I'm Manalan! I am currently based in Australia, I work full-time as a Software Engineer building and fine-tuning web applications. When I’m not coding, you’ll find me immersed in video games or behind a camera, capturing anything that catches my eye. I dabble in both digital photography and the timeless charm of 35mm film specially Portra 800.

Camera gear: Canon EOS 200D Mark II for digital format, Kodak M38 for analog.

Games I have been playing recently: Valorant (Stats page), Stardew Valley, Minecraft, some Fortnite here and there.

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Chennai is where I spawned and it is where the journey began, with schooling laying the foundation. The next chapter unfolded in Australia at Deakin University, where a Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics Engineering became the goal—and was achieved!

During my undergraduate studies, building Discord bots sparked a strong interest in Software Engineering and programming. Programming classes as part of the course further solidified this passion and set the direction toward a career in tech. This journey led to working currently at Deakin University as a Graduate Software Engineer, contributing to the development and maintenance of their Web Apps.

• Create AI applications that might start teaching me a thing or two
• Tackle Rust like it's my next big adventure
• Shoot more film, because digital can’t capture that vintage charm
• Master Stardew Valley like I’m the farming legend they all talk about
• Turn this website into a 3D wonderland (because why settle for flat?)