User:Mailyn

Mailyn

About Me
My name is chinese originally spelled Mai Lin but was (incorrectly) written by my mother as Mailyn when I was born. I have 3 dogs, all strays picked up from the street (as my mom and I have a habit of doing that) and I live in Miami, Florida, USA.

However, the name Mailyn has also been given by choice as a "correct" spelled way in some cases. One example is the Brussels born Mailyn (28.01.06), who as part of a twin (with her brother Jayden) currently resides in London. She is a biological offspring of mixed Caucasian- Chinese parentage (Eurasian), with cultural links to Belgium and to the island of Penang (Malaysia). The correct pronunciation of the name is [mejlin] and it's etymiological meaning is a syntax from the words Mei and Lyn, meaning "flowery cascade".

Music
I've always been interested in different cultures from all over the world, most notably any from Asia. A few of my favorite musicians are (in no particular order):

China
 * Jacky Cheung Hok Yau
 * Nicholas Tse Ting Fu

Japan
 * Namie Amuro
 * Mika Nakashima
 * Shigeru Umebayashi

Vietnam
 * Nhu Quynh
 * Tran Thai Hoa

India
 * Udit Narayan
 * Sunidhi Chauhan
 * Shreya Ghosal

Lebanon
 * Nawal el-Zoughbi
 * Nancy Ajram
 * Najwa Karam

Greece
 * Antonis Remos
 * Anna Vissi
 * Elena Paparizou

Turkey
 * Tarkan
 * Mustafa Sandal

Korea
 * Kim Ho Kyung Tei
 * Lee Jung Hyun
 * Lee Seung Chul

Canada
 * Lara Fabian
 * Sarah McLachlan

UK
 * Sarah Brightman
 * Charlotte Church
 * The Prodigy

Italy
 * Eros Ramazzotti
 * Gianluca Grignani
 * Luciano Pavarotti
 * Daniela Pedali

France
 * Charles Aznavour
 * Edith Piaf
 * Emma Shapplin

Spain
 * David DeMaria
 * Nino Bravo
 * Camilo Sesto

US
 * Josh Groban
 * Brandy (entertainer)
 * Christina Aguilera

Mexico
 * Alejandro Fernandez
 * Juan Gabriel
 * Fey (singer)

Brazil
 * Alexandre Pires

Argentina
 * Diego Torres

Russia
 * Alsou

Dominican Republic
 * Fernando Villalona
 * Sergio Vargas

and many others I can't remember (^_^)

Movies
I love to watch movies from all over. I grew up watching mostly european, japanese, and chinese movies and as a teen I started watching korean, indian, and thai movies. I hope to be able to also watch arab movies but I've yet to find any store that has them with english subtitles.