Thanks to Tomas from the PaiZley Pen Rolls for sending me one of these Pen Rolls as a Birthday gift. The same can be bought at the SA Pen Show happening this weekend for a day on 7-Sep-2024 in Cape Town.
You can also WhatsApp them at 082 837 9526 (South Africa)
The six-pen PaiZley Pen roll can easily take 10-12 regular ball pens, 6 special fountain pens or 6-10 roller gel pens based on the size and how you want to keep them.
Week 16 also focussed on a lot of launch events and movies. I really enjoyed my time this week on Planet Earth.
1. Entertainment - I watched a lot of movies starting from as old as Satte pe Satta starring Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini. The movie has a great storyline along with some of the great songs I still love to sing along like Dilbar Mere, Mausam Mastana and Pyar Humein Kis mod pe le aaya.
Then I went on to watch another movie - A Man Named Otto starring Tom Hanks that really tells you a lot of humanity and kindness. These are the two things you have to live for and imbibe in your everyday behaviour. I also completed the second season of Rocket Boys and it was really an eye-opener.
I also watched another movie Kanjoos Makhichoos starring Kunal Khemu and it's really a satire on the government officials and some of the money that's granted by the government in case of death during natural calamities or accidents. I also watched some episodes of Kapil Sharma Show on Youtube but it is shorter as the songs etc are all taken out so you don't enjoy it as much as you will on SonyLiv or Sony TV live.
2. Launch Events - I attended the YuLife Insurance media invite lunch event at The Leonardo in Sandton. It was really a great meeting to know more about the insurance products and the market as a whole. I asked a lot of questions and the team replied to me with sincerity and humbleness. I also attended their second event for a few minutes which was for the general public and came back home after eating some breakfast at The Tryst. I am still using this app to take care of my mental and physical health as there are great apps integrations with other apps to do meditation and exercises.
Another event I attended was for Bambanani introducing an app for primary and pre-primary school kids to learn and grow their skills. Another book launch I attended for Jess Robus and a wine expo where I got bored as I don't drink so was drinking cold water in a wine glass. Some of the events you should say no to from the start as I knew that the time is going to get wasted in them. Decide what to do with your time rather than going for new.
There was another online event for YouTube Shorts - PullUpYoShorts that I attended. This year so far I have not received anything from YouTube as a gift. All gifts that I have received are from the last year.
3. Thank You - I carried on my counter to start from 7000 onward to complete it to 24000 and then it remained at that mark for the rest of the week.
4. Humanz - I did another campaign for them on Twitter and I really love the same as it earns me some amount of cash that I can use to buy stuff I really want or don't want at all. Some of this is spent on impulse shopping for sure.
5. YouTube - I posted around 4 long-form videos during the course of this week. I really enjoyed opening my first Kaweco Brass Sport Fountain Pen that's really heavy. Also, I enjoyed opening up the goodies received from Melon Mobile and YuLife Insurance App. Some of the goodies are already being owned by people who know me as I generally give them away to my family and friends who want to use them and enjoy them on their special days like birthdays and anniversaries.
I hope you are enjoying my videos and these articles as I look forward to bringing you a personal touch to my mindset and activities that I am spending my time on. It may look like a waste of time afterwards but you can decide for yourself if the same has helped you grow or made you think in any way then it's for the best. Enjoy your small life here on Planet Earth as extinction is near just like Dinosaurs thought they will outlive the planet but change is the only thing that will remain consistent.
Parken Pens has been my partner since the start and I have used various ball pens, roller ball pens and fountain pens from the brand offerings mainly the Parker Vector Series. Parker Vector is cheap and affordable with the right quality to last you long if you take care of the same. I have used their rollerball pens for years in the Lord Ganesha edition which I bought twice as the design gets faded out eventually.
After using the same for multiple years, I wanted to try their other series of fountain pens so I bought this one from the online retailer which was offering the same at a discount. Thanks to OneDayOnly daily deals again initiated me into buying some of the products I like. This one is totally paid for by me and I used the coupon code from the FNB eBucks app to get ZAR 75 discount so the courier charges were waived as they charge ZAR 59 for courier fees for every order.
This Parker Pen Vector XL Fountain pen was around ZAR 329 in the daily deal and I got it at that price. Available in multiple body colours too. I am still to get my hands set on this one but the pen body really feels balanced in your hands and looks premium too.
The cap and barrel of the pen are generally of the same metallic colour with a transparent section where you will see the feed and the nib and the ink flowing into the same when you get that cartridge fit the first time ever. This is really a great pen but the Medium nib that came with the same feels like a broad to me. The nib is bigger than the other pens on this one for sure. Maybe it's size 5 as it feels bigger than all of my other pens especially Lamy Safari in EF and the same as Lamy LX in M nib.
The weight of the pen is only 17 grams with a posted length of 13.5 cm and a diameter of 12mm only.
The stainless-steel nib is complimented by a distinctive ‘X’ engraving making it come directly out of the X-men series. The pen overall provides a comfortable and consistent writing experience when writing for longer periods as it writes in a bold distinctive style and there is something unique about writing with this pen.
