Saturday, March 04, 2006

My name...

Everyone has a name. Names are important to us. They give us our identity. Imagine what the world would be if there was no such thing as names. Everyone would be going like "Ahh, come here", or "Hey, do this" and the person they are talking to would not even know that someone is talking to him! My english name has no meaning but my chinese name, 诗颖 (Shi Ying), basically means 'musically inclined and brilliant'.

For starters, my parents did not name me Princess Consuela or Mentos because I am not a princess (and Consuela sounds kind of weird, and it is difficult to pronounce), and naming me Mentos sounds crazy, because I am not a sweet. People's reaction when you first tell them your name is Mentos will be "What?! You sure?", and after that they will start teasing you, calling you all sorts of names like "Sweetie, come here" and 'Sweetie' might change into 'Tweetie' and then into 'Tweetie bird' and then...it would be really unpleasant. So Mentos is definitely NOT a good name.

I have not met anyone without a name and I do not think I am ever going to, (though I would like to, haha). Names are special. Each carries your parents' wishes in you... so everyone, please treasure them!

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