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What's your favorite radio station, past or present?

Hands down, WOWFM. Well, those who know me will testify to it. I was pretty much hooked to Hitz.fm eversince puberty hit me and I'm not ashamed to admit the fact that I memorized every BSB, N'Sync, Moffats or Hanson song played in the airwaves. And in some cases, I even danced to it. Local music? Well, KRU anyone? I even won a lil' school contest in conjunction with the AEDES Awareness Week for my revamped version of the lyrics to 'Awas'. I sooooo wanna grow up and be a rapper back then.

Then came the revelation. Rock music hit me hard, harder than the loaf of bread that killed the duck in About A Boy. I wasn't a rebellious school boy, but somehow the angst associated with the music appealed to me. It was fresh and abrasive, cool and cocky at the same time. Then like every other 80's kid, I got hooked on Nirvana religiously. That was my calling card. Started a semi-grunge band without knowing two hoots about playing instruments at the first place, disbanded as SPM's over, and now here I am back with a vengeance.

Something happened in between all that. I got fixated with my passion for the whole 'rock' thingie. Exploring every branch, every avenue it has to offer. It led me to the discovery of my lifelong affair with post-rock. Sigur Ros and Damn Dirty Apes were like love at first sights.

So how does the now-defunct WOWFM fits into the whole picture? It was the only local radio station that played My Bloody Valentine.

I owe it a lot to WOW. It was my mentor in educating myself the finer points of life filling in the auditory spaces our ears could muster. Here's a toast to the one I miss most. Kudos.