Hundreds gathered in the capital to witness the grand parade at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien, Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday, in conjunction with His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s 77th birthday celebration.
It was a day of spectacle, amazing both locals and non-locals alike.
“This is truly a unique experience,” said two international students here in the Sultanate to complete an internship programme with a local university.
“The celebration is quite different from Hong Kong where we don’t have a grand celebration such as this,” said Christine Liu. “Its common to have a grand celebration for the national day but not for birthdays,” she added.
“It is truly special,” said Udhaya Srinivasan from Singapore. “Seeing how the celebration unite the people is truly something special.”
The students said they woke up at 4am to find a good spot to watch the ceremony. – Adib Noor
