October 3, 2009
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I Almost Lost Her
My grandma was the one who introduced her to me before I started my freshman year of college. I wasn’t so sure I would like her at first. In the past, I normally preferred more modest types and she seemed a bit too flashy and out there for me. Still, I didn’t want to disappoint my grandma, so I gave her a chance.
I took her out with me that day and over time we started to get along pretty well. She wasn’t as obtrusive as I thought when I first laid eyes on her and she actually stayed covered up for the most part. Overall, It was her loyalty and consistency that really surprised me. No matter what was happening, she hung with me through predicaments in which my previous companions may have been tempted to abandon me.
Despite those qualities, I think I started taking her for granted after a couple of years together. In fact, there were times I totally forgot she was there with me. When others would mention her, I kind of just waved her off and changed the subject. In a way, I lost my appreciation.
Perhaps that reason was one of the factors why she decided to finally leave me a short time ago. I thought I felt her tug my wrist, but I paid no further attention as I carried on my conversation with my friend. It was only later on that I realized that tug was a sign that she was leaving me. I went searching for her immediately after I had figured this out, but alas there was no sign of her anywhere. Resigned to this fate, I tried accepting the lost and attempted to carry on the evening, but it wasn’t working out. I kept wondering where she was and how I should have been more aware of her in the times past.
Seeing how distracted I was, I ended up just calling it a night and went to bed. I was about to fall asleep when I felt something familiar touching me. I couldn’t believe it, but there she was laying in my bed! I was both surprised and cheerful that she had returned to me. I wasn’t totally sure how she got there, but I was so happy she reappeared in my life. After losing her for only a moment, I understood just how important and valuable she really was and how careful I will need to be with her in the future.
Thus, with fears that I may lose her again, I made the decision to not take her out with me anymore. We had a good run, but I figured it was about time for me to just store her where I’ve stored all my other past companions. Yup…in my drawer.
So glad I didn’t end up losing that gold bracelet my grandma gave to me for my college present! That sure would have been a big loss!
…Wait, you don’t refer to your bracelets the way I’ve been throughout this whole post? Oh…um, my bad for any confusion
Comments (122)
Too funny.
LOL
Very nice :]
ugh, I lost numerous things my grandfather gave me.
No, I have one of the bracelet too.. it was my parents gave to me when I 1st start college.. I think all chinese has one.. haha..
but as for your girl.. nice story.
haha. =]
awwww. you are so good at these! i thought for a sec it would be your first tennis racket ;D
lol
I got suspicious during the 4th paragraph! I’ve been reading too many of these on Xanga.
I had a feeling it was your bracelet. But I went along with this post
And I didn’t scroll down too far ahead!
i have those too… my parents got me the same kind.
So your bracelet was your girl friend? =P
hee hee hee
I had one from mom that I have never worn.
Too flashy
Oh I see what you did there! ;p
hehehe…you suck! i was reading and suspect something “weird” so i had to reread from the begining ‘cuz i thought i must have missed something…until I saw your picture and realized what you were referring to..and then finished your xanga! =P hahaha…sneaky..you made me read your xanga 5 times! =P
Omg, I thought you were talking about a person the whole time!! Hehe good post.
@repressedwriter - @rhetorical_soul - @LilSweetJew - @Eternalimplosion - @Manstration -
Hehehehehehe
@Paul_Partisan - So far, I’ve been lucky enough not to lose many valuable things. The last thing I lost was a camera 2 years ago.
@SuperRat - Yeah, it’s such an Asian accessory haha, but I’ll go with it.
@YouTOme - That would have been a good guess
@plump_Katz - These post are good ways for me to work my creative juices
@strawberries_and_honey - Good! No spoilers!
@sonychak - I wonder if all Asian people get those types of bracelets haha.
@ZenPaper - That’s what I thought at first. I prefer silver.
@Just_another_life_of_a_girl - Excellent *Evil grin*
@crazy2love - My plan succeeded then! hehe
Lol
Ahahaha..you got me! Hehe..good post! But you’re right, you don’t realize how valuable something is, till you lose it!
