This week, I saw Filipino Talent showcased right before me. I want to admit that I am quite late catching on the Pacquiao fever so what I did was to orient myself a bit on his background. I went online and read and found videos. There I witnessed the 4-part documentary of Pacquiao and Hatton’s training and saw each boxer’s character showing through the documentary. Hatton’s (and his trainer’s) flamboyant, colorful persona which locally, people would find a bit like a “show-off” or cocky, is so much in contrast with the professionalism, focus and humble demeanor of Pacquiao’s team. You can see that they were dedicated and serious right from the start. You can see that the talent is there, and that there is mutual respect in both parties and most of all I hear repeatedly how his trainer tells that Pacquiao is trainable — he listens to his coach, gets what his saying and delivers! Pacquiao is also very spiritual and full of Faith in God, as most Filipinos are. As I’ve seen his victory in the last match, I wasn’t so surprised. In the boxing arena, Pacquiao is “made”. He is ripe and he doesn’t come cheap — With only like 5 minutes he earned 20 Million dollars. Talk about ultra - high hourly rate!
MrC and I have been interviewing several candidates for our .net Team and I’m somehow exhausted but at the same time delighted to know how good and talented the programmers we have been seeing so far. All of them are low-key, honest to goodness professionals in their field who know their thing. And, I am also somehow relieved that their salaries are on the higher end of the scale here (I have the same skill-set and that’s something good to know in case I actually need to get a job locally). The only difference that MrC is looking for is someone who is really self-driven, meaning someone who likes to learn new things by himself at home, out of pure geeky interest. Not merely seeing the job as a money making venture but an obsession to learn the technology.. ok ok that’s too much I guess to ask. But actually, for me I am already having a hard time choosing myself. It’s really hard to predict if someone will like the work or stay long in the job, and even better know how to get things done the right way and not get stressed about it. But one thing I am really happy to see is that, Filipino workers are talented, highly trainable, but also full of hope. You see it in our smiles.
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1 Dan Mihaliak // May 23, 2009 at 1:59 am
I have always enjoyed working with Filipinos. Some of my best workers were Filipino. Also some of my best bosses in the Navy were Filipino. Usually no nonsense hard working individuals dedicated to their families.
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