PTAR Experience

by Irfan Haziq & Sa'eedah Daleelah

A few days prior, we T10 students just enrolled at Puncak Alam campus branch on a very sunny day by fetching a bus respectively to get to our own college. We were over the moon to start our new life journey as university students even though it is just for one year since our course is a one-year program. On 7th of August, it marked our first ever day to ever step at Puncak Alam library and to be specific, Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak. It was very huge and beautiful as that was the first thing we could describe the library. We were so excited to enter the library to have our discussion together. As we reached the main entrance, we were required to scan a barcode from our digital apps by UiTM since we have yet to receive our student card at that time. Once we were in that humongous library, we chose to be on a social floor since we needed a place to discuss properly. We were splitting up following our own group that we were assigned to at some different spots but on the same floor. Each of us were keen to take a few reading materials from the book’s aisle. To be honest and prevalent, some were taking books just for the sake of photo and it was Instagram-worthy. Some did borrow the books for assignment purposes.

Once each of us were done with the discussion but more to digression topic, we were getting our way to the main entrance to leave. Before we left for good, we were taking pictures at the front library as it was a common spot for every foundation student to take beautiful pictures whether it was individually or collectively. Unfortunately, not each of us were there as some of us were not noticing that the rest were heading to the library for discussion purposes. Here are some photos that we have taken there. Day by day, we went to the library for different types of purposes. We also did use the rooms that were provided for students to use to have discussion in a privacy way. Not only that, some of us were reprimanded by the library staff for not scanning the barcode properly but we took it as a lesson afterwards. Not longer after staying in Puncak Alam campus branch, each of us were ordered to move to the Dengkil campus branch for certain factors. We were so gloomy to leave Puncak Alam as we were having so much fun there. But, as in command, we moved to Dengkil and experienced a new life there. To compare libraries from these both places, we could say that there was a huge gap of differences as the library in Dengkil was smaller and the environment was not the same.

During our time in Puncak Alam library, we were allowed to bring convenient food and our belongings while we were in there but in Dengkil library, those were not relevant at all as food was strictly prohibited as well as our backpack or sling bag. Only necessary items were allowed to be brought inside. In Dengkil, we were using a social floor the most as it was a place where we could discuss using loud voices instead of a silent floor. All of us agreed that most of the time, we would always come to the library for a proper group discussion and study environment. Ultimately, we embraced every single moment we had during our time in both libraries.

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