Few weeks ago i went abroad and i spent some of my time there for visiting Chinatown. I was looking for some merchandise to be given to my friends in Indonesia and i captured in my sight a place that sold a Chinese "stempel"with your name on it, of course in Chinese letter. This kind of "stempel"is one of the unusual goods that rarely be found in my place so i decided to have it one for my own. The Chinese seller is little bit old, i think he is in his mid 50's and he can not speak English at all so i communicate with him through my guide. I order my name written in a Chinese Stone "stempel" in both Chinese and English letter and he told me that i have to pay about 150 thousands rupiah..that's fine, and i'll pay him.
He told me what the meaning of my name is and he told me that in Chinese letter my name consists 2 letters, Yo and Chi. Because they don't have "Gi" in Chinese letter so they proxy the "Gï"section by changing my name into Yo-Chi. Yo in Chinese letter means exceptional and Chi in Chinese letter means curious or inquisitive, so if i mix both of it then i will have my name stands for "A man who is exceptionally curious about something /similar with very very curious.." =)
Although he is not able to speak English, he is definitely a good seller.
Monday, March 27, 2006
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