5 Things About Name I Figure Out in 20 Years
1. To never give a name ‘Bryan’ or ‘Brian’ or anything sounds such that to my descendant… it’s far too common in US. Proof: at least I met THREE people named ‘Bryan’ or sounds such during my 6 months stay in US. I envy them to have such an indifferency to still having that name… in the end, it turns out that all Bryans are handsome. But still, it’s far too common!
2. To avoid using Arabish names upon my descendant’s names… they’ll get stuck even just to process a Schengen visa. I don’t mean it to be sceptical. The fact is there. The most important thing is that I’m proud to be a moslem.
3. To determine that my children’s names consist of ONLY 2 words. Advantage: if they are about to live in Indonesia, they need not to be confused whether there will be enough space to write it down their university admission test answer sheet.
4. To finally recognize ‘kampungan’ calls in Western culture… ‘Elmer’ is one of them.
5. To start my son or daughter’s name with A. With the hope that he or she will always be number one in doing noble deeds. Besides, my God’s name starts with A as well.
