About Madushka Harshana Athapaththu
The long way from a hand-me-down PC — I’m an IT specialist, founder of Zetova Journeys and Zetova Technologies, creator of the Glass toolkit (GlassPad & GlassCompress), and a traveler who learned the industry from both sides of the ticket counter.
- Based in
- Negombo, Sri Lanka
- Roles
- IT Specialist & Founder
- Companies
- Zetova Journeys & Zetova Technologies
- Products
- GlassPad & GlassCompress
I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1997 and studied at Linfield International College in Arawwala. Around 2010 my grandfather gave me a PC. No classes, no mentor on speed dial — just curiosity, games, BIOS screens, and the quiet thrill of fixing what I had broken the night before.
That gift became a lifelong habit: install every Linux distro I could find (Mint, Ubuntu, Kali, Fedora, CentOS…), try Hackintosh builds, learn networks by making them fail, and teach myself web development, Python, ethical hacking, and later AI/LLM workflows. Along the way I got comfortable in Photoshop, video editing suites, Microsoft Office, and the terminal on Windows, macOS, and Linux — the same curiosity that now runs ComfyUI on my RTX 4070 battlestation. Today I hold Google IT Support Specialist and Google Cybersecurity certificates — formal stamps on a journey that started with trial and error.
In 2013 I moved to Negombo, the coastal city I still call home. In 2018 I entered the travel industry through airline work, mastering the GDS systems the trade runs on — Amadeus, Sabre, and Galileo. Hundreds of tickets, visa files for India, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand, and custom tour packages taught me that travel tech is only useful when it serves a human itinerary.
2023 took me to Malaysia twice — 38 days exploring with my own two feet. 2025 brought a year living in Japan: ramen, yakisoba, Japanese lessons (and a 1,450+ day Duolingo streak), a gaming PC build with an RTX 4070, and nights with VITURE Pro AR glasses. In April 2026 I visited Singapore.
Along the way I founded Zetova Journeys (travel) and Zetova Technologies (software and IT), and shipped the Glass toolkit — GlassPad, a free privacy-first browser word processor at glasspad.madushka.com, and GlassCompress, a private in-browser image compressor at glasscompress.madushka.com. I also vlog as wanderwithharshu.
The through-line is simple: self-learning as a lifestyle. Whether it is a stubborn driver, a fare rule, or a product UI, I would rather understand the system than wait for permission to learn it.
Colombo → Negombo → Japan & beyond
Born in Colombo
Grew up in Colombo; studied at Linfield International College, Arawwala.
First PC — the spark
A gift from my grandfather. Gaming, tinkering, breaking, fixing — self-taught from day one.
Moved to Negombo
The coastal city I still call home.
Airline & travel career
GDS mastery — Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo — ticketing, visas, and tours.
Malaysia
Two trips, 38 days of exploring — putting travel expertise to the personal test.
A year in Japan
Lived in Japan, built a gaming PC, kept learning Japanese, and kept shipping ideas.
Zetova, Glass suite & Singapore
Running two companies, shipping GlassPad & GlassCompress, visiting Singapore in April.
Places that shaped the story
Tap a destination to open its photo album.
Code, travel, and creative craft
Development
- Web apps & UI (GlassPad & GlassCompress)
- Python & automation
- AI / LLM workflows
- Travel CRM systems
- Microsoft Office suite — expert
IT & security
- Linux & system admin
- Network troubleshooting
- Ethical hacking basics
- Advanced terminal — Windows CMD, macOS, Linux
- Google IT & Cyber certs
Creative & AI
- Graphic design — Adobe Photoshop
- Video — DaVinci, Premiere, After Effects, CapCut
- Local LLMs on the RTX 4070 rig
- ComfyUI for AI image, video & audio
Travel
- Amadeus · Sabre · Galileo
- 500+ tickets booked
- Visa assistance
- Custom tour packages
See the work — or say hello
GlassPad, GlassCompress, Zetova, guides, and photos live on this site. If you have a project or a trip in mind, my inbox is open.