Hi everyone! I just finished my national exam last week and received news that I passed it on Monday. Yay. So happy.
So this week has been good. A post exam week which tends to be less stressful (of course). And oh boy do I have a lot of things to share about, but currently still making the illustrations and making the time and effort to get myself to type the post on the computer 😂. Will soon get onto that.
For today I’ll write a mini review for the things that arrived in the mail this week. Hope you’ll enjoy!
Disclaimer: I have no affiliations with the sellers I mentioned here and everything is my honest opinion.
TWSBI Eco Pastel Blue in EF nib
Remember when I said I’ve fallen into a rabbit hole of fountain pen collecting hobbies? Yeah. This is one of them.
My current favorite pen is this TWSBI Eco. This is the pastel blue one (which is supposed to be a limited edition but not sure since my seller had some stock). I got it for about 470k rupiah which is about 30 dollar ish. I got it here
This is my first piston filled pen and my very first TWSBI too. I didn’t really like demonstators but this pastel blue one is cute, it looks more cornflower blue and sometimes a bit periwinkle ish.
The seller was very helpful. Because having tried Japanese and German pens, I lean towards Japanese more because of its fine lines and preciseness. The seller gave me a comparison of nibs between TWSBI and Sailor pens, also gave me a brief description of how it feels (smooth, a little bit of feedback. Which I found to be true).
Using it for a while, I like the bigger ink capacity, the smoothness and the fine lines it makes. The nib is not as sharp(?) as japanese fine nibs, but I didn’t find it to be annoying. I like it too because it’s a bit dryer so ink dries faster (I write quite fast). I think the EF nib is the perfect everyday pen if you have smaller handwriting, writes a lot and writes fast.
Definitely worth to try. A great everyday fountain pen. Very consistent too. Great for beginners.
Pilot Iroshizuku in Shin-Ryoku
I got a Pilot Kakuno as a birthday gift for a acquaintance and because I wanted to buy something for me from this seller (which I bought my own Kakuno and my Metropolitan), I got myself a new ink, even though my ink collection is mostly green inks 😂
I got them for 99k rupiah for 15mL which is around 7 dollars. I got it here
It’s a really nice forest green color, no shimmer. Can be used for professional workplace because it’s quite dark. But the green is more vibrant using a broader nib.
It is very wet and smooth. This is my second Iroshizuku ink (first is the Tsuki-yo. A blue color) and as usual Pilot nails it.
Zebra Clickart Color Marker Dark Set
I really like colored pens and markers. I’ll use any brand. My go to is the Steadler fineliner and a local brand Joyko markers.
My criteria for markers are just it have to be dark enough for anyone to read because even though I use cream color paper, I think some colors are too light and bright to read.
By the power of Youtube recommendations (lol), I know about the Zebra clickart which is a colored marker but with the clicking mechanism.
When I browsed the online e-commerce site. I happened to found one seller that sells them. The seller sells three set, standard, bright and dark (which I got here).
I got it around 160k rupiah which is about 11 dollars. Kind of steep but it’s Zebra, and we get 12 pcs. I got them here
I like it because all of them showed dark and nicely on paper. The colors are nice too, I like my blues and greens so this is perfect for me. My favorite is the number 29 turquoise blue. As for the use… they’re okay. They’re 0.6mm which is thicker than what I usually use, but it’s fine. Definitely worth checking out if you like darker color markers. I like that the case is compact too, perfect for carrying around (where to though 😂)
Okay that’s what I got in the mail this week! Very happy with them.
It’s already next last 2 months of 2021. This year really did pass in a blink of an eye. Second year of living in a pandemic world. What a really weird time to be alive.
And tomorrow is the 31st of October! We don’t really celebrate halloween in Indonesia. Also my Dad is very strictly Christian so yeah, we didn’t celebrate it in our household too. But I always wonder is it fun? It’s scorching hot here in Surabaya and the only time I experienced fall was when I went to Japan in December of 2017 (Actually it was winter but some areas were still fall), the yellow and orange leaves were so beautiful. I wish to go back. Or maybe somewhere to see the leaves turned fiery colors.
A local chef made pumpkin spice everything in her menu this week and my sisters and I got them to try. They were very good. I love pumpkin flavored things.
Thankyou for reading!
I made an illustration too for this post! Hope you’ll enjoy it 😂
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