si cytrioelle o si ctrel o si cyt

Tao 1: Paano ipronounce ang pangalan mo?

Me: SAY-TRIL

Tao 1: Ang hirap naman. San mo nakuha yang pangalan mo?

Me: French Actress daw po.


Yan ang kadalasang dialogue kapag first time mabasa ng isang tao ang pangalan ko. Naging hobby ko na nga ang tingnan ang reactions at marinig ang iba't ibang versions ng pangalan ko from "first-time" readers. HAHAHA! Dalawa nga ang top-rating versions ng name ko: SAY-TRI-O-EL-LE at SIT-TRI-YOL.

Since marami ang nahihirapan i-pronounce ang pangalan ko, nag-effort naman ako na gawing "user-friendly" ang aking name. I currently have two nicknames: Cyt and Ctrel. Pero mukhang hindi pa rin cya "friendly". BAKIT??

Once upon a time, in a Starbucks branch in Makati:

Barista: Good afternoon maam! May I know your order?

Me: Cafe Americano...tall

Barista: What's you name maam?

Me: Cyt

Barista: Ano po maam?

Me: Cyt... C -- Y -- T

(then i paid for my coffee)

after a few minutes...

Barista: One tall Cafe Americano for... uhmmmm....uhmmmm...(pronounced something)

I thought I heard my name right. But, when I looked into the cup...there was something strange...my name was spelled as dan-da-ra-ran! TYT! Oh my God! It doesn't sound and feel right. Ang panget diba... buti na lang walang nagtanong na 'Hi! Are you tyt?' ewwwwwwww....hindi magiging maganda ang reaction ko.

That incident happened twice or three times ata, so sabi ko next time Ctrel naman ang gagamitin ko para mas madali at hindi na magkakamali.

Another once upon a time in Starbucks....

Barista: Good afternoon maam! May I know your order?

Me: Cappuccino..tall

Barista: What's you name maam?

Me: Ctrel

Barista: Ano po maam?

Me: C--T--R--E--L

...

Barista: One tall Cappuccino for... *****

Surprise! Surprise! CEREL naman ang pangalan ko....huhuhu...

Now, I'm thinking of having a so-called "screen name" kapag bumili ako sa starbucks (parang artista!). "Elle" na lang kaya? Sana naman hindi "L" ang ilagay. =)