Lmao, from the moment I read your title, I knew you weren’t referring to a human being. Nice try though
My grandma gave me an Italian White Gold bracelet a few years ago and I’m always afraid I’m going to lose it so it’s permanently in my drawer as well.
haha. you tricked me!
good post.
i’m glad you didn’t lose your bracelet.
I thought it might have been a younger, distantly related cousin or something…haha…
Hehe, yet another misleading post O_~. But I saw this on your status on FB, so I was already suspicious.
@Roadlesstaken - Oh, I love my girl… Just like you, so many time I think I lost her and she show up. But for the world, I will not take it off. I think since I had her, I only remove her twice. Because at doctor office and x-ray. So, maybe best to keep her next to you.
I’d go bananas too if I lost some of the heirlooms from my grandparents.
@faerienoodles - Oh.. so sweet. You think it was a girl.. too sweet..
nicely woven.
At first I really thought you were talking about a girl and in my mind I was thinking, “Man, she’s just a girl…” HAHA! KIdding. =P
Wow. I already read about you losing your bracelet, but I still fell for it. I’m so slow -___-
lmao this was fun to read xD
i knew it was about your bracelet!
you were moping bout it in facebook
..hehe
OHMYGOD, you were about to be one of the most romantic fellas here – and you just threw that all away!
I figured you were pulling our legs during the middle of the first sentence when you talk about how you and “her” were introduced by your grandmother. Sure enough, I was right.
ehehe, i knew something like that was coming.
ehehehe.
LOL. i knew it was coming. haha you and your bracelet dude
I read your post in my subscription. I thought you were talking about a girl then a dog. LOL. HAHAHA XDD Don’t lose your precious bracelet again. Good post
creative. very nice =)
grrr!
@forever_4_real - hehehe
@SamyuktaR - exactly. I needed a scare like that to remind me how valuable that bracelet is.
@CuaSo - Damn, you’re too bright!
@isuperlovedogs - how fitting your comment is with your s/n huh?
@SliverLines - I’m glad too. Wouldn’t know what to say to my grandma if I had.
@faerienoodles - a cousin?! haha, I wasn’t expecting that guess.
@loves_mud - *Rubs evil long whiskers*
@Agent_Eric - I thought I lost it in the movie theater, so I actually borrowed an usher’s flashlight and went looking for it for a good 15 minutes. Eventually, I had to leave because people were filling in for the next show.
Haha nice one.
@elelkewljay -
@fLiPgUy31O - Haha, hey some girls are that important!
@B1ANCACACA - haha it’s alright
@TLthunderlightTL - glad you enjoyed it!
@s_h_a_sha - It was sad! =(
@theRyeCatcher - So you’re saying I’m not yet already? Well, something to work up for then!
@Rob_of_the_Sky - Grandmas can introduce their grandsons to girls! Well, mine hasn’t really, but she kinda tries
@ordinary_gir1 - you know me too well
@UnopenedSuitcases - it’s a valuable bracelet! Now it’s safe
@Got_Takoyaki - I will not, especially if I keep it locked up in my drawer for now hehe
@BigSarah - Thanks!
@noree_n - what, what did I do?
@xchinkylaydee - thanks!
@Roadlesstaken - Yeah, still not buying it.
@Roadlesstaken - you tricked me, alex. TRICKED ME!!!!
Haha. Nice. Glad you found it! I mean, her.
lol omg alex i was so ready to like wipe your tears and comfort you but boo. you killed it haha
@Roadlesstaken - meh such a baby
jk hehehe
gosh man, I thought you ment a girl friend or something! lol dang all that for a bracelet! lol its nice though.
I was a bit slow lol… my friends and I were like “okaaaay, you lost ur grandma and u can still carry on the evening.” LOL very misleading indeed! lol. That must be precious, glad that you still have it. =)
You are such a dork!
i knew it (:
My heart sank when I read the title of your blog. I’m glad that it wasn’t an actual person … it’s sweet you feel this way about a bracelet and esp. one from an elder.
haha, good post.
