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blogs/2026/04-april/05-04-week-review.org

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 #+SLUG: 05-04-26-week-review
 
 - Due to having two bank holidays in a row, this week and the next one are quite short. Coincidentally, the amount of work is quite small too, so should be a good opportunity to do some training and reading.
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+  Friday was spent mostly winding down and relaxing
+  Saturday was busy with housework
+  Sunday as well, but had more leisure time
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+  Timesheet:
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+[[../../../assets/images/reviews/timesheets/2026-04-05-timesheet.png]]

blogs/2026/04-april/12-04-week-review.org

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+#+TITLE: [12-04-2026] - Weekly Review
+#+OPTIONS: num:nil
+#+DATE: <2026-04-12 Sun 12:00>
+#+filetags: :review:
+#+COMMENTS: t
+#+SLUG: 12-04-26-week-review
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+Not much going on this week, besides the fact that I have joined a new team.
+Mental health has not been the best, things are piling up and I feel a bit overwhelmed.
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+Timesheet:
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+[[../../../assets/images/reviews/timesheets/2026-04-12-timesheet.png]]

blogs/2026/04-april/16-04-26.org

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+#+TITLE: Rambles
+#+OPTIONS: num:nil
+#+DATE: <2026-04-16 Thu 16:02>
+#+filetags: :life:
+#+COMMENTS: t
+#+SLUG: 16-04-26
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+A bit of random rambles today. So I started working on a new task, much similar to the previous one, where I need to remove a deployment flag. This one is slightly different in the sense that it's being referenced almost everywhere, so there is a lot of code searching and removing whilst ensuring things are still happy.
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+I hit a few hiccups along the way, mainly to do with how integration tests are run in the TMC system, but that's all sorted now Alhamdulillah.
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+There are some other things I wanted to get out of my head, but I think I'll save that for another day In'sha'Allah.
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blogs/2026/04-april/action-plan-07-04-26.org

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+#+TITLE: Action plan to change teams
+#+OPTIONS: num:nil
+#+DATE: <2026-04-07 Tue 10:04>
+#+filetags: :life:
+#+COMMENTS: t
+#+SLUG: action-plan-07-04-26
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+As I am changing teams effective <2026-04-07 Tue>, I thought it's a good idea to lay down the ground work for what will change. Toblerone and Shackleton differ in one main aspect: Shackleton is a much more extroverted team.
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+Standups are also longer than Toblerone, lasting half an hour instead of 15 minutes.
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+They do refinements on Mondays (10-11), and Wednesdays (13-14). Sprint planning occurs on Tuesdays from 13-14. 

blogs/2026/04-april/comparison-14-04.org

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+#+TITLE: Comparison is the thief of joy
+#+OPTIONS: num:nil
+#+DATE: <2026-04-14 Tue 09:55>
+#+filetags: :life:
+#+COMMENTS: t
+#+SLUG: comparison-14-04
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+I heard this phrase a lot growing up, but it never resonated with me until recently (well, last night). I don't even use social media, so it wasn't an online comparison. Rather, it occured when I spoke to someone in person.
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+One thing I always have to remember is that everyone is on their own path in life, and I shouldn't compare my chapter 1 to someone else's chapter 10. I have to remember that everyone has their own struggles and challenges, and just because someone else seems to have it all together doesn't mean they do.
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+It's easier said than done, but I need to focus on the carved out path that I have for myself and not worry about what others are doing. The goal is Jannah. 

blogs/2026/04-april/ending-the-week-17-04-26.org

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+#+TITLE: End of week thoughts
+#+OPTIONS: num:nil
+#+DATE: <2026-04-17 Fri 16:17>
+#+filetags: :life:
+#+COMMENTS: t
+#+SLUG: ending-the-week-17-04-26
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+This week wasn't the best with sleep and energy. I had a bad tendency of staying awake late and waking up late, and also napping for a bit after 4pm. This is a bad habit of mine which transpired this week, need to break it before it sets.
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+On other news, I was thinking of getting a whiteboard to put up on the wall, so I can jot down ideas and thoughts. The lighting on the desk could also do with a bit of improvement, maybe a lamp or something. 

blogs/2026/04-april/joining-new-team-meeting-02-04-2026.org

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+#+TITLE: New team meeting
+#+OPTIONS: num:nil
+#+DATE: <2026-04-02 Thu 16:03>
+#+filetags: :life:
+#+COMMENTS: t
+#+SLUG: joining-new-team-meeting-02-04-2026
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+Joining a new team is very scary. I got added to the Shackleton team channel, and can see how active they are (more in comparison to my previous team).
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+Scary to say the least. Change is scary. But I do want to learn, and I realised that being able to contribute to things is a really nice feeling.
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+[[../../../assets/images/blogs/2026-04-02-slack.png]]

blogs/2026/04-april/making-notes-through-org-noter-06-05.org

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+#+TITLE: Making Notes through Org Noter
+#+OPTIONS: num:nil
+#+DATE: <2026-04-06 Mon 14:30>
+#+filetags: :life:
+#+COMMENTS: t
+#+SLUG: making-notes-through-org-noter-06-05
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+Recently started taking notes through Org Noter. It's a great tool for taking notes when reading PDFs. I also utilised a similar approach for physical books, by using org-capture templates to note down the page number and the note.
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+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  ("b" "Book Note" entry
+   (file+headline (lambda () (buffer-file-name)) "Notes")
+   "** p. %^{Page}\n[%^{Type|Insight|Important|Quote|Confusing}] %?\n") 
+#+end_src

blogs/2026/04-april/starting-new-rotation-08-04-26.org

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+#+TITLE: Starting new rotation
+#+OPTIONS: num:nil
+#+DATE: <2026-04-08 Wed 16:15>
+#+filetags: :life:
+#+COMMENTS: t
+#+SLUG: starting-new-rotation-08-04-26
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+Today is the first day in the new team (Shackleton). The good thing Alhamdulillah is that I've been given some work to do already. I have to find instances of two deployment flags, and turn them off. The work itself was okay, just using AZDO to find instances of ~DeliverySearchInitialLoad~ and ~ConsignmentInitialLoad~, and effectively removing the code that relies on it being turned on/off. As of writing this, I've made a PR for the ~DeliverySearchInitialLoad~ flag, and I'm about to start on the ~ConsignmentInitialLoad~ flag. I hope to finish it by tomorrow In'sha'Allah. The part that takes a while is the testing, as getting the consignments in the database is a pain to do through the UI. 
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+Update (idk why I'm saying this, it's only been half an hour): I started the ~ConsignmentInitialLoad~ flag, and it doesn't seem too bad, I've got the controller class changes, and all that is left is the test class, and the actual testing (plus the SQL removal scripts). I hope to finish it by tomorrow In'sha'Allah.
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+We also had a meeting on ESS deployments, I need to read up on the documentation, and the other links, as well as the video recording with team Ludo. Quite a lot to do, but definitely a good opportunity to do YAML pipelines, and learn about the deployment process. I also need to get familiar with the new team, and the work they do, as well as the codebase. I'm sure it will be a good learning experience, and I'm looking forward to it In'sha'Allah.

blogs/2026/04-april/weekly-target-06-04-26.org

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+#+TITLE: [06-04-2026] - Weekly target
+#+OPTIONS: num:nil
+#+DATE: <2026-04-06 Mon 22:53>
+#+filetags: :life:
+#+COMMENTS: t
+#+SLUG: weekly-target-06-04-26
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+- We need to sort out all these functions across 4 devices. Work laptop, PC, server, macbook
+- Read the Dose Effect completely