It depends on what IT job you get. Most IT jobs have a stable
timing, but passionate IT people can go on doing
the job without rest, or with just a few hours of rest.
Support, networking and security people tend to have irregular
working hours, especially if you work in an MNC. Phones are
typically 24 hours on standby.
Despite good reports about our digital animation industry, I'm
skeptical about them. It could be a mindset issue, because
Singapore, in my opinion, has no focus. Wherever the trend moves,
you will find Singapore moving towards it. Currently, it looks
quite good. I can't say for future.
Before even talking about 3D animation, you should know 2D
animation first. Some 3D animation is taught in local polytechnics
here, and would require you to know some Additional Mathematics
stuffs. More advanced stuffs would probably require more knowledge
of other Mathematics concepts. If you fail E-Maths, I suggest you
brush up on it.
On the poly courses, did you look at the right course? Did you
look at some advanced diplomas or specialist diplomas? All of these
require you to have at least a diploma, or working experience for
those without diploma (may be on a case-by-case basis). Some even
require degree.
actually, you're spot-on regarding my cousin's job.
he's working in an American software MNC here (not Microsoft,
though), and is mainly in charge of fixing and debugging the
software's bugs / glitches, and i think he also do a bit of IT
maintenance sai-kang + daily software builds, that's why work so
late.
as for 3D animation, i don't feel like going into that field
after reading some 3D animation books in the library yesterday.
actually, to use 3D animation software to create a decent object,
you don't really need to know 3D math stuff.
however, to become a 3D professional animator good enough to be
hired by companies, 3D math is a must. And btw, these 3D math stuff
are MORE DIFFICULT than any JC-level maths i've ever seen. It's
more like computer-science level type of maths....or should i say,
only those guys with PhD in Mathematics can understand.
it's very scary for guys like me who can't even do some primary
4 maths. 
and poly courses, for their part-time courses, they offer only
advanced and specialist diplomas (the specialist diplomas require a
local poly diploma in any discipline.......i look at their course
sypnosis and could tell at one glance i won't have a problem
understanding them but these guys refuse to listen to me).
if that AEC is S$5000 and not S$1000, i'm going to look for
alternatives, although those specialized certificate courses like
Photoshop CS 3 / Flash MX are so damn short (like 48 hours etc) and
u can't learn anything from those.
