My sister has just renamed her dslr from "tsong" to "nigo". I don't know where she got that name. I envy people who give names to stuff that they have and hold dear. At first, I thought it was a bit weird naming them, as if I am giving them a personality when they are things..objects. But then, I realized naming them makes them my own..separate from every other things found at the store. But I have difficulty with it. I don't know why. I mean, some people, by just one look or as soon as they hold it, they can think of a name. Me? I grapple with it. It just doesn't come easy for me.
my laptop which is more than a year old...nameless
my dslr which is almost a year old...nameless
the digicam I had before the dslr which is almost 3 years old...still nameless
the blanket I've had since I was young, faded and torn...nameless
the mp3 player I am getting later (Thanks! Jehann
), I bet will be nameless
come to think of it..all my poems and short stories don't have titles themselves. I remember when we were told to write an essay and there was a ready title, I had difficulty with it. It felt stifling.
Imagine me, when the time comes, with a baby in my arms and someone asks me "what are you naming your child?" I will be "hmmm..." and staring at that person. Or worse if I would have to say "can I get back to you on that." Yikes!
try thinking of a name for your new mp3 player... once you start, you can't stop. hehehe :)
