Hmm, I think my quote looks bad beside Mr. Peczon's. It looks like I'm
one of those who prefers "toadying, politics and connections" since I'm
concerned about being "nobody" =) Well that's geek pride for me ;)
On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 07:12:10AM +0800, Edwin Casimero wrote:
> Check out Migs' rant:
>
> Miguel Paraz is another Filipino who opted for home. "Yes, it's true I'd earn
> nth times as much if I were to work in the U.S.," says the 27-year-old senior
> vice president at Internet services provider Interdotnet. "But I'd be nobody
> there."
>
> From a Paul Peczon:
>
> Paul Peczon, 35, left for the U.S. in disgust in 1998 after Joseph Estrada
> won the presidential election. "In the Philippines, it's all about toadying,
> politics and connections," says the senior manager for online marketing at
> Ebates.com in California. "Here, only one thing is important � performance."
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