To me, EIR is just like a mountain range. You can choose to explore it, or not to if you feel that it is unnecessary. EIR is more of a chance to let us get more exposed to the world of internet. We are already very efficient in terms of doing research in Google and other search facilities, as we always need them when we are doing project work during secondary school times. Therefore, I feel that EIR is a subject which touches on something beyond that concept of doing research. EIR teaches us how to evaluate websites, something which is quite interesting as we do not usually do that when gathering resources, as we always assume that the information on the net is always correct.
It is not very difficult to learn and master EIR (like the difficulty of climbing to the peak of the mountain depends on the height, and usually it is not as difficult as it seems). In fact, we can get more from what we actually expected from EIR (other than just learning how to use search engines). It is also enjoyable to be in the EIR class as everyone is allowed to do work at their own pace.
Overall, I think that this CDS is really fun. I enjoyed doing the assignments and presentations that we were given, like the portfolios, especially the analyzing part, which also make this CDS rather easy (except for the test – try to study consistently, and try your best during the test, as they are randomly generated, so you also have to depend on Lady Luck). Good time management and set aside some time to do your work. You don’t have to spend a lot of time, so as long as you are willing to, you will be able to complete your assignments on time. Don’t burn the midnight oil – you will probably hate the feeling of squeezing all the work at the last hour, something which you would have complete easily and gain high score if you maintain your time well.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Reflection on Discussion Forum
Personally, I feel that it is interesting to post our views on OLE and Facebook discussion forum. Some people (like me), prefer writing/typing than speaking, so we are able to express ourselves freely on platforms like these.
Online discussion is very different compared to traditional face-to-face in-class discussion, as in online discussion, each person is allowed to have time to organize their thoughts, and everyone is given a chance to voice their opinion. In traditional discussions however, it is much more difficult to let everyone have a change to give their views due to time constraints, and you don’t really have the time to write down what you want to say in the discussion, so most of the time it is speaking ideas “out of the mind”. In online discussions, we post our views by typing, and as typing is usually much faster than writing it out, we are able to type down what we really want to express and voice our opinion clearly and effectively (ie. No broken English).
I find this online activity meaningful as it allows people to communicate to each other online, and even people who are also shy in voicing out their opinion would give it a try. These conversations can also be saved and archived as they are all on the net, unlike in traditional discussion where people have to take down what other people had said if they wants it (for reasons like their research and etc). Thus, we can refer back to our threads in the discussion forum if someone posted something useful and we want to use it as a reference, or to help us in our research.
Online discussion is very different compared to traditional face-to-face in-class discussion, as in online discussion, each person is allowed to have time to organize their thoughts, and everyone is given a chance to voice their opinion. In traditional discussions however, it is much more difficult to let everyone have a change to give their views due to time constraints, and you don’t really have the time to write down what you want to say in the discussion, so most of the time it is speaking ideas “out of the mind”. In online discussions, we post our views by typing, and as typing is usually much faster than writing it out, we are able to type down what we really want to express and voice our opinion clearly and effectively (ie. No broken English).
I find this online activity meaningful as it allows people to communicate to each other online, and even people who are also shy in voicing out their opinion would give it a try. These conversations can also be saved and archived as they are all on the net, unlike in traditional discussion where people have to take down what other people had said if they wants it (for reasons like their research and etc). Thus, we can refer back to our threads in the discussion forum if someone posted something useful and we want to use it as a reference, or to help us in our research.
Reflection on Wiki Experience
Wiki is a great way of collaborating with other people when doing research or a project with other groups. It allows all the content to tie together, as compared to doing work without wiki, where documents are in several pieces and someone has to compile them altogether.
As an individual contributor, I have also gained the experience of editing in a wiki software. This is different than Microsoft Word as there are also contributions by other people and that they are also able to make changes on your contributions. Although it might be frustrating if someone overrides your changes, if everyone is cooperative, the project would be easier to finish.
