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Sometimes, you are

all by yourself with

just your notebook

and pen. At that
moment, you can

self-reflect without

all of these past-

paced information

flooding into your

Emily Tang Yan-Tung’s notebook collection. brain.
(Photo courtesy of Emily Tang Yan-Tung)
”

bookstore in 2022. The 18-year-old tion. But everyone’s handwriting is Like Ng, Tony Chan loves station-
stationery addict has spent around unique,” he says. ary so much that he started an on-
HKD1,500 (USD191) on fountain line store in 2017. He now has a
pens in nine months. Another fountain pen fan Ng physical store in Mong Kok.
Chuen-Pei turns his passion for
“My colleagues have taught me stationery into a retail business, “Most of my physical store cus-
a lot about fountain pens such as Muze Pens, which he sees as an tomers are fountain pen begin-
how to refill the pen ink, ways to “oasis” for his customers. ners or people who need help with
differentiate fountain pen nib siz- fountain pen problems, while my
es and more,” the Year One student The collectables shop, located in online customers are experienced
says. Sham Shui Po, provides fine writ- fountain pen lovers,” Chan says.
ing instruments, journals, papers,
Ip is fascinated by the charm of fountain pen inks and other pen His customers buy his products
fountain pens. “I like to have some accessories. out of a need for satisfaction.
“ceremonial” things to spice up “When you write, you solely focus
my life. I like to take things slow “Stationery and digital worlds do on writing and forget about other
in the simple parts of my life, and not contradict one another, they problems. In this way, people can
using a fountain pen allows me to complement each other instead,” relieve their stress,” Chan says.
experience those small pleasures,” Ng says.
he says.
His company uses digital plat- E d it e d b y P ho e b e C hu
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Ip also cherishes the warmth of forms, such as Instagram and Fa- S ub - e d it e d b y K ar me n Y ip
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handwritten messages. cebook, for business communica-
tion. However, when it comes to
“Whatsapp messages usually writing self-reflection, he prefers
sound cold and identical, which pens and paper.
shows no effort of our connec-