With nowhere else to go,     I gazed out the window, It had been a calm morning,     A gentle breeze now blowing. In the school nearby, rang a bell,     Change of periods, it did foretell, Tots spilled onto the ground adjoining,     2 groups of them, their teacher was forming. Arrange in a line both groups she did,     Handed a ball out to each first kid, Rules of the game, she began to explain,     Dribble to the end and come back again. With a whistle blow, she triggered the race,     The 2 first kids started…

In October of 2020 I made the following declaration “I hereby declare to attempt the AWS Data Analytics Specialty certification by Dec 2020. Over to you, now!“. I’m glad to announce that I kept my word and earned myself a 4th AWS certification in the process. I’ve already mentioned several of the simple tips that I use to keep myself on track for my goals in the previous article. I faced some obstacles during my preparation for this certification too. In this post I share with you some of the ways in which I overcame those obstacles. Deadline It’s surprising how much an approaching…

Ever tried to teach a kid to walk? How’d it feel? The above snap captures a moment in time when I was teaching my daughter Grace to walk. It was more or less me just holding on to her fingertips and keeping her safe, while her anxious feet did the exploration. Seems just like yesterday when she was merely a thought in my heart. Strange how time flies. Just feels like yesterday when I took up my very first job in Persistent Systems in the July of 2005. I myself was a “kid” at work and over a period of time I…