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Photo AlbumUp, up and away...IN CLARKFIELD, PAMPANGA! (February 2007)Feb 12, '07 9:56 PM
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"Up, Up and Away...in my Beautiful Balloon!" as the song goes, but this time, in the skies above Clarkfield Air Base in Pampanga, a few hours north of the capital city of Manila. These are our snapshots (my sister's and mine) from The 11th International Hot Air Balloon on its last morning, Sunday, February the 11th. As the pictures show and as we've read in so many books or heard from friends and acquaintances, flying truly is a joy. Enjoy your views from terra firma through our photos. In the future, see you up there in the air! ;)

Beautiful sight at dawn
  
At rest
  
Ready to fly any minute now!
  
The cats', my sister's and MY favorite balloon!
  
"Rainbow" Balloon gets ready to rumble!
  
...And we have lift-off, folks!
  
Flying higher...
  
...and higher!
  
Just beautiful: Sailing away in the sunrise.
  
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Photographer just as hard at work as paragliders sailing over her head
  
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Crowding around the FESTO blimp
  
(Under-) belly of the blimp
  
Pondering the naughty move of...
  
...pinching the blimp! Ü
  
You gotta love the pastels...! ;)
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Nothing like a fun-filled weekend for bonding with li'l sis
  
...and mum! We were all kids again...Ü
  

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rambonsly wrote on Feb 12, '07, edited on Feb 12, '07
Did you try this? I'd like to try a balloon ride and see how it feels to glide up in the air!! Should be a BLAST!! LOL! Great pics, Paulie.
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kamalayan wrote on Feb 12, '07
Wow, that sure was fun! I wish I was there din. Iitim nga lang ako lalo, malamang. Hihi. O well, theres always next year. Nice photos, lovely colors!
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paulineapilado wrote on Feb 12, '07, edited on Feb 12, '07
rambonsly said
Did you try this? I'd like to try a balloon ride and see how it feels to glide up in the air!! Should be a BLAST!! LOL! Great pics, Paulie.
thanks, viv! I wish we were able to get on a microflight or a balloon but we didn't. twas a good show but very, very hot. like what reuel said, "iitim ka" (you'll tan easily). turned out to be a foodfest for my sister lea and me...we had razon's halo-halo (a version with lots of macapuno, evaporated milk and lots of shaved ice) and bacon cheesedog (our fall-back since there were no more pita breads for the sharwarma to be wrapped in). twas good, twas good! Ü I had spotted a sisig place before we entered Clarkfield but we didn't get to stay and sample any other famous Kapampangan food. Maybe next time - LOLZ!!! ;P
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paulineapilado wrote on Feb 12, '07, edited on Feb 13, '07
kamalayan said
Wow, that sure was fun! I wish I was there din. Iitim nga lang ako lalo, malamang. Hihi. O well, theres always next year. Nice photos, lovely colors!
True! Thanks reuel! Even the "sabits" or "extras" in the photos are interesting - a butt, an arm, etc. LOLZ! Twas fun to watch the show...and eat! There's something about the air in Pampanga that makes one just want to eat and eat....hmmmmm!

