Alice. If I ever sat next to you in the lobby or saw me fumbling for an answer in a class I barely show up for, chances are, you would probably call me by my "Alice" name and remember that I was your absentee classmate.

Alich. If you call me the "Alich" version, maybe you've seen my facebook screen name and decided it sounded nice to call me "Alich" every now and then. Anyway, "Alich" was coined in high school, by Ron Rimando, who was my Math wiz seatmate in sophomore year (at least, that's how I believe it originated).

Coco. If you know about my "Coco" nickname, it's because you're mi familia. Or you're a family friend. People outside school have been astounded to learn I have a "Coco" name the same way that my cousins have been surprised to learn I'm named "Alice" because to most of them, I'm simply "Ate Coco".

Corinna. But if you ever knew I had a second "Corinna" name, you would probably be:
1. A stalker stalking this blog (because I don't say this name out loud or write this name in exam papers or use it in Friendster;
2. a follower of my Flickr link;
3. someone I whispered to when you couldn't guess what my second name was;
4. an incredulous officemate;
5. my parents;
6. my siblings;
7. someone I hold dear.

Lately, I have begun to embrace this name, and much LOVE goes to Wiki yet again, for introducing me to perhaps, one of the very first people who have been christened with "Corinna".

She was was an Ancient Greek poet alright, who lived around 6th century BC. Here is...

A fragment of Corinna's poetry

ἐπί με Τερψιχόρα [ καλὰ Ϝεροῖ’ ἀισομ[έναν Ταναγρίδεσσι λε[υκοπέπλυς μέγα δ’ ἐμῆς γέγ[αθε πόλις λιγουροκω[τί]λυ[ς ἐνοπῆς. (fr. 2)

Terpsichore [told] me lovely old tales to sing to the white-robed women of Tanagra and the city delighted greatly in my voice, clear as the swallow's.

:) I love "Corinna" already.