Is this the way they do things in Malaysia???

No... you should instead try to explain the observed differences between your results and others - why your results don't agree with others. Maybe they used different methodologies? What, then, are the merits of your methodologies and how your results can fit into the big picture (ie. the collective knowledge of your research topic so far).

This post has been edited by tester: Mar 24 2012, 05:15 PM

Being able to challenge and explain why others' results not agreeing with yours give so much more credibility to your research, providing that your data is solid enough. This is what science is about, after all.

Think of this: when you grow older the chances of you getting a PhD decreases significantly because of the changes in your life.

Are you willing to go back to student life living on minimal expenses? Remember, you stipends may well be half or even a third of what you are already earning with your current job (depending on how long you have entered the workforce).

As you grow older, you will be burdened with more responsibilities. You may get married, you may purchase a house and have to pay the mortgage, you will have a family to take care of, and you will desperately need money to get on with life. Can you revert your lifestyle to that of a student once again?

I know many people who have "planned" to do a PhD after gaining some work experience, but most never made it back to the academia precisely for the reasons I have mentioned above.

Remember: this may well be your last chance of doing a PhD!

Do it while you are still young, when you still have the freedom to do whatever you want! Give it a couple more years, things change in life and you may never be able to achieve your goal of doing a PhD anymore.