About

My name is Shivan (pronounced Shiv-arn).

I am Kiwi born 🇳🇿 with Sri Lankan 🇱🇰 heritage.

I currently work as a Web Developer after 7 years working as an Optometrist.

I am also on BlueSky, GitHub, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitch & Instagram.

What am I focusing on?

1. Getting good at web development and programming

• Building projects

2. I communicate my journey and ideas:

• ✍🏾 Through this Blog

3. Maintaining my body

• 🥋 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
• 🕺 Latin Dance
• 🕺 Pole Dance
• 🏋️ Weightlifting

4. Maintaining my mind

• 📓 Writing
• 📷 Photography
• ✏️ Drawing
• 📚 Reading

Milestones

• 1993: Born in Palmerston North — where I spent most of my life growing up
• 2016: Graduated from the University of Auckland as a fully qualified optometrist and moved down to Christchurch to start my working life
• 2020: Began writing online
• 2021: Moved back to Palmerston North to focus on a career change away from optometry into software development.
• 2023: Started a new career as a web developer.

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