Rekindling Old Friendship

Midori and I just came back from a 4-day trip to Salzburg to meet my high school friend SW and her wonderful family. Papa Pig had to work as it was a last minute decision to join my old fencing mate in RJC and her family for a short holiday in Austria. Stephan was the sweetest. He bought me a TomTom portable GPS car navigation system, lest we'd be lost in Europe.

My heart was beating faster minutes before I arrived at the B&B. I was both nervous and excited to see my long-lost friend whom I found through Facebook a few months ago. The now famous opthalmologist SW and her equally famous cardiologist hubby, E, had conferences in Munich so they squeezed in the time in between for a family holiday inBavaria and Salzburg with their 2 wonderful kids and SW's supportive parents.

I had not seen SW for more than 6 years and when she called me, I knew I had to meet her by hook or by crook. The last time I saw her was in Singapore when she drove me and her then-baby A to our fencing mate E's place. A will turn 8 this year and she has a charming 5-yr old brother D whom I met for the first time.

Despite her success and achievements, SW remains the humble, generous, bubbly and forever helpful girl I used to know almost 2 decades ago. Seeing SW revived my memory of the good old days we had in RJC, Singapore. Time flies and I feel old given the fact that we travelled with kids and family instead of backpacking.

So now u know why I had to drive some 720 km with a teething baby just to see her. U would too if u had a good friend like SW!

Thanx again for your invitation to Salzburg, SW & E!

Big hug,

Mama Pig & Golden Piglet