Comments on: Summer time in Mauritius: Pointless? http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/10/25/summer-time-in-mauritius-pointless/ Bringing geekiness to the world Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: shain http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/10/25/summer-time-in-mauritius-pointless/comment-page-1/#comment-378 shain Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:29:29 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/?p=352#comment-378 from what i`ve observed in some comments particularly the one getting hyper about dst is that; no matter if its still daylight, he puts on the light in his kitchen and the wall is watching tv 1 hour more. But mate this is because you are not really focused on saving energy. if u were, be it summer or winter u would have made sure that the tv is not switch on when nobody is watching it. so these are all bogus arguments that you are putting forward. the stereotype that mauritians loath change is true. i am not a pro of summertime or the government but but only criticising the govt is not a step forward. i am a student and currently doing a survey on the after effects of summer time for my marketing research unit so the comments are helpful from a researcher point of view as it should be objective. but from my personal point of view is that some people feel safe esp girls to go back home in daylight. summer time has its fair share of sequels as well as advantages but we should have tried it sencerely not just spite a political party because he implemented the dst. many countries have dst and those people do not complain as we do. we shud change our outlook of things first and then assess others. we all ramble on about lack of sleep but it has been scientifically proved that anaverage adult need only about 6hrs of sleep so cultivate the habit of sleeping less for your health!!! from what i`ve observed in some comments particularly the one getting hyper about dst is that; no matter if its still daylight, he puts on the light in his kitchen and the wall is watching tv 1 hour more. But mate this is because you are not really focused on saving energy. if u were, be it summer or winter u would have made sure that the tv is not switch on when nobody is watching it. so these are all bogus arguments that you are putting forward. the stereotype that mauritians loath change is true.

i am not a pro of summertime or the government but but only criticising the govt is not a step forward. i am a student and currently doing a survey on the after effects of summer time for my marketing research unit so the comments are helpful from a researcher point of view as it should be objective.

but from my personal point of view is that some people feel safe esp girls to go back home in daylight. summer time has its fair share of sequels as well as advantages but we should have tried it sencerely not just spite a political party because he implemented the dst. many countries have dst and those people do not complain as we do.

we shud change our outlook of things first and then assess others. we all ramble on about lack of sleep but it has been scientifically proved that anaverage adult need only about 6hrs of sleep so cultivate the habit of sleeping less for your health!!!

]]> By: sheel http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/10/25/summer-time-in-mauritius-pointless/comment-page-1/#comment-345 sheel Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:44:16 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/?p=352#comment-345 Hello, I'm following an MSC Course at the University of Mauritius and I am doing a group project to analyse the socio economic impacts of summer time in Mauritius. I've interviewed a few of my colleagues at work and most of them say that they are not so much in favor of summer time as it is especially hard in the mmorning for children to get up early to take the school bus. There are some benefits, like you return home from part time lectures while it's still early. They say that we have more time in the afternoon for leisure activities, shopping etc but shops close at the same time and bus stop circulating at the same time too. I myself I feel that I lack sleep, I feel more tired. I am waiting for the shift back to normal time on Sunday. Take courage, summer time is nearly over. Hello,
I’m following an MSC Course at the University of Mauritius and I am doing a group project to analyse the socio economic impacts of summer time in Mauritius. I’ve interviewed a few of my colleagues at work and most of them say that they are not so much in favor of summer time as it is especially hard in the mmorning for children to get up early to take the school bus. There are some benefits, like you return home from part time lectures while it’s still early. They say that we have more time in the afternoon for leisure activities, shopping etc but shops close at the same time and bus stop circulating at the same time too. I myself I feel that I lack sleep, I feel more tired. I am waiting for the shift back to normal time on Sunday. Take courage, summer time is nearly over.

]]> By: Summer time in Mauritius: Pointless? http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/10/25/summer-time-in-mauritius-pointless/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Summer time in Mauritius: Pointless? Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:58:42 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/?p=352#comment-271 [...] Summer time in Mauritius: Pointless? [...] [...] Summer time in Mauritius: Pointless? [...]

]]> By: Darklide http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/10/25/summer-time-in-mauritius-pointless/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Darklide Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:18:36 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/?p=352#comment-235 Nice article InF. Well as you mentioned in your article im the guy who wakes up at 5am(normal time) when i have classes at 8.30am. So right now i have to wake up at 4am(Winter time) and this is a pain at times... On Monday i had a class test at 8.30am and guess what? I turned up 20mins late coz of the huge traffic jam from pl to pailles...and coz some stupie bus shifting that took place @ victoria...pffff f**ing way to start with DST I will not say that DST has ONLY disadvantages... For eg: for ppl like me it means that i have one more hour to do things during the day, whether its revising/learning or any other activities lol There are lots of disadvantages too... As some mentionned above ppl do lack 1h of sleep resulting in tiredness during the day(and then lecturers wonder why i sleep in their class lol) Im a mathematician(well becoming one would be better to be said lol) and i am nearly sure that the "savings" made due to DST wont be that big... Well we'll see in a few months if we did save a lot or not Nice article InF.

Well as you mentioned in your article im the guy who wakes up at 5am(normal time) when i have classes at 8.30am. So right now i have to wake up at 4am(Winter time) and this is a pain at times…

On Monday i had a class test at 8.30am and guess what? I turned up 20mins late coz of the huge traffic jam from pl to pailles…and coz some stupie bus shifting that took place @ victoria…pffff f**ing way to start with DST

I will not say that DST has ONLY disadvantages…
For eg: for ppl like me it means that i have one more hour to do things during the day, whether its revising/learning or any other activities lol

There are lots of disadvantages too…
As some mentionned above ppl do lack 1h of sleep resulting in tiredness during the day(and then lecturers wonder why i sleep in their class lol)

Im a mathematician(well becoming one would be better to be said lol) and i am nearly sure that the “savings” made due to DST wont be that big…
Well we’ll see in a few months if we did save a lot or not

]]> By: Kurt http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/10/25/summer-time-in-mauritius-pointless/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Kurt Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:04:09 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/?p=352#comment-232 @Guru: Sure..its advantageous for some Yes-Boss Scrappies who see only what they are told to SEE! Keep it up Mauritian! If you think you are an agent of changes...then instead of bluffing about a retard project like summertime in this piece of land..better work out on projects to reduce the traffic jam bullass in the country or still if you feel a superman of Changes... sure do work out a totally new electoral system plan to override our culture-omen-sh*t system! @Guru: Sure..its advantageous for some Yes-Boss Scrappies who see only what they are told to SEE! Keep it up Mauritian! If you think you are an agent of changes…then instead of bluffing about a retard project like summertime in this piece of land..better work out on projects to reduce the traffic jam bullass in the country or still if you feel a superman of Changes… sure do work out a totally new electoral system plan to override our culture-omen-sh*t system!

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