Kite Flying Day!
Went to help out in the S'pore Kite Festival In Punggol on Sunday. We went to have brunch and began to set up the kites. The event was from 2pm-6pm. We were busy doing work before we got to have fun after 3pm. It is my first time see so many different types of kites in the same field. There were a few international kite flyers around too. Their kites are huge! I got to help set up some which is just so complicated. Well, at least I managed to learn a few things. Those kites there are not the conventional kites. They are Big kites, train kites, stunt kites and parashoot kites. The big kites are set up and tied onto the pegs for display. The wind was consistent throughout the day and the weather was good.
Went to help out in the S'pore Kite Festival In Punggol on Sunday. We went to have brunch and began to set up the kites. The event was from 2pm-6pm. We were busy doing work before we got to have fun after 3pm. It is my first time see so many different types of kites in the same field. There were a few international kite flyers around too. Their kites are huge! I got to help set up some which is just so complicated. Well, at least I managed to learn a few things. Those kites there are not the conventional kites. They are Big kites, train kites, stunt kites and parashoot kites. The big kites are set up and tied onto the pegs for display. The wind was consistent throughout the day and the weather was good.
Most exciting part was I got to try flying two of those kites! I tried to fly the parashoot kite first and then moved on to the stunt kite. Both are controlled in the same way. The kite kept dropping in the beginning, coz I don't know how to control it. Kinda Frustrating, but then once I got the hang of it everything just falls into place.=D The stunt kite is lighter, and can do more tricks, but I didn't manage to do a spin properly..=\ Well, at least I can fly the kite myself and control the kite. Yaay!
Kite flying seems to be contagious, the turn out went up to about a 1000 people. Members of the public joined in too and the kites were sold out.
Flew kites for about 2-3hrs. By the end of the day, I got sun burnt.=\ Totally didn't expect that. It seems to be a little one sided too......= Ooh well, I had Fun!!
There are kites everywhere in this field
The big ring kite by the French team (It is tedious to set up!)
Up in the air
With the clouds...
The stunt kite I flew
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