kamo sensei

I am a huge fan of Kamo sensei. 

She's an illustrator from Japan and I love how kawaii (cute) her illustrations can be. You'll be amazed that total cuteness can be created from simple strokes of ballpoint pens.

If you wan't to learn how to draw / doodle / illustrate your planner, you can buy her books like I did. I learn so much from those books. The only drawback for me was... it's in Japanese. And I don't speak the language. However, the book showed a step-by-step technique, that we can follow easily.

The basic technique, explained in Bahasa Indonesia, is also available on this zebra pen website, as she teamed up with zebra pen (using Sarasa and Penciltic) for illustration workshop. I have once sat on one of the workshops in 2017 and I was sooo happy.

pink moleskine

Hello,

I saw this beauty in one of Tokyu Hands store in Tokyo, Japan. At first, I was thinking hard whether to buy it or not. I have plenty of planners for this year and I don't think they're all well filled in. Anyway.. as you may already guessed, I finally did. 

First of all, the colour. Pastel pink is one of my favorite colour and as far as I can remember, I haven't seen any in my country. Second of all, it's the pocket weekly like I used to have every year. The third and final reason is, it's an 18-months planner. The price is more less the same with the usual 12-months, so I think it's quite a bargain. Besides, I can use it right away because it starts from July 2018.

So far I kinda like it. Yeaah.. I guess because I am already familiar with the size and layout. To write on this moleskine, I am using the zebra hana 3-colour ballpoint pen. 

More pics available on instagram.

hobonichi weeks with muji passport wallet

Just after a month passed by this year, I realized that I'm not a fan of the Tembea cover for my hobonichi weeks. It's just like a plain canvas without any cuteness whatsoever. And I felt so damn fool for buying it for JPY 8640 (about USD 77). What was I thinking?! So I started to search for a replacement. Guess what, a Muji passport wallet is the answer.

Priced around IDR 300K (about USD 20), the passport wallet offers more features tho. I bought one without ring binder inside, so the weeks can sit neatly.

Inside, it has everything I need. Pen holder (I put a 3-colour uni-ball jetstream 0.38), yes. Card slots (accomodate 5 cards), yup. Zippered pocket for bank notes (I put my money and stuff), yeah.  It even has a key holder but I removed the clip ring because it would be too bulky. Sleeve slots for those hobonichi stencils, checked. And I put more cards on the sleeve (on the left) using hobonichi card case.

For me, I like how it looks on the exterior. I like the dark blue colour. I like the slot on one side which wide enough to slip on few sheets of papers or postcards. And finally, I like the sleek handle on its spine.

In conclusion, I better think wisely before I spend lotsa money on my stationery obsession.

hobonichi weeks set up

Well, this is the early set up for my hobonichi weeks. I have introduced the hobonichi weeks and the Tembea cover on my previous post. This is how I arrange them all. Sorry for the lousy photo. I'll replace it with a better one once I have better light. 

First of all, I protect my hobonichi weeks with a clear plastic sheet which called cover-on-cover. But then, I can't slot the back cover onto one of the pocket of Tembea cover. A bummer. Perhaps it was designed to fit a weeks without c-o-c. Anyway, still fine. 

For the pen, I put last year's bonus pen because it match the colour theme. I will have to replace the refill cos it ran out of ink. 

On the right side, there are some cards inserted to the card slots. Mostly reward cards and a cash card (e-money) for small expenses. Behind those cards, it's my phone tucked on the slot. Behind the planner, there's also a slot which I put my pocket money (few bank notes just in case).

Yeah, I intended to have it as an everyday wallet. And I think it may work really well.

what's in my pencil case - 2nd time

My current pencil case is .. tadaaaah.. Nomadic PE-17 !!

This is one of coolest pencil case I ever knew. I have also the famous, best seller pencil case of Nomadic PE-09 --which I don't use--  as I'm gonna keep it until I have a spare to use.

I initially learned about this pencil case from JetPens website. Then, I search the internet about this product which only resulted to get me a headache. Don't believe me? Go to their official website and get lost. I mean, feeling totally lost.

Anyway, I bought them on Tokyu Hands in Tokyo. They were about 1,000 Yen each.

