Hi there.

I'm a 19 year old guy living in Singapore with nothing to do for 2 weeks.

I am thinking of baking/cooking for fun!

What should i know/have before i start on my adventure?

What are the tools involved?

How do I bake a cookie? 

Are there any good websites/books for me to browse through?

Thanks,
Aspiring Cookie-Maker

KKKK...

As a 19-year old man with nothing to do, learning to bake cookies is
something that will provide you with may things:

1) You will have something to eat
2) Women LOVE guys that can cook
3) Homemade cookies make great, inexpensive presents

Baking is a hobby that is enjoyed by millions around the world.  By
starting
with cookies, you will learn the basics of mixing, pouring and baking.
 A great place to start!

Actually, baking cookies is a very simple process that requires very
few pieces of equipment.  While there are "no-bake" cookie recipes
available, I would recommend baking as the combination of the smell
and taste of freshly baked cookies far outweighs the convenience of
no-bake recipes.

While the ingredients for cookies will vary, the following items will
be needed, typically, for the majority of cookie recipes:

Mixing bowl- This is where you will mix your ingredients to make the
cookie dough
Large spoon- with which to mix ingredients within the mixing bowl
Measuring utensils-Standard teaspoon set, which includes teaspoon,
tablespoon and various fractional varieties of the aforementioned
spoons
Cookie sheet- While there are varying sizes and types, a typical
cookie sheet will be a flat, oven safe, metal sheet.
Oven- While some will espouse to the joys of eating unbaked cookie
dough, the tone of your question implies that you wish to cook your
cookies.  An oven be used for baking of the cookie dough and, as you
progress with experience, melting various ingredients for new recipes.

I would recommend starting with a simple recipe, many of which can be
found at CookieRecipe.co (http://www.cookierecipe.com/default.asp). A
nice sugar cookie (http://cookie.allrecipes.com/AZ/BckySgrySugrCks.asp)
or maybe the classic chocolate chip
(http://cookie.allrecipes.com/AZ/BckySgrySugrCks.asp) are some great
starter recipes.

I hope I was able to help you start in your foray into the world of
cookie baking.  If you need further clarification, please let me know!

Bon Appetit!

-THV

Thanks for the prompt, complete answer =)