national library re-opens..

finally, the talk of the town has finally unveiled itself, after 2 years of construction..
the new national library, relocated from its former site just beside the national museum..
huge is what i can only describe of the place..

10 storeys tall, of which 7 house reference materials from arts to science, sports to literature, chinese to malay..
i was quite confused initially when i visited the levels one by one, until i reached the top, and asked myself: "where are there only reference materials?? you mean i can't borrow any books from this library? then why is it been constructed, with so much hype and stuff like that?"

it was only when i descended to the first storey the query answered itself, i have missed the basement totally..
and that is exactly where they house all the books for borrowing.. silly o' me..

nice posh sofas, well designed shelves, hi-tech interactive pc stations.. very inducive for reading indeed, but the crowd was just a bit too overwhelming for me, well, at least..

oh well, at least it has become another landmark on this tiny little spot on the map called singapore..
cheers