Musings of transliteration: Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s name
Tharman, the 9th president of Singapore is of Indian Tamil ethnicity. The pronunciation of his first name shows how various languages use Latin alphabets.
Mini Trip to Trinidad and Tobago
The oil-rich twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago are the southernmost island in the Caribbean. The smaller Tobago island is more beautiful, safe, and worthy of spending time on than the bigger Trinidad island. So, if you are short on […]
Book Summary: What I learned losing a millio dollars by Jim Paul
“What I learned losing a million dollars” covers the iconic rise and fall of Jim Paul in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as a trader. Here are the key takeaways from the book Here are the key takeaways from the book
Real vs Theoretical Engineering Productivity
Software engineering at its core a job that involves thinking and the ability to convert that thinking into meaningful code that a machine will understand.
Monolingualism
I had just landed in the Czech Republic. I was taking a bus from Prague airport to the city. The man sitting next to me was dressed in formal. He was here to attend a meeting of the ESA, European […]
How to deploy Docker images on Microsoft Azure
There are several ways to deploy Docker images on Microsoft Azure. My favorite one is Azure App Service/Web Application for Containers. This is the closest to Google Cloud Run.
Singapore in 4 days
The ultimate guide to traveling in Singapore
Book Summary: Thinking In Bets by Annie Duke
Thinking In Bets is a book by professional poker player Annie Duke. Its a book about better decision making under uncertainty.
Hindi-English phonemes that are similar but distinct
Hindi and English have several similar yet distinct phonemes.
Royal Caribbean cruise in Singapore
We did a 3-day Royal Caribbean cruise from Singapore with a stop in Penang, Malaysia. This was my first time cruising in Asia. Unlike the Caribbean and French Polynesia, most passengers were from Chinese and India. And this reflected well […]