LOL @ Harem pants! NO, I dont look like Jasmine, I wish!!! She was HOT. I think people said it because I was always the only desi majority of the time in the company or one of the very few. Harem pants actually tried to make a come back a while ago but it didnt work out to well did it? Yeah, that was not going to work.
Reha is a break off from another name, Fariha. Its a nick that Ive gone by since my middle years because lets face it: Fariha is a mouthful for most people and non-desies would come up with all sorts of variations and it was horrendous. I love both names but a friend of mine came up with Reha and it just kind of stuck after that. My parents are used to it too now. Names impact your life considerably. Im not sure which one has more of an impact though because Fariha means Happiness and Reha is a Turkish name (Ive googled it) and I believe would stem from Rehan…Fragrant Flower. I try to be optimistic about life and smell nice at the same time…lol.