He argued at great length with the registrar, who insisted that the Chinese characters chosen to spell out the girls 'names were too long. Finally, Syaman Rapongan won out, because the first characters were "Shih" (representing "Si"), the same "surname," after all, as their father's.
兩個女兒分別取名 Si Jyatawa 及 Si Jyanobell，因為漢字音讀「施奇諾娃」、「施奇諾貝兒」太長而跟承辦的戶籍員爭論許久，最後終於因為「施」姓相同而成功。