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Each week, we’d like you to share your thoughts, anecdotes, views or stories. Last week we asked you to tell us about a piece of jewellery that holds memories.

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The one piece of jewellery that is very special to me is a ring I bought for my mum from the first salary that I received. She still has it. Even though it isn’t very expensive, it’s very special because it symbolises my love for her. Seema Ismail

Precious jewellery reminds me of the watch my dad bought me when I was in grade 3. Giving me the watch he said, ‘This must be worn when you sit for your 10th grade public exams, too.’ I did, and I still have it with me safely. Now, I am 40 years old, a mother of two and I still like to wear the watch. It gives me lots of lovely memories of my childhood days. I love and treasure my precious jewellery. Priya Lakshman

A little piece of jewellery that brings back fond memories of a great year, lies in my carved wooden jewellery box, carefully enclosed in thin, muslin cloth. It’s a simple necklace of grey shiny beads a student put together for me 15 years ago. It is so special because when handing it to me shyly she said: ‘Ma’m, I made

this for you myself because you made a difference in my life and I love you for it.’ The girl who once was so quiet, reserved and shy, is now a confident young woman and very successful in life. This piece reminds me that I can transform lives. Bala Sadasivan

I received an extremely gaudy and tacky necklace paired with a similar-looking bracelet as a prize after winning a game of musical chairs years ago. I never wore it but for some reason carried it around with me almost everywhere. The reason I refused to part with the nugatory piece of jewellery was that the prize had been handed to me by a really cute boy in my grade. I still possess the little bracelet although it hardly fits around my wrist. Whenever I come across it while sorting my drawers, this fond memory crosses my mind filling me with nostalgia. Sarah Ronad

I realised I was getting older when a two decade-old ring (right) that I bought with my first salary needed an addendum. What was perfect 20 years ago on the youthful me was getting lost on the more mature and (slightly) bigger me. But neither the style nor the value of the ring,

both sentimentally and monetarily, have waned with time. I and my mum bought this ring in Mumbai. Two stones have fallen out, but I believe if I tell the jeweller of its history, he will be more than willing to fix it for its vintage and sentimental value. Jayashree Mehta

A set of gold bangles for baby girls. I was very young when my uncle took me to a gold shop during one of our usual strolls. Back then we lived near Naif Souq and the gold shops were located right opposite in Manal Center. I still have those bangles; they remind me of my childhood and my uncle, who passed away in a car crash in Al Dhaid in 1996. They are some of my most prized possessions. Fatima Suhail

The most precious and most exquisite piece of jewellery that I have is a necklace my mother gave me for my wedding. It has a motif of flowers inlaid with white stones. The charm of this necklace is that it’s a blend of traditional and modern, and personifies elegance. It’s a perfect piece of jewellery that can be worn at all times. More than its beauty, it’s my parents’ love that makes it special. Sheena. V