Tuesday, 22 December 2015

My Name

I have always been proud of my name: Chan Weng Yin, Alice.

My surname is Chan (陈), & I am a Guangxi. My Chinese name is Weng Yin (永颖) (Mandarin: Yong Ying; Cantonese: Weng Weng), Weng (永) means "forever" & Yin (颖) means "clever/gifted". 

I thank my parents for giving me such a great and beautiful name. My English name, Alice, is not registered in my Identity Card, and is given by my brother, it means noble/truthful. 

I still love it when people call me by my Chinese name, be it in English or in Chinese.Nowadays people call me Alice more often, simply because it's easier to pronounce. 

Alice 也好, 永颖也好, Weng Yin 也好, I am still me ~ Alice Weng Yin Chan


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