Why Sebastian?

My nickname is Basti but my real name is Sebastian, Allain Sebastian to be exact. Why Sebastian? Well, my Abuelo Tacio was a man who appreciates great music, and he loves the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, the classical artist during the baroque times I suppose. My friends used to tease me it was taken after the ex front-man of Skid Row Sebastian Bach, the bad boy. Well, sorry guys because it’s not true! Apparently, that Skid row Sebastian Bach guy’s real name is Sebastian Philip Bierk, he was just trying to sound classic too.

Honestly, I would have preferred to be associated with Led Zeppelin or would have liked the sound of Hendrix after the famous Jimi Hendrix, drop off the Jimi part coz I wouldn’t wanna be called Jimi.  Maybe… associated with Def Leppard Band and be named Def. Hmm I change my mind, I don’t want that. I can’t imagine myself being called Def. It sound like Deaf! Deaf! WTF!. Sebastian is way cooler and I’m perfectly fine with Basti.

My abuelo Tacio was the one who really called me by the name Sebastian though, except for people in formal functions, or events related to school stuff, taking attendance, etc. Abuelo Tacio hardly uses Basti, but the rest of the family have gotten used to calling me Basti. Miko teases me Basti the Savage Beastie Boy. It used to piss me off because he wasn’t in any way associating it with old school Beastie Boys at all, rather he says I’m like a beast! Oh man! That’s just so not me! Well, ok…. sorta, but that’s just once in a blue moon! As far as I can recall, he started calling me that after we picked a fight with this bully at school who kicked him. He said I was like a wild beast, savage and eyes so filled with fury. I don’t know, I just hate it when I know or I see my siblings getting hurt. I can never forgive those people until they taste the bitterness of their own doing, and until they regret ever hurting my loved ones.

I’ve tried just now to search for the meaning of the name Sebastian. According to the Greeks, the name Sebastian means “revered.” Whoa is that true? All I know is that  Sebastian was a Saint, I’m not. And the only other sebastian I know is the one in Disney’s ‘A Little Mermaid’, you know… Sebastian  the crab! My beautiful mom Chloe loves eating crabs, well I think we all do. Amari says  it’s like eating Sebastian the crab! But you know what Sebastian is actually a nice name, why else would it be so popular in Danish, English, German, Norwegian and Spanish speaking countries? I guess I should just be happy with my name. But still I prefer being called Basti.

Anyway, let me twist the topic a little before I end this post, I would just like to ask, if  there is anyone among you who has experienced getting a term life insurance from wholesale insurance, because i personally think that it will be awhole lot more affordable than the usual purchasing of an individual policy. What do you think?

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