Yes I agree its personal preference, and actually as a personal preference I am happy I added my english name, because I use it way more than my chinese name and I want to keep it that way.
I am merely pointing out that MANY minor (yet annoying) technical issues may turn up as a result of a name change, so that you can make a more informed decision.
i really think it's just the person's point of view when you talk abt changing last name or not some people think it's necessary while others may not think so
Changing name is a lot of trouble. I did a legal name change in the past to add my english name as first name in front of my chinese name (2 words). But I didn't change all my ID and documents at the ...
Coleslaw 發表於 2009-5-22 11:12
i'm actually considering adding my Eng name in front of my chinese name but seems so troublesome. However, I think there is a need to do that now because 1/2 of my gov't documents contain my full eng + chinese name, then another 1/2 of the gov't doucments do not. I still don't get how this happened.
so much trouble ah~~ why need to change the last name then?? I dun think it is necessary lor~ if i have kids in the future..i rather bring their birth cert.. easier than change the last name