Indentity CriSiS!!
It all began on the 21st of December 19(censored) at 12:01 a.m. when I was born. Apparently my voice was so loud that the doctor pronounced me a rock vocal then n there. Anyways let's just keep the narcissism away from the table right now.
Where was I? Right! So as I was born (all thanx to my dad n mom for all their efforts), I had to have a name right? This is where all the problems began. My parents are very uncertainty avoidant (not creative) and believe in gender equity (do not really understand the difference)...how do I know?
As I grew up I came to know my two names. My proper name which is "Imtiaz" and my nick name which is "Punom." It wasn't really a problem when I was young n all, except ofcourse when ppl used to call me Punom Dhilon. But since I didnt even know who that was, it didnt bother me much. But *alas* I grew up and came to realise the absolute non-creativity and utter comedy of my two names. My formal name "Imtiaz" is as common as Rofiq, Shofiq, Forid, Hasan or Potol, where as my nick name is that, which belongs to the opposite sex :S
Just when I had made peace with the perils I've had throughout my educational life (including living abroad where NO ONE could even pronounce my proper name properly) and joined Bitopi, the name factor came to the scene once again. The first problem....my official email address.
Anyhow, since there are two Imtiaz's in the office and the original one (me being the second) refuses to be called anything else...and provided the fact that my nickname only confuses me with a number of girls named Punom (which is much more embarrassing), I have decided that I am going to take OLDER Imtiaz bhai's nickname...and thus from now on you all shall know me as "Duke"
- Duke
p.s. No one with the name of Imtiaz or others mentioned were meant any offense or harm through this post. Arafat...need your approval for the post's grammar/spelling etc.
Where was I? Right! So as I was born (all thanx to my dad n mom for all their efforts), I had to have a name right? This is where all the problems began. My parents are very uncertainty avoidant (not creative) and believe in gender equity (do not really understand the difference)...how do I know?
As I grew up I came to know my two names. My proper name which is "Imtiaz" and my nick name which is "Punom." It wasn't really a problem when I was young n all, except ofcourse when ppl used to call me Punom Dhilon. But since I didnt even know who that was, it didnt bother me much. But *alas* I grew up and came to realise the absolute non-creativity and utter comedy of my two names. My formal name "Imtiaz" is as common as Rofiq, Shofiq, Forid, Hasan or Potol, where as my nick name is that, which belongs to the opposite sex :S
Just when I had made peace with the perils I've had throughout my educational life (including living abroad where NO ONE could even pronounce my proper name properly) and joined Bitopi, the name factor came to the scene once again. The first problem....my official email address.
Anyhow, since there are two Imtiaz's in the office and the original one (me being the second) refuses to be called anything else...and provided the fact that my nickname only confuses me with a number of girls named Punom (which is much more embarrassing), I have decided that I am going to take OLDER Imtiaz bhai's nickname...and thus from now on you all shall know me as "Duke"
- Duke
p.s. No one with the name of Imtiaz or others mentioned were meant any offense or harm through this post. Arafat...need your approval for the post's grammar/spelling etc.
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