One of the most challenging experience when doing the wiki is the formatting. For some reasons, the formatting for the articles in the wiki would sometimes screw up. Therefore, if not careful, the lines might stick together and the fonts sizes will be wrong. Thus, we have to ensure that the wiki is properly maintained.
For the next batch of wiki groups, I am sure that it will definitely be an interesting way for you to work on Wikis. You can collaborate together in a common space and ensure that everyone does their part (through history). Therefore, my advice to you is that you should fully maximize the advantages of wiki. You can split your tasks and each member can do their own work on their own spot. The ability to edit anything means that you can also help to improve the work contributed by other member, so that your article will be better in terms of quality.
It really depends on my diploma when using Wiki for research in my course. If it is a group work, then Wiki is definitely the best way to compile the contribution together into one page. However, if it is an individual work, then I feel that it is pointless, as you are the only contributor to the page, and other people might not be bothered to help you improve your article, and just focus on their one.
In fact, I think that the Wiki can be utilized for things other than research. We can coordinate our activities using wiki as well, by writing a page to talk about which tasks are given to which member. We can also write articles that are beyond our research topics, and things that the public might be interested to read in.
As an individual contributor, I have also gained the experience of editing in a wiki software. This is different than Microsoft Word as there are also contributions by other people and that they are also able to make changes on your contributions. Although it might be frustrating if someone overrides your changes, if everyone is cooperative, the project would be easier to finish.
One of the most challenging experience when doing the wiki is the formatting. For some reasons, the formatting for the articles in the wiki would sometimes screw up. Therefore, if not careful, the lines might stick together and the fonts sizes will be wrong. Thus, we have to ensure that the wiki is properly maintained.
For the next batch of wiki groups, I am sure that it will definitely be an interesting way for you to work on Wikis. You can collaborate together in a common space and ensure that everyone does their part (through history). Therefore, my advice to you is that you should fully maximize the advantages of wiki. You can split your tasks and each member can do their own work on their own spot. The ability to edit anything means that you can also help to improve the work contributed by other member, so that your article will be better in terms of quality.
It really depends on my diploma when using Wiki for research in my course. If it is a group work, then Wiki is definitely the best way to compile the contribution together into one page. However, if it is an individual work, then I feel that it is pointless, as you are the only contributor to the page, and other people might not be bothered to help you improve your article, and just focus on their one.
In fact, I think that the Wiki can be utilized for things other than research. We can coordinate our activities using wiki as well, by writing a page to talk about which tasks are given to which member. We can also write articles that are beyond our research topics, and things that the public might be interested to read in.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Today's (supposingly) reflection
Twitter is a communicative platform. You are able to see what other people are saying (or doing), and you can also interact with them by replying. Although it has a character limit, but ironically, it is able to transmit your ideas quickly to everyone who visits your profile. As blogs are usually meant for long posts, Twitter is useful if you need to announce something or you wish to tell others some important stuff quickly. Therefore, Twitter can be used for discussing what we have learnt in a lesson from EIR, and we are able to start a conversation with other people to talk about things regarding EIR. These advantages are much more difficult to obtain in blogs as we usually type much longer in blogs and we will spend more time on it.
We can definitely use Twitter and Blogspot for research purposes. There are some people who are expert in certain fields (like computers) using Twitter. Thus, if we have a question, we can tweet them and we might get a useful reply and expose us to more resources. Blogspot can also be used for research purposes especially for professional blogs that talk about a particular topic. Again, we can gather information from these places, thus helping us in our research.
We can definitely use Twitter and Blogspot for research purposes. There are some people who are expert in certain fields (like computers) using Twitter. Thus, if we have a question, we can tweet them and we might get a useful reply and expose us to more resources. Blogspot can also be used for research purposes especially for professional blogs that talk about a particular topic. Again, we can gather information from these places, thus helping us in our research.
Friday, March 26, 2010
My Dream Holiday!
