2025 didn’t feel like a year of shortcuts.
It felt like a year of showing up—consistently, intentionally, sometimes uncomfortably.
When I look back, the most satisfying part isn’t the numbers or the titles. It’s the direction. The compounding.
Here’s my 2025, wrapped.
Showing Up on Global Stages
This year took me across countries and communities to talk about testing, quality, and how our craft is changing:
- EuroSTAR 2025, Edinburgh, Scotland
- SPARKS Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- MoTCon (TestBash) 2025, Brighton, England
- ConfQ, Bangalore, India
Different rooms. Different cultures.
Same conversations about judgment, risk, and taking testing seriously.
Unexpected and Humbling Moments
Some moments land quietly and stay longer than applause:
- Best Tutorial Award at EuroSTAR 2025
- Ministry of Testing Ambassador, 2025
- XMind Ambassador, 2025–2026
- Mention in “Taking Testing Seriously”
Grateful not because of recognition, but because the work resonated.
Community Work and New Launches
2025 was also about building, not just speaking:
- Generative AI for Testers – FREE course
- Advanced Prompting for Testers – course
- Contributor to STEC by the Ministry of Testing
- Gaming booth at SPARKS Conference, KL
Teaching sharpened my own thinking more than anything else.
Numbers (With Personality)
Metrics matter, but only when they reflect real engagement:
- 40K+ followers on LinkedIn
- 300+ posts across platforms
- 20 new blog posts on TestingTitbits.com
- 10+ guest articles with well-known testing blogs
Consistency beats virality. Every single time.
Life Outside the Feed
Not everything worth tracking fits into a dashboard:
- More VR gaming
- More workouts
- More meetups
- More mind-mapping and journaling
These didn’t scale. They stabilized.
Looking Ahead to 2026
If 2025 was about visibility, 2026 is about depth. Less noise. More intention. Better questions.
To everyone who read, challenged, supported, disagreed, learned, or taught me something this year, thank you!
This journey is shared, whether we are aware of it or not.
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