by Jean Lin
The library is one of my favorite places. No, I’m not one of those students with the ten-ton backpacks and oily hair and five thousand pimples because I don’t have time to bathe between study sessions. I’m just somebody who enjoys all the commotion in places where there are lots of people. The library is just the place for people-watching. When needing to cram or when craving for peace and quiet, I head to the library (and people-watch when I get tired of cramming). But what irritates me is that I can never find a table or a desk to sit at. There are many empty seats with ONE book on the desk, left by the inconsiderate people to save their place. Instead, I settle down on a sofa (better than nothing), and keep an eye out for the inconsiderate ones when they return. An hour or two later, they come sauntering back, sit comfortably in their pre-saved seats…and SLEEP! Meanwhile, I get a stiff neck from reading on the sofa and silently curse them for being so selfish. Having a stiff neck, I sink into the sofa more comfortably, snuggling into the cushions, when, Surprise! A stain right next to my face on the sofa. What can that be? Drool? Dried-up gum? And if there’s a stain even lower down? I don’t even want to think about that. So much for sitting on the sofa. The library is full of useful resources, such as the multimedia center on the fourth floor. There’s cable TV and good radio stations to listen to. Unfortunately, people sleep there as well. Once one of them snored so loud that I couldn’t hear through my headphones. He stopped approximately an hour later. Sometimes listening to headphones for too long hurts my ears, so I take them off and just study. Out of nowhere, the lady in charge of the center was at my side in a flash and told me to put my headphones back on. I guess I would be wasting the resources of the library if I took a petite pause. A friend of mine, thinking he was being smart, put his headphones back on without turning on the radio again. Mistake! The lady returned to turn it on for him. I swear she must have been a hawk in her past life! Another pleasant thing about the library are the top-of-the-line bathrooms. They are cleaned regularly and toilet paper rolls are offered. I have a friend who only goes to the bathrooms in the library, and nowhere else on campus. If he’s in the middle of a class in the Putong building, it doesn’t stop him from riding his bike to the library. If it’s pouring out and he’s at MOS Burger (satisfactory bathrooms), that doesn’t stop him from going either. I admire that persistence though. But just to give everyone a cheerful reminder, his favorite magazines in the library, Sports Illustrated and Baseball Weekly, are often his bathroom companions. So make a note to yourself the next time you choose a magazine to read. Lots of my friends have also remarked on the annoying PDA (public display of affection) of couples in the library. But I’d rather not go into that here. The library is truly a wonderful place where everything happens at once. Just think of it, different people drooling, snoring, kissing, and going to the bathroom at the same time, same place. I find that amazing. Watch for these things the next time you step into the library. Something for you to do if you ever get tired of studying. a
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May 2024
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