CNCF October Edition
My first time at Verda office in Helsinki. This is just the building across the road from the Oodi library. I had not given it a second look before today. I…
Sajal Choudhary
I am a platform engineer and a writer based in Finland.
I am also the author of A Year of Mornings, a collection of poems for young adults.
NordLetter
I send out a newsletter once a week about living in Finland + five interesting things I've found on the open web.
Lately
Everything, as it happens — from the garden, the stream, the shelf, and the Nordletter.
October 2026
Dark outside still.
Blue light blinks incessantly.
Purple flowers bloom.
Goddess on stage,
Women dancing in a circle.
Snap a picture!
Temperature drops suddenly.
We are driving back home.
Something putters away.
Cold water hisses.
Hot stone turns damp.
I sit breathing.
Reading: Plot Twist
Harlan Coben
NL 127
17 Syllables and an Idea
Week in bed, Felt great to step out. Strong wind blows. There is still a niggle in my throat. There was a mild respite from the wet and gloomy weather of the past week for just a few precious minutes - I could see the…
Learning Microservices and K8s
Getting reacquainted with k8s and microservices. I am framing this around the Kubestronaut program and becoming a kubestronaut. I guess I work well with things…
Finished: A Beast Slinks Toward Beijing
Alice Evelyn Yang · Liked it
Played it a lot over the past few days. I never new solitaire could be this fun. This was of course one of the first games I ever played on a PC.
That's everything — you've reached the very beginning.