2008 Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
Doths (a.k.a The Janitress), Angie (a.k.a Warla), Rosa (a.k.a RoFa RUMPA), Anna (a.k.a. Baby ni Dan), Dan (a.k.a. The Driver) and I (a.k.a Bespren ni Jose) went to attend the 2008 Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at Clark Field Pampanga. Dan and I wanted to take some pratice shots with our cams and the great thing was our friends wanted to come along with us too. What fun!The plan was to go there on a Friday night after office hours and spend the night in a cheap 2-3 star hotel because we have to witness the early morning flights of the balloons. So after office, off we went to Clark. I had fun during this trip because I was not driving all the way to Pampanga. Dan was the designated driver and I can just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. Aaaaahhhhh, that's what I call a weekend getway.
We were booked at the Maharajah hotel that was recommended by our friend Fang. It was a so-so hotel, the downside was that they didn't allow 6 people in one room even if we were only going to spend the night there, oh yeah, plus the TV is so small you cannot plug the magicsing to it. Angie almost lost her temper at the front desk because it was not a fair price for the room. She vowed that when we check out the following morning, she will trash the place and not clean up and will never go back to this hotel ever!!! A good thing was Mr. Jose Cuervo and Mr. Bicycle kept all of us company 'til the wee hours of the morning.
I didn't think that all of us could finish a liter of Cuervo, but lo and behold, we did. And as far as my drinking escapades goes, this is the first time that I can't uhm.. remember some stuff I did while drinking an alcoholic beverage. Hihihi Such fun...
Come morning, the sane ones, Doths, Angie and Rosa, told stories of what the insane ones did that night. One was being a human electric fan and broke a glass, one puked in bed and slept on it and one was being woken up by ice and stripped half naked in bed because it was already 5AM and we all have to go the Balloon Fiesta already. Angie was surprised too because the place looked spic and span the morning after the insane ones (this one included Angie) trashed the place. After much investigation, someone in our group cleaned the place up because she couldn't take the messiness around. Hehehe Any guesses who?
The result of mixing my bespren-oranges-wacky friends:
Sad to say though, the insane ones couldn't wake up at 5AM and see the Balloons take off. A good thing though (not sure if it's really a good thing) was that the winds were too strong that morning that no balloons were able to take off so the insane ones didn't miss much. Hehehe
I have to say sorry to Doths, Angie and Rosa though because that morning, they were forced to commute around Clark just to attend the early take off of the Balloons because both drivers were unavailable and were so dizzy and dreaming in Tralala Land. And that was the ONLY reason why we wanted to sleep in Clark in the first place - to see the take off of the balloons and not get totally wasted.
Anyway, we checked out of the hotel around lunch time already and had our lunch at the famous RUMPA restaurant where the specialty was the Pork Barbeque Ribs. A good recommendation by Dan, it was really delish! Rosa marked this place with something, that's why after we left this place, her alias got stuck.
After that, the sun was still high and it was still hot at the Balloon Fiesta field so the group decided to go to Duty Free first and buy some pasalubong. Outside the store was a lady that sells these cute little puppies for a cheap price. They were so cute!!! I took lotsa pics of them too.
At the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, it was so dusty and the balloons were still not inflated due to the strong winds. It was such a bummer indeed, all we did there was to take photos of ourselves and buy the same shirts as a souvenir. Hayz... Do you think this was Karma for being drunk the night before? Hehehe I don't like to think so... The company was still fun though, so that was the only thing that's not boring at that place.
I'll just share my favorite shots in the event:
On the way home, we were planning to eat at a good merienda place again recommended by Dan. But we got lost going there so that took up a lot of time and it was already closed when we got there, we were also planning to eat at Razon's but it was also closed already. We ended up having a very late dinner at Chowking and Tapa King in San Fernando.
Then the following day, we got news that the Balloons were inflated and were able to take off. Bummer.. though FUN.. but still Bummer...
posted by tabel @ 2/10/2008 12:29:00 PM
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