My PP MTN, My new Every Day Carry

After using the Muji A6 notebooks, it has finally come to and end - retirement. I am now moving on to my passport size notebooks.

The Pocket Dump

Introducing The Pocket Dump, the sleeve for your notebooks. 

For many notebook users, like me, we like to keep our notebook in our pockets (especially cargo pants). Over time, the cover of our beloved notebook became badly wore out. 

Some notebook holders can be too bulky to stuff into our pants pocket; Some similar commercial is too expensive because of the material use and the cost of production.

Therefore, I decided to produce a sleeve that is thin, light and affordable.

Writing in my passport.

Will be heading off for a holiday with my mum in a few days time, and I'm busy writing the trip details into my "passport". 

My mum came into the room and asked "why are you writing the information inside your passport? Are you feeling ok?" Me and my sister were laughing away.

Catcha!!! 

A cheaper alternative - Muji Notebook

I have been using Field Notes (FN) size (3.5 x 5.5 inch) notebooks for close to 1 year - Field Notes & Word. Notebooks, and I find notebooks of this size very suitable for me - It's handy and easy to bring around. 

Eventually, I have all my leather covers made FN sizes.  

But there is one problem: 

These notebooks aren't cheap, and the local stationery stores don't carry notebooks in this size. 

But lately, I found out that 1 of Muji notebooks is close to FN size, 

and I decided to give it a try (replacing my Field Notes Shelterwood edition). 

Measuring 5.75 x 3.65, it is slightly bigger than FN size notebook. But it still fits nicely inside the FN size leather cover.

With its binding method, it is hard to find the centre-fold for this notebook. 

Over a period of a few days, the elastic cord of my leather cover cuts into the binding, tearing the binding apart.

It doesn't look good; I have to apply tape on the external spine,

as well as the inside the notebook. 

Even with tapes applied, the elastic cord still managed to cut into the notebook. 

Paper quality wise, it's not too bad  ; 

at least, my fountain pen ink doesn't bleed through. 

I should do another review at a later date to see how the notebook last.