Throughout my whole life, I have received a lot of gifts and souvenirs from various persons, but the one to stand out the most in my recollection is definitely a wristwatch that I received from my parents as their birthday gift for my 15th birthday. It’s worth a special milestone that marks the transition, the great transition of our friend, the secondary school, to the high school. And it’s a pretty elegant, with a soft fit, with not a softest gear button, but embrace a classic look that I really appreciate. Despite it’s not really flashy, the meaning behind it that embodies their love and care for my parents. The things that make it indispensable for my kitchen in my daily life. Unfortunately, I have lost it on a holiday trip with my classmates who had on my… If my memory serves me well, it was several months ago, and I just brought it along with me as usual. I was having a wave of time, and I was so fully immersed myself in the energetic atmosphere, along with a warm, like, classmate that I accidentally left the wristwatch in the sea shore way. We just had a camp there. Actually, I didn’t realize at first, but on my way back to Hanoi, one of my friends might ask me, Where was your watch? At first, I was so confused and even burst into tears. I had checked everywhere, but lastly, I had to admit that there are no other possibilities rather than losing it. But I felt so guilty until today I still always promise to myself that I will never lose any of my parents’ gifts again.
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Throughout my whole life, I have received a lot of gifts and souvenirs from various people, but the one that stands out the most in my recollection is definitely a wristwatch that I received from my parents as a birthday gift for my 15th birthday. It's a special milestone that marks the transition from secondary school to high school. It's pretty elegant, with a soft fit and a classic look that I really appreciate. Despite not being flashy, the meaning behind it embodies their love and care for me. It has become indispensable in my daily life. Unfortunately, I lost it on a holiday trip with my classmates several months ago. I brought it along with me as usual. I was having a wonderful time, fully immersed in the energetic atmosphere with my classmates, and I accidentally left the wristwatch on the seashore. We had set up camp there. I didn't realize it at first, but on my way back to Hanoi, one of my friends asked me, 'Where is your watch?' At first, I was confused and even burst into tears. I checked everywhere, but ultimately, I had to admit that there was no other possibility than losing it. I felt so guilty that even today, I always promise myself that I will never lose any of my parents' gifts again.
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