This is so epic. Let me share with you my epic printing
experience at RP.
I wanted to print my report cover page, that’s only one page
with colour. I went to the self help printing room, send my job, and I didn’t
know how to release it. I thought they said colour printing only available at
west entrance which I don’t know where is it. I send my job again at another
room. Then found out that I just have to use their userid instead of my
username. So, I release my print job and paid for it using ezlink, and at the
same time, I deleted the old one.
And again, the paper didn’t come out of the machine. I went
to another room, this time round with a lot more machines, and the paper didn’t
come out from there neither. I went down to ask for help at the entrance
counter, they directed me to the printing shop with the auntie there. I waited
awhile as there was a queue, then I told her about my situation. Coincidentally
this indian man came and the auntie asked me to follow him. I told him I
released the print job at w6. Went in, found there wasn’t anything out but 1
paused print job for colour printer, that was my job. Then, he led me to the
second printing shop I went to just now, and said, “Oh! Sorry not this.” But
it’s okay, I did try at this room also. Then he directed me to that room full
of printers. Found out that the colour printer isn’t working as the tray wasn’t
shut properly. He tried to shut the door with full of effort. And I tried to
send my print job again. This time, I couldn’t even send my print job because
as I click “print”, it shuts down my pdf document. Because the money has been
deducted from my ezlink, the man tried to use his ezlink card to help me. Then,
I tried opening my pdf again and again to print, but to no avail. Suddenly….
The printer started to work and tadaa…. My print job is out.
This process of running around the library 2 times just for one small piece of
paper. This took me 15 mins. And mind you, RP library is VERY big.
Then I went back to the auntie to bind my report. There was
a long queue but thank goodness I didn’t wait too long. I saw her taking a very
bright green RP favourite colour of the hard cover for the report. And asked
her to change to another colour. She has to open the whole packet of blue hard
cover paper just for my one piece of binding. But anyway, it costs $2, good
price. And my stuff is done.
As I walked up the stairs from east to west again to return
to my office, I just realized that there is another printing kiosk with counter
ladies JUST next to the entrance near my office lift. Seriously, this tells me
that I didn’t take notice of the stop as I always rush inside the library. Or
is it just now that there wasn’t anybody there?
