Have you taken a Hot Air Balloon Ride before? Me, not yet and I also missed the chance to try it when I was at Angkor Wat.

But I finally tried it when Sime Darby Property provide free but Limited Tickets Hot Balloon Rides at the Royale Palm II on-site Villas. The Hot Air Balloon Workshop started from 6pm onwards.



Before we head to the Royale Palm II Show Villas and the Hot Air balloon site, we dropped by at the New Sales & Management Office @ Putra Heights to collect the tickets. You can view all the latest Putra Heights launches here.



After that we drove to the show villas site to view the show units which are very impressive. The costs for a unit starts from RM1.67 mil to 2.2mil.




Later, we were ferry to the Hot Air Balloon Launch Site by 4WD provided by Sime Darby Property. We reached there just bfore 7pm and quite a long queue waiting there.

Each ride can take 4 pax and we were taken up to the permitted height of 30-50metres only.

We waited till 7.30pm to get to our turn to take the ride.

My Mrs and son climbing into the basket.

Wow, nice view from the air. You can see KL scenery including the Twins Tower.

This is launch site below.

The Pilot releasing hot air to the balloon.

We got to stay up in the air for less than 3minutes and land back at the same site. The ride was too short but it was a good experience. Pictures not so clear as it was taken using my Nokia camera phone

Last two days, I have heard two cases of crimes that happened to my friends.

1) House Break in
My friend house was broken into and the theft go away with some items. I dont have a clear picture what are his losses and the estimated amount as I got to know about it through another friend.

2) Robbery at USJ 2.
This information related to me by my friend while we are having a chat at Uncle Lim Cafe. He told me that last week my ex-colleague was about to leave for airport for some work at around midnight. While walking to his car which was parked outside, a car stopped beside him and a young Indian guy come out of the car with a knife and demanded from him his wallet and hand phone. He thought off fighting him off but another three Indian guys came out of the car. And there searched him and took his wallet and hand phone.

While they escaped, he appeal them to return his IC and Driving Licence, he was lucky that they considered his appeal and throw him the wallet after taking all the cash.

These days, crimes are so rampant and we don't feel safe anymore. Why the crimes rates are getting higher and higher.?

I believe that the influx of foreign labourers is one of the contributing factor. So we must be very careful especially at night when you are alone. Imagine this are cases that happened to my friend. What about many other cases?

Take all necessary precautions to avoid being a victim.

ITINERARY
Saturday & Sunday (19 & 20 May, 2007) from 10 am onwards.

Subang Jaya has started the night market and ChinaTown to revive and bring life to the SS 15 Town Centre. MPSJ named it SJ Uptown.

Some of the stalls of selling all kind of stuffs just like Petaling Street. Today, my family was having dinner at the Green Leaf Restaurant and noticed some tents and live music coming from the corner shop. We went and checked it out.

Some of the participants mainly uncles and aunties showing off their talent.