Thanks very much for the explanations. Now I know the rest of the story.

Here's the story behind my screen name:

asawadude
Pronunciation: ah-sah-wa-dood
Conjunction of the following words:
asawa (tagalog) (1.) Husband/wife spouse (term of reference)
dude (English) (1.) fellow, guy

New world definition
Asawadude (1.) Husband guy. (2.) Personal chaffeuer. (3.) Head of complaint department. (4.) Voice of reason. (5.) Best friend.