My friends after sharing a cocktail or lovely meal together have always asked why Kalv as a knickname. And really has made me wonder the last couple of days.

It was a friend called Hannah Smith at Altwood School that first called me it I think. And always sang a little jingle, "If Kalv can't no one can" when I was a lighting director for our theatre productions such as Romeo & Juilet.

So after that I had a principle that only my friends that I'd got to know truly over food, drinks and vacations together would end up calling me Kalv. But those that I didn't know would call me Kalvir. Made it difficult during work/professional environments but still stuck, those that worked with me very closely ended up calling me Kalv other than those that didn't know me.

I have been called many other names and embodied other names during travels and self exploration.

Big K -> In 2001, my university friends ended up calling me big k, for many reasons :)

Jon /Jack / J -> Relating to my early childhood memories which today I don't care about

Gabriel, G, Goliath -> Self story and exploration of the mind, of battling inner negativity when I've been working always for Good over the EVIL that I've been dealt.

Qwee / Kwee -> My older brother called me this and it stuck as only my family members would call me this name.

Kulvir / Kulveer -> When travelling in Punjab, those there called me this in a punjabi tongue.

⧋ ⦶ -> These aren't names exactly but symbols that I love depicting where I am now in my life and the challenges I have in front of me. One specific symbol I have tatooed on me when I started to explore my early childhood trauma.