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2025 — A Year of Real Growth

From AI Engineer to AI Team Leader.
More responsibility, heavier work, tougher pressure.
But being able to support the team, push people forward, and watch real progress — that part was worth it.

Carried production-level projects:
TAPE, NLP pipelines, infra, Bedrock, massive refactors.
Exhausting, stressful, but it built confidence I didn’t have before.

This year taught me something important:
You can’t change people.
You can only understand them, accept them, and stay true to your own values.

Health mattered too.
Ran my first half marathon.
Learned to listen to my body, rest when needed, and build discipline — even under heavy pressure.

Calmer mind.
Less anger. More presence.
Finding happiness in small, real things instead of empty promises.

The biggest lesson of 2025:
Don’t be afraid to do what you believe is right.

A note to my future self:
“You did well. You survived. Keep going.”

My legacy has officially begun. I’ve made my first land investment.

ลงทุนซื้อที่ดินผืนแรก เคยเป็นของคุณตา เปลี่ยนมือไปหลายมือ สุดท้ายเป็นชื่อผมแล้วในที่สุด

ตา-ยาย ผมเอากลับมาได้แล้วครับ

Family Business ✒️💰💵

I’d like to take a moment to remember a dear friend of mine.

If you’ve ever watched my Dungeons & Dragons streams on Twitch, you might remember Anand — our brilliant Dungeon Master.

Anand was one of my closest friends during my Master’s studies in the UK. He was the smartest guy in our group — always top of the class (I was usually second… though I might’ve been distracted by beer, haha). He didn’t drink, didn’t smoke, loved learning, Arsenal football club, board games, and Pokémon. Never had a girlfriend, but always had our respect.

We spent countless nights working side by side on programming assignments, crunching numbers in R, supporting each other through it all. Anand was the go-to guy for everyone — always ready to help, always reliable.

I remember one time, he proudly brought homemade sandwiches to the lab. I joked about how good they looked — and not even 10 seconds later, splat! Sandwich all over the keyboard. We laughed so hard. I can still see it clearly, even after 6–7 years.

After graduation, we stayed close through games — Minecraft, Valheim, and especially Dungeons & Dragons. Our favorite. Anand was our incredible DM — crafting worlds, weaving storylines, and keeping us laughing. He was so good, we called him “Dungeon Daddy”.

But then, out of nowhere, Anand fell ill. He quietly stepped away from our campaign. I found out later that it was cancer.

He fought hard. We cheered him on, stayed in touch, hoped he’d return to finish the story. But his body grew weaker. Treatment didn’t work. He spent his final days at home, surrounded by family.

We messaged back and forth near the end — shared old memories, smiled through emojis. I like to think he was smiling too.

Three days ago, I got the message. Anand passed peacefully in the early morning in the UK.

I’m heartbroken. We never got to finish that second campaign. But I’ll never forget the adventures we had together.

Rest in peace, my brother. Until we meet again.

And to anyone reading this: Don’t forget to tell the people you love how much they mean to you. Life is short.

AI Team 11 April 2025:
Farewell to our amazing Singaporean interns and friends and — until we meet again, guys!

Suits, sunsets, skyscrapers and someone to fall in love. What more do you need?

Standing at the highest place of Bangkok.