Dec 09, 2005 14:01
HOLY CRAP, it is SNOWING. Insanely. Ridiculously. I can't remember the last time I've seen it snow this bad while I was on campus. I will stick to the mediation program office, where I am alone with the jar of chocolate and free tea. if you fear for my health, i don't blame you.
Interesting email exchange of the day:
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So Jasmine,
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> I have a really dumb question, so please excuse my ignorance, but...
> How does your middle name work? Jasmine KAUR Marwaha and Jasmine SINGH
> Marwaha. I'm a silly gringo, eh???
>
> - Stephan
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[the brief reply]
lol, so my legal middle name is Singh, but that's cuz my dad was stupid and just put his middle name there when I was born. All Sikh women should have a last name of Kaur (and Sikh men Singh). Most Sikhs compromise and make their middle name Kaur or Singh, cuz of the natural attachment to a particular family last name, etc. So this is my half-assed, semi cultural/religious attempt to maintain a Sikh identity, I make my email id Jasmine "Kaur" Marwaha, but legally it is Singh, so when I post onto the myhls list, it automatically IDs me as Singh Marwaha. Which I've come to increasingly hate. It's really expensive to change one's name legally unless you're getting married. Until then, my true middle name will always be in question. Sigh,
Jasmine