Victoria Day 2 - State Library Victoria

Assalamualaikum. G'Day Mate.

Purposely making this library an entry for itself because I just feel like separating it. That's all. Tu dia, statement melangit. Flip tudung dilupa jangan while uttering them. 

Anyway, previous entry (here) was about the places we managed to singgah on our first day in Melbourne. Tiada istilah pulun singgah kejar masa etc. Penat oii buat gitu; kentara sign of aging kan. Sobs.

27 July 2015
State Library Victoria

State Library Victoria was the 2nd place we went after RMIT (but we didn't enter the latter). Mainly for La Trobe Reading Room obviously; while drafting the itinerary I told the 2 Jemahs that we can skip the Gaol but not the library. Diorang ndak kisah apa janji we're out on the street not hibernating in the hotel room. 

#1 The main entrance

Suka tengok orang ramai lepak² depan library ni. Maybe sebab weather pun average; not too cold for winter. Tu yang ada siap bermini-sekirt bagai. Kami yang kulit nipis ni jak berbungkus jacket. Nasib tiada gloves & muffler. Overs pulak. 

#2 Harry Potter staircase always remind me of Ernie's home in Birmingham (the old house) & hostels I stayed at in Istanbul

We had quite a difficulty looking for the reading room at first (sebab banyak sangat stop cuci mata). In and out at doors available. If I'm not mistaken, the reading room best viewed & pictured from Level 3. Tapi memang kena turun juga to access the room. Sudah alang² di atas, kami pun macam biasa...pulun bergambar. Pose sana, pose sini. Every angle is so menarik for us. Walhal memang kaki bergambar. Koh!

#3 Lepas ambil ganbar terus jalan ke depan. What if suddenly dia hidup?

Berkat merayap tiada peta, jumpalah segala benda luarbiasa. Library katanye kan. But this key is a bit scary for me lah. And other artifacts displayed as well.

#4 From Level 1

#5 From Level 3. The nicest view of La Trobe for me that is

#6 Percubaan mengambil gambar berseni, kataku. Adalah rupa berseni sikit kan. *Sila puji*

And sudah puas berposing, marilah kita membawa diri ke reading room sebenar. Cukup²lah berangan, there are still places to go. 

#7 Terus feeling² ala student nerd. Lagi mau ulangkaji, buk

Memang cantik La Trobe ni. There's something about this place yang buat aku rasa macam semangat untuk jadi student lagi. Masa dalam tu jaklah, lepas keluar library...terus lupa diri.

Gigih Ms G layan aku sambung berangan. Siaplah posing sama rak buku. Pose ala candid tengah membelek buku. Katanye! Paling ndak tahan, memilih what books to pose with pula tu. As if orang kisah buku kau pegang kan Bie.

#8 Ok this one logic lah as the book she's holding is about Australia itself

#9 Super like view of those books arranged on the wall. Perlukah jadi Harry Potter to get them? Tiba² Harry pula kan.

As library ni still berfungsi, patrons should be aware of the noise policy as to ensure a comfortable & respectful study environment for everyone. Hence kami pun sangat behave while we're there. Posing level vogue, bercakap berbisik², giggling super ayu. Sila percaya. 

#10 Imagine lepak² study sini

Poyo lah bah kerja meng-imagine bagai kan. Walhal time di uni dulu kerja kau membongkang each time masuk library. Ndak pun cuci mata setiap pria (yang handsome cuma) yang limpas.  

#11 Salah satu tugas librarian 

We also went to the exhibition located just outside the reading room. The room was rather gloomy hence we were more focus to what's exhibited than taking pictures. Did take few though but due to very poor quality I deleted them already. Quality control sangat kaedahnya. 

#12 The library's infamous landmark

#13 Thanks for coming along to Melbourne. I heart u Jemahs to the moon & back. 

#14 Feeling locals lah juga dua minah cun ni. Nasib ndak gatal badan sebab ada kejadian tergolek sebentar

Lepas bergolek ala Hindustan depan library, time to move to our next destination. Jamu perut kejap sebab sebelum sampai library, TER limpas depan QV Mall. Terus teringat kedai churros disebut² si Dj & Dzuli. So apalagi...berchurros lah kita di petang hari. 

Yang tu continue next entry. Till then, wassalam.

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