Australia's only island State, Tasmania is a land apart - a place of wild and beautiful landscapes; a temperate climate; the world's cleanest air, wonderful wine and food; and a relaxed island lifestyle.
Natural beauty is Tasmania's heart and soul. Meet wombats on a mountain stroll, see Tasmanian devils at a park and, around dusk watch penguins waddle up the beach. In Tasmania it's easy to get close to nature - more than 40 per cent of the island is national parks and reserves.
Tasmania's pristine environment brings forth the freshest seafood, the richest dairy products and the tastiest fruit. Pick your own strawberries at a fruit farm, shuck oysters straight from the sea or learn how the bees make honey.
Wilderness, heritage, art & culture, wine & food - they're waiting for you in Tasmania.
[Source: CTC Free & Easy - Discover Tasmania - Australia's Natural State. (n.d.). Retrieved March 26, 2010 from CTC Holidays website: http://www.ctc.com.sg/tour.php?tourcode=ATNS]
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I chose to go to Tasmania because I have never been to it before, and from the website, the scenery is beautiful and attractive to me. The pictures are nice too!
The criteria that I used for evaluating this travel website for my dream holiday are as follows:
- Purpose
- Authority
- Accuracy
- Currency
- Accessibility
Purpose
It is important to check out the purpose of the website. If it is just a parody of the places in Australia, and not a serious website, then I am on the wrong place. I would like a factual information of the place so that I will know what I will be expecting when I reached my dream destination.Authority & Accuracy
We have to know who write the content. A page written by someone who has never even been to Australia is questionable, while reputable authors (or organizations) will most likely gain my trust and make the content more trustworthy. However, we also have to check the accuracy of the content as well, by checking for errors (in terms of language), and the source of information (whether it is gathered from another website or is original research). We also have to look out for biasness, like whether it is putting Australia in a bad spot, or just make Australia "too good to be true". Again, I would want to know what I will be expecting during my trip, and I will definitely not want to be disappointed by wrong information.Currency
Places do change. It could be possible that one of the places mentioned might be hit by a disaster and gone forever, for example. Therefore, currency is important as development in the places change over the years, and going there may be different 10 years ago and 10 years later.Accessibility
As I am only viewing on places where I wanted to go, I will definitely want to visit websites that showcase their trips to the public. Sites that requires registration to view them would only annoy me as my real aim of serving the website is to make a fruitful decision of where I want to go for my dream holiday, and the decision is not even final. So these informations should be free and useful.Thursday, March 25, 2010
Practical 7 Reflection
During Practical 7, we were asked to read and evaluate our local web portal website, STOMP (Straits Times Online Mobile Print), and its "Singapore Seen" section, which is a citizen journalism site.
There are certain criteria that we used to evaluate Stomp.com.sg. They are: coverage, authority, currency and accuracy. We want to see whether citizen journalism is effective in Singapore's context, therefore these criteria will allow us to answer the question.
If citizen journalism is effective in Singapore's context, then the coverage should be wide range (we would have different types of people contributing to the web site, and Singaporeans are usually stereotyped as "busybody"). We will not only have news regarding daily events around Singapore, but also life and happenings that major newspaper would probably not bother to publish (like the news where inconsiderate aunties stuff tissue papers on air-cons in bus). Citizen journalism would only be effective if the content covered stands out, and thus this is why coverage is a criterion to evaluate it.
The other criterion is authority, basically who posts the news. It is quite related to accuracy, another criteria when evaluating. Citizen journalism should be as accurate as possible, or else the advantage of allowing people to contribute to the news would disappear if everyone post rubbish on the website.
The last criterion is currency. Of course, it is good to be as current as possible, or else the website is probably "dead" and nobody is contributing, thus citizen journalism is viewed as not effective.
From this lesson, I have learnt about the different criteria that we can use to evaluate websites. It is important to do so because we will want our research materials to be as reliable as possible. When we do evaluation, we ensure that the website's content is believable and trustworthy, and that it is written by someone whom we can verify and has a good reputation.
