What's in a name?

This property belongs to Mr. Koneti Ranga. Trespassers will be prosecuted.

Everytime i see such a sign board in one of those vacant (if not for the weed that try to shout out) sites in the middle of those beautifully architecture'd buildings of Bangalore, i wish to buy one, one day. That aside, what amuses me are the names on the boards. I don't really understand what they serve? Wouldn't just 'Private Property' suffice? Why do people have to carve out their names at every opportunity?

Same with the names on the vehicles. My roommate has his name stickered on both sides of his bike in that proud font and every time i see it, i feel this mad rush to rip it off. And on one of these sleepless nights when there are no dogs on the road wagging their tongues out, i will do it!!

Ok. It's your property.... But what's with those scribblings on those trains, the back of the bus seats, the loos, the bridges, the walls, the college benches, the hills and those temples.. Is there a place where a person doesn't want to do it..

What do you really love? Yourself or your name? It seems such a thin line between the two.

Anyway, just one last thing. This blog belongs to me as emphasized in the title. Trespassers are very much welcome though.