And you're right, twas hot! As it got later in the day it was harder to watch since the sun was high up in the sky and the rays get in your eyes so you can't watch the show really well...But good thing that for this event there WILL be a next time! ;)
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hapla1 wrote on Feb 12, '07
Much like a kid portraying Andres Bonifacio!
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rambonsly wrote on Feb 12, '07
Razon halo-halo, I love this, I could not have enough of it when I was in Manila last. soooo good especially on a hot day!!
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citizengirl wrote on Feb 13, '07
beautiful : ) i am a kapampangan : ) proud haha
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lildovefeather wrote on Feb 13, '07
Which balloon did you like best?...And where is that Razon Halo-halo in Manila??? I'd like to have a taste myself.
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meinschatz wrote on Feb 13, '07
that was fun, i'm sure.
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paulineapilado wrote on Feb 14, '07
meinschatz said
that was fun, i'm sure.
for sure! we should have more of these balloon fests in the philippines, esp. in the summer...the sun, wind and sky are all great throughout the season! Ü
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paulineapilado wrote on Feb 14, '07
hapla1 said
Much like a kid portraying Andres Bonifacio!
she DOES, doesn't she?!!! or else a small, feisty AND much younger version of melchora aquino (tandang sora) or gabriela silang. luv it!!! Ü
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paulineapilado wrote on Feb 14, '07
lildovefeather said
Which balloon did you like best?...And where is that Razon Halo-halo in Manila??? I'd like to have a taste myself.
I LOVED the box-shaped WHISKAS balloon the best! Talk about standing out!!! Look closely in some of the pictures and see if you see a vertical box-shaped balloon...that'd be it! Ü

I wish I knew where you can get it here in Manila but I don't...Razon's Halo-halo is a good alternative to the other versions which are almost all beans and ice (no offense to these yummy ingredients...). Another recommendation is Pinoy Appetite's (in Citimall, Philcoa, QC) Halo-Halo with lots of macapuno, corn kernels, cornflakes, langka, sago and gulaman. Yum! Ü And there is another popular halo-halo parlor (JDC? JDG? gosh, I forget...) in Tabaco, Albay (down south of Manila in Region 5) that has super caramelly flan AND cheese added to their brand of our famous local dessert. Ü But back here in Manila I hear there's also an upscale hotel that serves halo-halo supersize and super-everything. Just forgot which one...Ü
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lildovefeather wrote on Feb 14, '07
Saw the balloon. Fourth pic. :)

Hala, those Razon "branches" are all so far *sob*
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spiceysugar wrote on Feb 14, '07
Sooo COOL!!! I wanna fly one!!!! weee~!!! fun!!!!:D
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rambonsly wrote on Feb 14, '07
If I remember right, we had "razon halo-halo" at the food court of Galeria...
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eulajovesvillar wrote on Feb 14, '07
Meow!
I love your hair!
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audioangel wrote on Mar 5, '07
wow! really nice photos... and sister, i'm luvin the hair! hehehe...
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lildovefeather wrote on Mar 5, '07
I second the motion! ;p
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paulineapilado wrote on Mar 5, '07
audioangel said
wow! really nice photos... and sister, i'm luvin the hair! hehehe...
thanks, donna! the hot air balloon fest was great. i realized i'd love to explore pampanga's nooks and crannies more really soon, starting with arayat (for the traditional food).

and yeah, the new haircut's rad! i throw in a wide headband or sash every now and then (and channel those 60's babes) and i can really confuse people: "but she looked 'macho' just yesterday! now she's really feminine and pixie-like. ano ba talaga, ateh?!" ;)
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ianzubiri wrote on Mar 8, '07
wow great shots! galing mo pala
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paulineapilado wrote on Mar 8, '07
ianzubiri said
wow great shots! galing mo pala
hehe, thanks, ian! m not much of a (camera) gadget girl, but i just do what all of us shutterbugs LOVE to do...kuha lang nang kuha (just shoot and shoot)! ;)

(in response: i LOVE your mt. gulugod-baboy shots. the light and angles are just amazing! Ü)
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lildovefeather wrote on Mar 9, '07, edited on Mar 11, '07
GOOD NEWS! I found a Razon Halo-halo branch in Greenbelt yesterday! I'm definitely checking that out one of these days! :D
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paulineapilado wrote on Mar 9, '07
lildovefeather said
GOOD NEWS! I found a Razon Halo-halo branch in Greenbelt yesterday! I'm definitely checking that our one of these days! :D
haha! thanks for the info, dovey! what a find! i haven't checked but vien said that she remembers a "razon halo-halo" in robinson's galleria (ortigas, i think). enjoy your halo-halo, dear...with the works and all, hopefully! yum! ÜÜÜ
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