An UP time!

Last Friday night, Nigel and I had our first 'night out' since Tessa was born. This school year at BSM is nearly over, and the senior school students had put on a graduation dinner/dance.

IT WAS FLASH!

A real black tie event. (We felt under-dressed, as many had ball gowns...)

It was held at the Shangri-La here in Manila, and the students had secured quite a bit of sponsorship, as WELL as charging an arm and a leg per ticket. I was incredibly impressed with the decor in the ball room - fresh flowers everywhere, including hanging some 10 feet from the ceiling, ending in a big ball of flowers just over the table, with fairy lights interspersed! All the women got a 3-foot long red rose upon entry. The dinner was no less than 6 courses, and every single morsel was delicious, including a lobster bisque, and the best eye fillet steak I've ever tasted, which is something, as I usually don't like steak! The waiting staff were even dressed better than us, and showed off their waiting talents, as the food was 'presented' at the beginning of the evening.

The students had organised a formal ceremony to acknowledge those who were leaving and several of the teachers took part, including Nigel, who was roped in to play the piano for a newly-written version of the school song performed by two other staff members.

Here's a picture of us at the end of the night - looking a bit jaded. It's almost midnight, WELL past our bedtime!