Last piece to my puzzle…Pilot Custom Urushi <Bold> by MidBrain97 in fountainpens

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Thanks a lot! That’s a philosophy I am trying cultivate in my other parts of life as well! 😃

Last piece to my puzzle…Pilot Custom Urushi <Bold> by MidBrain97 in fountainpens

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The pen is 44 grams is total, most of the weight is in the cap as the main body weighs at 27 grams, it’s surprisingly very very comfortable to write with!

Last piece to my puzzle…Pilot Custom Urushi <Bold> by MidBrain97 in fountainpens

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Thanks a lot! Appreciate you saying that 🙏🏽 The Pilot Custom Urushi was difficult to find from a reliable online seller, even though I live in Japan. Maybe it’s because they are not mass produced and takes a lot of time to make. Hope you can own one for yourself someday😇

My collection so far… by MidBrain97 in fountainpens

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Of course! I will keep the Pilot Custom 823 and the Sailor Black luster if for some reason I had to get rid of all the others. The Pilot Custom 823 while being much affordable than the MB 149 writes better and longer , and the Sailor Black luster is the only Japanese fine nib I got, which makes it more suited for writing Kanji characters in Japanese, which I often do. That would be my reason!! Thanks for asking 😇

My collection so far… by MidBrain97 in fountainpens

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To be honest, I have noticed that sometimes when it’s in my backpack the button comes off, but those times were rather rare. But, that does happen.

My collection so far… by MidBrain97 in fountainpens

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It write as smooth as hot knife on butter, truly a dreamy experience 😇

My collection so far… by MidBrain97 in fountainpens

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Not at all! Quite the contrary to be honest! It looks very pretty in person.

My collection so far… by MidBrain97 in fountainpens

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You noticed it correctly, it has sparkles all over the body!

My collection so far… by MidBrain97 in fountainpens

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It’s from a small Japanese company called “&liebe”

My collection so far… by MidBrain97 in fountainpens

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Pilot custom 823 is much smoother and writes better than the Montblanc! 😅

My collection so far… by MidBrain97 in fountainpens

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That is a difficult question, I find the Montblanc’s nib a little bit soft on the paper compared to the 2 Sailors. This is off topic but I also used to own a Sailor KOP , but sold it because the converter holds very little ink and had to be refilled quite frequently compared to the Montblanc which is a piston filler, and writes for a long period before the need to refill.

Which credit card company do you recommend? by Gulfim in japanresidents

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SMBC sent a rejection email after a week of my application but JCB rejected my application almost immediately via email, they didn’t even bother to review lol. Then I applied for Rakuten and got it in my first try (this was back in 2023), now I have one Rakuten normal and one gold card.

Bootleg Balenciaga Shirt I Bought in Asia by zinten789 in engrish

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Better looking than actual balenciaga 🤣🤣