Once I entered the library in city university of Hong Kong, I found some differences. A new exhibition about abstract expressionism was held in the multi-purpose lobby. Those gorgeous paintings stood properly to show their beauty silently. Unfortunately, I was as busy as a bee today and can’t stop to appreciate those beauties.

I turned left to the bookshelves in science and engineering section. The enormous number of sorted books was like a huge galaxy. Every book was put in its own position like every star was placed in its own orbit.  Every book contained rich, entirely new ,precious and special knowledge just like the mystery , unfound secret and uniqueness of each star. Every time when I saw the rows of bookshelves in the library, I felt a sense of excitement as those were the most pricy treasure to me. After searching in the sea of books , I took a 3-inch thick, hardcover and in black and red book and decided to take it to the study carrel.

 ‘Boom’ , My bag hit the solid wood book shelf accidentally and suddenly. In the MTR station , this sound wouldn’t arouse anyone’s attention . But in the library , that noise was like the thunder in the mid night and made everyone surrounding stare at me. My face became as red as apple gradually. I lowered my head and walked to the study carrel quickly and without noise.

When I opened the door of the study carrel, the smell of the lemon-favored disinfectant attacked me. Study carrel was small, quiet and isolated room for studying only. It only had a desk , two chairs and plugs. It was too silent that I can hear the sound of turning the pages of the book and even my heart beats. After indulging in the world of the book, I could barely hear anything and feel how the time flies in there. The alert which was as loud as the roaring of the tiger in that small home from my phone broke the silence. ‘Remember to print your notes before your lecture’ , a reminder popped.

I walked to the computer area nearby the printers in the library. Many computers arranged in an oval area are available for study purpose. Some students were using the computer to do the PowerPoint .Some were doing research and writing their essay. Some was viewing the lecture notes and doing their revision while some just was watching animation with headphone online. I glanced nervously at my phone showing 11:47. I had to wait for an available computer, then waited for opening the window , loading the Aims and downloading the notes so slowly . Next, I had to be the last one in a long queue in the printing room.

OH MY GOD! I would be late because of printing notes.

 After I had the warmed notes in my hands , I glanced at my phone and thought that ‘Maybe I should go to buy a cup of coffee’ despairingly.