EIR - Practical 8 & 9

“My Dream Holiday”

I guess one of the places i really want to go is Paris!

One very big reason is because of this!

The Eiffel tower!

In any case, the website that I am reading now is http://www.timeout.com/paris/.

Looking at the major venues of Paris, the Eiffel tower is the most visited place!

Lets head into the boring stuff.

The website actually looks like a news website that i did.

It's filled with articles and pictures everywhere.

The first thing i clicked was on the "Major Attractions" section and then i sorted the attractions out my most visited.

The Eiffel tower come up on top and when i clicked on it, there is actually a review of the Eiffel tower! The review tells you where you can visit, what is there and also offers a map of the location. It also states the cost, the admission times, website, basically everything you need to know if you want to go there.

Unfortunately, i can only look at pictures. =(

So here i am in second life standing at the bottom of the Eiffel tower!

It looks nothing like the real one!

Amazingly the Eiffel tower is now 122 years old.

Standing at 324 meters or so, it is the official landmark of Paris.

I think that its such a romantic spot to be in with a spouse. Especially at night. Standing at the top of the Eiffel tower, you could see around 50 kilometers around it!

EIR - Practical 6

Do you think it is more effective to search the invisible web (databases) than using search engines, meta-search or subject directories? Why?

No. I feel that search engines are faster and more user friendly. If I needed to do an extensive research on something I feel that it would be easier to use a application that I already know how to use and is easy and fast to be efficient.

Name ONE database which you will use for your research topic. Why?

I guess I would use ebscoHost. Well, it’s the only DB that I did get results from.

Name ONE more database which you will use for your course. How will you use this database for your course?

I do not have a course anymore.

Activity 3 : E-Shopping Spree

This isn't a hard topic for me.

I have tonnes of stuff I wanna buy.

But i guess i would want this item.

A Single Action Army replica by Denix.

Before you call the police not that it is a replica.

It is a non-gun, it cant fire anything and.. blablabla..

"6 bullets, more then enough to kill anything that moves"

-Revolver Ocelet, Metal Gear Solid

The quote i mentioned above was the "trigger" that made me like this gun. It's from a game called Metal Gear Solid and until now, the series is still in the top of my favourite list.

The Colt Single Action Army is a sngle action revolver, designed for the U.S government service revolver trails of 1873.

It is used by legends like Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, Pat Garret and Bat Masterson it was also the weapon of choice for settlers in the West during the late 19th century.

Unlike other revolvers, the barrel does not slide out of the side when you reload. Instead, there is a wedge where you pull open, and unload/reload the bullets.

Cool ain't it?

Of course you need ammo for your guns.

Plastic "Nickel" bullets.

Some .45 caliber for your Revolver!

And finally, a right side holster!

Complete with slots for more ammo and a waist strap.

Enough to start a wild west ambition!

Therefore,

24 plastic "Nickel" bullets - US$10.79

Single Action Army - US$78.99

Right Handed Holster - US$69.99

Adds up to a US$159.77

Which is equavilant to SGD$196.61!

Sadly though, even this fake gun is illegal in Singapore.

Me, Myself and I

Hey. Junhui from Diploma of InfoCommunications. My final semester before leaving this school.


I like cars and racing. Thus i have a collection of different car games. I have 2 dream cars of very different ethnicity.


The first one, a Mazda RX7 FD3s.

It is the third generation model of the Rotary Series that Mazda is famous for. It is also nicknamed the "demon of winding roads" because of it's ability to handle corners.


The second, a Lamborghini Reventon.

Well, I don't think anyone will dislike the car. Take a look at it and you will instantly fall in love with how cool the car looks. Of course it has to be cool - it is modeled after a fighter plane!


Sadly, this dream of mine is not going to come true very soon. So usually, I watch movies on my computer. I guess my favourite genre is cars(duh!) , and action movies. Typical guy I know.

A few of my favourites are:

-The Fast And Furious Series.

-The Transporter Series.

-The Expendables.

-The Mechanic.


You get the point right?


Well, this is all the time I'm gonna spend on this post!