Since history began, the Chinese always believed in the significance of one's name. They have developed a very comprehensive system of naming one's children as it is believed that the name of a person strongly influences one's destiny and fate. Astrologers, fortune tellers, academics and monks are consulted when choosing a name for the new born. The other cultures, however do not really believe in it and tend to brush it off as superstition. Whether you believe it or not, however, the other cultures are not spared of this correlation. For example, the Chinese surname LEE (or LI) is associated with power and success such as Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Teng Hui (former Taiwan President), Li Peng (China 's ex PM), Li Ka Shing (HK tycoon) and LEE Iacocca - once Chrysler's chief, and Lee Van Cliff, the actor.
One very good example is Lee Iacocca, whose first name IACOCCA stands for:
I
Am
Chairman
Of
Chrysler
Corporation
America
Coincidence? ..........
Look at the following familiar examples:
MAHATHIR ( Malaysia's PM):
My
Assets
Halved
After
The
Hit
In
Ringgit !
SUHARTO (Ex president of Indonesia) :
Should
U
Have
Additional
Rupiahs,
Throw
Out!
BUSH (American President) :
Beat
Up
Saddam
Hussein !
CLINTON :
Call
Lewinsky,
I
Need
The
Oral
Now !
However, no one can beat this latest casualty in bad naming :
OSAMA:
Oh
Shit,
American
Missiles
Again!!!
With all these, you better believe in the 5000 year old Chinese culture.
Make sure we choose good names for our children.
Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:46 pm