There are certain criteria that we used to evaluate Stomp.com.sg. They are: coverage, authority, currency and accuracy. We want to see whether citizen journalism is effective in Singapore's context, therefore these criteria will allow us to answer the question.
If citizen journalism is effective in Singapore's context, then the coverage should be wide range (we would have different types of people contributing to the web site, and Singaporeans are usually stereotyped as "busybody"). We will not only have news regarding daily events around Singapore, but also life and happenings that major newspaper would probably not bother to publish (like the news where inconsiderate aunties stuff tissue papers on air-cons in bus). Citizen journalism would only be effective if the content covered stands out, and thus this is why coverage is a criterion to evaluate it.
The other criterion is authority, basically who posts the news. It is quite related to accuracy, another criteria when evaluating. Citizen journalism should be as accurate as possible, or else the advantage of allowing people to contribute to the news would disappear if everyone post rubbish on the website.
The last criterion is currency. Of course, it is good to be as current as possible, or else the website is probably "dead" and nobody is contributing, thus citizen journalism is viewed as not effective.
From this lesson, I have learnt about the different criteria that we can use to evaluate websites. It is important to do so because we will want our research materials to be as reliable as possible. When we do evaluation, we ensure that the website's content is believable and trustworthy, and that it is written by someone whom we can verify and has a good reputation.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Practical 6 Reflection
Today, we have learnt about using the invisible web to gather more resources for our research topic. We used TP's Digital Library Portal Research Gateway (http://spark.tp.edu.sg), and also learnt about other invisible webs during the lecture.
I personally feel that it is more effective to search the invisible web databases than using search engines, meta-search or even the subject directories. This is because the invisible web databases usually stores data and information to cater the needs of the user of the website (for TP's Digital Library, it is for the students and staff).
I will definitely use the TP's Digital Library for my research in my diploma, because as I had said earlier, the library is specially configured to include information that are useful to us. Thus the resources are more focus in terms of the topic. The resources are also usually unsearchable on the search engines (due to possible technical limitations or deliberate refuse to add to their indices of Web pages).
Of course, that does not mean that I will not use the search engines to do my research anymore. I feel that it is important to balance between the two. One should try to get the best out of the tools available on the Internet. Thus, we can use the search engine to find general resources while using the invisible web to find other "hidden" resources.
From the wiki experience, I feel that it is fun to write on the Wiki and share your knowledge with everyone else. As someone else from the previous batch has a similar research topic as me, he has posted something on the page and that allows me to expand my knowledge of the research topic, as he touched on some things that I may have missed during my research. Thus, it is interesting to write and share our findings with other EIR students or even the visitors of the website.
I personally feel that it is more effective to search the invisible web databases than using search engines, meta-search or even the subject directories. This is because the invisible web databases usually stores data and information to cater the needs of the user of the website (for TP's Digital Library, it is for the students and staff).
I will definitely use the TP's Digital Library for my research in my diploma, because as I had said earlier, the library is specially configured to include information that are useful to us. Thus the resources are more focus in terms of the topic. The resources are also usually unsearchable on the search engines (due to possible technical limitations or deliberate refuse to add to their indices of Web pages).
Of course, that does not mean that I will not use the search engines to do my research anymore. I feel that it is important to balance between the two. One should try to get the best out of the tools available on the Internet. Thus, we can use the search engine to find general resources while using the invisible web to find other "hidden" resources.
From the wiki experience, I feel that it is fun to write on the Wiki and share your knowledge with everyone else. As someone else from the previous batch has a similar research topic as me, he has posted something on the page and that allows me to expand my knowledge of the research topic, as he touched on some things that I may have missed during my research. Thus, it is interesting to write and share our findings with other EIR students or even the visitors of the website.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Practical 4 & 5 Reflection
During our Practical 4& 5, we were taught to use the meta search engine and the subject directory to help us in our research. Meta search engine benefits me greatly as it allows me to search different search engines at the same time. As different search engines provide different results, it allows me to view all of them in one page. Meta crawler is also quite efficient in terms of narrowing down the total number of results return. However, I think that to some people, it might be too little. Still, the results returned are relevant to the topic and thus it is better than ordinary search engines as they usually returns result that contains the keywords in the document.
