navsog... Well I do work on a foreign land because my country can't provide better opportunity, true but my country did offer me something and that's a good education to work abroad. There are international engineering companies back home I just don't know if they competed with Bechtel. Palafox is one example though it specialized more on architectural services. You see my friend I don't have any children yet because I'm not one of those people who you are comparing to having 6 children when can't even afford to raise one. My comment on Bill Gates is about your comment on (What have Filipinos AS a PEOPLE *achieved*? That is the REAL question that we need to ask ourselves. Or maybe you proud pinoys can give me an answer but for chrisssakes no Pacquiao or Pempenco alright!) Just like I said not all can be Bill gates, like not all can be Pacquiao or Pempenco but being a good well educated citizen is enough to make a country proud and that's vice versa. If you know how competitive finding work in the P.I., having good grades, a degree and don't add the experience yet because it's still not enough it's easier finding work abroad. FYI I'm working here because it's really an opportunity and I'm just being a good son, I just want to listen to my parents just this once but If I didn't care I'll be working back home with minimum wage waiting to get my board exam. To tell you the truth working here I realized that Philippines got better engineers, architects and firms though we don't have enough resources mainly financial to invest. They would eat the competition alive.