annual FIESTA Balloon Putrajaya Hot Air again featuring 25 hot air balloons from 12 countries.fiesta fourth edition of which will be held from 15 until March 18 that would inspire people to pull the design, a variety of sizes and colors. Visitors edition last year, estimated at 250,000 people would not forget the uniqueness of some hot air balloon shaped figures from the movie Star Wars , Darth Vader, as well as cartoon character Doraemon. 2012 Fiesta was launched in Putrajaya recently by the Minister of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Datuk Raja Nong Chik Datuk Zainal Abidin. “This event is proud of Malaysia and it is really the event international originating from the country entirely. Penganjurannya attracting local and foreign citizens from around the world, “said Raja Nong Chik.
Raja Nong Chik opinion, the fiesta will serve as a development program for young people and will exposing them to a useful leisure activities.
Maintain theme 2011, 1Dunia. 1Malaysia. 1Fiesta (1World. 1Malaysia. 1Fiesta) Millennium Monument in Putrajaya once again host this fun fiesta.“Only a handful of annual events in Malaysia which saw the participation of all communities in one place over a period of four days,” said Chief Executive Officer AKA Balloons Sdn. Ltd., Khairudin Abdul Rani. Among the countries that have confirmed their participation are the United States, Belgium, Poland, Netherlands, France and Thailand. With the participation of almost every continent in the world, this event as a platform to bring together a world of good.
“Last year, we saw the participation of owners of 28 hot air balloons, but this year the figure was reduced to 25 due to limited space in addition to considering the safety aspect,” Khairudin said. In one of the four-day, the owners of the balloon will cause the propane burner and allow the balloon to go up and create a beautiful panorama. A fireworks display will also color the sky at night.“Show the light of this night will be held on March 17. This annual event,” said Khairudin. Tengku Tengku Abdillah Hassan, President of the Sports Federation of Malaysia Airlines, said this year’s event will introduce a new element of a game known as the Hare and Hound (rabbit and dog Hunter) for the owner of a hot air balloon. “On every day of the fiesta, one of Malaysia’s hot air balloon serves as Hare that it will float away, before another balloon goes up, as if acting as hound . objective hound is to take the same route and landed in the same place, as accurately as possible, “he said.
Although it may seem easy, the game this challenge. Factors such as changes in altitude and air current change will test the skills of operators.“hot air balloon that collects the highest number of points points will be declared the winner on the last day of the event,” said Tengku Abdillah.
Apart from the main event, the event will witness the fiesta tujuga cycling, rugby street touch , sightseeing by helicopter, water sports and adventure sports.
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