identity crisis

i just googled myself (something i do from time to time) and found out there's this other guy with the same first name and family name. and this search result is something recent, like this month (well, i havent googled myself for quite some time). what the? ok...that might also be his name. i mean, there's a good probability that someone else has the same name as me (like my high school batchmate who has the same two given names (first name and second name) as me. the similarity ended with the first name, second name and first letter of the surname).

whats bothering me is that i love my name. i really do. and the fact that someone has the same name as me is just something im not expecting. i thought my name is unique enough that i can really call it my own and no one elses. well, im really very possessive. anyway, good thing he appears to be younger than me. so i can claim i owned the name first. so far i havent met or heard anyone older than me that has the same "full" name (the full name i normally use is my first name and surname. if i were to use my true full name or my birth certificate name, i would have to add my second "first" name which is frederick and my middle name or initial. second name sometimes refer to mother's maiden name in some countries. in our country, second name refers to the second given name because we usually provide two "first" names in addition to the mother's maiden last name and the father's last name as surname. i think)

oh well, i guess i should start using my second given name more frequently to identify myself properly. at least i dont have to change my signature which is simply my nickname.