English name, yes or no?

Do you have English name? Are you stubborn as me still keeping your mother tongue name in Canada?



No matter how you feel satisfied with your original name, having had an English name or not perhaps affects your career future in Canada if you are still a job seeker. According to a recent survey mounted by UBC, they found job applicants with John Smith and Steven Carter are more likely to get interview even job offer. People with names of Mohammad Rajput or Ming Zhang have much less chances to get selected. Or even having a hybrid name with Michelle Li or George Mustafa is gonna have more chances to beat those who has native name, ranked in middle.



Whether you believe or not, there's more or less discrimination among Canadian employers. It looks like to have a proper name in no matter where places are very important. Even we are not willing to see like that. Since we live in Canada, we'd better obey Canadian potential rules. Just sticking to be stubborn, you'll be miserable like me having not got job for about 1 year ( maybe I am too far-fetched). ;P



Anyway, when you in Rome, do Romans' do. That makes sense. I am stimulated by a lately got job lady enough to have an English name in order to put into my resume. I googled almost 1 hour, and my accomplishment is SHEVON. Because it pronounces similar as my Chinese name SI WEN. But the most concern is that it sounds like French name. Or either it sounds fancy. It really reflects me to recall some foreigners who study in China. In order to more fit in Chinese environment, they like to pick some unique Chinese words to be their names. Just like a famous Canadian in China named Da Shan, which mean big mountain. Or some name as Da Niu means big bull. Both of them are supposed to have their Chinese name meaning of huge, but it sounds silly. How about Shevon? Is it really necessary to look for job in English name? Or I am just waiting for my offer day with Si Wen? Sometime I am confused.

Little Fatty Got Sick

Little Fatty was sick 2 weeks before. Just after I picked up her from childminding, she kept crying and insisted telling me her hands were so painful. At first, I just assumed she perhaps was in bad mood or just need me to comfort her. Most parents know, kids are good at those tricky things. But my daughter is different from some sticky children. Only if she does have some problems on her, otherwise she will never complain with none sense. I knew there was something wrong. So after I parked my car, I did my best to hug her in my arms. I tried to feel her forehead. Oh, my gosh, it was so hot, and the temperature was 38.4 C. Once I measured her fever, I was not that panic. I knew this level fever in Canada was a piece of cake. Just a few minutes later, I gave her a dozen of Tylenol, on which it really worked. Only half hour passed, she had her fever gone out of her body, and she became active again.

That day my husband just returned from field trip, and he was back home almost at 10 pm. Meanwhile, I measured her again and her fever peaked to 39.5 C, which shocked me a lot. My husband even could not have dinner then accompanying with me rushed to the hospital. As soon as we entered into North York General Hospital, we were surprised in seeing so many patients waiting in the hall. As for swine flu's explosion, every medical staff wore specific mask that really scared us. We'd been waiting for 3 hours in the registration ward till Little Fatty's checked. The doctor seemed very experienced, he even didn't have blood tested but her urine, and later told us she had urine infection. It needed at least 1 week antibiotic medication.

Little Fatty is so special, because she likes to take medicine, for those which are mostly sweet and syrup. Every medicine time for her is a happy meal. Therefore, sometime I even punish her by not treating her medicine syrup. :[]

1 week later, she almost recovered. But after urine test, the walk-in doctor said still a small trace of white cells came out. He suggested me to let her drink cranberry juice instead of antibiotic medicine treatment. As cranberry juice has abundant of vitamin C, on which could have urine become acidic enough to kill germs. Out of my imagination, Little Fatty loves drinking cranberry juice since the doctor told me most children hate the tremendous sour taste. Big Fatty also doesn't like this flavor juice, 'cause with my tongue it feels like chemical juice.

Tomorrow ( May 29) will be 2nd urine test, I hope everything is gonna fine.

Canadian Li Hong Zhi

The most funny thing I heard from LINC class is this guy, I found him mostly like Falun's master Li Hong Zhi whom can heal people with nothing. Just check how crazy he is!

My Favorite Songs

Joseph asked us to find some children's songs of my kid's favorite. Actually, I really don't make clear which song is my daughter's love. Otherwise, those which reflect me to recall some songs I like even when I was little. Those below are I like, how about you?

Sue Thompson's SAD MOVIE- the 1st song I heard about betrayed love


Patti McGrath's END OF THE WORLD- the song about girl dumped


Nana Mouskouri's OVER & OVER- always women fall in love much more deeply than guys


Elvis Presley's LOVE ME TENDER- now it's guy's turn to express the intangible love


At one time I even could not list all my favorite songs in my memory, those above are some much more favorite English songs. Hope everyone enjoy them! BTW, women are more vulnerable, don't hurt them, no matter how is in mental or physical.