Where are the mascots?

I was watching the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic from the beginning through the end. One thing, i was curious sampai ku nunggu abis atu d mana cauldron nya coz apparently throughout the ceremony, i couldn't spot the cauldron and surprisingly in the end ada tia..amazing..and i noticed that the olympic mascots did not show up..as traditionally the mascot owez shows up..oh yeah plus i like the smiley face fireworks..wooohooo..Go! China Go! n where is our Brunei contingent??