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Stressed
Singapore hunts for happiest person
AFP
20
Mar
08
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/20/2196195.htm?section=world
A
search has been launched for the happiest person in Singapore,
where a recent survey found that 90 per cent of its population
feel that life is stressful.
The aptly named Philip Merry,
chief executive of consulting firm Global Leadership Academy, is
tasked with locating the cheery resident.
"Being
based in Singapore and having trained thousands of people across
the globe, one distinct trend I have noticed is that despite
material wealth and economic success, Singaporeans consider
themselves less happy than many other people," said Mr
Merry, who was given two weeks from last Sunday to complete his
quest.
"Singaporeans fret about financial security
and retirement. Many Singaporeans are concerned they do not have
enough money to grow old gracefully, and that seems to make them
unhappy."
Despite its affluence, a poll by
advertising firm Grey Group found that nine in 10 people living
in the city-state said they were stressed.
Under the
contest, citizens aged 18 years and above can be nominated for
the title of Singapore's Happiest Person 2008.
Mr Merry
has asked nominators to explain in between 300 and 1,000 words
why their nominee is a "model of happiness".
The
winner will stay for free at a beach club in the Thai resort
island of Phuket.
The search is being held in conjunction
with a conference on 'The New Science of Happiness and
Well-Being', to be held in Singapore next month.
Almost
60 nominations have been received so far, Mr Merry says.
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