Difficult Names / About My Morning Class In Auckland

Is it a funny picture?

It was my very first morning class in Auckland worldwide school. (Thats why I carried my camera to school that day.) At the time, our teacher Natasha was trying to explain "borrow" and "lend" and its her drawing. Don't laugh~

There were 12 students in my morning class (all-people-together picture is here http://photo.xuite.net/jobermuda/1675455/1.jpg ) but there always some people doesn't come to class, I don't see them everyday, that I probably spent a whole week to be acquainted with everyone. Actually, the all-together picture took on 1st of May, was the Myeong Hee's birthday, for the first time my classmates all attended class. And that was the third week since I joined the class!

Compare with other country, most of the Korean's name are really difficult to pronounce and remember. For example, according to the picture "Myeong Hee" Korean girls name, I comfused all the time, its almost impossible to memorize! She explained that she don't like her English name (Apple?) so keep using her real name.

Maybe I should insist that use my real name and make those people difficult too, ha ha. My Chinese real name is Ya-peng. Actually is not a good translation though, and even in Chinese, my name is very difficult and make everybody hard to pronounce as well. I had enough with correct everyone to read my name, so I just choose the simplest English name "Jo" I thought that is easy enough and nobody will mistake.

(but, unexpectedly, my Spanish roommate confused at first time we met, coz the word "J" and "Y" pronounce different from English and Spanish)