To all in SIS… Jiayou!

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Of pen and ring and love

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Turning into regular Rlab resi…

Turning into regular Rlab resident

Weikiat November 15, 2011 0 comments full post »

Why do I use fountain pens?

Fountain pens cost more than regular ball points and rollerball pens. Many of my peers have asked me why I use fountain pens. I shall take this opportunity to detail the reasons behind my choice.

Zero hand fatigue. Ball pens requires you to press down on the paper to roll the ball in order to write. This introduces unnecessary hand fatigue and may cost issues with your hand muscles and tendons as you grow older. Fountain pens require no downward force to write. You just glide the nib over the paper.

Environmental-friendliness. Instead of supporting consumerism and polluting the environment by throwing away metal and plastic materials every single time you finish a refill or a pen, fountain pens inks come in huge bottles that lasts for months and even years. You no longer pollute the environment by buying a manufactured item that only lasts you a few weeks before you add it to the landfill.

Low cost. While fountain pens are more expensive than ball pens, they are not that much more expensive. Fountain pens can be purchases for under S$10, and the refills which come in huge bottles provide better cost per volume ratio compared to disposable or refillable ball pens. In the long run, you save. Big time.

Freedom of expression. Fountain pen inks come in every single color and shade you can think of. Most big time ink manufactures provide more than 10 shades for just a single color alone. You can choose the exact color and shade that best express your individualism.

Duo-point nibs. Duo-point nibs are special fountain pen nibs that writes with one stroke thickness the normal way (e.g M size) and a different thickness (e.g F size) when you flip the nib over and write with the other side. Most fountain pen nibs can do this out of the box, but specialty duo-point nibs are designed to excel in this. Duo-point nibs are particularly useful when writing notes or drawing, as you can write in different stroke thickness without switching to another pen.

A piece of history. Fountain pens have rich history. I love things with history.

Weikiat November 14, 2011 0 comments full post »

Steal.sg

Hmm… I wonder what http://steal.sg is for?

Weikiat November 14, 2011 0 comments full post »

On Adjunct Professors/Instructors

After this sem, I know not to bid for IS mods with Adjunct Profs anymore. Some may say it is easier to score, but I find that I learn next to nothing. The kind of effort these Profs put into lesson plan is also junk compared to the kind of effort put in by our dear full time SIS profs and instructors.

Weikiat November 12, 2011 0 comments full post »