While many would see a career travelling the world competing in fireworks competitions as pretty explosive, for Jamie Wang, it's just work. Jamie and her husband Nd arrived in Macau last week with an 11-strong team from Taiwan for the 19th annual Macau International Fireworks Display Contest. Second generation fireworks technicians, the couple own Santai Fireworks and have competed throughout Europe and Asia. Nd started working with fireworks when he was 18 years old. Their team won the Macau event in 2003 and came third in 2005. Jamie, 35, is in charge of choreographing the music for the show and Nd, 33, controls the fireworks. One display takes about four days to set up and the fireworks and music are controlled using computers. Jamie said the team began preparations for the Macau show about three months ago and was confident of doing well. Many of the fireworks cost more than HK$1,000 for a single shot, not that money is a problem. 'When it comes to this type of competition, the cost is not an issue. We want to put on the best show and win the crowd over,' Jamie said. 'There is a lot of hard work that goes into it. The best part is watching the crowd when the show is on to see people's reactions.' That is how the team gauges the success of shows, with members actively seeking audience opinions in an effort to make future shows more impressive. 'You can usually tell by looking at people's faces if they are impressed or not,' Jamie said. 'I know many people think it would be the best job, but at the end of the day, it is work.' The fireworks competition runs until October 1, on the waterfront near the Macau Tower. For more information, visit www.macautourism.gov.mo