I figured it wasn’t a girl, but probably wouldn’t have guessed a bracelet.
Right from the start I smelt something tricky in your words, I tried to read between the lines, I ended up thought that you’re talking but a puppy or a kitten but man! A bracelet!?!? You cracked me up!
Oh man. I totally thought it was a dog. I didn’t know guys referred to jewelry as girls like they do with their cars and stuff. o_O
oooooh sneaky sneaky
i was thinking “ooh some good stuff here” and then thought.. even better!!
haha thats a good one.
Good thing you found it, I lost (or got stolen I’m not shure) my grandmothers wedding ring the family gave me when she past away…not a good feeling! Keep it safe
oooohh first i thought you were talking about a girl! niceee.. good keep her safe!
This was sooooo good!
You rock, Alex Chan! 
Glad you found it!
hahaha… good one. I was really expecting the story to get exciting after you found her on your bed!
hahahah I didn’t know until the end…but yeah I was saying to myself, “Oh gosh, another jerk” lol
@Roadlesstaken - lol, what long whiskers O_~?
I don’t think I’ve met any Asians with long whiskers; the only ones I have seen are in those old Chinese soaps, where they’re wearing fake beards. lol.
Hahahahahahah that’s funny =)
lolz cute how you refer to your bracelet ( > O < )
that’s how I talk about my teddy bear ~
neeeeeeeerd
I don’t wear bracelets.
Too funny.
As soon as I saw the picture there was a big question mark hanging over my head.
Hahaha, very cute. =]
I see what you did there.
Clever.
Haha, oh my..how very….sweet.
Ahahaha, sneaky.
at first i thought you were actually talking about a girl…only to find out it was about your dearest bracelet. talk about animating an object, well done.
it’s a good thing you didn’t lose it…i can only imagine how devastating it must be. for crying out loud, it’s a gold bracelet. not only that but it was from your grandmother!! it’s priceless and irreplaceable.
Why are you so creative? lol. I was in a cafe with a friend when I read this and I just busted out laughing which garnered the comment from a passing blonde woman and a her friend “oh, did you hear that, that laugh was so cute” lol this story was so cute ^_^. I feel that way about the 14k gold cross my mom gave me. I never take it off…even in the shower.
@swtster - Haha, I honestly don’t refer to my bracelet that way in real life. Just couldn’t find any other way to in this entry without being obvious.
@mi1kandcerea1 - Ah I do have some stories to tell that may require those services…just not now =P
@BabyGurlDragon88 - that was the point! hehe
@darth_cosmos - My grandma?? I would be a very bad boy if I lost her haha
@lilvietchik2003 - you know you love me for that =)
@nepenthium - ORLY?
@HeartLUST - Haha don’t worry, there are some untold sad stories I’ve yet to share here. Perhaps in the future.
@amylak - thanks!
@aJoLLyDork - Yeah, I wasn’t sure if too many people would figure that out until the end
@RestlessButterfly - Gotcha! hehe
@karen0z - Nah, in reality I don’t refer to my bracelet that way. It just works in this particular entry =)
@subaru3169 - Haha, well I’m glad you enjoyed it
@whitexponyxx - thanks!
@tweeny_tear - I will do what I can to protect her from now on!
@OhItWontBeForever - Haha, thank you
@TheCheshireGrins - Me too!
@ElusiveWords - Man, if I was talking about a girl that would have been a fantastic scene =D
@chauwie2you - Hehe, sorry to confuse ya!
@lynnannnnn - Thanks!
@hoshiko_rainboww - Just in this post
. Don’t normally refer to it that way in real life.
@secade - No shame in that =P
@walden_thoreau - I didn’t wear them either until this one
@CutePaperHearts - Yeah? I figured if some people saw that picture beforehand they may have thought it belonged to “the girl”
@the_rocking_of_socks - @Bongflower - @xxthatsmexx - @Shopgirl0393 - hehehehe
@chouatwinkie - I was very worried somebody would pick it up and pawn that! Luckily it found its way back to me.
