hobonichi paris - hong kong - jakarta

This year I consider myself as lucky for having a chance to travel to some places. And I took my hobo with me. Taking pictures in some landmarks are mainstream. I don't care. I'm talking about my hobo, and it deserves a chance for some memorable selfies.

First thing first. PARIIIISSS !! Oui, oui.. Been there for a week, juggling between task and personal things. I felt as if I went home. So I didn't manage to visit many touristic places. Anyway, Eiffel is still majestic, and on the last day --just few hours before leaving to the airport--  I ran to Trocadero just to have few shots of Eiffel with my hobonichi. Oh, there's Tokyo Tower postcard on the cover.. Quite similar, but I'm still a fan of  Eiffel.

Couple of months later, I went to a conference in HONG KONG !! It was my first time to Hong Kong. It was summer, very crowded, very tiring.. Pheeww.. To be honest, I didn't quite enjoying my time there. Besides, staionery are more expensive here than Japan. Many sellers or shops imported goods from Japan. But still, I bought some (err.. quite a lot though) stationery here. Anyway, I was lucky that the hotel had superbe harbour view.

Well.. back to Jakarta again. Nowadays it's quite gloomy here, downpour almost everyday. I like rain, though.. as long as it doesn't turn into flood. One thing I hate from the rainy season in Jakarta is the horrible traffic. Anyway, I can write the story of my city in my hobo. That way, it's gonna be less frustrating living in this city.

See ya in another journey. Different time, different place, different story. Ciao ciao !

hobonichi cover - sherbet

One of the hobonichi cover I've wanted so much for 2017 is Sherbet. I like the colour combination of light sky blue and pastel pink. Cute, eh?

I also bought the special Paris cover-on-cover, although the cover is equipped with the standard plastic cover-on-cover. I imagined how super nice it will be.

Well, let's see..

I don't know whether the light in my room was super pathetic or the colour is not as cute as I expected. The blue is not as light as I thought. The inside is rather peach or pale brick colour instead of pink. 

So here's the picture I've taken just now. I may try to find good natural light within couple of days to get better picture. As for me, I'm not super excited with the real colour nor the combination with Paris cover-on-cover. Err.. but on this photo, it looks okay.

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 cover - ukrainian flowers

Yaaasssss... I finally have this special Hobonichi cover of Ukrainian Flowers !! It's made from fabric and has flower embroidery.. so pretty !!

As I said on my previous post, I had lost my chance to buy that cover from hobonichi website. It was sold out within 24 hours after its launch. Crazy. It said "restock is coming", but don't know when. And I hate if I loose my chance again.

So I began to look on ebay. It's almost twice the price. But at that time, that seemed my only chance. So well... I bought it. And now that I have it in my hand, I'm happy.

inside my bag - recently

It seems that I always have everything inside my bag. Especially for school, I almost bring everything I can pack into my bag. One addition inside my bag is called "paket minggat" or literally translated as "runaway pack" lol :D

This pack is useful when you need to freshen up for the next class, sleepover at a friend's place, stranded out of nowhere, waiting for hours during connection flight, etc. I'm not sure if it's TSA friendly, but the content are keep into minimum. 

It's actually just a basic toiletries pouch. From the top left, a mini pouch in a shape of pink koi fish is to store 'girl thing'. The greeny yellow thing on the  top right is silicon tissue case from hobonichi. Moving to the second row from the left, is Vaseline petroleum jelly (for lip balm and skin dryness), almost empty body lotion tube, ear plugs, Garnier face wash, foldable hair brush. The last row from the left, the blue bottle spray is fabric freshener and softener. The next small bottle is L'Occitane eau de toilette, and then a foldable mirror, a mini bottle of liquid soap, Eskulin hand sanitizer (I like Pigglet), a small tube of Pepsodent toothpaste with a ziplock underneath, and a simple toothbrush (the one you get from a hotel).

These are basic neccessity which help you prepared no matter what situation may be.

PS. Picture shall be posted soon. is now available.

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.

la rentrée

It's been a week of la rentrée universitaire or back to school days. As I have mentioned on my earlier post, this semester I return to college to continue my studies. It's been a hard week although it's just the beginning of it. First week and I feel so exhausted. I have full schedule from Monday to Friday. I am also tired because the long journey I have to spend everyday. From home to my faculty on the suburb where I work, then to the other faculty downtown where I have to study, then go back home which -again- on the other side of the city. Gosh, I need help from heaven. 

So, blog post might get slower. But  I try to post at least once every two weeks. Spoiler, I just ordered a new cover of Hobonichi 2017 (and some little things), so I gotta write about it here. Later. 

I may also share how I organize my study life for this semester. I don't know.. Perhaps my final stationery lineup? I finally bought another Kokuyo ring binder for my study notes. And I use filofax to note other-than-study-or-work-related things. I will try to take some pictures of the inserts I set up on my filofax fusion. Well, I finally use that huge planner. Oh, and I also use my Exacompta agenda scolaire, of course ;)

Anyway, this semester is gonna be a loooong journey for me. But I need to keep a positive mindset. Allez, courage !!