IonBuck and His Failed Balloon Fiesta

I invited some of my buds to go for this 1st Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009 some weeks ago. A couple of friends agreed to join but I ditched them so that I could go with family. Reached there 3pm-ish but found no hot air balloons. The only balloons I saw were three of these:
My dad pointed out that all of them were folded and covered up like these:
Well, I did read the itinerary on the website but I did not know that other than those potential times (0745 - 0815 and 1745 to 1815), the balloons would be deflated.

Besides a lot of those folded up balloons, I also saw a remote controlled helicopter that seemed to be doing its bit for global warming:
Had a stroll around the so-called carnival (that's what the website called it) and the most interesting sight was a bunch of cow bones used to boil soup:
I was a little disappointed not being able to see the balloons but was glad to spend the day with family. I was also consoled by photos taken by one of my bud that woke up early and went there. You can see andrewk's photos of the hot air balloons here.