I start this blog with two purposes 1) to document my journey while learning new things, and 2) to share them with others and my future self. The former reason is to make sure that I understand what I've learned, and also to eliminate my scare of writing ;-) And the latter is to satisfy my wish to contribute to the community. I like to learn new things, and as I'm learning, this blog is always a work-in-progress. That's said, there might be something you disagree with or want to give your comments about on this blog, and you're more than welcome to do so. Let's talk!
About me
Hej! I'm Đào Đức Cương (a.k.a. Erik), welcome to my blog! I'm a software engineer and machine learning lover with five+ years of experience. I'm super excited to share with you what I've learned in this blog.
Louis - The cat
In May 2018, I welcomed Louis - a British shorthair - to my home. We lived together for three years in various places. Sadly, I couldn't bring him with me when I moved to Sweden. He's forstered by a friend and has been enjoying his new home with another cat named Tei Tei. As of September 2021, Louis is the father of 5 cute kittens.
100 things I want to do while I am alive
- 1. 🌍 Live in another country (moved to Sweden 🇸🇪 since 2020)
- 2. 🎯 Become the first author of a paper at top-tier conference
- 3. ✈️ Travel to South Africa 🇿🇦
- 4. 📚 Read 200 books (currently at 12/200, see my progress here https://erikdao.com/books)
- 5. ✈️ Travel abroad with my family
- 6. 🎧 Go to a Taylor Swift concert (May 17, 2024 in Stockholm)
- 7. 👷♂️ Build a 120P nature aquarium
- 8. ✈️ Visit a Middle Eastern country (Saudi Arabia from Aug 2017 - Jan 2018)
- 9. ✈️ Go on a road trip around Iceland 🇮🇸
- 10. 🏋️♂️ Lose weights, maintain ~75kg
- 11. 🏡 Buy/Build my own home
- 12. 🇫🇷 Spend a day in Paris only speak French
- 13. 🧐 Learn to play 🎻 (started learning since August 2023)
- 14. 🧐 Learn to swim (started learning mid-July 2023)
- 15. 🏊 Swim butterfly for 200m
- 16. 🏊 Swim all four strokes
- 17. 🧐 Learn to drive and get a driving license
- 18. ✈️ Go on a road trip across America 🇺🇸
- 19. 👨🍳 Learn how to make croissants 🥐
- 20. 👨🔧 Build my own tech product
- 21. ❤️ Go on a date in Paris 🇫🇷
- 22. 🏃 Run a half marathon
- 23. ❤️ Fall in love (again)
- 24. 💻 Build an open-source project with C++/Rust/Go
- 25. 👶 Become a parent
- 26. ✈️ Travel Southeast Asia (visited 🇸🇬)
- 27. ✈️ Been to 50 countries (visited 12/50 as of July 2024)
- 28. 🏕️ Camp inside a forest
- 29. 🥾 Hike somewhere in Europe
- 30. ▶️ Launch a YouTube channel and keep it running for at least a year
- 31. 🏊 Swim across a lake
- 32. 🎤 Organize a community event
- 33. 🎻 Play 'Four Seasons' by Vivaldi
- 34. 🍏 Visit Apple Park
- 35. 🇻🇳 Travel throughout Vietnam
- 36. 🗽 Visit New York
- 37. 🇸🇪 Learn Swedish
- xx. What else do you suggest?