What I like about this pencil case :
1. It holds many MANY pens and pencils.. and other stuffs. As a student, I need to store all the essentials in one place. And... this pencil case is able to do that.
2. It's very sturdy, yet very light. The material seems to be strong enough to hold everything.
3. The colour is very nice.

I think I will also make a haul here. So here goes what inside my pencil case.

- washi tape samples
- pins (we call them peniti)
- page markers and square post-it notes
- a sachet of Optik Melawai wet tissue lens cleaner (for glasses)
- a flashdisk (USB flash drive) with label of my name on it
- a blue collapsible stapler : Bantex
- pencil leads (for mechanical pencil) : Staedler
- some hair pins
- a toothpick (inside white wrapper)
- an eraser : Boxy
- a mini plastic ruler for national exam : Lyra
- a dotliner glue : Campus Kokuyo
- a mini sewing kit : Muji
- a pair of blue scissors with cap : Deli
- a yellow cutter : Olfa
- a pack of peppermints tablets sweets : from a seminar
- a pink correction tape : Faber-Castell
- a blister of paracetamol : Biogesic
- another pencil leads, this one has also colourful leads as well : Toyo
- a Victorinox card
- a plastic ruler
- a peach marker
- a gold Pilot Pop'ol pen
- a yellow highlighter
- a purple Lamy Al Star fountain pen
- a yellow Standard ballppoint pen (blue ink)
- a blue Sharpie (dual tip)
- a brand new blue uni multipen from Hobonichi 2017
- a brown Uni multipen from Hobonichi 2015
- a pink polkadot Uni Style Fit multipen
- a pink Uni multi pen
- a pink Pilot Frixion multipen
- a mettalic purple Bic multipen
- four Pilot Frixion markers (peach, yellow, lime green, sky blue)
- a blue Staedler marker
- a red marker

hobonichi 2017

The Hobonichi package 2017 has arrived in my place today !! Yyaaayyyy !!

To be honest, I will order some more later. This batch is just to secure some of the things I really like. I haven't bought any of the planner (english version) nor the techo (japanese version) as they're always ready stock. It's not the case for the cover. For instance, I really like the colour of this "sherbet" cover. Pale blue and pink.. aaww so cuuute. So I had to buy it now since it may run out of stock. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get the "ukrainian flower"..sold out under 24 hours since it was launched. Anyway, I don't know when it will be restocked. Hopefully better luck next time.

Well, these are what I bought for now..
- Techo cover "Sherbet" (plain plastic cover-on-cover included)
- Plastic cover-on-cover "Paris"
- Torinoha wood rubber stamps : expense tracker and boy-girl
- Plastic stencil/ruler (new design)
- Blue multipen (red-black-blue) Uni-ball

Actually, I might have that blue pen for free if I  buy a bundle of cover and planner. So why didn't I? Because I tried to avoid the excessive amount. We have to pay for custom for imported goods above US$50. This way, I don't have to pay for anything since they're all under US$50. Voila.

For you who'd like to browse (and buy) hobonichi, this is the link to the official website.
www.hobonichiplanner.com or http://www.1101.com/store/techo/en/

That's all for now. See ya.

persiapan kuliah diri sendiri

Sebentar lagi masa perkuliahan dimulai. Mulai semester ini, saya juga akan kuliah lagi. Yap. Back to school. I'm quite nervous and excited at the same time. Mudah-mudahan masih sanggup mengikuti perkuliahan. Mudah2an otak masih nyampe. Mudah2an tenaga masih ada buat bolak-balik Depok-Salemba (plus hidup nomaden lagi, mungkin). Pfffttt.. bismillah.

However, the most interesting part of back to school is the stationery, of course! Apalagi ini buat diri sendiri hihihihi... Tapi namanya juga kuliah tingkat lanjut, jadinya nggak banyak yang warna warni ceria 'kali ya.. Lebih ke fungsional aja. Untuk versi sebelumnya tentang persiapan kuliah, bisa dibaca di tautan ini. As for me, here goes the list...

- Sticky notes

Masih ada banyak banget. Kebanyakan sih memang 3M Post-it notes.

- File folder / File note A5
Pakai yang ada dulu aja lah. Sekarang ini pakai file note Maruman SeptCouleur warna ungu. File note yang saya pilih adalah yang ukuran A5, dengan ring 20 dari bahan metalik.