It is great using site feeds in my blog. It allows one to read an update of a site or a blog without having to visit it. If one installs a RSS feed reader or a similar software, one will be notified of whether there's an update on the site. Thus, it is not only allows the reader to just read the content, it also allows the reader to be connected to the site.
Although I have not made any significant edits on the wiki yet, I feel thrilled to be able to collaborating on the Wiki with other students. As I have edit wikis before, I like the concept of collaborating information, which allow visitors of the web site to gain knowledge. It also allows the editors to read materials contributed by other editors, and expand their knowledge, learning about things that they might have missed during the research.
It is great using site feeds in my blog. It allows one to read an update of a site or a blog without having to visit it. If one installs a RSS feed reader or a similar software, one will be notified of whether there's an update on the site. Thus, it is not only allows the reader to just read the content, it also allows the reader to be connected to the site.
Although I have not made any significant edits on the wiki yet, I feel thrilled to be able to collaborating on the Wiki with other students. As I have edit wikis before, I like the concept of collaborating information, which allow visitors of the web site to gain knowledge. It also allows the editors to read materials contributed by other editors, and expand their knowledge, learning about things that they might have missed during the research.
Practical 3 Reflection
During Practical 3, we were required to evaluate the search functions, the reliability of the search results, and the strengths and weaknesses of the search engine. We also conclude whether Google was effective in helping us in our research. I am impressed by the Google's search functions and features as it was able to refine my search and remove unnecessary and irrelevant results that was useless for my research and narrow the total amount of results returned. This allows me to concentrate more on finding more information about my current topic.
We also learnt about boolean operators like AND and OR. We also learn about using the wildcard operator *, and the "words in between" operators like N/2. I feel that these will be very useful in my future researches as it allows me to refine my search and also exposes me to a wider range of information, as the operators allow more keywords to be searched in a document. This allows unlimited possibilities when doing research.
I feel that it can be fun in participation in discussion forum is fun. I do not feel anxious about talking to strangers as I did participate before in other forums and thus I met a lot of strangers in the internet before. Therefore, I know how to communicate with people on forums and will know where's the limit in expressing yourself (as posting too much about yourself can attract unwanted attention...)
While I feel that it can be useful and helpful for my research when I post on discussion forums, I also feel uncomfortable in posting to forums straight away after I found one. This is because it is a known taboo that posting a topic that was previously discussed before is bad. Even if the old threads that have a same topic as your new thread is 3 years old and older, people would most likely ask you to search the forum for it and end up not providing any useful response to your topic. A worse case scenario is a moderator closing or even deleting your thread. Therefore, when doing researches using forum, we have to be mindful of whether someone else could have already asked the same question before. If not, then we can start a new thread.
It is important to do citation and bibliography. Anyone claiming that they know everything without reading or searching for resources is probably lying. Thus, it is important to give credit to people who have helped us in our research by providing useful information. By citing resources, we can also allow people to read further on our topic, if we happen not to cover it, as some might be beyond the range of our topic. If we do not cite sources, people will naturally think that what we wrote is original research (or in other words, things that we find out ourselves without help from others), which is not usually the case.
We also learnt about boolean operators like AND and OR. We also learn about using the wildcard operator *, and the "words in between" operators like N/2. I feel that these will be very useful in my future researches as it allows me to refine my search and also exposes me to a wider range of information, as the operators allow more keywords to be searched in a document. This allows unlimited possibilities when doing research.
I feel that it can be fun in participation in discussion forum is fun. I do not feel anxious about talking to strangers as I did participate before in other forums and thus I met a lot of strangers in the internet before. Therefore, I know how to communicate with people on forums and will know where's the limit in expressing yourself (as posting too much about yourself can attract unwanted attention...)
