Chinese "names"

When i first went to china, one of the cultural shocks i had was the names used by the chinese. Some examples include:
- Water
- Miles
- Banks
- Chairman
- Chilli
...

Yes, these are like REAL names of the chinese here! Here's a conversation i had with Water:

Me: How come u have strange names like Water?
Water: My name is normal, everyone can remember. Not like veronica (another colleague's name), her name is so weird!
Me: Err.. veronica is a normal name, don't u know??
Water: No, we always cannot spell that word properly. It's not even found in the dictionary!

Just when i thought i'm used to the chinese names, a friend told me that she needs to talk to..... silence. I'm like huh? That's when i realise that someone is called Silence. N i simply can't stop laughing out loud!