The cap of the pen has a Parker logo itched in a circular steel design and the clip also looks great and is different from the other pens I have. The clip is a little bit longer and elevated if you see it sideways.
The pen is a combination of plastic and metal body with everything in a little bit grand style statement. I totally love the pen as it retails for around ZAR 420 each on Write Gear website and is available in 5 colours namely Blue, Teal, Black, Green and Lilac. I totally fell in love with the Teal colour but it was not on sale at OneDayonly from where I bought it. You can also pick up this pen at the same price from any retailer around you as well like Stationery & Print in Sandton City.
Thanks to Onedayonlycoza for the R100 discount I got on the pen. I will keep a lookout for the same in the future as well as Parker Pens keeps coming on huge discounts on the online platform. Till that time....keep writing!!!
Thanks for your time, Aashish
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I fell in love with the Kaweco Sport Fountain Pens when I first saw them on an Instagram post. Since then I have been falling in love on a daily basis with their various variants of pens in different colours. When I went and checked the website of the Kaweco, I came to know about their history going way back to 1883. Kaweco has around 21 types of different ranges of products. Kaweco is a German brand which masters writing instruments mainly fountain pens, rollerball pens, digital, dip pens and mechanical pencils along with other accessories like inks, pen clips etc. Kaweco is available in more than 50 countries.
I finally took a giant leap to buy my most expensive Fountain Pen yet from Write GearStore in Cape Town. Please do check out their website and you will enjoy this amazing series of Fountain Pens along with some other inks and stationery products. This is my 10th Fountain Pen in the last 2 years and my first Kaweco ever. Out of these 10, I have got 8 of them in the last 2 years spending so much amount of money I have never spent on fountain pens. I use them to write my journals on a daily basis. I specifically didn't buy the clip to tie this pen to my pockets as I wanted to go to the Woodstock, Cape Town store that's heaven for pens & stationery enthusiasts.
Kaweco Sport Range found its way into the markets in 1935 and since then the design has changed once or twice to its current avatar. Hence the nostalgia that these pens offer as their success is attributed to inspiration through historical products of earlier periods. The brand's history and the nostalgic design of its products are deeply intertwined with modern technology.
I went through the Kaweco Sport range of products and found that it's mainly divided into 6 categories:
1. Plastic Body (Classic, Frosted and Skyline Sport along with Collaborations like Moleskine)
2. AL Sport (Aluminum)
3. BRASS
4. STEEL
5. BRONZE
6. AC SPORT
I fell in love with the Kaweco brass sport version because it felt vintage due to its patina that's going to grow over time and second because the weight that's around 46 grams making it the heaviest pen I own. There are options to get your nib size based on your writing preferences - Extra Fine (EF), Fine (F), Medium (M), Broad (B), and Double Broad (BB). They do have some calligraphy nibs as well. The material by which the nib is made is also available in different avatars like stainless steel and 14k Gold. People say Gold nibs are really amazing to write with and I have still to reach that point in my life when I can afford Gold on my pens.
The last thing to check is the ink-filling mechanism which is the lifeline of any fountain pen. Here also we have 3 options available: Cartridges (pre-filled and available in 11 ink colours); Squeeze converters and mini converters as Kaweco Sport can't take full-sized ink converters. Cartridges are the best choice as you can easily change the colours and no need to carry bigger ink bottles or use a syringe to fill in the ink in cartridges. I agree that it's a little bit expensive to use the cartridge if you are writing too much but then the ease of usage is great for first-time users who can then experiment with different coloured inks. Kaweco has 11 different ink colours available and all of them are available at the Write Gear shop.
Kaweco pens look so cool that you are definitely going to buy another one as there is an extra space in the metal tin the pen comes in. Next time I will go for the classic series pen with an Extra fine nib in one of the vibrant colours. I also want to try Kaweco's Orange coloured ink available in cartridges format as well.
This is the first time I saw that you need to buy a clip also to keep the pen in the pocket so Kaweco promotes you to have more than one pen for your desk use and another one as your travel partner.
Thanks to Write Gear for fulfilling my dream to own a Kaweco BRASS in South Africa at a great price. Their prices are really competitive and there is no discount etc that they offer so your pen value will remain the same and you won't feel betrayed in the long run. Also, their price is competitive with the international markets considering the economic impacts on the currency exchange rates happening in South Africa. They only run an annual sale where some discount is offered and I am sure whatever products are on sale will vanish in no time from the online and retail stores.
I bought Kaweco Brass Sport for ZAR 1600 ($87) from the Write Gear shop and the shipping was free. Despite the holidays, I made the payment on 5-Apr and received the product on 11-Apr despite the Easter holidays (7-10Apr). Along with the pen, there was a hand-written card and a bar of chocolate to enjoy your first purchase. I really feel special about the handwritten note with one of the futuristic pens or inks to look forward to from the store. Thanks a lot Write Gear for the same.
I really loved the fairness and the community they are bringing together that helps if you have any questions about any kind of stationery products before making the actual purchase as well. After so long, I found that there are people in the world who are as crazy as I am or even legendary craziness I want to achieve in terms of stationery items helping you in the group as a community. A QR code is shown in the video to join. I hope to see you there soon.
Thanks for your time, Aashish
Cheers!!!
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