...can people PLEASE pronounce my name correctly?!
I have my dad to blame. I mean, c'mon dad, why don't you just spell my name Umi? That would be easier on others! And I don't have to actually explain to others how to spell my name! GOD!
Back in uni, everybody has their own idea on how to say my name. Like, this one English tutor. She actually pronounced my name like this - AWUMI, the 'WU' part with her lips brought together, pointing upwards. Ugh! I have to restrain myself from smacking her smart-ass lips!!
Another, A-UMI. As in Ah Umi. What the fuck does that supposed to mean?
Some call me AYUMI. Especially my friends from Japan, or Japanese companies. This one is kind of flattering, since Ayumi is actually a very popular artist back in Japan. ;-) Oh, another actually called me YUMI. (Which reminds me when I was in Standard One, those bullies taunted me with this advert jingle "Sumi Jeli Manis"). One time, while in an airport, that lady at the ticketing counter actually looked at me twice and say "Oh, I thought you are a Japanese." Sorry babe, I turned out to be a JAVANESE.
It's even harder when I have to introduce myself to a stranger. They will go.. Awie? Auni? Awin? And I'll go "..whatever." Are you deaf or what?
The only time I think someone gets my name correct, is when my husband took his wedding oath in front of my dad. Yeah, try getting that wrong dear. Don't blame me if I scream someone else's name in bed..
..so much for having a unique name... at list there is a place bearing my name:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aumi
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