I remember, my teacher in high school told us that the most sweetest word a person could ever hear is his name. So you should always call a person by their name.
So I listed some of my pet names and who are the persons who used to call me these names. :)
Ning-Ning - definitely my house name. Parents, siblings, relatives and neighbors call me this. But as time goes by, and as i grew up, Ning-Ning became "Neng". Should I be thankful? Haha.
Meow - is actually a pet name given to me by my brothers' ex girl friend. She heard them calling me "Ning" she said, it sounds as if they were calling a cat. And during that time I was hooked to a two way radio and thinking of a call sign to be used on air. So we think "Meow" would be nice. So people whom I met via two way radio still calls me "Meow" at this time. To tell you the truth, I'm no longer comfortable when they call me that. Whew! I'm only 17 when I used that name. And now, di na bagay! Haha.
Jong-Jong - if you were my classmate in high school, you most probably call me this, than Jona. Way back high school, my best friend Rosana gave me a new name, and the whole class started calling me Jong-Jong, rather than Jona. And until now, if I get to talk to them, in the internet, text, kalsada, hehe, you would hear them calling me "Jong!"
Juna - my co-workers always call me "Juna", instead of Jona. They are making fun of my name! As if the were from Visayas region. Way back Silverworks days, it was year 2006-2007, Elisa my co-worker start calling me "Juna". Then the others followed. When I worked for Pinctada in 2009, my manager also called me "Juna". Also, for fun. And later on, became the usual.
Emerald - given to me by my friend and considered sister, met her through the internet. Also an avid Ginebra fan, Jamie. We shared a lot of secrets, most specially if its girls talk, we tend to bond a lot. I gave her the name "Rubi", after the tv show Rubi, because she has a similar attitude with the lead star. And in return, she baptized me with the name "Emerald" wala lang, maka-birthstone lang. Haha! But my birthstone is Garnet.
Jowna - name given to me by my classmate in Psychology, Gelo. In text messages, he always put "W" in my name, reading it "Jowna". Kung bakit, wala lang, arte nya lang. He is the one exclusively using that spelling, and calling me in that way. So if there's someone who pronounce my name that way, sya lang yun, wala nang iba! Si Mr. Anxiety lang.
Jo - almost everyone call me this. Short for my name, obviously!
In whatever way they want to pronounce my name, having it spelled differently, prolong it, and making it short, just the same. What's important is, my personality. They may call me differently, but it will always be the same person they knew from start till the end. :)
