Filipino name Senator Joker Arroyo (legal name) has a brother named Jack. Many nicknames are bestowed by parents or other elders on children while they are still toddlers. Examples are the numerous "Boy", "Toto/Totoy" (young boy), "Girlie", "Nene" (young girl), "Baby" and similar types of pet names given to people who received them as kids and carried them into adult life and seniority. They've carried the nickname all their lives and see no incongruity in being called "Boy" or "Baby" even when in their sixth decade. Some are diminutives of the actual name, such as "Pepito" for "Pepe", "Juanito" for "Juan" (or
Boy in Static described as "an impressive one-man symphony" by "The Boston Globe" and "a ballad of electronic snaps and true dream-pop vocals" by "URB". Many magazines noted its influences by 1990s shoegaze bands such as Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine, with its ""Loveless" fascination" ("Remix"). In 2007 and 2008, Boy in Static toured with the band Freezepop. Both Chen and Ross also performed as members of Freezepop on this tour. Boy in Static released the third album, "Candy Cigarette", on Fake Four Inc and Circle Into Square in 2009. In 2010, Alexander Chen released an album under the name The Consulate General,