Christmas party Mumbai style. But first a group of us went to a local school which opens its doors after hours to a charity who provide education for kids whose parents can't afford to send their children to school. Called the Udaan School, there are about 300 pupils who come in at 3.30pm until around 6pm. Full set of lessons taugh and even one of the expupils has been awarded a scolarship place at college. So, Capita amoungst others, provide funding for the school and also extra effort at Christmas so that presents can be purchased. So we pitched up complete with 300+ goodie bags and a friend of mine acting as Father Christmas. The kids were delighted and it was a great experience to think that some of the money raised was used to make them feel special.
Still weird to be in a classroom with the sun flooding through the windows, a christmas tree in the corner and kids getting presents from Santa!
In the evening we went across to Juhu beach and had a Christmas party at the Novatel. Very nice hotel right on the beach front. Party was standard Indian fare - thumping tunes very early in the evening, 90% of the dance floor filled up with sweaty men but a good laugh! I took it upon myself to try and get into every photo that was being taken, which was good fun and no one seemed to mind!
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