Interests
Beyond the Terminal
- 8+ years living in Taiwan.
- Languages: Fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese.
- Music: I've played guitar for a number of years; currently learning piano and drums.
Music
Albums
Some of my all time favorite records:
Reading
Technical
- [2024] Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch) — Sebastian Raschka
- [2017] Designing Data-Intensive Applications — Martin Kleppmann
- [1999] The Pragmatic Programmer — Andrew Hunt & David Thomas
Non-Technical
- [2018] Los asquerosos — Santiago Lorenzo
- [1982] Diaries to Nowhere · Diarios a ninguna parte · 萬水千山走遍 — Sanmao (三毛)
- [1981] Crónica de una muerte anunciada — Gabriel García Márquez
- [1977] Stories of the Canary Islands · Diario de las Canarias · 稻草人手記 — Sanmao (三毛)
- [1976] Stories of the Sahara · Diarios del Sáhara · 撒哈拉的故事 — Sanmao (三毛)
- [1928] Romancero gitano — Federico García Lorca
- [1924] Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada — Pablo Neruda
Drawings & Visual Art
Sketches and visual experiments outside of code and audio circuits.
Sketch with Guitar
Scuba Diving
I hold PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water certificates. Sites where I have dived:
- Taiwan: Xiaoliuqiu, Green Island (綠島), Kenting
- Thailand: Racha Island (Phuket)
- Indonesia: Komodo Island
- Malaysia: Sabah
Racha Island (Phuket, Thailand)
Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan)