My friend and I met up to watch a movie and I noticed that she had on a new pair of earrings. My friend was a simple, no-nonsense kind of girl, and more of on the casual side so I was surprised that she even had pierced ears. I joked that she was undergoing a transformation and she laughed, and sheepishly said that it was a gift given to her by her new boyfriend.

My friend was a member of the NBSB – no boyfriend since birth club, and my eyes almost jumped out of their sockets and I squealed “Finally!” We were already 25 years old and it was about time she had a boyfriend since a lot of our friends were engaged or already married. All the while, I was pestering her for more details about her new beau.

Then I shifted my attention to her new earrings since I couldn’t help but admire how beautiful and delicate they were. It was a pair of platinum bamboo hoop earrings, intricately designed to resemble bamboo stalks. It was simple but has a lot of character, not to mention expensive since it was made of platinum. I was glad for my friend. That was one of the few times that I saw her so happy.