I have noticed that the average Ugandan is
quick to point out negatives, quick to criticize and almost never gives credit
where it is due. It is in this spirit that I have decided to tell my Mish Mash
story.
Granted, everybody has his or her own and I
won’t contest those stories... I will just tell mine.
We needed to plan a baby shower for about
70 people (yes... these things happen) and of course no house can fit that many
loud women, so we decided to try out Mish Mash. It was convenient, affordable,
and most of the venue was free.
The first time we went there, the lady,
Genevieve was really nice, she took us through the menu options, and gave us
the various prices, and it wasn’t in a robot kind of way... it was in a kind
concerned “I really want your baby shower to work out” kind of way.
We called later to change the booking and
again to reduce the numbers, we had agreed to pay the deposit on Friday
morning, and I think it was paid on Friday afternoon instead (or was it
Saturday morning).
Then came D day! it rained cats and dogs, but by the time we
got there to do the organising there was a bunch of people helping to clear up
and organise our area and Mr Williams kept coming to check in and make sure we
were being attended to. We didn’t like the music so he helped us set up our lap
top and connect it to the speakers on our side of the building so that we could
control our own music which was very thoughtful of him.
More
people turned up than had confirmed attendance, but the food was more than
enough. Our biggest fear had been that due to
last minute confirmations, we would have a food shortage, but that didn’t
happen, in fact we were told that if anything ran out, we would be given more
(at no extra cost) and indeed we even had enough left over to pack.
Now, before you make any snide comments,
please bear in mind that is MY story. Mish mash was the perfect place... the
mummy to be was happy, all the girls were happy even our mothers and aunts were
happy. We had an amazing time and no there was not the slightest hint of racism.
Maybe your story is better than mine, maybe
it’s different, but as far as I am concerned, Mish Mash is an awesome place and
I have at least 40 girls who agree with me.
