家鄉遇故知 Quarter Century friendships

"家鄉遇故知" -- 其實這個標題不太準確，但又真的想不到一個比較貼切的，hmmmm。。。

話說認識美國出生的Karen已是在美國中學時，也是二十多年前的事了，我們在同一個教會，她的哥哥與我同年，上大學後就在同一個大學團契事奉，她的帥哥哥現在是教會的牧師哪。她的老公是我們當時大學團契的領導人，是星加坡留學生，可想而知也是認識了不短的日子，更巧是他和我老公是高中同學，也在同一美國大學讀書啊。

世事就是那麼巧，我這半個美國人，山長水遠嫁來星加坡二十多年，那個星加坡精英John就娶了美麗的Karen移民去美國，真厲害！今次兩夫婦連同兩個可愛的女兒回鄉探親，我當然要盡地主之誼，約好其他大學同學餐聚。好開心，整晚就是談起舊時大學團契的点滴，和還在西雅圖的弟兄姐妹好朋友。。。

兩個小寶貝很可愛，整晚捉住我囝囝玩，好一個小巫見大巫，玩得很爽哪！連我家小狗也乖乖任她們把弄。。。哈哈。


It has been 4 years since we last met John and Karen in Singapore, but of course when my hubby and daughter went back to Seattle for Thanksgiving 3 years ago, they have visited them there. It is always a pleasure to see Karen and John with their two daughters; first time to see lil bubbly Evat and so happy to see Elisa turning into a pretty young lady.

Turn the clock a bit backward, Karen and her family were probably the first friends my husband had in Seattle when he went to study there. They graciously put him up in their home before he settled down at the U. They brought him to the church I attended and that was where we first met, haaa... Besides that, John was our college fellowship's president during our years there, and lucky fella married pretty Karen and migrated there. Would you believe that John and my hubby were classmates in Junior College, served in same platoon in the army, then went to same U for Masters? This can be made into a soap opera if you ask me, heeeee....

LF and KS came over for dinner and we had a great time catching up with all the happenings among our common church friends in US. It seems so incredible it was 25 years ago that we were together studying; and now our kids are already THAT OLD....time flies but our age stands still, Haaaaa.......