Good times ...

are the ones I remember from living in the States ... it was a very happy 2 years there. We lived on a airbase so it was safe, and we had other Singaporean families there with us as well .. the ones I was close to were a couple of other pilot wives .. we met when we were posted there with our hubbies .. and a few of us even get pregnant about the same time ..

We all came back to Singapore in 2004/2005 .. and yet, through the years we've managed to find some time to always meet up .. even if it's only a couple of times a year. Last year's Christmas party was held at my house .. and recently we all met up again at Michelle and Forest's daughter's birthday party at the Keppel Club.

This time around, we didn't have the time to reminisce about those good old days in the States ... but given enough time, we usually end up talking about it. Our husbands have all told us at some time or another to GET OVER IT now that we've been back so long ... but we just love to talk about those times.

I remember all of us taking turns visiting each other's homes and just having a potluck lunch or tea together .. or even dinner if the squadron was night flying .. and a lot of times, especially when Michelle, Weng Yee and myself was pregnant, we would make the rounds at Wal-mart etc and eat out ..

We ate out A LOT ... lol .. not only when we were pregnant, mind you. Since we all lived quite near each other, I would volunteer to be the driver and pick everyone up (Weng Yee lived just a few doors away from me) .. and then go off straight to town ... we'd either eat at Red Lobster or Guadalajara for lunch ... or we'd have ice-cream at this quaint little ice cream parlour in town .

heh. And then we all had our babies ... for the longest time, Weng Yee and I both wanted to name our girls "Ashley" .. hahahahah!! .. But we had a change of heart and named our girl "Lauren" instead and used "Ashley" as a middle name ... When Michelle had Beverly, Lauren was about 2 months old ... We were close to being there for 2 years already and it was time to go home ...

I can never accurately describe how I felt as the place touched down in Changi Airport after a 28 hour flight ... and it was NOT happiness. I was really bummed about leaving the States .. lol !!