- Loose leaf
Ukuran A5 sesuai ukuran ring binder. Kebetulan kemaren belinya kertas yang bergaris merek Paperline. Loh memangnya ada yang nggak bergaris? Ada. Ukuran A5 juga, putih polos seperti kertas hvs biasa, dengan 20 lubang. Ini pas banget kalo buat ngeprint materi kuliah atau catetan yang udah dirapihkan di komputer, trus langsung disatukan di file note.

- Bolpoin
Untuk sementara ini, berhubung bokek, pakai yang ada dulu aja. Multipen Bic 4-Color; Uniball 4&1 (4 colours and 1 mechanical pencil) 0.5 point; Frixion Ball Clicker 0.5 blue, black, and red; Uniball Jetstream warna pink dan ungu, dengan isi tinta masing-masing black and blue 0.38 point.

- Penghapus
Buat saya, penghapus paling handal saat ini adalah Mitshubishi Uni Boxy black eraser. Penghapus ini lembut saat menghapus pensil, nggak ngerusak kertas, tapi bersih sempurna.

- Correction tape
Untuk saat ini masih oke dengan correction tape merek Faber Castell QJR-506 warna pink ini. Bentuk barelnya nggak terlalu besar, sekitar ukuran spidol whiteboard, tapi pendek. Ada clickernya juga, jadi pita putih untuk correction-nya terlindungi kalo pas nggak dipakai.

- Highlighter
I don't really like to use highlighter. Usually I just underline the important words using ballpoint pens. Jadi, nggak ada yang bisa dibahas deh ya.

- Agenda / Planner
Wouuhoouuu... Nah kalo yang satu ini, beneran baru. Ini adalah agenda scolaire khas anak sekolah Prancis. Satu halaman per hari, jadi cukup luas buat nyatet tugas2, janjian ngerjain tugas, dll. Mudah2an beneran bertahan selama satu tahun akademik.

- Recorder (perekam)
Kayaknya bakal butuh alat yang satu ini. Bukan kemudian mengandalkan rekaman kuliah aja.. Perekam ini sebenarnya untuk membantu kalo ada yang terlewat dari catatan.

Sekarang, tinggal siapin mental dan energi aja buat kuliah. Allez, couraaaage !!

bic ballpoint pen

I like this  Bic Cristal very much.

I like the way it looks. So simple, but recognizable from far away.

And I always like the blue ink. Medium point. Yes, this one.

But these days, it's getting difficult to find one in Indonesia.
I managed to bought some during my trip to Paris last May.
I haven't checked if it's available in nearby countries within South East Asia.

I think the distributor tend to offer the Bic Cristal Fine to Indonesian market.

I guess many Indonesian (or maybe most Asians) prefer fine (or extra fine!) point nib. 

Anyway, I still have chance. 

If I can't find the classic Cristal, I can use the Bic 4-Color instead.

Just make sure that the refill is in medium size. 

Oh, and by the way, they're all Made in France ;) 

 Eh Oui.

Pilot ballpoint pen

Another classic Pilot ballpoint pen. In my days of junior high school, I have exactly the same pen, the green one. I'm not sure if they still continue to sell this. For sure it's getting more and more difficult to find. 

uni-ball style-fit monster university

These days, it's really hard for me to show my loyalty to only one type / brand of pen. I have to say, each of them have at least one interesting fact to share. This time, it's Uni-ball.

Here's the story. When I ordered the Japanese version of hobonichi techo 2015, they sent the agenda along with a silicone tissue holder and a multi-color pen as bonus. At first I thought it's just an ordinary pen. I was wrong. The pen is amazing.. the ink flows so smoothly, feels so light, and you'll have effortless writing experience. I was wondering, what the brand of this multi-pen anyway... So, after looking for a clue, I found the word "uni" on the barrel. I rushed into a bookstore to check if they have the same thing. And yes, so bought a Uni-ball Jetstream multipen. And this multipen has mechanical pencil as well. Superbe.

