Recent Posts
Embracing the Seasons of Life: Finding Joy in the Present Moment
A heartfelt reflection on the beauty of life’s seasons and the importance of being present. Just like nature shifts from summer’s warmth to winter’s stillness, every stage of life has meaning and lessons to offer. This piece is a gentle reminder to slow down, practice gratitude, and embrace the season you’re in before it passes.
The Joy We Lost in the Rush of Modern Life
A nostalgic reflection on childhood summers spent at a grandmother’s home, filled with laughter, family bonding, and simple joys. Contrasted with today’s fast-paced, screen-driven lives, this piece is a gentle reminder to slow down, breathe, and cherish the small moments that truly matter.
Hacking the Mind: How I Started Reprogramming My Subconscious
It started with a message that didn’t get a reply. I had sent something simple to a friend — just a check-in. Hours passed. Then a day. No response. And even though a part of me knew they were probably just busy, another part of me started spiraling. Did I say something wrong? Did I bother them? Maybe they don’t really care about me? I felt anxious, even hurt. But later that night, it hit me — this wasn’t about that one message. It was something deeper. Something older. It was my subconscious mind reacting — on autopilot.
Smoke vs Sanity vs Regression Testing
Early in my QA career, I was assigned a bug to test, a minor fix in one of the key modules of our enterprise portal. I opened the application, focused only on the specific scenario mentioned in the ticket, confirmed that the issue was resolved, and confidently marked it as "Done" A while later, my team lead reviewed the same fix but took a different path to reach the same functionality. Within minutes, he uncovered a new issue that had been introduced as a side effect of the fix. He turned to me and asked, "Did you check this part?" "Yes," I replied, "I tested it." But what I really meant was: I only checked what I was told to check. Watching him test it in front of me - navigating different routes, trying other workflows - I realized how limited my approach was. That bug fix had impacted a different module, something I hadn't even considered. That's when it clicked: ✅ Fix validation = Sanity Testing
Ad Hoc Testing: The Power of Thinking Like a User
It was a regular testing day, and I was focused on reproducing a bug that had just been reported. I carefully followed the steps, ready to log my observations. But as I navigated through the app, I accidentally clicked on something unrelated. To my surprise, the application behaved oddly - and I had just uncovered a completely new bug. This wasn't part of my test case. No automation had flagged it. But this is exactly how real users might behave: exploring unpredictably, clicking where they shouldn't, or rushing through workflows in unexpected ways. That's when I realized the hidden value of ad hoc testing.
Why QA is Not Just About ‘Finding Bugs’: The Bigger Picture
Few years back when I was working as a QA engineer for a MNC, a Devops Engineer casually asked me a question that really made me to pause. “Is QA even a technical job?” He didn’t mean to insult me. But this question made me to think about my role that I am working. Sure, I’m not into developing— like writing a complicated code for a feature. I don’t build or maintain CI/CD pipelines like devops engineers do. The more I thought about it, the more I realized — while my tasks may differ, the depth of technical understanding required in QA is just as significant.
Too Many Meetings, Not Enough Work: The Modern Productivity Trap
In today’s fast-moving work culture, we’ve come to rely on our calendars to keep everything in order — meetings, tasks, appointments, deadlines. But somewhere along the way, the calendar that was meant to help us has started hurting our productivity. It’s become common to see a workday fully booked with back-to-back meetings, leaving little to no time for actual work. A few days ago, I was chatting with a friend who works at a large tech company. He sounded frustrated. He said, “I’ve been stuck in meetings all day — I don’t even have time to start the task I was supposed to finish by EOD.” That really stuck with me, because it’s not just his story — it’s a reality for so many professionals today.
