Chau, The Namesake by Sheung Yee Chau https://padlet.com/190303/5hk4cgfmwsz1 en-us 2017-04-05 02:43:39 UTC 2017-04-25 02:59:24 UTC hello@padlet.com My Name 190303 https://padlet.com/190303/5hk4cgfmwsz1/wish/166677841 My name, Sheung Yee Chau, was translated from my Chinese name, 周上兒. Although the direct translation of my name is "up child", it is supposed to mean "a gift from God". As suggested by the meaning of my name, I was given this name because my Christian parents' beliefs. The name "Sheung Yee" is a constant reminder of my brother who has a similar name. My last name, Chau, is one of the many spellings of 周. This particular spelling of 周 originated from Hong Kong and it reminds me of where I am from. 

You may have noticed that my name is extremely unique. Other than my brother, I have never met anyone who had a first name like mine. During my time in elementary school I strongly disliked my name. Students and teachers would constantly spell and pronounce my name wrong. They always spelled "Sheng" instead of "Sheung" and "Yi" instead of "Yee". Moving onto middle school I started to accept my name. I stopped caring when others pronounced or spelled my name wrong. In fact, I was impressed at the different ways people were able to spell and pronounce my name. The reason I changed was because I realised that my name was difficult to spell and pronounce. The name Sheung Yee is special to me because I think it fits who I am. The name also reminds me of where I come from. 


]]> 2017-04-18 06:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/190303/5hk4cgfmwsz1/wish/166677841 My Name Poem 190303 https://padlet.com/190303/5hk4cgfmwsz1/wish/166715984
My first name consists of two words 
Sheung Yee
It is not just Sheung
and "Yee" is not spelled "Yi" 

My name is Sheung Yee Chau 
It's supposed to mean "gift from God" 
Now it is just a reason for me to go to church

My last name is one word long
Chau 
It shows my Cantonese origins 
But I'm not sure what it actually means 

I used to dislike my name 
Teachers always pronounced it wrong
Students always spelled it wrong 
Now I really don't mind


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