I was at a seminar yesterday in the city and got a bit of a surprise.

At morning tea, whilst I was chatting with some former workmates from HJB, another guy comes to the group and grabs my attention.

This guy happened to be a high school friend of mine from Townsville days, who I have not seen for about 8 years since I left the city. He recognised me first (then again, not that many Asians in Townsville) and smiled that really big smile of his, which made me remember his nickname........Smiley!

(Now I know there is another "Smiley" who is also in Townsville, but I'm quite certain I did not go to school with him)

Anyway, the compulsory "What have you been up to" etc questions are shared between us. There doesn't seem to be that much that has happened, apart from the odd spate of travelling. (Sweden for him, Asia for me) He believes that there is practically no-one left in Townsville from school, and that he'll be stuck there for rest of his life doing accounting, which was a subject we also shared.

He also somehow heard that I got married last year...although after some thought I'm quite certain who that person is :D

He then proceeds to tell me he is engaged also, to a Swedish girl he met at uni, with the wedding likely to be in Sweden. Good 'ol exchange/overseas student relationship.

Unfortunately, I can't help but think of that one-hit wonder woman from Sweden (Milky?) singing that song "doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, and something about just you way you are"?