6. Surprise!

ORGULLO
O N L i N E
05 July 2004

Hi, kids, we are Orgullo News Online. Welcome to the show!

For the first time ever, we had an Orgullo News Online Advisory last Saturday. We are sorry about the delay of issue#6, and we'll make sure we'll have issue#7 out by the end of this week. Talk about act of penance! Anyway, we have so many surprises for you and this will be a super-exciting episode once again, featuring the lives of the Orgullosos. Kaya't sumunod sa na galaw mo, sumusunod.... Game na?

This week's surprises:

Armis. Yes, our little profesora in Subic finally surfaced and showed us an amazing skin, pretty hair, and a new gym body. She just celebrated her birthday, and hopefully we will be graced by that wonderful celebration very soon. We love her hair, the face, the new phone, the fact that she does not have a controversial affair in Subic. Ano talaga ang surprise? Sila na ulit ng beybi nya. Armis' new email address is armis_bajar@hotmail.com.

Diday. This girl is our next birthday celebrator. Mark your calendars on July 7.

Niña. Surprise, surpirse! Her flight was delayed--again--and moved to July 4, 11:55 PM (Manila time). Sabi na nga ba. But the bigger surprise is... it pushed through! We'll miss you, Ninskipatongers. See you in September with that huge balikbayan box. FYI, you can text and call Nins through this number: +639162051178 and the rates that apply will be the existing rates from your current provider. In short, si Niña ang lugi kapag siya and nag-contact s'atin. And, her new e-address (hmm... sensing a new pattern this week) is: matc.manuson@gmail.com. She says you can disregard the other e-mail addresses she had before. The e-address change has nothing to do with the viral infection of her existing e-mails, we think, but because she's a G-girl now.

Allan. A new moderator of the Orgullo yahoogroup, Allan just learned a new trick last week, and that is the wonders of the bluetooth technology. Also, since he will be celebrating one year on Saturday at Source1Asia, his performance appraisal will guarantee at least half-a-Grand increase in the basic salary. And hopefully, his regularization process would be completed in August, which means another guaranteed 2-Grand increase in the basic pay. Where's the party? Surprise.

Blossom. Haay... Tsk, Blossom, kasi bakit mo sinabi kay Carey na magreresign ka sana after a year.... We loved the whole lacey-Matrix look last Wednesday pala when we were supposed to watch Spiderman 2 but we just ate at Chef d'angelo instead. Ey, nice to see Emmy again.

Mye. She was supposed to join us last week but the heavy rains did not allow her. Nag-drama pa nang akala niya si Armis lang ang naka-miss sa kanya, pero of course, kaming lahat miss ka namin... pahingi naman ng silver o....

Ian. Paat, may gafas ka na pala. Gulat kami.

Rio. She just finished her training last Tuesday sa Alliance and last Thursday she began her work and she has now a paycheck to aspire towards. By the way, Rio's new e-address is rosarioguingab@yahoo.com.

Rhoda. We thought we were going to be surprised by an apparition of Rhoda last Wednesday but, alas! There was a black-out in the Rizal province and unfortunately she couldn't come.

Karina. A surprising insider news is she just got certified Monday night and the official announcement will come after. Of course, Allan is the insider, nasa sentro ng balita. At dahil pala nasa harap si Allanski nung mga taong magrerelease ng certification ni Karina kaya ito'y napagalaman. Hehehe.

Nance & Marc. Spotted last week at UP Art Circle, this couple will soon celebrate three years of love and affection. Marc surprised us again with that mustache.

Mel Espiritu. This gal wanted to know if we had attended any worthy seminars back in college. As far as we know, nada. She actually surprised us when she texted last Wednesday when some of us were at Gallería.

Mel Fresno. Surprise! May boytoy na 'ata si Mommy Mel from USTe. Pero we need to verify this tidbit first before spreading the news like the one about the 2nd envelope last Edsa Dos.

Don. He is now working day shifts. Apparently, it's better to work early in the morning instead of graveyard hours. Allan has been declaring that for 8 months already since he started working on a fixed early morning sked last November. Surprisingly, from what we could remember, Don wanted a night shift before because he did not want to wake up early in the morning. But now he's seen the logic of sleeping at night is actually, logically, strategically better.

Eky. Her new calling? Surprisingly, it's manicurista for Niña. Gotta say, nice work on the buffing and everything. At para naman hindi amoy Gudang 'di ba, dapat linisin!

Jiji and the new Círculo. Catchy, isn't it? Alright, while la prez is in Spain doing a nerdy mission a li'l bit of backpacking, the galamays in Manila are working to get recognized again by CAL and UPD, and--surprise (yey!)--a fiesta española before the sem ends. Good luck!

Henz. She already started taking in calls last week and her work sked is 9 AM to 6 PM. Aba't ito'y regular Makati girl!

Rona. Girl, surprise us naman o...one of these days... Hehehe.

New members. Just an update, we have new members in Orgulloland, Jewel, Dimple and Rio. Alam n'yo na naman 'ata kaya 'wag nang ma-surprise d'yan. 'to naman pala.

Final Thoughts:

Word of the week: Surprise.

We are looking forward to issue#7 this coming fin de semana. God, can't believe were issue #7 already... can't wait 'til we reach the double digits. :-)

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Next issue: Abangan na lang.