Effective Public Communication - Assignment - Photo Blog

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Food, People, and Architecture

For our assignment in Effective Public Communication module, we were given the task to set up a photo blog regarding one location in the Klang Valley. The blog should portray four different aspects of the location: Food,people, activities, and cultural conservation on buildings.

After some discussion among the group members, we decided to pick Brickfields as our location as it comprises a wide range of food and different cultural buildings. 

In our attempt to showcase the life at Brickfields, we tried our best to dissect this place into the elements that give it its identity. The hardscapes and softscapes play very important roles in forming a place we call Brickfields.

Reflection

After accomplishing this assignment, I realised that we tend to take things for granted. What we see in Brickfields is always the luxurious shopping malls and the modern skyscrapers. Occasionally, we might admire its cultural diversity. We were always so engaged in the beauty of this place that we overlooked the important community that kept this place up and running - the cleaners

Yes, I am talking about the cleaners on the streets. Brickfields, without these diligent workers, would be a huge mess. The brick road is unique to Brickfields, but it certainly does not clean itself. The high-end shopping mall would not be "high-end" if there are no cleaners maintaining its hygiene. No one would want to walk on the nicely ornamented streets it there were rubbish everywhere.

Another thing we always forget is the bond that holds everything together - harmony. Have you ever wondered how Brickfields survived as a compact multi-cultural location? There are mosques, Chinese temples, churches, and Indian temples in that small region. To achieve this diversity - while maintaining peacefulness all along - the only way is to give and take.

In a nutshell, throughout this assignment I learned to appreciate not just the aesthetics of Brickfields, but also the community working 'behind the scenes'. We should always be grateful for what they do that keeps Brickfields alive till this day.