Let me start off with a formal introduction of myself. As you probably have figured out, I am Eugene. I am from the tiny island republic of Singapore. Heard of it ? Well, check it out on the world map. It is this little dot further down the Malaysian Peninsula. I am currently 17 and am in JC2 (that would be about Grade 12 for those of you in the American school system.) Anyhow, Raffles Junior College is where I call school and if you are interested, my secondary school is Catholic High School. I am currently at an important crossroad with the GCE A'level examinations (Guess those of you from commonwealth nations might have heard of it.) looming at the end of the year. Looking ahead, I plan to be pursuing something computer related in the university, but guess that will come after I finish serving my national service.

Well, I like listening to music, new age and techo more specifically and enjoy watching a good movie, though I have not been able to do so lately due to my dire lack of time. Soccer is a game I love so if you do share my passion, do not hesitate to e-mail me ! Spending time at the computer is another one of those things that help me make 24 hours seem short and so is using the telephone. I spend most of my time on the computer doing some programming, occasionally indulging in a game.

Getting Involved With This

I got involved with this Thinkquest project some time back late 1996. I have always had an acquaintance with computers and it was around that time that I hopped onto the Internet. I had heard of this Thinkquest competition and out of curiousity found me listing myself up for hire on the Thinkquest web-site. A few days later, my fellow teammates Jamie and Anthony came along and soon I was part of the group. Working on this web-site was facinating, opening my eyes to golf, as well as the downside to working over the Internet (My stupid internet connection was down for over a month earlier this year, rendering me unable to do anything.)

Within the group, I was responsible for the section on golf's history, the profiles on the game's celebraties, as well as a bit of the german translations. My dad, who is my coach, was responsible for the rest of the german (do go meet him later at his own page.) Gathering data about golf's history and the player profiles was quite a challange. I had trouble finding the really good books and ended running up huge fines due to the late returning of those library books.

Working on this project was indeed a great pleasure. Not only did it allow me to know my wonderful teammates Jamie and Anthony, it also gave me a wonderful oppounity to get enjoy the Internet. Every weekend, we would pop onto IRC and have an electronic meeting. These were the sessions where we exchanged ideas and got to know each other better.