Precious Living

Heya peeeple, how are you right now? I just came back from a time-wasting appointment. I was called out for some work but after hanging around for two hours, discovered that the person I was supposed to meet had not been informed of the date! Fa-lala-lala. It was all the way in the west too. Thank GOD my taxi fare was reimbursed.

Today I’d like to talk about choosing names. When I was born, my dad choose a really cool name for me which I love very much. I love it because it sounds so cheerful, I love it because it is so easy for my chinese friends to remember, and I love it because I was named after an amazing woman who was the first female President of the People’s Republic of China.. My name in chinese is

庆龄

Isn’t that lovely? *smiles*

However, this isn’t as easy for my western friends to remember. So, when I started a sales job years ago, I googled up lots of baby names and shortlisted a few. After that, Nic and I sat down together to pick our favorite - Hillary. To keep things simple, I decided to use Hilary with a single ‘L’.

Later, Hillary Clinton would run for presidency and the name Hillary would become well known in both Asia and Europe. This stirred confusion among my friends because they couldn’t figure out if they should spell my name with a single “L” or a double “L”. Since I’m all for keeping things simple, I’m now a Hillary with a double “L”!

You can call me Hillary or 庆龄 or Precious, whichever you prefer.