The importance of happiness. We'll try and focus this especially on the local context in Malaysia, Singapore and the South East Asian region in particular, as there are many unique factors here that influence people's happiness as well as their approaches to being happy. For example, cultural differences play a big role, such as the stereotypical Asian emphasis on status and wealth, which may not be too healthy for happiness in general. Or the emphasis on achieving certain goals (like a university degree or 10A's in your SPM examinations) rather than how you achieve it, or what you learn along the way. Or even the political climate which can bring down the general mood of the entire population, as many are experiencing as we speak!)