Well yeah, it was a great pen. No doubt about it. But they also have customized option. You can choose the body and what ink you want to have with. That what they call Style-Fit. So this time, I bought a limited edition of Monster University set. The body is soooo cute and pink. Then I choose 3 unsual colours to go along with. You can have any composition you like. Gel ink, normal ink, mechanical pencil.. any jetstream refill available. The setting-up is also very easy as you can see on the picture.

(1) Twist the pipe of the refill and pull aside.
(2) Take the pen refill out of the pipe.
(3) Insert the refill into the body of the pen until it clicks.

Don't throw away the pipe of pen refill yet. When you don't use one colour much often or you just want to switch one of the colour, just swap it, and you can securely put the other remaining refill into its pipe. This way, you can have as many combination you like and you don't have to wait until one colour run out to change it. Nice.

classic ballpoint pen

Perhaps I can't move on... perhaps I got stuck in the past... Anyway, things from the past give me some kinda nostalgic experience, something we have forgotten, but actually those are very nice things we should appreciate more.

Few months ago, I found a Pilot ballpoint pen which turned to be subject of discussion with my colleague (also a stationery enthusiat). I believe that pen is out of production and not available on the market. I was wrong. It still can be found -though difficult- in some bookstore like Gramedia. What we miss was actually the Pilot classic knock ballpoint pen. I still recall having that pen when I was in primary school. My mom offered me as a gift for being top three in the class. It's no longer available.

Guess what, now I found it. The brand is not Pilot, unfortunately, but ZAi from Top pens. This pen is named Masterpen Solid. The model, the colour, almost everything look exactly the same like the one I used to have. Well, at least I can have it to ease the pain.. to bring me back to those happy days, great moments I took for granted.

what's in my pencil case?

People might wondering.. what a stationery blogger has in his/her pencil case? Well.. stationery, of course.. haha :D Sure do. But the choices are sometime enormuous. So let me show you my stationery lineup.

First of all, THE pencil case. I used to have smaller pencil case (trousse) of LeSportsac.. but after some time, I think it's time to change a bit. Now I have a bigger pouch, which supposed to be a makeup pouch.. You know I never wear makeup everyday, so I re-purpose it as a pencil case. Nice.

Inside the pouch, there's a pocket on one side and two smaller pockets on the other side. I use them to store the usb flashdisks (one of them is OTG) and pencil leads.

I have several multicolour pens. Two of them are Bics, a pink Uniball Jetstream, a pink Pilot Frixion, and a blue Zebra pen. The Uniball and Zebra also has mechanical pen. There's also a pink Kurutoga pencil which mechanism makes the lead to stay sharp. I must admit, I haven't tried the Kurutoga for everyday note taking.

Several markers with each different needle point; from 0.1 to 0.5 and a calligraphy marker can also be found in my pencil case.

Other things are Boxy eraser, a whiteout (correction pen), Miffy mini ruler, a couple of highlighters, a Sakura Ballsign, a deep pink Stabilo 2in1 marker, a mini brush for water colour, a blue Faber-Castell permanent marker and  a couple of black Standard ballpoints.

Surprisingly, there's a tube of handcream in my pencil case. Should take it out. Oh, and a mini sewing kit in a mini green tube.

Well, now you know what's in my pencil case. How about yours? What do you have in your pencil case?

pilot frixion

Couple of days ago, I was thinking to buy Pilot Frixion pens from a japanese website. My main reason was because I haven't yet find the fine tip ones here. But I was wrong. This afternoon I went to Toko Gunung Agung near Tugu Tani and I bought some of them.

There are several types of frixions available in this store. Those with the cap or clickable (knock pen). There are also different types of tip (needle point). The 0.38 point, 0.5 point and 0.7 point. There are also clickable 3-color pen with available color (of the barrel) of black, dark blue and sharp pink. I bought the pink one ;)

These pens are erasable so they're perfect for hoboniching or journaling. It's easy to erase the ink using special frixion eraser on top of the pen. Normal eraser can erase it as well, but it needs like 10 times the effort.

