First of all, let me clear out that I’m not a blogger, and definitely not as equipped in English as I would say I’m in JavaScript. Now that’s been established, let’s talk about me, Samsung and Suwon.
Me
A Sikh Male rocking sick beard with a Punjabi Turban, and Orange Gaatra that holds a long Kirpan.
I’m a Sikh male who graduated from NSIT, New Delhi in Computer Engineering discipline in 2016. Before starting off my engineering career, I’d developed horrible Visual Basic applications and knew exactly what I wanted to do in my life; create stupid UIs with no knowledge of design. After joining the college, I made a very sane unintentional decision of learning JavaScript to make websites/webapps. Back then, JavaScript wasn’t even looked upon as a serious language, NodeJS was in its baby years of popularity, and using jQuery was cool. But I don’t know why, I kept coding in it. And this very thing and some luck landed me up in a summer internship at Samsung R&D Institute, Bangalore where I worked on a NodeJS project. And that lead me to,,, wait, I need to start a Samsung heading.
Samsung
Samsung Digital City, Suwon
Yeah, so that lead me to a full time job at SRIB, which again lead me to Suwon, the place where HQ of Samsung Electronics resides. I’m part of Web Team in SRIB, that is also responsible for Samsung Internet, and I am currently overhauling the Samsung Sync extension. Expect a major update soon!
It’s funny how the ship of JavaScript sailed me across from one island to another. And now, I’m typing this from Suwon as my last week of business trip is about to start.
I love the wide range of technologies that exist within Samsung Electronics. This provides a great canvas for freshers to try and experiment with all domains without having to switch jobs.
Korea
This last week has brought several memories of this 2 month stay in Korea, which in turn encouraged me to write this post on a Sunday evening.
Somewhere in Suwon
The country is amazing, it’s a developed nation, which is a thing a citizen of a developing nation would observe first. The racial and social security is really great here, in contrast to west where Islamophobia is a big deal. And the people are really humble. I love how everyone greets you and bows down a little, they take out time to wish you well, and that’s heart warming for a foreigner.
Hotel staff at DreamVill
I was lucky enough to witness both falls; fall fall and first snowfall, former being a phenomenon that doesn’t really exist in India.
Fall Leaves
Snow Falls
However, as a vegetarian I found myself at great discomfort in finding food outside DreamVill that serves Indian cuisine. So for vegetarian/vegan visitors, please bring some packaged food if you’re planning a long visit.
Some places like Paris Baguette, Tous Les Jours etc. are good to look for vegan/vegetarian bread or salad sandwiches. If you’re lucky enough, you can find meat-free salads at bakeries and eateries of the like however.
Early Christmas Decorations in Seoul
There are various tourist places that you can visit, though I primarily remained near the city. As a Sikh, it was pleasant surprise to find a Gurdwara in the country however. Run by primarily the Punjabi community, the Gurdwara is well maintained and open to all. I visited it during lunch time and it was lovely to find everyone enjoying Langar together on a Sunday noon.
Gurdwara Shri Singh Sabha Sahib
Closing Note
So as I begin packing for my return flight to India, I wish to thank every Korean that has helped me find my way and replied with an arm cross to my search of vegetarian food. Your country is amazing, and I definitely wish to visit it again, hopefully after learning Korean. Gamsahamnida :)
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