Who tf is Alexa??????

Some of you might be wondering "WTF? Since when was Fang Rong's name Alexa?".. Well here's the explanation.

Being a little girl with a Chinese name while everyone else had "cool" English names, I've always wanted an English name ever since I was young. I've wanted to look for a name that started with the letter A because both my siblings' self-given English names began with an A (Ashley, Aaron). So when I was in primary school I tried a couple of names like Angel (omg) and Arielle (oooomg) but they never lasted. When I was secondary two, I came across the names Alexa and Alexis and I fell in love with them.  I love how they looked and sounded but more importantly I love the meaning.

Alexa/Alexis
Form of Alexander. From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender" of mankind, derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help". 

If you were close to me then, you'd know that I really REALLY loved those names. However, I felt that it was too late to change my name because everyone already knew me as Fang Rong or Fang. So although I really identified with those names, I let them slide.


Recently, I met a new friend and she also had a Chinese name but coincidentally she named herself Alexa too. We talked about it for a bit and it really set me thinking and gave me a boost to try the name Alexa once more. I bravely (yes, it required a fair amount of courage) added Alexa to my Instagram name to kinda test the name out. It has been about three weeks now and I'm actually really liking it!

I will start introducing myself as Alexa to new people from now on and maybe in a couple of years I'll add Alexa into my NRIC. 




Signing off,
Foo Fang Rong, Alexa ;-)