Am really excited with these pens. They're just sooo cooool...

persiapan kuliah

Di saat menjelang lebaran orang lain beli baju dan sepatu, saya memilih untuk berhemat.. biar bisa beli alat tulis untuk semester besok. Semester gasal akan mulai 1 September. Bagi saya, alat tulis yang baru akan membuat semangat belajar dan rajin mencatat. Well, at least untuk beberapa pekan pertama hahaha :D

Saya sering perhatikan, ada mahasiswa yang rapih mencatat di file notes, ada yang hanya mendengarkan kuliah (tanpa mencatat), ada pula yang pura2 mencatat padahal sedang mengkopi tugas dari temannya. Ada lagi mahasiswa yang hanya modal bolpoin; nanti di kelas minta kertas loose leaf dari temannya, atau bersyukur jika dosen membagikan hand-out kuliah sehingga langsung mencatat di kertas tsb.

Perlengkapan yang sebaiknya disiapkan untuk kuliah antara lain adalah :

- Binder / Ordner / Lever Arch File

Gunanya untuk menyimpan hand-out kuliah. Sebagian dosen membagikan via email, atau menitipkan masternya di tempat fotokopi. Ada baiknya kita segera mencetak / print handout dari email atau memfotokopi setelah selesai kuliah di hari yang sama. Jangan tunggu besok, pasti lupa. Mahasiswa selalu beralasan, download dari email saja lalu baca di tablet. Oke.. terserah saja, asal benar-benar disimpan per folder untuk mata kuliah yang berbeda. Namun jika ada yang bentuk soft copy dan hard copy, mending diseragamkan hard copy (tercetak) saja. Biar lebih gampang nanti belajarnya saat menjelang ujian. Ordner ini terdapat bermacam-macam ukuran. Umumnya yang dikenal baik kualitasnya adalah merek Bantex atau Bambi. 

- File note A5 atau B5 dan Loose Leaf

Tipe yang banyak di pasaran adalah yang versi besar yaitu B5 dengan ukuran 176mm x 250mm, nggak jauh beda dengan ukuran buku boxy. Tipe kedua adalah versi kecil seukuran buku tulis, yaitu A5 (setengahnya A4) atau 148mm x 210mm. Jangan lupa sekalian siapkan loose leaf (kertas untuk isi file note). Perhatikan ukuran kertas, sesuaikan dengan ukuran file. Kini Paperline mengeluarkan loose leaf dengan warna-warna pastel kuning muda, biru muda, hijau tosca dan pink pastel; sehingga kita juga bisa menggunakan untuk mata kuliah yang berbeda. Saat saya kuliah dulu, saya suka dengan buku boxy dan juga menggunakan file B5. Pada masa itu (antara 1996-2000), ukuran A5 jarang ada kertas loose leaf-nya. Kalaupun ada, merek Maruman atau Kokuyo yang mahalnya selangit.. maklum, jaman krisis moneter. Tapi sekarang setalah loose leaf lokal ukuran A5 semakin banyak, saya pilih file ukuran A5 karena tidak memakan tempat. Kalau ada kertas penting berukuran A4 yang harus disimpan, tinggal dilipat 2, lalu masuk disisipkan di file.

- Bolpoin 

Bolpoin adalah satu benda yang paling cepat raib. Beri label nama di badan bolpoin, agar segera diketahui saat ada yang meminjam atau tercecer. Saya menyarankan bolpoin yang murah meriah saja, seperti Bic Cristal ukuran medium (untuk tulisan tebal), Pilot BPT-P atau Standard AE7 untuk tulisan tipis. Untuk amannya, pilih tinta warna biru dan hitam. (update: Bolpoin Bic Cristal saat ini sulit ditemukan di Indonesia. Sebagai gantinya, bisa pakai Bic 4-Color dengan ukuran medium)

- Highlighter

Kebanyakan orang menyebutnya stabilo. Padahal stabilo adalah merek. Anyway, saya sendiri jarang menggunakan highlighter.. jadi benda ini tergantung selera saja. Jenis yang terkenal adalah Stabilo Boss. 

