Feb 6Member-onlyIronies of life — by a grandchildWhen she needed the most rest, it was when they most played — Nobody asked me if it was okay to take grandma away, Don’t the grandkids have a say? The only living grandparent of mine, ushered away in promise of a better space. When my grandma was in hospital, others ask me if I went to visit, strange I felt, should I…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Published in Expats and nomads·Jun 14, 2022Member-onlyMy experience : Going abroadI really went for it when I felt depressed and when I felt I wasn’t going to achieve what I wanted — live alone, study abroad. I felt stuck and unhappy despite being in a career I liked once. …Travel2 min readTravel2 min read
Dec 21, 2021Member-onlyBound with data governance: The role of data lineageThe concerns on how to manage data quality and need for data documentation is increasing with the usage of data in various domains and various regulatory needs. According to a survey carried out by O’Reilly on the state of Data Quality in 2020, it was identified that even though there…Data Science5 min readData Science5 min read
Aug 24, 2021Member-onlyThe Final Internship (Stage de fin d’études)A thank you note coupled with my experience — In 2019 when I took the risk of coming to France where I knew no one around and did not speak the language. I comforted myself thinking of all the people who had travelled or immigrated before google maps and google translate. But never did I expect a pandemic and…Stage5 min readStage5 min read
Published in Expats and nomads·Mar 20, 2021Member-onlyA love letter to <France>Oui, oui c’est un gros cliché pour un titre — Here, I, a person from Sri Lanka, start my letter about France while listening to Abba, a Swedish pop band. And this article was prompted by watching a Korean series called ‘The package’. Right now.. such a realization hits me differently than it has ever felt before. It’s been close…France4 min readFrance4 min read
Jan 10, 2021Member-onlyThree Tips on GitHubLets enhance your profile — GitHub is used by many analysts and engineers in the IT domain. Here are 3 lesser known tips and tricks available on GitHub — for newbies. These few tips would certainly add value to your profile. 1. Add a profile description on GitHub This sounds so simple however GitHub typically only displays the repositories on your profile…Github3 min readGithub3 min read
Dec 19, 2020Member-onlyHow France was portrayed and how it really isI felt misguided about certain things thus I thought I would pen it down. Before coming to France, this is what was portrayed to me; France is so fancy and clean. French people are proud and mean in general. The culture is modern and has the typical western culture. Being…Travel Writing5 min readTravel Writing5 min read
Published in The Startup·Nov 17, 2020Member-onlyThe Privacy Issue and Its ParadoxHow much does your privacy mean to you? — I was a person who was always intrigued by protection of personal data, that probably started since I first created my social media profile which came with the warning from my dad. But then again ironically when I started working in the tech industry it led me to have an…Privacy Protection9 min readPrivacy Protection9 min read
Nov 13, 2020Member-onlyThe oneStrangers to lovers — A thank you note — In the end it is the one who silently (or even loudly) supports you when the whole world criticizes your decisions, judgements and choices. The one who prefers lazing around, in a couch, reading, but dares him or herself to go out of his or her comfort zone, just to…Love Letters3 min readLove Letters3 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Oct 29, 2020Member-onlyHypothesis TestingThe starting point of a data science study. A data science project would always be taking a hypothesis as a basis. Because, all data science projects start with a business problem and the hypotheses helps to explain the particular business problem. …Statistical Learning3 min readStatistical Learning3 min read
