Clark Field (Angeles City):  Balloon Fest: 8th  thru 11th

see http://www.philballoonfest.com/

The annual Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) is the country’s biggest aviation sports event today. Hot air balloon and airplane pilots from all over the world fly into the Philippines to join their local counterparts in this breathtaking event. In addition to daily flights of the hot air balloons, other activities include: skydiving, daily flag jumps (a skydiver jumps with the Philippine flag while the National Anthem is played to the start of the day’s activities); micro light demonstrations; small planes fly-bys and fly-ins; remote controlled airplanes exhibitions; aerobatics; light airplane balloon bursting competition; ultra-light formation flying and bomb dropping exhibitions; helicopter fly-ins and exhibitions; an air rally from Clark to Vigan; rocketry demonstrations; kite flying exhibitions; and races between ultra lights and motorcycles… and more.

Baguio:  Flower Festival:  17th thru 25th

From February 17-25, a host of activities make Panagbenga, or the Baguio Flower Festival something to remember: the people, sounds, sights, touch, smells of the Festival. It begins with “Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom”, which captures the community spirit and sets the tone that echoes throughout the Festival. Then, the Floral and Float Parades resonate with feet dancing to gongs echoing sounds of long ago. At the same time, bands play the Festival hymn as floats fashioned with flowers glide down the parade route. Moreover, Flowerscape in various guises showcases flowers which blend colors and shapes with nature’s perfumes.  See More:

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You know almost all my American friends as well as many of my Filipino friends ask me, time and again, what do you do to stay busy, Philly?  To tell the truth, before we made the big move, I figured I might have a lot of time on my hands.  That’s one of the reasons I got myself involved with this blogs, as well as my others @ www.retiredpay.com and www.satviz.com/GPS_Blog .

Had I only known.  There’s something going on for us all the time … and now I see that February (just around the corner you know) is going to be another busy month.  I’m smiling.

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