About
My Abido is conceived with the purpose for putting together a personal online book catalog and media collection of for easy reference.
With My Abido, I would also want:
This blogging project is supposed to be entertained. So, it’s okay to tell me:
What’s with the name?
Abido is English romanization shorthand for the Vietnamese phrase: À bì dớ.
Even in Vietnamese, the phrase does not have any meaning.
I was told by my parents that I used to utter such phrase earlier in my childhood whenever there was a request for me to sing a song.
Up till now, my parents still take it as something amusing. They do recollect from time to time – for their sole purpose in teasing me :)
Come to think about it, it is quite interesting as I found out from urbandictionary.com that the word abido is used to describe "anyone who has been an utter fool and needs to be told".
And yes, I took it positively and decided to use it in naming this blog.
With My Abido, I would also want:
- to pass on some (and hopefully useful) insights into what I’m collecting
- to share with you all my personal thoughts on each piece; whether it’s about a book I read, a music album I have listened or a television series that I’m following.
This blogging project is supposed to be entertained. So, it’s okay to tell me:
"Mei, you’re abido!"
What’s with the name?
Abido is English romanization shorthand for the Vietnamese phrase: À bì dớ.
Even in Vietnamese, the phrase does not have any meaning.
I was told by my parents that I used to utter such phrase earlier in my childhood whenever there was a request for me to sing a song.
Up till now, my parents still take it as something amusing. They do recollect from time to time – for their sole purpose in teasing me :)
Come to think about it, it is quite interesting as I found out from urbandictionary.com that the word abido is used to describe "anyone who has been an utter fool and needs to be told".
And yes, I took it positively and decided to use it in naming this blog.