- Correction tape / correction pen / correction fluid

Orang-orang banyak menyebutnya tip-eks. Padahal, sebutan ini berasal dari suatu cairan penghapus bermerek Tipp-Ex. Untuk correction tape, merek yang dikenal antara lain Joyko atau Faber-Castell dengan berbagai variasi bentuk. Jika membelinya di toko buku besar seperti Gramedia atau Kinokuniya, AWAS !! Jangan tertukar dengan Deco Rush, yang bentuknya mirip seperti correction tape, namun pita (tape)-nya bercorak / warna warni. Sedangkan correction pen umumnya lebih praktis karena berbentuk seperti bolpoin yang agak gembung. Bentuk ini sangat praktis dan mudah disimpan dalam kotak pensil. Meskipun beberapa menyebutnya dengan correction fluid, namun istilah ini lebih tepat untuk versi yang dikemas dalam botol. Cairan penghapus dalam botol tersebut disapukan dengan kuas dan kini sudah sangat jarang keberadaannya. Tapi ternyata masih ada juga yang jual. Saya pernah lihat Tipp-Ex botolan ini di Gramedia PIM dan yang merek Re-Type di Hypermart Cibubur. Gambar di kanan atas tersebut adalah Tipp-Ex versi lama, dikutip dari website Officehub.

- Sticky notes

Sebagai pengingat sesuatu, sticky notes bisa ditempel di pintu atau sampul file note. Jika ada catatan pemahaman tentang suatu konsep, bisa ditempel di buku teks atau buku catatan. Buat saya, sticky notes ini lebih wajib ketimbang highlighter. Merek yang banyak ada di pasaran adalah 3M Post-it notes dan Pronto. Bentuknya pun bervariasi. Ada yang super besar, sampai yang mini untuk penanda halaman (page marker).

- Agenda atau Kalender Pengingat

Meskipun sekarang jarang ada mahasiswa yang terlihat menggunakan agenda, namun agenda masih penting untuk mencatat kegiatan, tugas, jadwal kuis, jadwal ujian, kelompok presentasi, dll. Bagi yang menggunakan smartphone atau tablet, sebaiknya menggunakan aplikasi Google calendar yang biasanya sudah terintegrasi dengan kalender bawaan. Catat semua jadwal dan janji di Google calendar, share dengan teman-teman, syncronise setiap saat.

Update 08/08/2016 : Please see persiapan kuliah diri sendiri for more updated version. Thank you !

toko nam bie - semarang

Toko Nam Bie is one of the oldest shop in Semarang, Central Java - Indonesia. Located in the corner of Jalan Pemuda (used to known as Bodjong street), this shop is said to be established since the colonial era. I asked to one of the shopkeepers (a lady, whom I assume about 40 years old) about when the shop was firstly open. She answered "it's been here since a long time ago, before I was born" .. Well, not quite exact year I expected, but I will try to ask for a short informal interview with the owner next time if I had a chance.

Anyway, the interior of the shop is very modest. It really looks like we're stepping into the old days. Quite magical for me.. what a legacy. There are glass cabinets / showcases where you can take and see the items or ask the shopkeeper to get them for you. From what I see, the shop sell a wide range of basic office supplies. What I mean 'basic' is nothing fancy or cute.. However, I still managed to get some cute and unique stationery here. I'm in da house, y'all..

Here goes the list of what I bought. Oh by the way, they give you 10% discount when your bill exceed 20k. Woooww.. what a nice surprise. So I 'only' have to pay 67k for these things :

• 3 exercise books of 3-lined (for handwriting)
• 2 ballpoint pen in blue and red batik pattern
• 1 ZA knock ballpoint pen, which reminds me of the old Pilot knock ballpoint pen, when I was in primary school 
• 1 DR drawing pen 0.1
• 1 correction tape in the shape of whale
• 2 pencil sharpeners, each in the shape of puppy dog and brown racoon
• 1 acrylic ruler which has a mini magnifying glass in one end
• 1 green stapler remover

Overall, I'm really glad to be part of this shop's history. I've stepped into the shop and bought some things as well. Long live stationery.

toko abc revisited

Couple of weeks ago, I had a chance to visit Toko ABC in Bogor. As I've mentioned earlier (see toko abc), I really heart this humble stationery shop. So, I took this opportunity to grab everything I need.. especially those colourful writing equipments.

For about 120k in total, here goes the list :
21 pens (various kinds of them, including Penciltic)
3 mini block notepad (doraemon and hello kitty)
3 mini craft paper-punchers
2 sets of sticky page marker
2 clear plastic pouch
1 pencil pouch
1 stapler
1 pair of scissors

things inside my bag

First of all, sorry for the green batik cloth for the background. As promised on my previous post, the picture above are things which can be found in my bag these days.. and they all can fit in my LeSportsac everyday bag. The numeration goes from left to right, started from the top row.

