The Extra in the Ordinary (Shalyn)

This picture seems ordinary. It's just a girl standing there, looking out at the Year 1 block. However, do you see the structure of the block itself? Yes, the structure of the block is indeed quite unique, with 'box'-like shaped construction added to the walls of the building. 

As you can see in the picture, the ‘boxes’ are uneven. To others, they might simply think that it is part of the school building, but to me, I feel that there is more meaning to it than just an architectural design.It represents our lives. Life is full of challenges and obstacles. It is inevitable to have a smooth sailing on anything we do and thus it becomes an everyday thing to overcome these obstacles to achieve our desired results in the end. The ‘box’ like structures, as mentioned before, are uneven. This shows the 凹凸不平 in our lives. We must always remember to persevere and never give up in our hardest times.

The girl in the picture is also significant too because she shows us that when times are tough and when there are many challenges ahead of us, we should take a step back, breathe and think about how we can overcome these problems. Be it academics, co-curricular activities, family matters or even friendship. There will always be a ‘boulder’ (障碍) in every aspect of our lives.

The meaning I derived from the structure might be a message the person who designed it, wants to put across to the students, and it really is interesting on how one can implement such meaning to the school building, and that is why I snapped the picture.