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.

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

LeSportsac merriment wallet

Can’t resist when I saw this wallet in LeSportsac shop in Plaza Indonesia recently. So I just grabbed and bought it. I really love this merriment print. I think it’s just lovely.. the colour, the flower, the theme.. oh and it’s called lilywallet for that portefeuille shape. I actually prefer claire wallet, which is smaller, but they don’t have it in merriment print. Pfftt.. not in that shop or I’m not lucky enough to have it.

The first picture above is just about front look, a first impression.. there’s actually a sleeve / pocket behind the LeSportsac line; while the other two pictures below are the interior of this lilywallet. Lots of pockets, but not too many. I have a seperate card holder anyway. I think it’s good to limit the cards I have to store inside, so it won’t be too bulky and heavy. It’s great to have the wallet slim and sleek. However, I even managed to store my mobile phone (samsung galaxy chat) inside this wallet hahaha