Kazunari Hirano wrote:
Did you miss the first part, speaker introduction, of my NPO presentation? http://native-lang.openoffice.org/conference/logs/14-May-2005-Non-Profit.html :)
Oh, yes I missed it. That's when I was downstairs with my prof (you remember).
My name is Hirano Kazunari (in Japanese manner) My name is Kazunari Hirano (in Western manner)
Oh, sorry I got those mixed up. I thought I was being clever in realizing that the Japanese manner is to put the family name first.
So I sign "KHirano" or "khirano" in Western manner, may I? :)
Ok, so that's like when I use "dcarrera" in my email address.
You can call me, "Kaz," "Nari," "Hirano," or whatever you like. I was often called "Nari" when I was a student. My mother calls me "Kazunari!"
:-)
Where does "Nari" come from?
My first name (given name) is "Kazunari," which means "One Success." My last name (family name) is "Hirano," which means "Plain Field."
My ancestors maybe lived in or around Plain Field.
My mother and father maybe wanted their first child's life to be a success.
:-)
Cheers, Daniel.
