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The Jeepney Driver Who Got Us Laughing

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

He has gone to the great beyond. But his songs remain. The songs were hilarious, well at least to our ears then – growing up in a household where such contraptions as computers, or cable tv were unheard-of. No electricity during the day and during the nights – recurrent brown-outs were totally acceptable. Friends snorted out their disbelief when I told them that we used to have a refrigerator – run by kerosene. Back then people in our hometown turn to transistor radios for entertainment. I didn’t hear of FM stations – not until I reached high school. I’d seen pictures of Voltes V on my classmates’ notebooks, but not on TV.
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A Wedding Anniversary

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

I just came back to Cebu after a week-long sojourn in Siargao Island where I volunteered to help a very good friend who ran for mayor in one of its municipalities. Much as I find insufferable the kind of politics that we have in this country, I had no second thoughts helping out a friend who still nurtures that uncommon idealism which I share, and that infectious optimism – which I do not share, but nevertheless admire. I intendto write a separate article on this experience. Not today.

Today however is a special day for my wife and me. This is our second year wedding anniversary. We intend to make this day as simple as it is special. No party. In fact we planned to stay at a local resort tomorrow. As a way of commemorating our special day, I wish to share a wedding song I composed in collaboration with Mr. Raymund Abao, Musical Director of University of Cebu Chorus. We were able to persuade our good friend Rommel Tuico, lead vocalist of top local band, “Stagecrew” to record and sing the song on our wedding day. Friends should forgive me for being a bit melodramatic in writing the song; after all, the words truly came out from the heart… The title of the song is “You Are My Life”. Here it is:

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He is Atty. Alan F. Siu - a thirty-something practicing lawyer based in Cebu City, Philippines. He also teaches at a local law school. His practice includes litigation, as well as corporate and tax consultancy. He likes to write. He just found out about blogging and decided to make it his welcome diversion. As much as possible, he veers from writing about Philippine politics (and politicians) which he looks down with utter disapprobation but ...on second thought - he might be tempted to scrawl up some lampoonery on the matter after all.

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