Communication Skills,

Problems or issues are seen or understood differently by people. Sometimes when discussing a particular problem/issue participants think they are talking about the same thing,but they are not. That's the reason for definitions i assume. Even when a word or an issue is define it still brings different meaning to different people.



It gets more complicated when we are discussing technical issues. For example, the word design means "to create a new or improve an existing environment" to an Urban Planner/Designer but to an Artist it is to create something completely new( on a canvas,pottery,new song ). A situation created by design-means to scheme or plan a situation. So is designing,scheming ?

So where is this all leading to ? Its just sometimes sooo frustrating ,when you re in a meeting when you feel that you have done your best,then you have people still asking questions which is ( in your opinion ) totally unrelated that you have just said. Could it be done purposely ? or could people be that blurr or have i not transmitted across well enough the point I'm trying to make ?



When we say multi disciplinary-do we mean skills in many areas or do we mean generalist ? Is a specialist better than a generalist ? If its surgery-yes ! If its a date no ! Generalist tend to have a negative connotation in the academia ( general degree ) but is preferred as an administrator. MBAs tend to be multi disciplinary in order for its holder to be accepted into most business organization/situation.

In the Malaysian context,what does "ketuanan Melayu" means ? If it means that Malays are the Masters or Owners of this country or Malays are more superior, Malaysians of other race cannot accept it. Especially so if the concept of Ketuanan Melayu is use as a cover for reasons more for political/financial gains by some politicians.

I have had some discussions with my Chinese and Indian friends and most ( the majority ) of them agree that if Ketuanan Melayu means that it is an acknowledgement that this country had its origin as a Malay homeland,the lingua franca is Bahasa Melayu and that the culture of this land is Malay bias-they have no problem with that. Just like if i was born in the UK or US or China-i would have to accept that England is the homeland of the English,the culture is English and the official language is English. But i cannot the accept the fact or the concept of English Supremacy !

We are living in a very small and fast moving world,if we Malays think that "Ketuanan Melayu" will save the Malays, we are dead wrong.