Malaysia International Fireworks Competition 2008 (Msia)

Hey :D,

Few days back, I believe most of us were glued to the TV watching the auspicious opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics on 08/08/08 at 08:08:08 pm, right? With the astonishing display of fireworks and synchronized movements of the performers, it was absolutely a night to remember. :mrgreen:

Well, Malaysia also blasted the skies of Putrajaya (the government hub) with tons of loud crackling noisy fireworks that beautified the calm dark blue sky of 12 August 2008. It was the 2nd Competition held by the Ministry of Tourism where renowned world class fireworks team from around the world challenge one another for the ‘Golden Merdeka Trophy’.

I, myself with a bunch of friends were hanging around the area PICC (Putrajaya International Convention Centre) in Precinct 4 got there an hour earlier in case of traffic congestion as we heard that it was the most watched event in Malaysia last year drawing an average of 350, 000 - 400, 000 audiences each night :shock: .

I don’t know if we should consider ourself lucky or not as there was no jam but we had to wait for 1 whole hour for the event to begin. :???:

But, I guess it was worth the wait~                      as this is what we saw for 25 minutes.. :wink: (I practically was staring into the camera to snap pics for that whole period)

Enjoy (don’t blame me for my shaky hands) :D

Well, that was it! The Malaysian representatives! :D Bravo!

But, what happened to environment-friendliness? Everyone was busy enjoying the fireworks but little do they know that the whole place below the colourful sky was a covered plain of haze!

Look!! :shock:

Maybe, after the tournament, there will be a large ozone hole just above Putrajaya :( .

So, I’ll keep you updated as I’ll be going for the China’s firework performance this coming Saturday. Hope to see you there. I’ll  be in Precinct 4 if you wanna know. :D

Cheers (for a safer environment after this competition!),

Wei Liang

P.S: This is my first post here. :D There’s more to come.

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