The Extra In The Ordinary

This may be just a simple school arch. But, who knows what's behind this. This school arch was built using the money of the school alumni. Many may thing that this is nothing, but to the alumni this is something that they want to give back to the school to thank the school for what they have today. This school arch wasn't simple. Just drawing one piece of the design was already not a simple figure. What more about the actual construction of this school arc. This school arc took a few months to complete and was delayed because of the haze situation. During the construction period, the main gate couldn't be used and when the side gates are closed, students often have to walk from the main gate all the way to the hostel gate to enter the school.

The extra in the ordinary

This is a picture of the school field. When anyone see this picture, I think most of us would just be thinking about how we play sports on the field during P.E. lessons and so on. However, this picture tell me more than just playing sports. It was taken during break time when I was practicing the RV 60 item with my CCA mates. All of us had to stay back in school to about 6 to 7 pm in the field for the past few weeks to rehearse for the mass performances. Practicing the performances not only caused me to reach home late and have less time to complete my homework, lessons were also affected due to the limited time given. However, our hard work were paid off when we see how well the event went. I think that this explains "the extra in the ordinary" as even though RV is just a school like any ordinary schools, we are able to bring up the school spirit "立化精神” by celebrating our school 60th anniversary in a way that makes us stands out from other ordinary schools which makes us the extra in the ordinary :D

The Extra in the Ordinary (平凡中的不平凡）-Jia Xuan

We often see them around in school, busy with their own individual chores, but have we really appreciated their work and efforts, or have we just been taking them for granted?

They, the cleaners, work hard, from morning till late afternoon. They have all aged, but yet they are diligent while doing their chores, cleaning everything to the best of their means. Yet many people underestimate the job that they have. When asked what jobs the cleaners do, most students and even some teachers will simply say, " Oh, they clean the toilets." However, is that their only job scope?

We think that their jobs are simple, but after interviewing some of them during a CCA project, I saw otherwise. They told us that they had to clean after the students, from the bathrooms to the canteen and even the classrooms. They had to run up and down the school everyday, to make sure we have a conducive environment to study in, making sure to keep the canteens and classrooms rid of pests, and cleaning the bathrooms after we made a mess. Their jobs may seem simple, but it isn't. They often suffer from back aches and muscle pains, but they never complained.

I definitely think they play a huge role in our lives and we should appreciate them more instead of leaving a huge mess on the floor, thinking that they would clean up after us and taking them for granted.