My path to a Diploma in Computer Engineering has been a masterclass in adaptability and perseverance proof that the most determined route is rarely a straight line.

After finishing matric in 2020, I took a gap year to gain practical, hands-on experience through various part-time roles. Eager to advance my education, I enrolled at TUT in 2022 as an NSFAS student. However, an administrative twist due to initial dual university registrations meant my funding was directed to CPUT instead. This unexpected hurdle required a strategic pivot.

Rather than seeing this as a setback, I treated it as an opportunity: I took another year to further develop my professional skills while recalibrating my academic plan. In 2024, I seamlessly transitioned to CPUT, where I fully dedicated myself to my computer engineering studies.

This journey culminated in November 2025, when I successfully passed all my final-year modules. I am now awaiting graduation equipped not only with technical knowledge in computer engineering but also with real-world resilience, problem-solving agility, and a steadfast commitment to seeing long-term goals through to completion.

I’m excited to bring this unique blend of technical foundation, adaptability, and tenacity to my next opportunity in the tech industry.

No lies, no hidden intentions,
Firmly calm with no emotions,
A slow departure from perfection.
But, like an open book, I can see-
I can see your perfection.

Dawn breaks through you,
Rainy days reflect in you.
Smiley faces drawn upon you,
And windowpane emotions rest on you.
Do we ever truly see you,
Or only see through you?

The first to greet the sunrise,
Welcoming light into the room,
The only wall I can see through.
Beautiful, calm, and always on guard-
I appreciate you.

Let me out, let me out,
Distant, enchanted whisper,
Walled and trapped by darkness as it glimmers,
Unlucky as a lifeless Phoenix drowning.
The ocean buzzes; the vibrant sound whispers.

Let me out, please let me out.
There continues the whisper,
From the darkest depths of my soul,
Graved by fears, slender and small.
An inner butterfly, bottled in tears,
As its master forfeits the change.

Let me out.
Sad, lonely, distant whisper continues,
Watching from behind the scenes.
Weeping, pleading, and begging,
"Let me out, please. I can help you."
It’s the sound of courage I never had,
The superhero I couldn’t free,
The one I couldn’t release.

My black rose,
Foreign, yet divine,
Not human, but an angel's design.

You hold the key to heaven's gate,
Death cannot sever our eternal fate.

Your amiable heart,
Immaculate smile,
Jump-starts my dreams,
Making my future worthwhile.

Without you, I have no tomorrow to face,
No future to embrace.