1. Small pouch for girl things
2. Small packet of tissue paper. One shown here is Tessa, but I also buy Paseo quite often.
3. Different kinds of mini bottles : Safecare aromatherapy for motion sickness, Nivea facial foam, a mini bottle of liquid soap, L'Occitane hand cream, Roger & Gallet lotion (which I picked from a hotel) and a Handy Clean hand sanitizer.
4. Hobonichi planner 2014 with red Camelia cover and a Zebra 4-colour-ballpoint pen
5. Greebel half-watercolour pencils - mostly used for hoboniching
6. Red Maglite mini flashlight and my LeSportsac wallet
7. Pink hairclip
8. Samsung Galaxy Note 8
9. Beige LeSportsac pouch to carry my red moleskine
10. Mini Tupperware tumbler to have freshwater all the time
11. Mini lunchbox I got for buying Sunlight. I use it to keep my medicine : vitamins, Decolgen, Biogesic, Diatabs, Simvastatin, a sachet of Tolak Angin (herbal syrup for cold), etc.
12. LeSportsac pencil case. Mechanical pencil, highlighter, eraser, different kinds of pens and a glue stick can be found inside.
13. Black-and-white stripes pouch to protect my small digital camera
14. Samsung travel charger which can also be used for most of my gadgets
15. Samsung Galaxy Chat and  Blackberry Curve.. yes, these two are giving me headache with their slow response as they're getting older. Should've get more reliable ones, but I need to save up some money first.
16. Reusable shopping bag - bought it from Monoprix Paris in 2010
17. A cute card holder for those membership / reward points cards and such
18. Victorinox Swisscard Lite which is very useful everytime I need, especially for cutting / clipping pictures for hoboniching on the go ;)
19. Omron pedometer, which many times attached in my pocket, to count how many steps I walk every day
20. Pink Philips earphone (which can be used for mobile phone's handsfree), a pink Sony walkman mp3 player and a flashdisk drive
21. Commuter train multi-trip card
22. Passcard and keys to important places

penco

I went to Aksara bookstore in Plaza Indonesia recently. In addition to the books, I always take a look at their gift lineups.. urban, modern, a bit retro.. but quite pricey, though. So I mostly just looking around with nothing to buy. Not this time.

Say hello to these new acquisitions. Couple of ballpoint pens and a mechanical pencil. First of all, the Penco Hightide knock ballpoint pen. J'adoooooore la couleur !! I was hooked with the colour of this classic model, with the vintagey look -is this word exist? The gold clip emphasizes the turquoise green barrel. This kinda style reminds me the era of Hawaii Five O. I haven't even born yet.

The pink mechanical pencil is Penco Passer's Mate 0,5 mm. I love the shape of the classic wooden sharpened pencil, though it actually made from plastic. Look at the tiny red eraser on top of it. It is a real eraser. I think it looks like those pencils we used to have during our primary school days. Something not to be missed. However, some of us in Indonesia might not have this kinda pencil. I used to have black-and-red-stripe Chung Hwa pencils and the blue classic Staedtler Mars Lumographs.

Last but not least, a black ballpoint pen with roller massager on top. Gonna be really useful when you suddenly got headache at the office. Just roll it on your temple / forehead to calm your nerves. I would've prefer the color to be more subtle instead of shocking orange like this one. But well.. I didn't see any option on the store.

More about Penco (website in Japanese) http://www.hightide-online.jp/fs/hightide/c/penco

jolie cadeau

Pink Parker ballpoint pen.

simple, nice, cute, reliable, just great.

ballpoint pen dupont

See how lovely this pen? I'm not quite fond of gold ornaments, but this gold barrel has stripes and enhance the clip adorned with gems. I am not sure whether they're precious stones or not.. but I think the clip is beautiful and looks sumptuous .

I enherited this ST Dupont pen from my dad last year. He had this pen for quite some time and he offered it to me. I promised to take good care of this nice pen as I remember how he used to take it everyday during his working days. So.. I better check thouroughly and clean the barrel. Need to search on the internet about this and I'll share how to look after a special pen like this.