Paboritong Alahas (Favorite Jewelry)

Hindi ko alam kung kailan o paano nagsimula, pero mula second year college, nakahiligan ko ng bumili ng mga bagay na hugis buwan. Ang bracelet na ito ay bigay ng high school friend ng aking college friend na si Marilyn. Noong 1997, naki-piyesta ako sa kanila sa Pampanga at dahil kami ni Cinderella ay naging magkaibigan na rin dahil sa mga magazine clippings na binibigay ko sa kanya, iniregalo niya ito noong Pasko ng taong iyon bilang isang pasasalamat. Nakita niya kasing may suot akong singsing at hikaw na ganito ang disenyo, kaya noong may makita siyang bracelet sa isang silver shop sa Pampanga ay agad niyang binili.

{I don't know when or how it started, but since second year college, it has been a hobby of mine to collect quarter moon items. This bracelet was given to me by a high school friend of my college friend Marilyn. In 1997, I went to their hometown in Masantol, Pampanga for their fiesta, and since Cinderella (the high school friend) and I have been friends because of the magazine clippings I am sending her, she sent me this as a Christmas present on that year. She said, she saw me wearing the ring and earrings with the same design, so when she saw a bracelet at a silver shop, she bought it and sent it to me.}

Ang singsing at hikaw ay pareho nang namaalam, pero ang bracelet na ito ay maayos pa rin. Bihira ko na nga lang isuot kasi baka ma-snatch, sayang naman, mahigit sampung taon na rin ito.

{The ring and the earrings have long been gone, but the bracelet is still like brand new. I rarely wear this because it might get snatched.}

*** Jenn ***