Post Festivity Call Of Duty
By Khairunnisa Ibrahim

Bandar Seri Begawan - Their work began only after the celebrations were over. Clad in a bright orange uniform, the army of cleaners from the Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department took over the scene as the guests, performers and onlookers trickled out.

They picked up discarded items from the sidewalks and the grass carpet of the heart of the Taman Hj Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien and disposed them in their garbage bags. Others, wielding powerful leafblowers, collected the colourful confetti that was released during the culmination of the field performances.

Two workers - Sirus from Kg Bolkiah A and Normah from Kg Setia - had front row views of the National Day proceedings. The women, whose jobs were to sweep up and mop the sidewalks and the stands of the Taman, expressed their delight over this year's celebration.

"It was more lively and interesting than those in past years," they said, adding that the colourful banners, balloons and decorations were a sight to behold.

The Taman and its environs was one of the two designate a areas for the cleaners to work at, they explained. The other led up to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang-DiPertuan of Brunei Darussalam's palace, Istana Nurul Iman.

With their brooms and dustpans, mops and garbage bags, these women and their colleagues made sure that the capital remained spic-and-span, not just after the celebration yesterday but after every- rehearsal as well.

Their duties are far from done, even though the grand National Day celebrations are now over.

In fact, said Sirus and Normah, they will also be kept busy with upcoming events at Bandar Seri Begawan, including a walkathon to celebrate the 100th year of town development on land, today. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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