Almost 24 years ago, I was born in a small city located in the middle China, and my birthday, which is meant to die, in fact, has not been a lucky number since I was born.
My Chinese name is Ji Guo -- Ji is my first name, and Guo is my last name. Usually, Americans pronounce Ji correct but they never pronounce Guo correct as well. Thus, I have had a English name, Fred, a perfect name which comes from a famous cartoon named The Flintstones.
To be continued......