♥ Saturday, April 18, 2009
Just some random unimportant issue I wish to bring up.
If you hover your mouse over my name (Joel) in the Links section, you might see the word "Anjing" appear before your eyes. If you happen not to know Chinese or Malay, you are probably now thinking: "What on Earth does Anjing mean? Some foreign word, perhaps?"
Yes, it is a foreign word. If you do know Chinese, you may think: "Why is this particular person referred to as 'Quiet'"?
Yes, whenever our Chinese teacher tells us to keep quiet (in Chinese), everyone laughs at me, as I attempt to pull out my hair and fail miserably.
But if you do know Malay, congratulations! You may now know the real meaning of this nickname.
"Anjing" is Malay for dog.
Haha. Very funny. Try not to fall off your chair...>_>
I prefer to spare you the origins of this very strange nickname. I shall say, however, that all my classmates are now calling me by this name, something that leaves me with mixed feelings.
In school, when they call me that, I am slightly offended and disturbed. Yet, I do not take it to heart. After all, what's wrong with being a dog?
Dogs are a man's best friend. Seeing-eye dogs, sheepdogs, pet dogs, guard dogs, police dogs--dogs are everywhere, helping us humans.
Besides, puppies are cute. =P
On my class forum, I have no qualms whatsoever using this name on myself.
In conclusion, Dogs ftw!!!!!
(I do not acknowledge that I am a dog. And I am not. I AM NOT.)
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