While I feel that it can be useful and helpful for my research when I post on discussion forums, I also feel uncomfortable in posting to forums straight away after I found one. This is because it is a known taboo that posting a topic that was previously discussed before is bad. Even if the old threads that have a same topic as your new thread is 3 years old and older, people would most likely ask you to search the forum for it and end up not providing any useful response to your topic. A worse case scenario is a moderator closing or even deleting your thread. Therefore, when doing researches using forum, we have to be mindful of whether someone else could have already asked the same question before. If not, then we can start a new thread.
It is important to do citation and bibliography. Anyone claiming that they know everything without reading or searching for resources is probably lying. Thus, it is important to give credit to people who have helped us in our research by providing useful information. By citing resources, we can also allow people to read further on our topic, if we happen not to cover it, as some might be beyond the range of our topic. If we do not cite sources, people will naturally think that what we wrote is original research (or in other words, things that we find out ourselves without help from others), which is not usually the case.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
If I have $500...
If I have $500, I would probably buy these things:
1) A PlayStation Portable
There was a bid for a PSP selling at $250. The PlayStation Portable is basically a game console that can be used anywhere you want. I would like to have one as I do not own one yet. It would certainly entertain me during travelling, especially when the time taken to travel is long.
This leaves me with another $250.
2) Legostorm NXT 2.0
There was also another bid that was around $200+. As I was previously a robotics club member in my secondary school times, I would naturally want to own a set of the robot so that I would be able to continue to play with it. It allows students to learn robotics without using a very complicated programming language. In fact, programs are done using graphics commands. Therefore, I would like to have one so that I can continue to build robots to entertain myself.
The shopping website that I visited today was eBay. The purpose of it was to allow people who wants to sell their products which they do not want it any more, no matter they have used it or not. It also allows people who are interested to buy things but feel that the things sold on shops outside are too expensive. Though they might be used before, the things sold on eBay are usually much cheaper, thus people might feel that they can save money by buying on eBay.
1) A PlayStation Portable
There was a bid for a PSP selling at $250. The PlayStation Portable is basically a game console that can be used anywhere you want. I would like to have one as I do not own one yet. It would certainly entertain me during travelling, especially when the time taken to travel is long.
This leaves me with another $250.
2) Legostorm NXT 2.0
There was also another bid that was around $200+. As I was previously a robotics club member in my secondary school times, I would naturally want to own a set of the robot so that I would be able to continue to play with it. It allows students to learn robotics without using a very complicated programming language. In fact, programs are done using graphics commands. Therefore, I would like to have one so that I can continue to build robots to entertain myself.
The shopping website that I visited today was eBay. The purpose of it was to allow people who wants to sell their products which they do not want it any more, no matter they have used it or not. It also allows people who are interested to buy things but feel that the things sold on shops outside are too expensive. Though they might be used before, the things sold on eBay are usually much cheaper, thus people might feel that they can save money by buying on eBay.
First reflection for Effective Internet Research
Today, we learnt about the different types of resources on the internet. Some of the types include: websites, wikis, forums, blogs, databases, journals and rss. From these resources, we are able to get a wide range of information for our research - that is, if we are able to use the tools on the internet effectively.
The lecture also talked about different types of sites on the internet, which also allows us to determine the reliability of the site, by recongizing its purpose. For instance, some websites are advocacy, in other words, they are created in order to ask people to support a particular issue, or ask them to donate to support the organisation, so that the organisation can help those in need, like the Haiti Earthquake victims.
However, there are also other websites that only provide factual information for readers to know more about a particular subject. An example is http://www.mathsisfun.com/, which is targeted for Primary school students to learn more about Mathematics. They do not promote any causes, they just let the reader expand their knowledge on Maths. Another example is http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/, where Singaporeans can learn more about bus services in Singapore.
