UPDATE: the organizer of the world pyro olympics have decided to postpone the show again for the nth time. Here is the
new schedule of the World Pyro Olmpics 2008, hopefully they wont change it again!
May 3, 2008 -China and GermanyMay 10,2008 - Canada and France
May 17, 2008 - Italy and Venezuela
May 24, 2008 - Fellowship of Fire - Collaboration of all countries with the Philippines
La Mancha Pyro Productions representing the Philippines - Pyromusical show exihibition=============
i've received tons of text messages from my friends and cousins last saturday, asking me if the World Pyro Olympics 2008 has begun, and i've answered them no, not yet (i do not blame them for there was a confusion... originally it was announced that the the competition starts on February 16).
however, due to unknown circumstance the official schedule of the World Pyro Olympics will start on
March 29, so mark your calendars now :)
So to those of you who doesn't know yet, here's the schedule of world pyro olympics III, to be held at the Esplanade, Pasay City, behind Mall of Asia. (usually the firing starts at 9PM)
March 29, 2008 (Saturday):
To be announced
April 5, 2008 (Saturday):
JAPAN
AUSTRALIA
April 12, 2008 (Saturday):
KOREA
April 19, 2008 (Saturday):
ITALY
VENEZUELA
April 26, 2008 (Saturday):
FRANCE
PHILIPPINES (exhibition only)
please do visit the official
WPO website for more details
note: photo from last year's world pyro olympics (you can see my previous posts
here and
here), pyrotechnic display shall be for the duration of twenty (20) minutes, and i encourage you to watch this event, its awesome... and dont forget to bring your cameras =)