Monday, March 21, 2005

Oplan X: Day One & Two

Okay, so there was a delay in the implementation of Oplan X: Make Klepto Praning Ever! Plus there was a change in stages.

Sunday afternoon I commenced stage one. Using my Smart SIM card, I sent her two SMS messages: Helo! Pwde b tyo mging txtm8s? (Hello! Puwede ba tayo maging textmates?) No reply from her.

Today, I had my phone on mute. As luck would have it, my desk is right beside hers (ah, Fate!) So I sent her another SMS: Hi! Sge n, lts b txtm8s. (Hi! Sige na, let’s be textmates.) A few seconds after, her phone buzzed. She read the message, then said out loud (addressing her deskmates), “Ano ba yan?! Sino ba ‘to? Gusto pang maging textmate!” Then she proceeded to delete the message.

An hour later, I asked one of my co-conspirators to come to my desk and “discuss” something with me while I sent the following text message: Hi. Lts b txtm8. Mgnda k nman. Mtalino p. D b my bgong 6220 k? (Hi. Let’s be textmates. Maganda ka naman. Matalino pa. Di ba my bagong 6220 ka?)

After a few seconds her phone buzzed. I had the vantage point of facing where she was seated. It was undeniable—a worried frown crossed her face. And this time, she kept quiet.

Knowing her very matalak personality, if she were innocent, she’d have reacted the way she did with the previous message—she’d have said something like, “Bakit ang kulit ba nito?! At akala pa yata niya na may 6220 ako!” And we never really publicized the model of the stolen phone.

A few minutes later, she excused herself and locked herself in our boss’ room (he’s on leave the whole week). Her press release? She has a headache daw, and she wanted to rest her eyes which were hurting because of the fluorescent lights.

We smell guilt.