What does your name mean to you?
What do people say about your name?
I used to have an office facing what is known today as the Marina Bay. In fact, I moved into the office before the government started the project.
At the rate they were reclaiming from the sea, I used to joke with my Australian friends, “Someday, I don’t need to fly to your country, I can just drive there.†J
After the project was completed, the government was concerned about how they should call the newly-reclaimed land. Our future CBD would be at that location.
To cut a long story short, they hired a consultant for $400,000 to come out with a name for it. At the end of the study, the consultant essentially concluded that (drum roll please!) –
“Marina Bay should be called Marina Bay.
“$400,000, please.â€
All of us were given a name at birth. I have learned to love my name.
I hope you love your name too.
My name means something to me. It also carries a meaning to others.
I have been asking myself, “When people think of my name, what will they be thinking about?
“How will my loved ones remember me when I no longer exist?â€
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