Makati City, Philippines

[glatt]

You can't control what the world is going to throw at you, but you can control how you react to it. You've got a good plan for dealing with these setbacks, and you WILL succeed.

[classicman]

Sorry for the bad, but happy tat you have the resiliency to adapt, act and overcome. Go Slang - Kick some Indiana ass!

OH and check your PM.

[slang]

Originally Posted by zippyt

Stay Strong Dude , Good to hear from You , it'll All work out in the end

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

With what you can make over here you can hire a number of people to get a lot done over there. That helps you and them, so it's win/win, except you have to put up with the corporate for awhile. It's easier when you know it's temporary, though.

Originally Posted by glatt

You can't control what the world is going to throw at you, but you can control how you react to it. You've got a good plan for dealing with these setbacks, and you WILL succeed.

Originally Posted by classicman

Sorry for the bad, but happy tat you have the resiliency to adapt, act and overcome. Go Slang - Kick some Indiana ass!

OH and check your PM.

Thank you all for the support.

My flight back to the US is Apr 28.

The contract is actually a pretty good deal. Slightly better than last time but with a bit more freedom to get involved more with manufacturing.

And yes, it is temporary and that's great. There are a few things that I don't care for there but overall it's a great place to work.

They have assigned me the same dark cold office with no windows to return to as well. That might be a negative to most people but it keeps my chronic four letter bitching contained within "the cave". That allows me to effectively vent before I have to go talk nicey-nice corp speak to someone who is most likely on campus but in another department.

Most of the folks there are truly even tempered and easy to get along with. That's not sarcasm. Up and down the chain of command the staff are great. Staying cool and relaxed while also pushing to get tasks completed is much more difficult for me.

Management knows how productive I can be in the right environment.

[zippyt]

The Slang Cave , I Like it !!!!!

[slang]

There are many events and experiences that I'll be writing about here in the coming weeks. The circumstances have just not been good for posting on the cellar for a number of months but there are some topics that you may find interesting that I've not written about here yet. Some of the subjects will be:


* Big city versus small city living
* Ex-pats. Who-where-why
* Philippine status symbols
* Buying land - how to and how not to
* Hospitals here in the Phils
* Pinoy exedus vs expat invasion
* Third world business - why bother (from a western perspective)
* The Korean influence in Baguio
* My experiences with the natives in Burgos: good-bad-indifferent
* Wasting away again in Filipinaville
* Building a life outside of the US