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The first ever shoe I bought. On my own. With my own money.

Ian Uy posted this in Personal on July 19th, 2009 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post
Adidas Ozweego 365

Adidas Ozweego 365

It was just like yesterday when my Dad took me to a nearby mall to buy me my first pair of school shoes. I can still vividly remember that shoe – it was black, made of leather, and had those noisy “strap-ons”.

'twas black, made of leather and had those noisy strap-ons.

'twas black, made of leather and had those noisy "strap-ons".

I never chose that shoe. I hated it. It was common and boring. Everyone in school wore the same shoe except for the cool kids. The cool kids had those shoe that will light/blink whenever you take a step. I want that shoe and I remember crying and whining all the way home when my Dad forced me to “choose” the leather one. I’ve always hated leather shoes.

Cool Kid's Shoes -- IT BLINKS!

Cool Kid's Shoes -- IT BLINKS!

Time flies. I’m already 20-ish, and today is the first time that I bought my own pair of shoes! Without my dad telling me what to like, choose or buy. I also paid it on my own. Oh, the price of independence. :lol:

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A Refreshing View on Outsourcing

Ian Uy posted this in Daily Logs on July 5th, 2009 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post

Typical Call Center in the Philippines

A Typical Call Center in the Philippines

WOW. After watching this video/documentary, I can definitely say that the state of outsourcing here in the Philippines is SO MUCH better compared to India. :)

What happens when a successful US-based computer programmer, who lost his lucrative job to outsourcing, travels to India to try to get it back?

Will he discover the secret of India’s success, or that sending jobs overseas is an unstable gamble?

The videos below share his incredible experience. It’s a fascinating and humanizing portrait of real Indians in Bangalore, the “Silicon Valley of India”.

This inside look shows how ridiculous it is to throw around terms like “slave labor” and “stealing jobs” without understanding the realities of this unusual world where best jobs start at 6pm and end at 3am…

Three suggestions:

1. Keep in mind which jobs are displacing foreign workers and which are not.
2. Notice the level of complaining among Indian workers. It’s almost non-existent.
3. Give the videos a minute to load. Patience, young Jedi.

This is hard-to-find coverage that will change how you think about “your” job. Highly recommended.

Watch the documentary here!

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