Kapt,
Best of luck Wiz - the lifestyle's great, the girls are beautiful, and bribery is an accepted part and parcel of Asian life...it generally starts at the top, and filters down through ALL levels. You only need to look at the record of Indonesia's Presidents, Malaysia's current P.M., and the Philippines' Marcos and Estrada for starters without scratching the surface
Bribery, is part and parcel of ALL life regardless if the are Asian, European, American, Australian or African. It's the darker but real shades of doing business.
You also need to look at ENRON's energy deal and it's link to the white house, Sir Peter Abeles ties with his PM, HIH, OneTel, Pasminsco, Ansett, Policing in NSW,Aust, to name a few thats close to the region. That's what was in the papers.
So, narrowing the bribery part to Asian life is an easy and a selfish way of justifying one's action or inaction. Let's have a broader sense of guidance here guys.