ENCOUNTER ACROSS TIME

The first thing that comes to mind when I read this assignment is the large cabinet that my
grandmother has been using up until now. It's a large squared cabinet with two large doors
made of, I think, a Narra wood. Each door has an attached mirror that allows you to see your
whole body and check how you look good in your clothes. But right now, the other side of the
mirror got broken and was replaced by a different mirror. It is divided into two parts once you
open it: a hanger area and a side with compartments. Then on the lower part or beneath of this
cabinet, it has a wide storage, to which you can store your shoes in it. This cabinet, according to
my grandmother's memory, belonged to her mother-in-law, who is my great grandmother. It
was there in the house since about the time of the Japanese occupation. As a result, we believe
it to be a 100-year-old cabinet. My great grandmother passes down this cabinet to my
grandparents when they married, and they used it to store their clothes up until now. My
grandmother has had her own children, grandchildren, and now great grandchildren for
decades, and this cabinet is still intact. I don't see any signs of breakage or bukbok since the last
time I saw it. Despite the fact that there are traces of our sketches, scrapes, and wood peeling, I
am astonished because the type of wood used on this cabinet is so durable that it will last for
over a century. Seeing this cabinet makes me remember the days when I was a child, playing
around it, excitedly to check and see the new dresses that was being gifted to me and the
lonely times as well. If her great grandchildren have their own families and children, and this
cabinet is still alive and well, that will be surprising and exciting to share its history.