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As we observe All Souls' Day and remember our dearly departed who have gone ahead of us to the Great Beyond, let us remind ourselves of our own mortality --- of the fact that whether we like it or not, we will all be saying goodbye to this earthly life someday.

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It has been six years since I last saw Guillo Cesar Uytiepo Servando, son of my niece Christine, wife of Aurelio “Taboy” Servando.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135707 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1661730 [AuthorName] => Raffy Uytiepo [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 887048 [Title] => Year-end inventory [Summary] =>

“The past is our gateway to the present and the future”.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135364 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1351185 [AuthorName] => Henry L. Yu, M.D. [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 543366 [Title] => Letter To The Editor: A prayer for Cerge and us [Summary] =>

Lord, for us who are still here on earth, help us not to forget that life is too short and uncertain.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 411078 [Title] => Thoughts on the day of souls [Summary] => Two days after today is All Soul’s Day. On that day our family takes the road to Malabuyoc which is 125 km. down ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135759 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302306 [AuthorName] => Eladio Dioko [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 325182 [Title] => Letter to the Editor – Please be back soon [Summary] => "People come, people go". Yes, we hear this cliche every now and then. But what I'm referring to here is the moving up or migration of people to a place outside the Philippines, not the last trip to the Great Beyond.

Yes, people come, people go. And such is the case of our good nurses, doctors, teachers, drug reps, househelpers, etc. who were born in the Philippines and are now leaving the country one by one for different reasons: for the sake of the kids, as a fall back just in case, for greener pasture, etc.
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But promises of keeping in touch or "I will call you" remain unfulfilled. It’s back to the daily grind and concerns of making a living. Then someone dies and the whole cycle is repeated.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1524819 [AuthorName] => Mila Alora [SectionName] => Allure [SectionUrl] => allure [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 154976 [Title] => Lessons from a cancer survivor [Summary] => You realize just how precious life is when you’re on the brink of death. That’s exactly how (breast) cancer survivor Maritoni Fernandez feels these days.

Looking as healthy as ever, Maritoni has emerged from her one-year ordeal a totally changed person.

Before cancer dealt her an unexpected blow, Maritoni was Ms. Perfectionist.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => All Souls Day reflections
                    [Summary] => 

As we observe All Souls' Day and remember our dearly departed who have gone ahead of us to the Great Beyond, let us remind ourselves of our own mortality --- of the fact that whether we like it or not, we will all be saying goodbye to this earthly life someday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135377 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1351185 [AuthorName] => Henry L. Yu, M.D. [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1343806 [Title] => Hasta La Vista Guillo [Summary] =>

It has been six years since I last saw Guillo Cesar Uytiepo Servando, son of my niece Christine, wife of Aurelio “Taboy” Servando.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135707 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1661730 [AuthorName] => Raffy Uytiepo [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 887048 [Title] => Year-end inventory [Summary] =>

“The past is our gateway to the present and the future”.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135364 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1351185 [AuthorName] => Henry L. Yu, M.D. [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 543366 [Title] => Letter To The Editor: A prayer for Cerge and us [Summary] =>

Lord, for us who are still here on earth, help us not to forget that life is too short and uncertain.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 411078 [Title] => Thoughts on the day of souls [Summary] => Two days after today is All Soul’s Day. On that day our family takes the road to Malabuyoc which is 125 km. down ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135759 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302306 [AuthorName] => Eladio Dioko [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 325182 [Title] => Letter to the Editor – Please be back soon [Summary] => "People come, people go". Yes, we hear this cliche every now and then. But what I'm referring to here is the moving up or migration of people to a place outside the Philippines, not the last trip to the Great Beyond.

Yes, people come, people go. And such is the case of our good nurses, doctors, teachers, drug reps, househelpers, etc. who were born in the Philippines and are now leaving the country one by one for different reasons: for the sake of the kids, as a fall back just in case, for greener pasture, etc.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1351185 [AuthorName] => Henry L. Yu, M.D. [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 298655 [Title] => Absolutely obsolete [Summary] => Recently, I attempted to organize the stashed clutter that’s been hanging out in my cabinet for the last couple of years. It was an enormous task, but a job that had to be done, lest I be banished for life by the "man of the house" – my wife. At any rate, I think it was about time anyway.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133211 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704761 [AuthorName] => Rod Nepomuceno [SectionName] => Lifestyle Business [SectionUrl] => business-life [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283761 [Title] => The Homecoming [Summary] => "I'm sitting in a railway station, got a ticket for my destination, hmmm, on a tour of one-night stand, my suitcase and guitar in hand, and every stop is neatly planned, for a poet and a one-man band..." Yo! That's Simon and Garfunkel singing "Homeward Bound", one of our favorite tunes in the 60's when we were in high school. Just the thought that very soon we will be hearing and singing this song again during our homecoming puts me in a certain kind of high. For who would not be excited about meeting classmates again after so many years since high school graduation? [DatePublished] => 2005-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1351185 [AuthorName] => Henry L. Yu, M.D. [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 225561 [Title] => Reunions, deaths and remembrances [Summary] => "We should stop meeting like this," is a common expression not only of lovers meeting in the dark, but also of people who occasionally see each other during wakes and funerals of former co-workers, relatives and friends. Phone numbers are jotted down and plans to get together are done.

But promises of keeping in touch or "I will call you" remain unfulfilled. It’s back to the daily grind and concerns of making a living. Then someone dies and the whole cycle is repeated.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1524819 [AuthorName] => Mila Alora [SectionName] => Allure [SectionUrl] => allure [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 154976 [Title] => Lessons from a cancer survivor [Summary] => You realize just how precious life is when you’re on the brink of death. That’s exactly how (breast) cancer survivor Maritoni Fernandez feels these days.

Looking as healthy as ever, Maritoni has emerged from her one-year ordeal a totally changed person.

Before cancer dealt her an unexpected blow, Maritoni was Ms. Perfectionist.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) ) )
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