Looking back on my 2021

As of this writing, the COVID-19 pandemic still persists. In Vietnam, people have just passed a horrible time of lockdown, we needed to stay at home for nearly 4 months. I have even got covid infected and spent a quarantine time for more than three weeks.

My balcony garden

More books read

This year, I read 22 books of various kinds. Reading books becomes my habit.

English books

1. Grokking Algorithms: An Illustrated Guide for Programmers and Other Curious People
2. The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
3. Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
4. The Tao of Microservices
5. Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 2

Vietnamese books

1. Nhân tố Enzyme 
2. Nếu biết trăm năm là hữu hạn
3. Đạo giáo
4. Tâm Thành và Lộc Đời
5. Lịch sử tư tưởng Nhật Bản
6. Totto-chan bên cửa sổ
7. Thiền sư và em bé 5 tuổi
8. Swiss Made
9. Suối Nguồn
10. Hạnh Phúc và May Mắn
11. Một đời quản trị
12. Con chó nhỏ mang giỏi hoa hồng
13. Cách nuôi dạy những đứa trẻ dễ cáu giận, khó bảo
14. Muôn kiếp nhân sinh
15. Fear: Trump Ở Nhà Trắng
16. Dấu chân trên cát
17. Biết chính mình

Tech Lead at UMB Solution (ubitec)

Tech Lead was my official job title at ubitec. I have worked closely with two teams (7 developers in total) for developing two products ubichat and ubibot. My responsibilities were divided into three following roles:

- Software engineer: joined teams to implement/solve several challenging problems

- Technical consultant: for developers, Product Owners, Product Managers, and customers.

- Mentor: grew the teams in both technical skills and soft skills

Mental care

In my spare time, I enjoyed reading books and watching videos. I have been doing "meditation" in ... every moment in my life (no kidding 😊)

The following was my favorite 2021 Youtube channels:

- The Quoc Khanh Show Premium (TQKS Premium)

- Bar stories - Dustin On The Go

- Johnny Trí Nguyễn

Making life easier

This was a tough year due to COVID, however fortunately I could get my car driving license and buy a new house.

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Happy new year, 2022!