Wanderer

2040hrs,  April 21 , 2010.

Thinklab ,NUS.

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NOMAD

Pronunciation: \ˈnō-ˌmad, British also ˈnä-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin nomad-, nomas member of a wandering pastoral people, from Greek, from nemein

Date: 1579

1 : a member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place usually seasonally and within a well-defined territory
2 : an individual who roams about

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There are an estimated 40 million nomads in the world.

Now there are 40 million + 1.

Yes. I have become a nomad.

The term nomadic is now a common metaphor for aimless wandering. In fact the movement of traditional nomadic people is far from haphazard: it is both predetermined and systematic. Most nomads live in marginal areas like deserts, steppes and tundra, where mobility becomes a logical and efficient strategy for harvesting scarce resources spread unevenly across wide territories.

Now, lets put the above explanation into context (of my nomadic behaviour):

Predetermined : Yes, I knew it quite well in advance that from April 1st 2010 onwards I would be a nomad.

Marginal Areas : Not really. But I did live in yo:HA Boon Lay. I guess that counts!

Strategy : Similar to other nomads my mobility is due to availability of certain resources at the places I have wandered to. Some of the main resources being:  free& fast internet, no rental, 24hr food court nearby, IPL on TV (if possible or youtube also if fine), vending machines, other stuff needed to survive in a civilized manner (washroom, washing etc..) .

So my journey started off after I handed over the keys to the owner of my old place on March 31st. Since then I have lived in Boon Lay hostel, Chiang’s place, GSS room @NUS , Computing lab@NUS etc.  All the time making sure I stick to my strategy.

But to become this mobile, I had to dump all of my luggage somewhere! I have a lot of luggage, accumulated over the last 6 years..I found this storage container in Ayer Rajah Crescent which is very convenient. If any of you are interested check here:

http://www.singpost.com.sg/S3/index.html

What else is happening in my life? —> IPL, Fantasy cricket, Job applications (no interviews though), Sleep, Subway ( its open 24hrs here), TV shows (watching 18 shows).

Thats about it for now. Will blog soon.

0057hrs,  April 22 , 2010.

School of Computing, NUS.

(notice my nomadic nature…where I started this post & where I ended it :p)

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