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Singaporeans not only emotionless

FastCoder — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:20:14 +0800

As if being least emotional nation in the world was not enough, Singapore has claimed yet another title - we are the most unhappy one as well.

That's according to international pollster Gallup, at least.

Based on a poll of nearly 150,000 people worldwide conducted in 2011 - the same one that branded Singapore as emotionless - Gallup's reading into the results put Singapore at the top of the list of countries where the fewest adults experienced positive emotions.

Singaporeans were apparently less upbeat than the people in places like Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan and Haiti.

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...nhappy-20121220

Lucky country or a nation of bogans?

FastCoder — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:21:44 +0800

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Full story:
http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/lucky-c...0-1226522005982

Singapore most emotionless society in world

FastCoder — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:25:07 +0800

Singapore most emotionless society in world: Survey

SINGAPORE - Singapore has ranked as the most emotionless society in the world by a Gallup survey, according to a Bloomberg News report.

The survey polled more than 140 countries to compare how people felt about their lives. Respondents were asked questions such as "Evaluate your life on a scale of zero to 10" and whether their life would be better or worse five years from now.

Singapore came in ahead of countries such as Georgia, Lithuania and Russia, for being the most emotionless society. The most emotional society was the Philippines, followed by El Salvador and Bahrain.

"If you measure Singapore by the traditional indicators, they look like one of the best-run countries in the world," Gallup partner Jon Clifton was quoted by Bloomberg as saying. "But if you look at everything that makes life worth living, they're not doing so well."

According to the report, not many Singaporeans answered "yes" to negative questions, and to questions measuring happiness, such as, had they smiled yesterday, had they learnt something interesting or felt respected or well-rested?

Only 36 per cent of Singaporeans responded affirmatively to either the positive or negative questions.

According to Gallup's research, only 2 per cent of the country's workers feel engaged by their jobs. The global average is 11 per cent.

"We are taught to keep going and not make too much of a fuss," research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies Leong Chan-Hoong told Bloomberg.

Singaporeans still "take ourselves a bit too seriously," said general secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement William Wan.

Other results from the survey showed that the Danes are the most satisfied, while people from Togo in West Africa are least satisfied, according to the newsreport. The most pessimistic society is Greece, while people most likely last year to report feelings of stress, anger, sadness, worry or pain were Iraqis.

http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC12...n-world--Survey

How to disable Unifi's Dlink DIR-615 wireless?

FastCoder — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:04:26 +0800

Anyone here knows how to disable the Wifi interface of the DIR-615? As I only intend to use the RJ45 ports, no point switching on the wi-fi interface and subject to unnecessary radiation.

I searched through the menus but I cannot find the page where I can disable the interface.