My name is Hallie

Hallie – I’ve been taking this name as my second one for eight years. There are some significant reasons which cause me to have this name for my own, even I take it for granted that Hallie is my real name in reality.

My beloved people call me so and I’ve got so used to it for years, on and off they even forget what my real name is. Then sometimes I kinda feel unfamiliar and weird if someone call me my real name by chance. And anyhow each time when one of my beloved people call me my real name, it must have been something really serious to tell me which makes me feel nervous and confused indeed.

First of all, Hallie is one feminine form of Harry that is my favorite character – Harry Potter. Surprised? The first name I registered and joined into a forum on Internet was Hallie_Granger in HPVNN forum. Well, I’m greatly fretting with obsessive memories of the old days when I was a member of the forum, I laughed, I chatted, I had fun with amazing friends, I worked and studied as if they were my second family, my second classmates and my second world. Everybody knew me as Hal for short :) Yes, Harry Potter did bring the magic world in reality for me as well as this name Hallie.

Secondly, Hallie came from “Halle” lujah which means a song or shout of praise God. In fact, I’m not Catholic..only a layman but I do believe in God. This thing brings me an idea inside that I wanna pray and express how much I appreciate everything that God has granted me so far…Despite insufficient condition, it’s enough to make me happy and see through everyday, I may find out another reason to live :) Hallielujah!

Thirdly, if you look in Baby Book, Hallie means “Thinking of the sea” in Greek. I was born and grew up in a beach city so this fixes me perfectly. Its meaning always reminds me where my hometown is, where I was born and where my heart belongs to. Thinking of the sea would lead me to the strength deep down inside myself like the sea out there, yes, I must stand up again and be as strong as the sea. Let the melody of the sea lull me to the dreams of hope, let the fresh water sweep away my dismal gloom and let the sea bring me back to the stream of fond memories that I used to have.

Fourthly, in old English, Hallie means forest. Some may reckon that I’m shallow, easily expressing my emotions on my face clearly. Yes, it’s right. Like forest, you may see huge trees, a green colour spreads across the forest but who knows how many dangerous and unexpected things in there. I’m actually not deep like a forest in general, well, but who daresay that they understand me completely. There is a little forest in me for real, it’s worth your discovering. I swear!

At last but not least, you may find out that this is the silliest reason that I have given: because of the Disney movie “The Parent Trap”. Just try watching it as it’s interesting enough to satisfy you (maybe). Hallie Parker’s personality is 90% like mine in fact. That’s why I love this character heaps, you know what, I’ve watched this movie over and over again, probably more than 10 times since I was at the 6^th grade. Sounds crazy, right? yet I don’t feel it boring for nuts.

Humorous 

Adamant 

Lovable 

Loyal 

Incredible 

Easygoing 

Today is Hallie-day as though I were born anew once I converted from my childhood name – Meggie to Hallie. After the two most important people of my life had gone, I accepted to cover the past with the mantle of oblivion and bury those sweet memories to feel easier, to start over everything without them, to make sure that I would be able to smile again after all. And I’ve made it work!

Sky and Ralph…

Sky is forever the high blue sky above and Ralph is masses of white clouds. Each time when I fall, I shall look up at the blue sky to see them, to gather more courage to get up once again. And there they are…smiling at me :D

As long as we are still under the same sky, eh?

Meggie of yesterday

Hallie of today…

Is the same. Forever be yours. A name doesn’t make a person, me-myself-and I make the very person who Hallie really is!

- Hallie

(Oct 11^th, 04  –  Oct 11^th, 12)