The above is a screenshot from another pic from the same album.....this is in fact a favourite pastime in facebook...pick out any real life place with the word helmet somewhere (like helmet stand, or helmet area) and then take a pic, and tag all the friends...(if you observe below the photo, u will find the tags...and just to make it even more obvious, I have taken a screenshot with on tag showing up.
There are several more like this one up there....and I could coast on several entries just listing the instances where the community is conscious and even slightly vain about its linguistic innovations.
This is something that needs to be examined further, because it does not much make sense to take pride in something with no political, historical or social relevance. In fact, few of the galeej gang even take this self assumed 'helmet' status too seriously. However, it is and endless source of amusement, of analysis. Not a week goes by without all of us arguing about who is the greater helmet, few months go by without at least on photo like the one above. The last time I went along with them to the West Coast Recreation Centre, we hosted a game of 'Team Fortress'. Guess what the password was. 'sig'
Next week...I shall talk about more words, and by the end of the semester, come up with a glossary that lists as many NUS galeej usages as possible.
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