Personal Writing: My Life After nine long months of living in a swimming pool, I finally became a member of the human race. On July 16th, 1982 my parents named me “Meng Meng” which literally means “dream dream". I think they named me that because their dream was embedded in me. I grew up in a very happy family environment, and under the great care of my parents, I am now a very happy, and healthy girl. When I was young, I was always cheerful and blissful. Both of my parents had stable and respectful jobs, so we never had to worry about money. My parents provided all the necessities of life and I feel very fortunate. They enabled me to obtain a very good education because we lived