Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The "Best Location" for Library

This whole day went out with Saiful, my best friend who has my other half. What I mean by other half as in he is very lucky with his things while I am not. I guess that must have explained why we are so closed. Like what he said, "Two opposite poles, attracts each others". Err.. Don't get the creepy idea. This is a more to positive as in friend-friend relationship. Wakaka.. Well.. If as in why he is my other half, that I will explain some other time. Wakaka.. X)

Anyway today went to National Library to find some reference book on SDK programming. Well it's some IT things which I would not like to describe since it is very IT term which I myself also not very sure. Haha... So from there I actually wanted to borrow this book but it was located at Queenstown Library. So we are actually have no idea how to go. So we actually kind of give up the idea of going over. Then we went to Beach Road since Saiful wanted to "look" for his durable bag. Then near the bus stop there, we actually wanted to head to city. Then we saw bus 51 actually head to Queenstown MRT. So I thought might as well gave it a try and borrow that other book.

So we board the bus and alight at Queesntown MRT. Well.. We had to stop at Queenstown MRT first since my EZ link card had not credits. So we head back to the same bus stop where we alighted earlier and waited for the same bus. Since bus 51 just passed, so we thought of giving a try with another bus. First bus arrived, I asked the captain if that bus actually heading to Queensway Community Centre. Guess what he said? Ghim Moh, Ghim Moh. I was totally confused with his answer. So I just thanked him and got down the bus. The second bus captain was much nicer, he even reminded the earlier passengers to drop and directed them to the their location. Well, he did located for us where is the Community Centre first.

Initially when we went in to The Community Centre, it was like a haunted place. The front gate is totally shut except for the side door. We thought we might have went to the wrong place. So when we make out way to the entrance then we saw lives. However the library was not around. We went to ask this person, he told us that library is quite far and we need to cross the road and pass by hawker centre. Then I thanked him and leave and head to the main road. When we reached at the junction. We had 2 ways of crossing the roads but either 1 of them we could see the hawker centre. Then we asked nearby passerby to lead us the way to the library.

He pointed to this block across the road and told us that it is just behind the road. So I thanked him again and cross the road. Upon reaching behind the block, we saw 2 churches but there is no hawker centre in sight or the library. At that moment I already felt so cheated by those 2 people. We almost gave up but we saw the hawker centre behind the church. Walked all the way down and yet there is no building that has this library looks or the feeling of a library. Then I asked again a customer on the hawker centre, he pointed that we must cross the road. So I thanked him and cross the road. When we reached the library. It looks very torn down at the outside but the inside looks surprising new. I was like "WOW! Don't ever judge a book by it's cover". Though it was not really superb, it looks pretty nice. However it was still kind of haunted since it looked kind of empty. Even when we reached the second floor, there was not seems to be any crowd at all. That library is really something. I have to said it but it really has the "best location". Haha...

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