#choices: bol&s

[oceanatydes]

the blades chapter today was so lovely. it reminded me a lot of the old blades

[recentadultburnout]

Info for writer in Thai series fandom: How to Name Your OC

Lets start with what name you shouldn't use.

A name that resembles the king, the queen, or a title conferred by the king (only of the current, the Chakri Dynasty) is illegal. For example, the late King Rama 9's name is Bhumibol Adulyadej, so if you tried to name your kid Bhumibol or Adulyadej, they wouldn't let you register. But if you cut it short enough, it might still work, like Bhum. Bhum pronouse phum Or Bol pronouse pon (it's the most accurate I can make) is actually a fairly common name. 

Mis-gender name, Some names have genders, and if you can't read Thai, there is a chance that you might make some mistakes, and it would be alright. But here are a few very obvious examples so you could avoid some of it: "Chai(ชาย)", which means "man", Don't use a name that has the word "Chai" in it for a woman character. The same with Ying(หญิง), which means woman. **There are many other words that are spelled as "chai" in English but spelled differently in Thai, and they don't mean "man" either, but most of them still are man's names.

And one last thing. It isn't necessarily a bad name, but it's my pet peeve, so... Anything starts with Som. If it's "som+anything", the chance is they are really old fashion names. 90% of the people with these names are definitely not teenagers. Most would atleast be in their 40s or something. Except Som without anything after or Som-O, because it's actually different Som. It's pronounced with a different tone.

So what name should you use? 

For the first name, I would suggest you just copy the actual Thai first name you know. It is the easiest choice. You could search for a Thai celebrity's name or you could use a website for naming babies. Nothing could go wrong with that!

For the surname It is more difficult than the first name. We can't just copy an already exciting last name. Because in reality, while you can always create a new surname, it needs to be unique. Unless there is some error that occurs, Thai people who have the same surname are related, whether since birth, by marriage, or by adoption.

If someone wants to create a new surname today, they will need to make sure that the surname they have in mind hasn't already been taken. The first thing they could do is check with the civil registration website.

I guess you could use the name of some place, like the name of an old village or mound, as your OC last name. It would be like their ancestors came from that place, or you could try to find some well-meaning word in Pali or Sanskrit if you want.

Well, it's not really limited to those two things since a real surname can actually be quite random, but those are pretty safe.

I think the hardest thing about a surname is that it usually links to the background of that family to some degree, and if you don't know what you gave your character, it could be a bit weird. You could find some random word to be a surname, but I wouldn't recommend that. 

And for the nickname, the easiest of them all, you can use anything. Literally anything, with just a small exception. For example, from A-Z except E because it is homonymous with a rude word, and N because it is homonymous with a word that means sinew, you could use any letter and it wouldn't be that weird.

Some might be more popular than others, but all could be used. You could just cut the legal name into one syllable and use that. It might be a little weird if you pick the wrong syllable to keep, but the risk is not that great. Stick to the last syllable, and it's mostly safe. You could use any animal you see as cute (except dogs; they're cute, but we already use dog as a curse word) as a name too. Just google translate it to Thai (or not). Fruit is the same way. And the weather too. From the sun to the storm to the grass, as long as it's cute or has a good ring to it, it can be used. 

Bonus+

If you want to name siblings, many Thais like to make their children's names be the same set, such as having the same initial letter, using the same word or sound as a first syllable, using words that the meanings go together, like Mek-เมฆ(cloud) and Mork-หมอก(mist), or choosing a rhyming word.

Most Thai people's first names and surnames are Pali/Sanskrit, which is a dead language, or Thai words that can be used in daily life. For nicknames, they can be the shorten form of first names, so it can be a meaningless sound, Pali/Sanskrit or Thai words, or it can be anything the namer chooses, such as random Thai or foreign words, brand names, or whatever.

If you want to attempt a period, do know that a canon nickname has a high likelihood of being a name that will never be used in an accurate setting, since using those foreign words as a nickname is a rather recent trend.

Sensible parents will choose a good-meaning name for their child. Not so sensible parents and writers might choose a not-so-good-meaning name for their child. There are so many novels with characters who have got really weird names. Sometimes I swear the writer chooses that name purely for pun purposes.

