Chinese Girls with English Names
There were those girls I met years ago when I first came to Shanghai, the ones with names like Xinglei, Liming, Zhang Jing… there were many. I could never remember their names the first time. The second time was hard too. And the third. Point is that I eventually got it, and when I did it was glorious!
What happened? Years later Xinglei became Cindy, Liming Linda, Zhang Jing Jane.
I feel a bit sad, almost like there’s a part of them missing now. I wonder if they feel the same.
Name is more like a label to me. As sometimes the same thing could be called in different ways from marketing aspect.
Similarly, I am called in different ways by my parents, my forefinger friends, my Chinese friends, my girls, people who hates me, doesn’t matter.
It matters that I know who I am.
Just sharing some thoughts here. 🙂
Comment by Serena S. — June 24, 2013 @ 1:23 pm