot air balloons that were set up by the crew. They floated few meters from the ground, for a while. But, two balloons only. Barely floating.
After hassling to reach there, plus the hot weather, it was quite a disappointment to not be able to see the EXPECTED varieties of floating hot air balloons. Hahaha. But I may not be as disappointed as Maya and the others, because I was not anticipating it very much. But it was still great.
The event host has already stated the condition and whatnots in their website even before the event started:
"Due to Malaysia’s unique tropical climate, the weather does not permit the balloons to fly in the afternoon as the temperature rises. In order for the balloon to fly, the balloonist will have to burn more hot air in the balloon envelope, and this could be taxing to the balloon, as the ‘hot air’ will be too hot, deeming very dangerous flying conditions. Also in the afternoon, the windy atmosphere poses a threat and can be dangerous for passengers.
When it is raining, it is definite that the balloons will get wet and be waterlogged, again deeming dangerous flying conditions."
