Yesterday was a restful day even though we prepared for a
big day. We began the day with the typical breakfast (I seriously cannot get
enough of the pineapple jam), and moved along to our double company visit at
VSIP (Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park) and II-VI (2 6 from elements on the
periodic table that the company utilizes). The bus ride was about an hour, most
of which I took a nap for since it was early. Once we got there, we were lead
into a room with a layout of two industrial parks belonging to VSIP and the
different kinds of products that have been produced within the industrial
parks. VSIP is a business that owns land, rents out space, provides power and
sewage control, and maintains grounds for other companies, such as II-VI, to
have production space in Vietnam where the labor is cheaper than the companies'
domestic land.
We received a quick briefing about the business behind VSIP, followed by some questions. I didn't find this very interesting and think it favored business majors on the trip as opposed to the engineers. The briefing by II-VI was actually very interesting, especially because I want to get a material sciences minor, so this was catered to exactly what I want to do. We took a tour of VSIP grounds then the buildings for II-VI. The factories for II-VI were entirely dedicated to the products they make, mostly glass, elements (small scale, uniform pieces) of pure elemental metals, heating and cooling systems, telecommunication, and ceramic battery modules. It was cool to see, but after a while I was more hungry than anything.
After the tour was done, we went to a Singapore lunch place which was absolutely beautifully traditionally asian, and the rain made everything calm. Even though so many people didn't like the food, I thought it was delicious, and I was happy to get a break from rice for once. After lunch, we sleepily drove back to the hotel. Despite plans to visit the pagoda, we tentatively pushed these planned back to Thursday because everyone was so exhausted. After taking a nap in the hotel, people wanted to go out to try these fancy street sandwiches. We did end up going, but the sandwiches were not as fancy as anticipated. We came back to the hotel half full (because half empty is too pessimistic) and had a mini party. I left early because I wasn't feeling fully awesome (mostly tired and missing home and home friends), and I went to bed fairly early.
We received a quick briefing about the business behind VSIP, followed by some questions. I didn't find this very interesting and think it favored business majors on the trip as opposed to the engineers. The briefing by II-VI was actually very interesting, especially because I want to get a material sciences minor, so this was catered to exactly what I want to do. We took a tour of VSIP grounds then the buildings for II-VI. The factories for II-VI were entirely dedicated to the products they make, mostly glass, elements (small scale, uniform pieces) of pure elemental metals, heating and cooling systems, telecommunication, and ceramic battery modules. It was cool to see, but after a while I was more hungry than anything.
After the tour was done, we went to a Singapore lunch place which was absolutely beautifully traditionally asian, and the rain made everything calm. Even though so many people didn't like the food, I thought it was delicious, and I was happy to get a break from rice for once. After lunch, we sleepily drove back to the hotel. Despite plans to visit the pagoda, we tentatively pushed these planned back to Thursday because everyone was so exhausted. After taking a nap in the hotel, people wanted to go out to try these fancy street sandwiches. We did end up going, but the sandwiches were not as fancy as anticipated. We came back to the hotel half full (because half empty is too pessimistic) and had a mini party. I left early because I wasn't feeling fully awesome (mostly tired and missing home and home friends), and I went to bed fairly early.
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