Several other types of internet resources include: personal, entertainment and news websites. Personal websites are websites that are created by an individual for their own usage. Entertainment websites provide visitors with fun and have a break from daily life, by playing games, watching videos and etc. News website basically gives information about current events around the world.
The lecture also talked about different types of sites on the internet, which also allows us to determine the reliability of the site, by recongizing its purpose. For instance, some websites are advocacy, in other words, they are created in order to ask people to support a particular issue, or ask them to donate to support the organisation, so that the organisation can help those in need, like the Haiti Earthquake victims.
However, there are also other websites that only provide factual information for readers to know more about a particular subject. An example is http://www.mathsisfun.com/, which is targeted for Primary school students to learn more about Mathematics. They do not promote any causes, they just let the reader expand their knowledge on Maths. Another example is http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/, where Singaporeans can learn more about bus services in Singapore.
Several other types of internet resources include: personal, entertainment and news websites. Personal websites are websites that are created by an individual for their own usage. Entertainment websites provide visitors with fun and have a break from daily life, by playing games, watching videos and etc. News website basically gives information about current events around the world.
About ME
Hello everyone! My name is Tan Wang Leng.
I have two nicknames that I use. My first one is Yamgent. However, on the internet, people often use my second nickname, which is TwL, because it is shorter and easier to type...
The food that represents me is Nasi Lemak! It looks organised, and is also nice, which describes what I really am! :)
I am in the Game and Entertainment Technology course. Of course, this goes to show that I do play games during my free time. Nowadays, I play a lot of Left 4 Dead 2 during my free time. My friend and I am on the last achievement for the game, so we are currently looking for people to help us get that achievement. :D
In terms of music, I am not that so-called "involved" in it, but I do listen to songs sang by Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and etc, and also some band songs like Green Day and Bon Jovi. My favourite TV programme is the current Korean drama that was currently playing on Channel U at 7pm. (forgot the name -_-) Of course, I do watch Singapore dramas but I don't really enjoy them more than the Korean ones. Lol.
Hangout places are usually the cliché ones: McDonalds and KFC. Of course, what do you expect when the whole of last year was just mugging and mugging and mugging... :/
Besides doing just gaming, I also do a bit of programming during my free times. I was learning programming since at a very young age (around Primary school), and of course at that time I was just doing some basic stuff. My interest towards programming related to gaming grew during my Secondary school time. It took a long time before I found out my real interest, and perhaps something which turns into an ambition. It is possible to gain the skill through reading books, and I have to say that the internet is also such a great help. Forums and documentations are there that you can find help for it if you need, for example CodeProject.
I have two nicknames that I use. My first one is Yamgent. However, on the internet, people often use my second nickname, which is TwL, because it is shorter and easier to type...
The food that represents me is Nasi Lemak! It looks organised, and is also nice, which describes what I really am! :)
I am in the Game and Entertainment Technology course. Of course, this goes to show that I do play games during my free time. Nowadays, I play a lot of Left 4 Dead 2 during my free time. My friend and I am on the last achievement for the game, so we are currently looking for people to help us get that achievement. :D
In terms of music, I am not that so-called "involved" in it, but I do listen to songs sang by Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and etc, and also some band songs like Green Day and Bon Jovi. My favourite TV programme is the current Korean drama that was currently playing on Channel U at 7pm. (forgot the name -_-) Of course, I do watch Singapore dramas but I don't really enjoy them more than the Korean ones. Lol.
Hangout places are usually the cliché ones: McDonalds and KFC. Of course, what do you expect when the whole of last year was just mugging and mugging and mugging... :/
Besides doing just gaming, I also do a bit of programming during my free times. I was learning programming since at a very young age (around Primary school), and of course at that time I was just doing some basic stuff. My interest towards programming related to gaming grew during my Secondary school time. It took a long time before I found out my real interest, and perhaps something which turns into an ambition. It is possible to gain the skill through reading books, and I have to say that the internet is also such a great help. Forums and documentations are there that you can find help for it if you need, for example CodeProject.
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