In the notable work “One hundred years of solitude”, the writer Gabriel Garcia Marrquez wrote: “The heart’s memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good.” I don’t think my heart did magnify the good things about SCI, but there were really many stories which were simple but have been living in the memory of the ordinary people of this big home – SCI E&C Joint Stock Company
Our daily journeys are always full of smiles
About 6 years ago, SCI E&C, a critical member of the current SCI system, was named as SONG DA 9 CONSTRUCTION AND INVESTMENT JOINT STOCK and had its headquarter in Phu Nghia industrial zone which was about 30 km from Hanoi. We were transported by the Company’s cars. I couldn’t forget that 12-seat Toyota car which used to be joked by everyone that it was made before The World War I. The driver’s name was Chinh who was really funny and enthusiastic. When we had a karaoke performance, none could take the micro from him. Later, he got married with a famously beautiful girl in the company. We are not sure where that car currently is and whether it is still working. However, If SCI has a traditional house; we will definitely recommend the company to represent that car as a part of SCI history
I still remember that, at that time, my daily morning routine always started to leave my house at 6a.m. I shortcut in rush through Phung Khoang Village to reach the pickup venue on Nguyen Trai Street. It was the pathway and such short time that helped me more significant observation of the surrounding daily life which sometimes we didn’t pay attention to such as the adorable and gentle appearance of the 19-year-old man who sold sticky rice at Phung Khoang Market Entrance or the childlike sparking eyes of the girls who sold flowers in the early morning. The colors of bunches of rose, gladiolus and fully yellow chrysanthemum made the life become colorful as a valuable painting which was being drawn by an artist on a huge frame.
Finally I reached my destination. The pickup stop was on the way to Phung Village. Because of the last pickup stop, the car was pretty crowded; everyone sat near each other and had happy chitchat. Someday, I felt oppressive to sit next to the man having foot smell. In another day, it was so comfortable to sit next to the pretty girl with her gentle aroma of hair. Someday, I pretended to sleep on the seat to have a comfortable feeling when some hair tought gently on my forehead. I was sure that the frequent members of that journey car could not forget the rare situation when a drunken guy threw a rock into the car, causing one female employer of the Safety Technical Department be hospitalized with some medical stiches on her face.
We did have sweet memories in Phu Nghia
At that time, the SCI E&C employees were at very young age, from the top leaders to staff, most of them were around 30 years old but always energetic and passionate. With the moderately small charter capital of a construction company, we still completed many complicated projects successfully in the construction field such as: the groin for Red River, the sea Groin for Ninh Co, Long Phu Thermal Power plant…
These great persons’ youth, their will and passion saturated with the Board of leaders’ development philosophy “no hot development but acumulation of the real values, sustainable growth” have made the present SCI. It was SCI’s faith to become the leading dominant Company in the construction field that has been mentally growing up since this initial time.
Absolutely, in parallel with the steps in time, presently, SCI has worn a new coat, new appearance with its extraordinary growth in in both revenues and profit. The company has been overcoming challenges to obtain the new achievments in its aim to become a model in construction area and stick to new social values. SCI’s development not only contributes to Vietnam Economic Growth but also improves the local appearance, brings happiness to local citizens and many staff generation of the company.
A number of the former SCI staff has retired from the work and many new people have moved in as an inevitable rule of life in the development flow. And I believe that the period we had in Phu Nghia will always be a beautiful memory to every SCI member who used to work there.
