Hello there, my name is Vishwa GW or Gammudhuwaththage. But you can call me ‘Randy’. I am a 24-year-old aspiring Entrepreneur, student, dropout, learner, and wisdom seeker, a founder, and a wannabe CEO. I am currently living in Australia. But I am a Sri Lankan citizen.
Since childhood, I have wanted to be an astronomer. I loved the night sky so much. I still remember how i wondered about the stars and moon every single night while watching them. As a result, I joined the astronomy club in my school. At age 12, I created a piece of equipment to measure the angle to a space object(star) from the Earth’s surface using a protractor and a PVC tube. I also created my own telescope using two lenses from an old binocular. I took out both lenses. Then I took a plastic tube and burnt both ends to change the shape to put two lens.
But my favourite experiments were about rockets. As a middle-class kid from a South Asian country, I didn’t have access to model rockets. So, I created my own rockets from used and empty pens and used sulphur/grim stone from matches as solid fuel. (None of them lift off by the way)
But I was also a Hugh knowledge seeker about astronomy and space science. I won the merit prize at the Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad competition in 2012.
I passed my G.C.E Ordinary Level examination with 8 A grades including Mathematics and Science. I am also a 6-time school merit prize winner at my secondary school, Richmond College. Besides that, I was an active member of the Science Society, Astronomy Club, Religion Society, Social Works Society, and UN Study Circle. I was also a junior prefect from 2012 to 2013.
I did my Advanced level education in Biology, Chemistry, And Physics. So, I do have a Physics background. After finishing school studies, I graduated with a diploma in Information & communication Technology and a diploma in English from the ICBT international campus.
Then, I came to Australia to study for a bachelor of Nursing degree. But after one year, I realised that this was not what I was seeking. So, I dropped out of the university and started a diploma in business. I finished my diploma back in July 2023. But I wanted more. So, I am currently studying for an Advanced diploma in Leadership and management.