BSM’s Blue and Silver Masked Ball makes a splash

The Blue and Silver Masquerade Ball at the British School Muscat (BSM) Thursday, Nov 12, turned out to be quite a regular bash - loads of fun, wonderful setting and ambience out in the open air in splendid isolation at the residence of HE Noel Guckian, British Ambassador to the Sultanate, on top a hill, overlooking the Marina Bandar Al Rowdha. Everything else was in line with the setting: Perfect weather, great food, beautiful people, and music for that in-the-mood feeling. What else could anybody ask for?Oh yes, the masks added to the magic and mystery of the black tie affair. It definitely loosened up everyone. That’s what masks do. See what Oscar Wilde has said on the subject: “Give a man a mask and he becomes himself”. So there it you are: Everybody just shed their inhibitions and became themselves. But as the evening wore on there were quite a few who were not themselves.The men with their black masks looked decidedly debonair and swashbuckling, while the ladies with their long-handled silvery masks with a touch of fancy feathers were creating a flutter themselves.
The mask did wonders for Georgia.. She immediately burst into a piece from Phantom of the Opera with much gusto. Met up with Vanessa and she was playing the harp just like an angel.
This is the second Masquerade ball put up by the British School Muscat. The success of the previous year’s do at the Crowne Plaza Hotel prompted principal Steve Howland to repeat the event on a bigger and grander scale this time around.British School’s spokesperson Roshan Nowrojee said this year’s event like the last one was a fund-raising event to raise money for school infrastructure. On behalf of the BSM she extended a word of special thanks to the British Ambassador and his wife, Lorna Guckian for their gracious presence and the use of their premises for the ball.
Students of BSM and their parents provided plenty of wonderful music both for listening and dancing. Later DJ music made sure everybody was on the dance floor till the end of the evening, which was around 1am.