What is a Moleskine? First and foremost, it is not made of Mole Skin. It is basically a paper notebook with round corners and a elastic strap to further secure the entire notebook. Moleskine is a brand. Why is it so hip? Moleskine was reputedly used by world creative geniuses such as Hemmingway, Picasso and Matisse. Because world creative geniuses uses it, people looked at it from a different light. For me, it was the strap notebook outlook that I fancy. I have always love paper notebooks, where I carry one at work everyday. To fill it up, I use a fountain pen, sometimes blue, sometimes black, sometimes a little of both. It gives me great joy to write with a fountain pen on a paper notebook. If there were no computers in the world, I would have blog in one of these paper notebooks. I would fancy myself one of those Moleskine. Unfortunately, its too expensive here in Malaysia. A decent size notebook cost RM80++ and this is too much to pay for a notebook for me to write crap. I have seen some people do put it to a good use, others make it as a casing for their portable Hard Drive, totally creative. I dont paint like Piccaso, and I dont write like Hemmingway, so what do I need one for? I would use it as a scrap collection of my travels and events. Every little junk in my life will be kept in a tiny little book, which can be burn with me when I die, or donated to the Smithsonian or maybe buried with a time capsule to be found in year 8000 where people can see how prehistoric 2008 people live and travel. As I crave for a Moleskine, I can’t afford one, at least, not willing to pay for one, and it shall remain as my craving for now. Picture above by NoPastforSkud.
