Actually, my name is Marjorie and how people refer to me depends on which point in my life did they meet me. For example, my family and relatives call me Payat, the Filipino word for skinny because I was stick-thin when I was a kid. Parents call me by my full name, Marjorie if they weren't calling me hoy (hey) or psst... to call my attention. My classmates, colleagues, and friends refer to me as Marj or Marge. I've also been called Gie, Jo, Margie, Jorgie, Mar, Bunso like I have multiple personalities and people feel the need to put a name to a version of me that only they can see.
But now I go by Mara, a name that I've decided for myself. I got the idea because I wanted to have a Filipino-sounding name. You see, while our fellow Southeast Asians carry names that are clearly based on their language, such a Nguyen for Vietnamese, Somchai for Thai, Budi for Indonesian, we Filipinos have American names and Spanish surnames, e.g. Catherine Mendoza, Jonathan Espiña. Blame it on hundreds of years of colonization or our weird fascination with western culture, but I digress.
Then one day, I just thought, what if I was born with a Filipino name, what would I want it to be?
I searched for Filipino terms and came across the word, marahuyo, which means to be enchanted. I was immediately enchanted, pun intended, that I decided, this is it, it will be my Filipino name.
Now how do I get everyone to call me marahuyo especially people who have known me for years? The answer is simple, I should shorten it because even when the word itself is technically not long, Filipinos like to use short nicknames to refer to people.
And that's how Mara was born. I told everyone about it and "trained" my close friends to call me Mara through our chat groups. I also changed my username on Facebook and Instagram with this name, this way, whenever people tag or mention me, they will be using my new nickname.
I also started introducing myself to new acquaintances with this name. At a Starbucks, I tell the barista to write Mara on my coffee cup. Soon, people around me, at least those I engage with regularly, have started referring to me by this new name.
By the way, I'm new to Hive
Hello Hivers, nice to meet you here. Apologies, I know I just wrote a novel explaining my preferred name, but I can't think of an interesting way to introduce myself to you.
To give more information about myself, I work as a knowledge specialist for an IT company based in Australia. I'm also a little bit of everything, I'm a blogger since 2010 and my blog is called, Coffeehan, I'm a small-time Youtuber (check out my YouTube Channel) because I need to keep up with the times, and I'm also a self-proclaimed poet and a future book author (#ClaimingIt).
My other passions in life include reading books, traveling, playing mobile games, and checking out different cafes. I love coffee, cut me and I'll definitely bleed coffee.
And so through this page, I hope to share my life's passions with you all.
I will be posting travel tips, cafe reviews, and sometimes, personal thoughts and stories. I hope you will join me on this journey.
So many names 😁... welcome, Mara.
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Hello @coffeehan! Nice to meet you. Welcome to Hive! Hhearing some good things about you from @discoveringarni right now over a cup of coffee. 😄 Let us know if you need help or if you have further questions, we are one chat away.
Hi Indayclara, will sure reach out if things get confusing, thanks for the warm welcome 😃
Heheheheh. Mara meet Clara.
PS please im not trying to offend anyone.🥺🥺🥺.
Lols, can't believe I missed it 😂
Hahaahahhahaha. Classic!
Hi Mara, I'm so elated you joined the Hive. Welcome and happy blogging 😀
Thank you for introducing me to it Arni 😃
Welcome mara
Thank you etiboy56 😀
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Hello @coffeehan! This is @traciyork from the @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) curation team. We noticed you shared your first post here on Hive and introduced yourself to the community - congratulations and welcome!
Speaking of community, we have many different ones here on the blockchain, devoted to all kinds of interests. Here's a link so you can check them all out - Hive Communities.
Also, as Hive can sometimes be quite confusing, the newly launched Newbies Guide is a growing repository of useful and easy to understand posts about how the Hive ecosystem works.
Please be aware that Hive is a bit different from other social media platforms since you are monetizing your blog, so it is important not to include content that you don't own without sources (and it shouldn't exceed 50% of the post). For more information, check this post - Why and How People Abuse and Plagiarise by hivewatchers.
I'm sure @discoveringarni will continue to help you as you begin your Hive journey, but if you have any questions, feel free to hop into the OCD Discord server and we'll do our best to answer them, and again welcome to Hive!
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Happy to see new user here ☺👌👌🥃 I hope we soon see new post up. 👌🚀
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you're welcome :)
Hello Mara and welcome to HIVE 😁
Thank you pinkhub 😀
Hello, welcome to hive! Looking forward to your future posts. Nice meeting you ☺️
Thanks kiantheconqueror 😀
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Welcome to Hive @coffeehan!I hope you'll find your little corner here in Hive. This is a wonderful place. Have fun above all else! 💖
Thanks patsitivity 😀
Hi coffeehan, so great to see a fellow traveler joining Hive! We've been around for over 3 years, building a community of travelers on Hive. I see that you are posting from peakd which is awesome, but the beauty of the Hive blockchain is that there are several websites available to use Hive!
TravelFeed.io brings together all the benefits of Hive decentralized blogging with features that you as a travel blogger will love: Photo galleries, Instagram embeds, custom maps, post scheduling and more. And if you want, you can even use our easy site builder to set up your own travel blog on your own domain which can be a great way to generate a passive income from your blog!
You can log in with your Hive account on TravelFeed.io to publish your next travel post, and it will be posted to Hive automatically! Every day, we select the best posts and reward them with an upvote and added visibility.
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I bet some people associate your name with the Filipino Teleserye Mara Clara. Hehehehe. Anyways, I admire your courage of choosing the name you want to be called. Its very empowering. I have my fair share of name issues because my name is obviously very foreign, confusing to spell and pronunce.
Hi Mara! It's nice to meet you here and welcome to the amazing world of Hive! I'm sure that you will love this platform. Enjoy exploring Hive!
Hi Asasklause, as a matter of fact my friends did. When I told them I wanted to be called Mara they said "Like Mara Clara?" 😂
Thanks for the warm welcome!
No biggies!🤗🤗🤗
Welcome to the best social community on the solar system =)
Thank you forykw 😀