moleskine sakura

Thanks to my sis, this pocket moleskine sakura is joining my planner gear for 2022. I would say, this one will also be by my side for many years to come because I will use it for keeping important notes; such as important numbers, password hints, etc. I really like the colour and the cover design. The cover is also covered by smooth fabric.. just feels like Japanese cherry blossom 🌸.

planner peace

Planner peace? That's your resolution for 2022? Yea.. rite. 

I just told ya on my previous post, that I'm gonna use only two planners (hobonichi cousin and hobonichi day-free) next year. But I guess it's too early saying that.. 

I've ordered a planner which is local-made, based in Bandung (Indonesia), known as RA Planner. I don't know what's got into my mind, but their design and layout is not bad at all. So I am gonna give it a try. And I ordered two - one for myself, and I will keep the other one to be given as a gift. Okay, just one additional planner. I can use it to note down the progress of my dissertation or my paper. Including books to read, sched, and deadlines for my study. This planner is for a year, but undated, so it's quite flexible. I can use it right away, from November or December 2021.

As you all know, moleskine is not available in Indonesia. But I managed to get one from my family member who recently went abroad. However, it's not dated one coz I found it too expensive and I've spent too much for my 2022 planner prep. It's a pocket notebook. And I already plan what to fill it with. It's gonna be the book to store important numbers, lists (or what they call "collections" in bullet journal), password hints, and those kinda thing. 

I think I'm going to review each planner on my next posts. Perhaps some hacks or set up I use for each of them. 

planner(s) that works for me

After all these years I've dubbed myself as a stationery girl, reviewing some stuffs in a blog which then become outdated in just a couple of years, now I try to find peace.

I can't get rid of all of my collections (or clutter) just yet. But I can now hold myself not to buy any stationery related unless it ran out (like ink / cartridge or glue) or something I really need (not something I want) like yearly planner.

I also tend to be careful in choosing my planner. No more than two kinds. The perfect combination used to be hobonichi A6 planner for diary and pocket weekly moleskine for work related. But then the moleskine wasn't available anymore in my my country. So I tried somekinda bullet journal using an ordinary notebook. It works. But I think next year I'm gonna try something new. I'm gonna use hobonichi cousin (A5) for work related bulet journal and hobonichi A6 day free for personal diary.

Ok. What about the "brouillon" (draft/scratch book) I normally use to note everything? That would be onto the daily section of hobo cousin. As well as meeting notes etc.

What about the schedule, sleeping pattern and meal plan I used to note down on hobonichi weekly supplement? Well, hobo cousin has its own weekly section. Checked.

Habit tracker, period tracker, health symtomps.. will note them on the yearly section.

Birthday, important index and dates (exams, deadlines, etc.) and bill / payment reminders, will be noted on monthly section.

The A6 day-free should be worked as personal diary because sometimes I write longer than a page, or sometimes I didn't write at all for days. I used to journal using A6 hobo english version, but many pages left blank. And it's also more expensive than the original one, let alone the day free. So.. I am stepping out of my comfort zone since 2014 here.

Those planners have arrived few weeks ago. Stay tuned to see how I'm gonna setup, review, and customize them. See ya..

doraemon moleskine in yerevan

Barev !

This is the selfie of my Doraemon moleskine in the Cascade complex of Yerevan, Armenia. The photo was taken in January 2020.

Although there is a moleskine distributor in Yerevan, but I haven't seen much enthusiasm in stationery things. However, I found many Armenians are very artistically talented. I really hope to meet some fellow stationery aficionados next time. It should be very interesting to chat about stationery, writing equipment, swapping some washi tapes, etc. Who knows, maybe we can create a planner which combine some languages and kawaii design / illustration. 

getting back here

OMG, the last time I post something on this blog was two years ago. Can't believe how time flies so fast. 

2020 was not a good year for me, well for most of us, because of the pandemic. Life was hard. Still it's kinda hard for me, but I am getting a grip and carry on.

So, let's start with a review of the planners I planned to use in 2020.

1. Pocket Moleskine - Doraemon (limited edition), English. As usual, pocket moleskine was kinda work for me. I used it 'til the end of the year.

2. ‎Hobonichi A6 - English version. Same here, it's a diary. Some of the pages are left untouched. Mostly during bad times or busy schedule.

3. Agenda Scolaire - Snoopy, French. I have used it to the max, like a bullet journal.

4. Kokuyo Jibun Techo Biz Mini - Sky blue, Japanese. What a waste. When I received it, I got the usual jibun techo instead of the biz. Anyway, I didn't use it at all. I'm so gutted. 

Just like previous year (2019), I only used 3 planners. More planners don't always correspond with more organized life. 

prepping for 2020

It's October. For some of you, 2020 is just around the corner. Three months to go. For me, it's time to prepare the planner. So far, I already have 3 planners. Let's meet them.

1. Pocket Moleskine - Doraemon, English. My sis bought me this weekly planner during her trip to Europe. The local bookstores in Jakarta didn't seem to stock them any longer. I plan to have this pocket planner as my main planner for meetings, teaching plan (and schedule), daily tasks, and even for jotting down some notes or brain dump. This planner shall always be by my side. 

2. ‎Hobonichi A6 - English version. As usual, I bought this planner online thru their official website. I was tempted to buy the A5 (cousin) size as well, but I don't think I will use it yo the max. This planner will be my personal diary. 

3. Agenda Scolaire - Snoopy, French. This agenda is a student planner, for the academic year of 2019/2020. I have it from a friend who went on vacation to France last summer. She knows I am fan of agenda scolaire. So, this agenda / planner is quite perfect for me. Have been using it since last August. Hope it will last until July 2020.

4. Kokuyo Jibun Techo Biz Mini - Sky blue, Japanese. I asked a friend (who went for a trip to Japan) to buy it for me. The price is 2700 Yen (plus 10% tax). Although I don't use my jibun this year, I decided to give it one last chance. This time I will try the Jibun Biz mini. The paper is not the tomoe river.. but I think there are less frill (subtle colour scheme, no japanese watermarks for certain holidays, etc.) so I can use it as my main planner, beside my pocket moleskine. Jibun is good for tracking things. How's my diet, my exercise, my health, my habit.. those kinda things. So let's see about that.

Apart from that, I have also bought a ‎muslim planner; but I offered this as a gift to one of the student in my campus. I bought this because I was curious about the layout and tempted to see what kinda cute things merged with religious related could be squeezed into one planner. It's good if you're really practicing your religion, there are spaces to note down the versets you read, what's their meaning to you, your prayers, etc. However, some of them are too much for me. So I better give it to someone who can use it better than I do.

That's all for now. I hope I won't need any other planner. Enough.

hobonichi cousins pros and cons

I've been trying to find justification for getting a hobonichi cousin. Yup, the A5 size. For me, I need to list the pros and cons before deciding to buy one. Let's start.

Pros.

+ A5 is actually an ideal size. Many compatibilities with other writing equipment, such as binder note, file pouch, etc.

+ ‎Lots of space to write, draw, paste anything you like in day-per-page

+ ‎The weekly section which has similar layout like Jibun

Cons

- It's in original version only. Which means different colors for each month ( I don't feel like writing about work in red-coloured page) and mm/dd format instead of dd/mm format (which sometimes confuse me).

- ‎Too many blank pages need to filled in. It could be intimidating when I'm behind schedule or when I have no time for journaling.

- ‎I have tried Jibun and A6 weekly supplement, which has similar weekly layout, and it just didn't work for me.

- It costs 3780 yen. With that price, I might print out myself a planner designed by me.

Sorry cousin, I think I won't buy you this time.