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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁? . "An old sari." . 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺? . "My grandma gave me her best sari from her entire collection." . 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹? . "Seeing me recycling old materials, my grandma (Bai) handed me her best old sari with vibrant colours. But it wasn't in a condition to re-wear, so I created a hand-twisted rope out of it and attached it to my duffel bag. Her best is now my secondbest, with a purpose! It holds the memory of my grandma and the revived intricacies...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁? . "A pair of diamond earrings." . 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺? . "It was gifted to me by my husband." . 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹? . "This pair of earrings was gifted to me by my husband, on my 34th birthday. Little did I know it would be the last gift I would ever receive from him. Every time I look at them, they remind me about the people we take for granted. They remind me to value each one and every little thing they do for...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁? . "These are silver anklets." . 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺? . "Handed down by my grandmother, who is no more." . 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹? . "These silver anklets were handed down to me by my grandmother, who knew I loved antiques and would take good care of them. I wore them on my wedding day; unfortunately, she was sick and couldn't travel to the venue."

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁?."It’s a pocket mirror .The mirror has gotten a little spoilt, but I don’t want to change anything about it.".𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺?."The pocket mirror belonged to my grandmother. She gave it to me this one time when I was playing dress up in front of her, probably when I was about 13.".𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹?."My grandmother was always so attentive and caring . She always noticed the things I would say, like if I mentioned I liked to read, she bought me, I think, a library full of...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁? . "These are my great grandmother's pearl bangles." . 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺? . "These were passed down from my great-grandmother to my maternal grandmother, my mother, and then to me." . 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹? . "I was very close to my nani. She was very good at arts and craft; sewing was her favourite hobby. Whenever my mother and I visited her, she would sew clothes for us. I was very fascinated with the fabrics and trims that she used to collect . . These...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁? . "A pair of diamond balis (earrings)." . 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺? . "They were my grandmother's. She's been more like a mother to me." . 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹? . "These earrings were given to me on the last birthday that my grandmum spent with me. She's the one person who has made me believe in living in the moment. Even on days when she didn't feel her best, you wouldn't see her without a smile. She was always full of life, love and laughter. Her...