USB Owl

September 12th, 2008

Received this USB Owl toy as a present from my girlfriend. USB powered toy by Cube Works, tilts head and blinks randomly. Very cute.

Eyes closed

Eyes opened

Wynn Macau

August 26th, 2008

Just got back from Macau, spent a day at the Wynn Hotel. A very good hotel. Unlike the other hotels which are tastelessly designed, covering everything with gold and having models walking around the lobby, Wynn is so elegantly designed. Love the lights in the main lobby.

Checked in and went up to my room.

Forgot to [...]

Lamy Safari Fountain Pen & Mechanical Pencil

August 17th, 2008

Many thanks to my girlfriend for giving me this Lamy Safari pencil to compliment with my fountain pen. Decided to write a short review on both pens.

The Lamy Safari fountain pen is the most recommended entry level pen, selling for HKD 220 (~USD28). I’ve began my quest for the right fountain pen when I got [...]

Back To School

August 6th, 2008

It’s about time to stock up stationary. I’ve been using the Rhodia notepads and love the paper. Now CitySuper carried Rhodia Black notepads and they look wonderful.
Hayashi sent me some Moleskine notebooks and they are great. Minimal and functional. However my Parker Vector roller ball pen feathers and bleeds a lot on Moleskine paper. After [...]

Chinese New Year

February 7th, 2008

Kung Hei Fat Choi! Wish you a prosperous New Year! There are a lot of traditions related to the Chinese New Year, which apparently people use as an excuse to spend some cash.

The New Year is the Year of the Mouse. So a new mouse would be nice. My brother got this Razer Diamondback mouse. [...]