Most of us at one point in our life in koleq, has a nickname. Few survived without one. And for some, they're nicknames changed or evolved as they become more senior. Some nicknames were inherited and some were passed down to the juniors. And some still carry their nicknames outside koleq circle of friends.
Some nicknames were nice, some were weird and some made you ask how the hell he got that nickname? :-)
Among all nicknames, which I could remember...
The one which is very hard to spell out belongs to Ahmad Rezany.. how to spell 'Je.. or is it Jze or Tse.. I give up!
Some were just short or simplified form
sometimes a more glamour version of their names... Sorel, Mijoe, Potex, Alie (D14), Wady, Shukoq
lebih glamor with que, Nicko Nazreeno Yusrio, Ron, Fendi, Nuar (D29), Kydien, Pudin, Shidee, Sule, IBJ (D40), Ucop, Chaie, Sudin, Sharp, KSK or Marul, Yo, Keyo, Kazar, Sle, Kin (terbalik Nik), Naman, Musz, RMAS, Zaroy, Mile, Apip...
Then, we have animals... Kude, Unta (D7), Boye, Pacat, Kambing (D60 - pernah lah), Itik (D70), Boon..
Some were their hometown... Kechor
lebih glamor with que, Gopeng, ada lagi ke?
Some were famous characters associated with their personality or appearance... Mail Kerbau, Mat Sentul, Tok Mudin - tapi mamat ni Form One baru bersunat kan?, Mamak (betul ke kategori ni), Uncle David, PATA (famous character circa 1986), Judge Dredd (kat mata ke sama?), Tanggang (derhaka pada siapa mamat ni?)....
This is bit harsh... some nicknames were based on their physical appearance... Kenit, which evolved over time to Knick as he grow taller, Gumox
now not, Kapla which refers not to the size of his head but size of his brain, Bucik
buncit ke?, Bontot (not sure this belongs to D34 or D64 or D119 but it refers to same part of body), Toyol because of his petite(?! or diminutive) size, Asko telor (why? telor dia besar ke, sape nampak?!).
Canoe
dulu mana tau buat facial?, Dadar the one with breasts
or broad chest, Bagak who was bigger than most of our fathers, Karut - because banyak cakap benda tak betul ke macam Jengkalona, Kicap - he's not dark isn't he?, Gopal aiyoo... was it because of his dark skin or the act of mengunyah sirih yang dah jadi bad habit tu, Mok Niza, Pron - I assume because of the porn look he has or the amount of porn movies he's watched, Kichi - another one and he evolved too.. and the new addition includes Keng...
And there were some nicknames banned in their hometown... Poen hang laaa D97 and the made-famous Java name, Tommy...
Names I don't know how they came into the storybook, guys please help... Neno - was it because of his 'weng'ness, Spanar - no clue, Bob - sikit tak logik, BOB usually for the big sized people but when the name evolved to Bob Puyu, it does make sense, Hongue - ni lagi satu nick pakai taruh je ke sebab don't want to be left out and considered bell, Gobek (D98), Janda - pernah kah dia diceraikan oleh suaminya?
And some, as mentioned before, survived without any nickname. Maybe their names are simply unique - no alteration needed. Or are they just bell?! Offfff!!! But some may already have their scientific names or something they created in their final year
so that they're not bell, which could slip out of my radar...
Or shall we start thinking of nicknames for... Hardy, Reza (was Regatta an official nickname?), Zaini, Sarimi, Zahlan, Najib (D42), Sudin, Hakim, Jamil, Aris, Sadat - dia ni bell ke, Rihan - may I suggest Rihanna, Qaiser, Ainan...
...or maybe those without nickname tu yang jambu-jambu like D55
jambu ke D66? and they were immune for any name calling.
But the most vulgar nickname has evolved into the most famous one... Kimak - macam mana boleh evolved into Norman Hakim?
* this entry is just for fun, and sesiapa yang terasa or terleft out tu, jangan ambil hati... dah 14 tahun, can't remember everyone's nickname especially yang tak jambu tu :-)