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Communication

Allow me to write this post when I'm on the way to work for internship! Over the weekend, two separate incidents gave me a new insight into this simple word that most leaders will say, is key to the success of almost any relationships, regardless whether it is that of family members or workmates. Incident 1: I was on bus 985 to Choa Chu Kang when it was reaching the interchange. A family of four boarded at the last stop prior to the interchange, which was also quite a few junctions away. You know how those new wheelchair buses have those backrests? The son went to lean on it once he boarded the bus. His sister and parents boarded after him, but the sister is also interested in leaning on the backrest. She leaned on it, and requested her brother to move aside for her to lean fully on the backrest. Reason being? "I've reserved it!" Of course, the brother didn't budge, and instead nudged her with his right elbow in a bid to shove her away. The mother saw the in...