@RaquelHiggins005 - I still wear a gold cross that my grandma gave me. I’m too lazy to take it off so it’s on me all the time too.
@Roadlesstaken - yuhrlly
lol, you had me fooled. i thought it was about an actual girl but this is just as priceless! good thing you did not lose it. ♥
haha…this post made me smile..I knew it was kinda fishy when you said it was way too flashy–what guy doesn’t like a little shine =) I say get it fixed and wear it!!
Too cute!
@SWEETxN0VEMBER - That was the plan
@lil_squirrel4ever - It’s fine, I’m just not used to wearing gold. I feel like I’m flaunting it or something haha
@fading_roses19 -
mr. hotpants I enjoyed this post because of how deceptive you attempted to be, when by accident I had already scrolled down to the picture of the bracelet XD
LOL! The future ‘girl’ might be actually jealous of your current beau!
haha i knew you were up to somethin’
…but could not figure out what it was …thought maybe a stuffed animal at first lol ;P
Lol.
no I don’t refer to my bracelets like that…only my shoes. ;D
You’re so sneaky! I love it.
yeah keeping it safe might be a better idea now
that must’ve been some special bracelet.
nerd. haha.
omg! That happened to me too! i know exactly how u feel. I had a ring that i would always wear on my necklace and one day it disappeared. it was irreplaceable so i started freakin out trying to look for it. i found it and now i keep it on my desk so i never lose it again. haha
lol. i knew as soon as i started reading this you weren’t talking about an actual person. ;]
i thought it was a watch at first, lol. think you had me going huh?
Lawl.
@indiechaos - cheater! haha
@tollyyjoy - We’ll see if there will be any future ones. Perhaps I’ll just go bare wrists from now on.
@Peridot21 - I used to have a stuffed animal I loved, but that was wayyyy back in the day haha
@TheSecretLifeOfPandas - Hey whatever works right?
@Ampersands_Anonymous - teehee
@MariaBoscardin - Yeah, it’s quite expensive. I should save it for occasions or something.
@Alpha_May - Mhmm, just slightly.
@cchang604 - me too!
@ch10n9 - of course! What do you expect?
@CatherineMarshmallow - It just makes you so paranoid after the fact right?
@PiscesPhishie - Watch would have been a great guess too. You’re a smart cookie.
@x_onholiday - hehe
@Roadlesstaken - Yeah! omg. im always so scared of losing it again. my friends actually do call me paranoid for being so freaked out, but better safe than sorry.
haha saw the picture first so i already knew the post was about your precious bracelet.
man, she’s your elder. if i did that to my chinese grandmother, she’ll give me a wushu kick.
haha loved it!
@GaMeGurLsH - cheater! XP
@reckless_eagle - Damn, a wushu kick? that’s harsh
@arinahg - =D
lol. i always love how you got me thinking that you are posting about one thing but it turns out to be another thing.
xo
LOL. your grandma is quite a match maker!!
Bloody brilliant!
@JessxMaxine - I promise I won’t do that too often
@Lustful_Memories - Ohhh yeaahhh =P
@CareyGLY - Thanks!
Thank you.=)
She’s beautiful!
I totally knew you were talking about your bracelet the entire time… pshh… think you could fool me?? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!? … darn, I thought it was about to get juicy
@icze_einjhel - anytime
@ItsWhatEyeKnow - Only the best =P
@bundleoflisa - Oh you want some juicy stories eh? Those may have to stay in protected postings haha
nice one
@stickiirice - hehe
“I was about to fall asleep when I felt something familiar touching me.
I couldn’t believe it, but there she was laying in my bed!”
HAHAHAHAHhahaha. Oh man, that was funny
@sincerely_winnie - It was true! I don’t know how it got there
XD. Good thing you didnt lose it.
@eomona - Very good thing. It’s expensive!
ok, um, this was genius.
@Andi063 - haha why thank you for thinking that
Hahah, oh I started to think it was about a cat when I came to, “I was about to fall asleep when I felt something familiar touching me.” ..and then surprise! Tricky.
@Keeko1 - ah, that would have been a good guess.