Beautiful Life!

Sejak dah habis exam ni I have not been to the library, at all. 

 

And to my utter consternation, I find myself quite miss it. God forbids I have become a nerd!

 

I really like my uni’s library; I am quite in raptures with liking it. Basically, there are two parts to the library. The two upper storeys are filled with books and are reserved for quiet studying. It opens only up until 10 pm.  

 

But the lowermost level, fondly called the AIC, is like a cyber cafe with lots of computers. A cafe is also included. The AIC is open 24/7 and so very convenient for those who want to stay up the night to finish some assignments.  It does not matter how much noise you want to make in AIC because it was not designed for the purpose of studying. More often than not, it was for socializing, for watching you tube, sometimes even for dating!

 

A lot of people would find this odd, but I find myself more effective studying when there’s a background noise. I can study at a cafe, at a train station, at the consourse, in the park….and most certainly I could study in AIC.  I tried to study at the quiet section of the library…and I found myself quietly falling asleep.

 

And there are actually a lot of people who are like me. A lot of people study in AIC especially when the upper part of the library is closed at ten. Sometimes we all stayed the night. I brought my dinner, my coffee and my blanket to AIC everyday. Sometimes I prayed my Subuh prayer in the library too.

 

AIC is like my second home. It is not a wonder that I miss it so.

 

Of course, I could study when there are background noise…but sometimes when the noise gets too loud, and I could actually hear and digest word by word what people are talking about, then it becomes annoying (though this does not happen very often). I guess, this is the downside to studying in AIC…you can’t actually tell people to shut up. Because AIC has never been meant to be quiet.

 

For being in AIC so often, I have come to recognized many people around the uni who frequent the AIC as often as I do. You meet people in AIC, some of them are very interesting people with colourful personalities…you make friends, you make acquaintances, sometimes you have crushes, too.

 

I can study well enough in AIC…but everybody has days when they feel a little bit off, or when they feel ‘aku dah tepu’. But never fear…AIC never ceases to provide its inhabitants with constant entertainment. There were days when I forced my brain to study but my thoughts just keep straying….

 

My brain goes: Treatment for Tinea facieii is Griseofulvin as a first line treatment and for second line treatment…wah, cunnya minah arab ni…and second line treatment is ketoconazole…and Oh my God, get a room, guys…the alternative treament would be…iys, apsal mamat ni asyik pakai baju yg sama drpd minggu lepas lagi…and the alterntive treatment would be fluconazole, itraconazole…For STEMI, you should give thrombolysis…apsal hari ni budak nerd tu tak der ek?

 

On other interesting days, you can witness very entertaining dramas happening right there in AIC. 

 

I have come to notice this Spanish couple…they always made a lot of noise in the AIC, I was most tempted to gag their mouths. They loved attention. They laughed the loudest….and their behaviour were very, very, lewd. I felt like going to them and say in my most sweetest voice, “Guys, get a room.”

 

But funny enough, I found myself entertained sometimes by their behaviour. I must say that I don’t really like them. But when they are around, I always checked them out. I did not understand why I seemed to be interested in what they did, but I could not deny it nonetheless. Maybe it was the boredom of having to study continuously.

 

One day, the Spanish woman cried. I was most enthralled. Selama ni dier asyik gelak jer. Kuat plak tuh! I was like, OMG, she not only laughs loud, she cries loud too! Her Spanish boyfriend were at a loss as to how to comfort her. They were speaking Spanish with some English words that I could recognize like ‘exam’, ‘can’t finish’ and ‘remember all’.

 

Aku gelak jer. Tension exam lah ni. I felt like going to her and say, “darling, I am doing 3rd year academic semester. I am much more stressed than you, all rite. ANd ur crying in the middle of AIC ain’t helping much, allrite?”.

 

Tiba2 ada plak pak arab ni datang kat dia, “Are you allright, there? It’s okay, it’s okay…just do your best, ok. Just do the best you can.”

 

I watched that with amusement. Cam sweet plak pak arab nih. But yes, ppl become more caring to one another in AIC. You develop solidarity when you see the same person everyday.

 

And there is this girl…nak kata cun sgt pun tak. But she’s a model! Wahhh….amazing the kind of ppl u met in AIC. 

 

The reason I noticed her is because…she dressed very daringly. Very sexy! Aku yg perempuan ni pun tak leh stop tengok…I can’t imagine org lain mcm mana. And I noticed too that everytime she passes by, ada jer org tengok sampai terteleng2 kepala. Lawak sunggoh!!

 

And you know what…she knows that ppl look at her. And she was very plesaed, too. How did I know that? hahaha. One day, I was at the same table as her and her friend. Sebab aku mmg dah notice dier dah lama…telinga aku ni ter-tune in jer everything yg kuar drpd mulut dier. Basically, that day was the most unproductive day of my life.

 

She would laugh and talk to her friends and then she would say, “Did you see that? Why does he look at me? See? He is looking at me again. Now, look at that guy over there. Why are they looking at me?”

 

Aku bengang gilaaa ngan minah tu hari tu. What do you want your friend to say? “They look at you because you are sooo pretty. You dress to kill, you laugh seductively…that’s why.” I wanted to butt in the conversation and gave her the answer that she wanted to hear so that I could get back to my studying.

 

Entah kali ke berapa ratus, dier tanya kawan dier, “Are they looking at me?”

 

Yang lawaknya, kawan dier cakap, “Why would they look at you?” hahahhah. I guess, kwn dier pun cam aku. Dah bengang nak jawab such rhetorical questions!

 

Of course she’s pretty but sooo damned vain! Aku pun tak tahan!

 

Yeah, there are times when I spent one whole day in AIC…but not the whole day studying. Sometimes I listened to others’ conversations. Sometimes I looked at people. Sometimes I just took out my blanket and slept on the chair.  Some ppl may think I am studious for being in AIC…but hell, I knew better what I did.

 

And after having done my exam, I was like, “Damn it, I should have spent my time much more wisely in the AIC!”

 

It’s, of course, too late to do anything about it now. Aku pasrah je rmenunggu my exam result. Whatever will be, will be.

 

Bye AIC, until next year.

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