Got Confused by My Own Name!

My name is Hanum... Hanum Binti Kamarudin. Short, simple and easy! Thanks to my parents for have given me a simply good classic name with such a beautiful meaning.

Orang kata "apalah ade pada nama..." Tapi Islam suruh mak bapak letak nama anak dengan nama yang baik2. Bila orang panggil jadi doa... doa yg baik2 untuk orang yg empunya nama, supaya elok juga lah perangainya seelok namanya.

Tapi ni citer bukan nama elok ke tak elok... ni citer lain...

It's written in my United States VISA...
Surname / Family Name: Kamarudin
Given Name: Hanum Binti (tak pasal2 ade 'binti' jadi first name aku daa... sukati je diorang nih...)

In some of the events I attended, people addressed me as Miss Kemarudean... Oh, mula2 sangat janggal bunyinya... sebab tak biasa dengarkan... but after sometimes I can accept it. But some ignorant American ni mmg sengal btul lah... Kenapa? Sila ikuti contoh2 kejadian yg telah saya alami seperti di bawah:

Scenario 1:
Talipon berbunyi ring...ring... ringg...
Me: Hello?
Caller: Good afternoon, may I speak to Mr. HENAM?
Me: Err... sorry I think u've got a wrong number...
Caller: Hmm... there's no Mr. or Ms. HEANAM KEMAARUDDEAN there?
Me: OHHH!!..Ohh... yea.. it's me, HANUM speaking... bla...blaaa... and the conversation continues...

Ni la bahasa omputeh kan... A makes 'aa' and 'ae' sound, and U makes 'yu' and 'a' sound. And apparently mamat yg call tu tak tau aku ni laki ke pompuan. Well, since you American have lidah pengkor yg pelat serta mudah tergeliat... you were forgiven for pronouncing my name incorrectly!

Scenario 2:

People also addressed me by my husband's name as in Mrs. Mohamed or Mrs. Fairuz. Hmm... standard la kan diorang ni, slang mat saleh yg pelat... Kekadang sebut Farooz... kekadang Feiroos... yg panggil Ferazz pun ade... Tapi yg tak tahan tu, there's one time when we stayed at the hotel in California, tetiba kunci (card) bilik aku tak berfungsi la pulak. So I went down to the lobby counter to get it replaced.

Man: Good evening Ma'am... How can I help you?
Me: I couldn't get into my room. Something wrong with this card sambil bitau no. bilik mintak dia fixkan..
Man: Certainly Ma'am... sambil check computer
Man: You are Mrs. Bensadoon?...
Me: Err... Excuse me?.. I didn't get you... muka confuse sudah...
Man: The room is registered under Mr. Bensadoon Mohamed Feirooz?
Me: Oh... yaa, Mohamad Fairuz Bin Saadun.
Man: Here u go, this should be ok. Any other thing that I can help u with, Mrs. Bensadoon?
Me: Err.. no thanks...
Man: You are welcome. Have a pleasure stay Mrs. Bensadoon...

Time tu aku dah menahan gelak... tak pernah terpikir yg nama aku ni boleh jadi Bin Saadun... hahahha.... den teringat Bin Laden la pulakk...

Dan yg paling sengal skali....

Scenario 3:

During our annual medical check-up recently, bersama Abaji ditempat kejadian... lama gak la dok kat doktor's office ni menunggu giliran... aku sudah kebosanan... tetiba Abaji cuit bahu...

Abaji: Eh, dia panggil nama you tu...
Me: Aaarr?... Mana de, tak dengar pun...
Nurse: Benti?... BENTII!!.. seakan2 menjerit, mata meliar tengok setiap patient yg menunggu...
Me: Yes... Aku terkocoh kacah bangun masuk ke examination room...

And she gave me that 'ARE-YOU-DEAF?!' look while i entered the room. Hehehehehh... mmg la nak dekat 5-6 kali aku dengar nurse tu panggil "Benti" tu... but never thought she was calling me!... hehehe... tak pernah hayat la orang panggil aku BENTI!... Seb baik Abaji ade... hehehehe...

In the examination room, aku sempat la menjeling my health record atas meja tu. Hahh!!! Sapa la yg mangkuk sangat ni isi nama aku dlm form mcm ni?!! Obviously, it wasn't my handwriting! I suspected the either insurance company or doctor's assistant yg tulis nih, coz i remembered filled up my health information exactly as per my VISA... but it turned out to be:

Last Name: KAMARUDIN
First Name: BINTI HANUM

Laaaa... patut la dia panggil aku BINTI... tak ke sengal tuh?! Terasa mcm nama aku diperkotak-katikan... tapi tengok muka nurse tu pun dah mencuka... aku batalkan je la niat nak suh dia betulkan... makcik tak koserr!!! Thn depan je la hakak suh dia betulkan...

Scenario 4:
This happened way back in early 2008. Hanna and friends participated in the Kids' Art Exhibition where they jointly drew a picture. Hmmm... what a lovely picture they made.. but I felt weird when I looked the name list... can u spot the ERROR?!