If a character's name looks like an English word when spelled in English, then there is a high chance that it is really that English word. Sometimes it might just be a coincidence, but most of the time it is an English word and if it is not pronounced like one, it's because it's just more convenient to say it in a heavily Thai accent among Thai people. And to be honest, even names containing Thai words won't be pronounced "right" all the time, especially if there is a diphthong in there.

Quite a few people choose to name their babies' nicknames after a place they conceive when it is obvious where is it happen, like, after they go on vacation abroad. or any other special event, activity, or reason that leads to it. So the country or town, as a nickname, can be because of that.😳😳

http://161.200.50.2/th2roman -->for transcribing Thai words into English.

If you want to, you could check out my Tumblr for character names' meaning posts. That might give you more ideas about Thai names and surnames. As I said, some writers do pick weird names for their characters, but even then, it's usually not that much weirder than reality.

Index

[libertyvigil]

Artem is as opposed to any violence as possible, and he experienced something that cannot be imagined in a nightmare. In order not to dwell on this all the time, it took me four months. But at the same time, the sight of a beaten, bloodied Artem is always in front of my eyes.

Who is a true patriot of Russia?

Here we can draw a parallel between those who go to Ukraine and opposition politicians who are imprisoned. That is, these are people who lay down their lives in order to help Russia. But some make mistakes in their choice. Some value human life, understand that human life is not a given, it is a great value, and that every person is a person, and his rights should not be violated. And others are ready to follow orders, following false ideals.

https://avtozak.info/ya-do-sih-por-chuvstvuju-zhutkuju-edkuju-bol-v-grudi-intervju-s-sashej-popovoj-o-tom-kak-zanimatsya-aktivizmom-v-rossii-i-kakovo-eto-byt-zhenoj-politzeka/

[thisismygxme]

☀️ blades of light and shadow 🌑

this is my first choices edit ever, hope u guys like it :) @playchoices

im so in luv wif this book i gotta AHHHHHHH

edit: me (ss24.tw on ig)

app: alightmotion (android only)

audio: drizzyaudios (ig)

song: crown by camila cabello & grey

if y'all hv questions feel free to comment.

[night-triumphantt]

Hi friends!! Happy first day of @bladesappreciationweek! I am a guest host for a redesign challenge :D I have done a few different ones but I wanted to start by sharing one I did of @choicesarehard ‘s MC bc Ellie has been so sweet literally the whole time I have been a part of this fandom

I really hope you like it and I am so excited to see what everyone has to share this week!

[justapenguinfanatic]

I’m so late to the party, but I had a lot of fun drawing these :) Thanks to @simplymissjulia and @choicesarehard for the suggestions!

[hwhewhidgajhd]

Aaah, there they are. The reason of my bisexuality.

[artches]

Mal x MC at the masquerade. I tried to design a dress

[lady-nightbloom]

I knew that was gonna happen but

[rosebrightside]

[samdravvs]

My last three braincells when I'm making a decision:

[oceanatydes]

BRUH BLADES IS COMING OUT IN AUTUMN 2023?!?!??!?!

[noshamealpa]

the shadows never shined so brightly

I was willing to do this since the moment I stopped crying after Nia was taken. Then I saw @choicesarehard post and it felt like it was Jesus saying that I should stop being lazy, get my butt out of my bed and start working. And I liked it! I feel like I made a pretty good job and am very proud. (This is like, the first fanart that I posted here that gave me a lot of trouble, I love/hate Nia's hair and dress)

Tagging: @imturaxamara @keviriass @musicxweirdo @lolimugly @vandalasal @mahariel-theirin

[bloodboundismylife]

Next week is going to be so freaking good 😁

[night-triumphantt]

I’m not gonna lie this one got away from me, this is another redesign for @bladesappreciationweek, and this one was of the lovely @brightpinkpeppercorn’s MC, Padme, originally I was gonna draw that Zuhair Murad dress, then I was like well hold on I kinda have an idea and um, well we ended up here, and I hope you like it Mar 😘

[justapenguinfanatic]

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