What a Year It’s Been – A Year of Challenge, Change and New Beginnings! As this year ends, I’m reflecting on the milestones I’ve achieved and the lessons I’ve learned.📚✨
✅ Major Life Decisions:
- Took a break from my full-time role to focus entirely on pursuing my Master’s at Metropolia.
- Relocated from Malaysia to Finland, embracing a new culture and environment while navigating the challenges of settling into a new country.
✅ Professional Growth:
- Strengthened technical skills in Nest.js, TypeScript, React, and Docker, tackling challenges in areas like authentication, containerization and performance.
✅ Academic Progress:
- Immersed in my Master’s program, advancing research on usability in medical technology and focusing on digital scribes, safety characteristics, and need-finding methodologies.
✅ Personal Growth:
- Embraced the spirit of portfolio building.
💪 Challenges and Lessons Learned
- Adapting to life as a full-time student while maintaining professional momentum has been both a challenge and a learning experience.
- Moving to Finland brought opportunities to connect with a new professional community and I realized networking isn’t just about connecting it’s about building relationships and I aim to expand and strengthen these relationships further.
- Balancing academics, technical skill-building, and personal life has taught me the importance of prioritization and focus.
🤞Looking Ahead: Goals for 2025
🔹 Complete my Master’s thesis with impactful research that contributes meaningfully to the field of MedTech.
🔹 Deepen my expertise in cloud technologies (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, AI and System design.
🔹 Secure a role that bridges my academic expertise with real-world applications.
🔹 Strengthen my GitHub portfolio, demonstrating my full-stack capabilities and readiness for the next chapter in my career.
🔹 Fully integrate into Finland’s tech ecosystem while maintaining a healthy work-life balance and obviously learning some Finnnish.