The Voice

They say 'a voice' matters. I guess it can also be the next controversial thing that can cause conflicts between opinions from other people. Anyway, the point of this whole 'voice' thing is because despite the majority acceptance, the point of making it is to be heard. So with this entry, I'm gonna be really honest and just know that I am a very patriotic Burmese boy.

So, when someone mentions a Burmese person, you have two issues when it comes to bad things about them. First, they are very suppressed when it comes to expressing things and they would run around a tree, hoping you'd get the point. This is due to the whole hierarchical way of living in Burma. Elders know better. The superior are wiser. With these, most of us find it hard to express what IS actually inside our mind, WHICH can also be the right answer.

Another thing is the fact that despite the whole fishing or hoping the others might actually get what's in their head, for slow people, it is quite impossible to penetrate what you have in your head into their heads. So, instead of letting them know what you are actually thinking, we would get frustrated when they don't know what we want. This leads to bitching about you behind your back. This leads to bad connections between you and us.

Now, when you're under a working environment, it's important to make your point. Now I am not saying go on and state your opinion and keep convincing that it's correct. It's one thing to suggest to your superior and one other thing to keep persuading him to the point where you go overboard and get frustrated when you don't get what you want.

I mean... when you state your voice, it's either one way or another. They like it OR NOT. Some show it differently back at you. It's not always the direct anwer. The whole point is that you get to voice it out. What they do afterwards is NOT your job. So, making sure you're aware of this, raise the issue up and make sure the voice is heard.

Workwise, I really wish the Burmese I work with knows that the international people in our organization ACTUALLY love discussions and are very eager to hear anything from us, the Burmese. So, whoever's reading this, do NOT hate me. I love Burmese people. In fact I am one. And I was one in the past who was shy to voice things out.

But I guess it won't get me anywhere. So, here I am voicing it out now as you just read the last line of my voice.