I recently watched a movie - Man About Town - where Ben Affleck was learning about journal writing from John Cleese. Researching on journal writing landed me to FPN. Browsing through the many discussion threads on Penmanship / Calligraphy has rejuvenated my interest in this art form. Was pretty good at this during art classes in primary and secondary school in Malaysia.

Reading FPN have also re-sparked my interest in FP. I've been using FP since I was about 9 or 10 yrs old. I've been mixing FP with ballpoints and rollerballs for many, many years. I did start a collection of FPs when I was a student. Don't know why but I stopped. When I stopped, that was probably when I stopped using FP. I started using FP again about 4-5 years ago when I found my long lost my yellow Lamy Safari which I bought in 1992 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK. Since then, I've bought my second Lamy Safari (in red) and use it almost exclusively in my professional life as a Human Resource manager.

Bought my first moleskine notebook to start my journal (another ambition which I've had since 1997 but never got around to start it). This is a new year resolution to (i) start writing a journal (ii) improve my handwriting / calligraphy skill, and (iii) reward myself with a nice FP when I am consistent in jotting entries in my journal and be bold enough to post my handwritten notes online.

That's all I've got to share folks!
Rizal

Rizal,

Welcome to FPN. I'm happy you found your Lamy and thus your way back (to FPs). Let us know what you choose as your 'reward.'

Mike

Welcome from the other side of the world. Journals are great things. I found the key to getting started was to write 3 pages in the morning. Don't worry about punctuation, spelling or what subjects you think you should cover. Just write the first thing that pops into your head. You'll be amazed how creative you become when this becomes a habit.

Hi, Razil Welcome to FPN!

There's a lot of good information here as well as friendly people. Good luck with your journaling.

Judybug

Hi Rizal,

Welcome to FPN.

hello and welcome from Brisbane