Arj have already confirmed the venue of our Christmas Party. Being the PR/Event Practitioner of the group, the responsibility of organizing this year's party and making it successful rests in his hands.
Nate, who recently became the nerve center of the entire Outsiders said that we would be expecting 30 attendees this year. It means we are just short of 10 people in order to complete our roster. To be honest, never such numbers appeared before. Bench was right, though we only hold major contingents every quarter, at least this Christmas Party is making waves and enchoes throughout the Yahoo Groups.
I remembered a time when everything is just starting to take shape three years ago. The Outsiders had just broken its ties with its main thread, the Alien Nation. It was a great risk for Garpppy for he is not surely aware of what the entire group would react to his declaration of independence.
After all, we have created the Outsiders to once and for all become united in diversity. Finally, we can be ourselves no matter how we act effeminate sometimes.
As far as I could remember, it was Meng Meng who started it all. He was the one who suggested it to everyone. At that time. Arj was just starting to pick up himself after moving out of his previous company. Bes Goonie was still a teacher in Benilde and Nathan was just starting to attend our contingents. Those were to good old days...
During that Christmas Party, we had an open forum. We talked about what we expect from the group and how would we like it to become part of our lives - no matter where we would be heading. It was there where the dreams of becoming a brotherhood had finally been realized.
And who would have thought that after 3 long years. We remain exclusive to one another.
From Roy's historic eyeball with Papu, where I tagged along still wearing my college uniform, and that one summer night I introduced Garpppy and Arj and later on, even Marvin to Papu to become the core of what would become the future Odders, indeed we have come a very long way.
The big leap from our first inuman session at Quattro where everyone who identified themselves as an Odder came; to our most memorable Montemar Beach Outing weeks before Meng Meng left for the US was breathtaking.
Sometimes, I really wish Meng-Meng was here. After all, we used to dream of this to happen... That despite the odds and speculations that we would eventually disintegrate, the seeds of friendship we planted a long time ago still grows and flourishes.
We remain strong and bonded as a group.
Maybe... the reason why I find our brotherhood very special and unique that I find it utterly irreplaceable once it is gone is because most of us found one another at a time when we were just beginning to explore ourselves.
our sexual preference.
And when you think of that reason alone... and realized how many PLU guys out there wishes to have the same degree of friendship we have makes you feel how special these people are in your life.
That traditions like this upcoming Christmas Party reminds you that such friendships are still there - despite the changes that continues to shape each and every one of us.
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