To help sum up those parts, I thought "aka Jan" was rather clever. To most, I'm known as So Yung. But I'm also known as Jan. My mother and siblings and those who knew me before High School all know me as Jan. I changed schools for grades 9 - 12 and decided in my wisdom that it was time to use my middle name to reflect this new beginning. (and wanted to be "cooler"; thought it would help using my less plain, middle name.) Now as a nearly 40-year-old, I have a new appreciation for my first name. It's simple, it's unpretentious, it's gender neutral. Mainly though, I like it because it's uncomplicated. No one misspells Jan. Or mispronounces it.
(Okay, the above is only partially true; it's not uncommon for new people to ask after I've given my first name: "Jane?" Me: "No, J-aaaa-n." Them: "Oh, J-aaaa-n. Is that short for Janice or Janet?" Me: "No.")
You may know me as this; hopefully this blog will reveal other AKAs - to myself as well as to others.
3 comments:
Hey So Yung!! I just realized what a pathetic blogger you are, too! WHooHoo for bloth of us, only ever putting up one post! Let's keep it up!
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So Yung? Hello? Come on, now...
Oh no! I thought no one would find this blog and actually, I thought I had pulled this down. But I'm guessing since it was March, maybe you've given up on me. And I would completely understand why.
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